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02 September 2012
Visit to Orang Asli Settlement at Kg
Bertang, Pahang
The
Young Lawyers Committee jointly with ‘Project Light A Home’ organised a visit
to the Orang Asli Settlement at Kg Bertang, Pahang on 02 September 2012 as a
run up to the Charity Night 2012. During the visit, the villagers were given
groceries, courtesy of the collection from the Social, Arts & Culture
Committee’s Go-Kart Race held on 07 August 2010 and Nokero light bulbs,
courtesy of ‘Project Light A Home’.
05 September 2012
Pupils Introduction Session
Organised
by the KL Bar Pupils Welfare Committee, the introduction session for September
was held on 05 September 2012. The session, attended by 84 pupils, was led by Harleen
Kaur (Leena) and Ravin Singh. Pupils were briefed on the structure and
organisation of the Malaysian Bar and the KL Bar, the election to both the Bar
Council and the KL Bar Committee and selected 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. Some of the issues
raised include : Filing at the court registry takes too long, payment counters
and filing counters should be at the same level and Court staff not aware of
the new Rules of Court Forms.
06 September 2012
PDC Seminar on the Fundamentals of
Bankruptcy Proceedings
Trevor
Jason Mark Padasian from Messrs Skrine presented the seminar which was held at
the KL Bar Auditorium at 3.00pm. The seminar was attended by 45 participants.
The seminar covered the following areas, "Bankruptcy principles”,
“Bankruptcy practicalities” and “Relationship to winding up proceedings”.
07 September 2012
PDC Seminar on Constitutional Law
Mahaletchumi
Balakrishnan from Messrs Sreenevasan presented the seminar which was held at
the KL Bar Auditorium at 3.00pm. She was assisted by Leong Yeng Kong, Joanne
Leong, Nimalan Devaraja and Lingswaran Singh. This free seminar was attended by
57 participants. The seminar covered the following areas, "A brief outline
of the Federal Constitution”, “Recent Constitutional Issues in Malaysia ”
and “Using and Interpreting the Constitution”.
08 September 2012
Seminar on Criminal Appeals
The KL Bar Criminal Practice Committee together with the
Professional Development Committee and the Bar Council Criminal Law Committee
jointly organised the Seminar as one of its programmes to encourage more
lawyers to practise Criminal Litigation. This Seminar, held at the KL Bar
Auditorium from 10.00am to 4.00pm, was presented by Hisham Abdullah @Teh Poh
Teik and Gurbachan Singh a/l Bagawan Singh and attended by 91 participants.
13 September 2012
PDC Seminar on An Introduction to
Competition Law
Lee
Lin Li and Sudhar Thillainathan from Messrs Shook Lin & Bok presented the
seminar which was held at the KL Bar Auditorium at 4.00pm. The seminar was
attended by 61 participants. The seminar covered the following areas, "Competition
Law & Policy”, “The Competition Act 2010” and “The Competition Commission
Act 2012”.
YLC Seminar on The Basics of Cross
Examination in Civil and Commercial Trials
Brendan
Navin Siva from Messrs Brendan Siva presented the seminar which was held at the
KL Bar Auditorium at 3.00pm. The seminar was attended by 86 participants. The
seminar was designed to teach the basics of cross-examination to junior lawyers
and to impart useful lessons and pointers for the young advocates in their
cross-examination of witnesses. The seminar covered the following areas,
"The objective and purpose of cross-examination”, “The nature of
cross-examination in civil and commercial matters”, “Common mistakes during
cross-examination” and “Practical tips for young lawyers”.
PDC Seminar on Tax Deductions for Business
Promotion Expenses
S.
Saravana Kumar from Messrs Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill presented the
seminar which was held at the KL Bar Auditorium at 3.00pm. The seminar was
attended by 46 participants. The seminar covered the following areas, "NV
Alliance v KPHDN: The deductibility of sales incentives payments?", "Eli-Lily Malaysia
22 September 2012
KLYLC-MCCHR Public Interest Litigation
Workshop
The
KL Bar Young Lawyers Committee (KLYLC) established a Public Interest Litigation
Unit (PILU) in association with the Malaysian Centre for Constitutionalism and
Human Rights (MCCHR). In line with this, a series of formal workshops have been
organised for members of PILU on the basics of strategic public interest
litigation, free of charge, to prepare interested young lawyers to handle the
demands of such cases and to encourage the use of strategic litigation to
promote human rights. The second session was held on 22 September 2012 at the
KL Bar Auditorium from 10.00am to 2.00pm. The workshop was attended by 26
participants who were trained by Edmund Bon, K. Shanmuga and Syahredzan Johan. Click here to view the photos.
23 September 2012
4th Introductory Workshop to Dragon Boating
A
4th Introductory Workshop to Dragon boating, under the auspices of the KL Bar
Young Lawyers Committee and Social, Arts and Culture Committee, was held on 23
September 2012 at the Putrajaya Maritime Centre at 9.00am. Those that attended
had a great experience.
25 September 2012
Meeting between Selangor Land
The Selangor
Land Office called for a meeting on 25 September 2012 to discuss and coordinate
the registration of cases at the Land Title Registry. The meeting was attended
by officers representing 9 Land Title Registries in Selangor. The Bar was
represented by Tuan Haji Murad (Co-Chairperson of the Bar Council Conveyancing
Practice Committee), Agnes Chan (Chairperson of the KL Bar Corporate &
Conveyancing Practice Committee) and Selangor Bar Committee Members. A full
report will follow soon.
25 September 2012
PWC Civil Litigation Workshop for Pupils
The
KL Bar Pupils Welfare Committee (PWC) organised a Civil Litigation Workshop
specifically for pupils on 25 September 2012. Presented by Mohd Izral Khairy,
the workshop focused primarily on the practical aspects of handling a brief
covering the following areas, “Opinion writing exercise”, “Drafting of pleadings
exercise” and “Presenting a case in court”. 56 pupils attended the workshop.
26 to 28 September 2012
Sponsorship to the International
Malaysian Law Conference
The
KLBC sponsored 10 members/pupils of the KL Bar to attend the International
Malaysian Law Conference. The Conference was organised by the Bar Council and
was held at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre from 26 to 28 September 2012.
29 September 2012
YLC Introductory Session to the Legal
Profession for Law Undergraduates
The
Young Lawyers Committee organised an Introductory Session to the Legal
Profession for Law Undergraduates to provide law undergraduates an insight into
the legal profession. The session was held at the Raja Aziz Addruse Auditorium
at the Bar Council from 10.00am to 2.00pm. The following topics were presented,
“Myths and Realities of Practice” by Brendan Navin Siva, “How do I better
prepare for practice in Law
School KDU University
College , HELP
University College
and INTI International University