07 August 2012
Pupils Introduction Session
Organised
by the KL Bar Pupils Welfare Committee, the introduction session for August was
held on 07 August 2012. The session, attended by 100 pupils, was led by Harleen
Kaur (Leena) and Jason Kong. Pupils were briefed on the structure of the
Malaysian Bar and the KL Bar, the election to both the Bar Council and the KL
Bar Committee and highlights of the Malaysian Bar. The introduction session
included a session for pupils to raise issues and problems faced by them during
their period of pupillage and also to come up with possible solutions. The
issues raised and possible solutions suggested by the pupils at this session
were:
No
|
Issue
|
Possible Solution
|
1.
|
Ethics
Course - have already done so during CLP so why duplicate
|
·
Abolish the Examination
|
2.
|
Lack
of guidance from Master
|
·
Come up with guidelines/rules for Masters on
how to treat pupils
|
3.
|
Rules
of Court
|
·
Organise briefings for pupils only
|
4.
|
Transcribing
- takes too long
|
·
Allocate more time for submission
·
Notes of proceedings to be sent more promptly
|
5.
|
Land
Office is very inefficient
|
·
Have a contact person to liaise with at the
Land Office
·
Direct lines of persons in charge at the Land
to be publicised on the website
|
6.
|
E-filing
- fees are expensive
|
·
Lower the rates of the subscription fees
|
7.
|
Low
remuneration
|
·
Set a standard increment schedule
·
Have a minimum wage for pupils
|
8.
|
·
Send them for training
|
|
9.
|
File
search takes too long
|
·
Speed up the process
|
10.
|
E-filing
- separate counters for filing and payment
|
·
Combine the counters
|
11.
|
Counters
at Court close too early
|
·
Have longer operating hours
|
09 August 2012
PDC Seminar on the Effects of Divorce on
Young Children and the Various Therapies Available
Lisa
Sum, the Director of Training at the Agape Counselling Centre Malaysia presented the seminar
which was held at the KL Bar Auditorium at 2.00pm. The seminar was attended by 42 participants.
10 August 2012
Pupils Introduction Session
The
KL Bar Pupils Welfare Committee organised an additional introduction session
for the month of August. This additional session, held on 10 August 2012 and
attended by 95 pupils, was led by Ravin Singh and Harleen Kaur (Leena). Pupils
were briefed on the structure of the Malaysian Bar and the KL Bar, the election
to both the Bar Council and the KL Bar Committee and highlights of the
Malaysian Bar. The introduction session included a session for pupils to raise
issues and problems faced by them during their period of pupillage and also to
come up with possible solutions. The issues raised and possible solutions
suggested by the pupils at this session were:
No
|
Issue
|
Possible Solution
|
1.
|
Low
remuneration
|
·
Set a standard increment schedule
·
Have a minimum wage for pupils
·
Have a Remuneration Act for Pupils
|
2.
|
Lack
of leave/Medical Leave
|
·
Allocate leave entitlement during period of
pupillage
|
3.
|
Nature
of work at the office
|
·
Bar Council to regulate and have guidelines
|
4.
|
Too
few payment counters in Court
|
·
Increase personnel
|
5.
|
·
Remove them
·
Issue a Warning
|
|
6.
|
Food
at the Court Canteen
|
·
Have more variety
·
Have fast food outlets
|
7.
|
E-filing
- Server
|
·
Have 1 server per state instead of a combined
server for the country
|
8.
|
Ethics
Exam
|
·
Instead of having to re-sit the whole paper,
allow pupils to re-sit the part that they failed
·
Marks to be allocated on an average/overall
instead of by sections
|
9.
|
BM
Exemption Certificate - why does one have to pay to prove that they passed
their BM
|
·
Have a fixed fee for all payments and make it
a one-off payment
|
10.
|
9
Months pupillage - too short to learn everything
|
·
Have specialised and structured areas that all
pupils have to learn during pupillage
|
14 August 2012
KLYLC Buka Puasa
About
30 members and pupils turned up for the Buka Puasa organised by the KL Bar
Young Lawyers Committee (KLYLC) on 14 August 2012 at a Malay styled restaurant
(with attap roof and all) in the
middle of KL called “Tupai-Tupai.”
Surrounded by greenery and there were even some chickens (in cages) at the
entrance to the restaurant, it really gave the place a “kampong” feel to it and sent a subtle message to patrons that you
have already “balik kampong” by just
going there. Click here
for the full report and here
for the photos.
29 August 2012
PWC Corporate Workshop for Pupils
The
KL Bar Pupils Welfare Committee organised a corporate workshop specifically for
pupils on 29 August 2012. Conducted by Ong Eu Jin and Sharanya Premanathan, the
workshop on Drafting Commercial Contracts using Share Sale Agreement as a Case
Study covered the following areas, “Overview: Negotiation, due diligence and
drafting process”, “Commercial considerations”, Practical pointers including
common mistakes when drafting”, “Salient clauses including consideration,
condition precedent, completion, etc”, “Covenants and warranties by both
Vendors and Purchasers”, “Boiler plate clauses” and “Remedies, for breach of
contract”. 50 pupils attended the workshop.
30 August 2012
KLBC & SBC Get-together
The Annual
Get-together between the Kuala Lumpur Bar Committee (KLBC) and the Selangor Bar
Committee (SBC) was held on 30 August 2012 at Shivz Grill in Bangsar Baru and
was hosted by the KLBC. This annual get-together, normally held at the
beginning of the new term but delayed due to many unforeseen circumstances, was
for the office bearers of the KLBC and SBC to meet and get to know each other
and to discuss how to work closely to cater to the mutual needs of members of
both the KL Bar and Selangor Bar.
Edited by Jeremiah R. Gurusamy