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KLBC Activities Report For February 2023

3-15 February 2023 LAC Pupil’s Midterm Review Batch 112/2022 Organised by the Bar Council Legal Aid Centre (Kuala Lumpur) (" LAC KL "), the Mid Term Review ( “MTR ”) for Batch 112/2022 was conducted by the respective project heads. Pupils are given the opportunity to raise issues and express suggestions to improve the programs for the next 7 weeks. The MTR for these programs was conducted physically. Representatives from the respective NGO partners also participated in the MTR to give their feedback. 8 February 2023 Pupils Introduction and Diversity & Inclusion Session The February Pupils Introduction Session was held on 8 February 2023 via Zoom from 2:30pm to 5:30pm. Led by Weera Premananda, the session was attended by 78 pupils. The purpose of the Pupils Introduction Session was to introduce pupils to the structure of the Malaysian Bar and the Kuala Lumpur Bar, the election to both the Bar Council and the Kuala Lumpur Bar Committee, and the highlights of the Malaysian B
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KLBC Activities Report For January 2023

3 & 30 January 2023 Pupils Call Briefing The Pupils Admission to the Bar Briefing in January was held via Zoom from 10:30am to 12:30pm. On 3 January 2023, 145 students attended the briefing; on 30 January 2023, 129 students attended. Both briefings were led by Weera Premananda. 7 January 2023 Kuala Lumpur Bar 30th Anniversary Dinner This year, the Kuala Lumpur Bar Committee, in celebration of its 30th anniversary, decided to celebrate by organising a formal dinner for members of the Kuala Lumpur Bar to celebrate its history of 30 years. The Dinner was held on 7 January 2023 at the Nusantara Ballroom, Sheraton Imperial Kuala Lumpur Hotel, with the theme “Monochrome (Black & White)”. A history walk was created in order to commemorate our glorious milestone and to have junior members recognise the history of the Kuala Lumpur Bar as well as all the efforts taken by the members who have served on the Kuala Lumpur Bar Committee and the Secretariat over the past years. As part of the

KLBC Activities Report For December 2022

1 December 2022 2nd Conveyancing Conference 2022 Organised by the Corporate & Conveyancing Practice Committee (“CCPC”), this conference was held via Zoom on 1 December 2022. Siti Nurul Adillah Mohamad Zaki was the emcee for the conference. The welcome speech was delivered by the Chairperson of the CCPC, Alden Yeoh Shuen Chun and keynote address was delivered by Zemilah Binti Mohd Noor. There were four sessions – Session 1 entitled “The Gradual Digitalisation of Land Transactions” from 9:10am to 10:10am presented by Anesh Ganason and moderated by Yogeswari K Rathakrishnan. Session 2 entitled “Through the Lens of the Practitioners – A Roundtable Discussion On How Conveyancing Practice Has Evolved And Will Continue To Evolve” from 10:20am to 11:50am presented by Hoh Kiat Ching, Sathish Mavath Ramachandran and Jeremiah R. Gurusamy and moderated by Alden Yeoh Shuen Chun. Session 3 entitled “Briefing On Stamp Duty & Real Property Gains Tax” from 12:00pm to 1:00pm presented by Asnidar

KLBC Activities Report For November 2022

1 to 7 November 2022 BCLACKL Pupil’s Midterm Review Batch 111/2022 Organised by the Bar Council Legal Aid Centre (Kuala Lumpur) (“BCLACKL”), the Mid Term Review (MTR) for Batch 111/2022 was conducted by the respective project heads.  Pupils are given the opportunity to raise issues and express suggestions to improve the  programs for the next 7 weeks. The MTR for these programs were conducted physically  and via Zoom. The representatives from the respective NGO partners also participated  in the MTR to give their feedback.   3 November 2022   Women In Leadership: The Unseen Barriers & Rising Above Them Organised by the Gender Equality & Diversity Committee, this Seminar was held at the Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC) Sapphire Room from 6:30pm to 8:00pm. The speakers were Anne Rajasaikaran, Freda Liu and Suriani Kempe. The event was moderated by Thulasy Suppiah and emceed by Vilasini Vijandran. We had a total of 60 participants, 10 more than the initial maximum al