This time, we
have the honour of having the following senior members of the Bar gracing the
occasion and who too were earnestly looking
forward to meet the young and vibrant lawyers to be:
- Dato’ William S.W. Davidson
- Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram
- Robert Lazar
- Roger Chan Weng Keng
- Ira Biswas
- Vatsala Ratnasabapathy
- Ooi Bee Hong
- Mohd Amir Sharil Bahari Bin Md Noor
- Datin Faizah Jamaludin
Upon their arrival at the reception, the pupils enthusiastically
approached the senior members of the Bar, introduced themselves and grabbed the
chance of having a word with them. The atmosphere was then filled with laughter
and chatter.
With each senior member seated accompanied by three pupils, the
event started off with a welcome speech and brief introduction of each of the
senior members by Alex Netto, the emcee for the day. It was then followed by an
opening speech by the Guest of Honour, Dato’ William S.W. Davidson, who gave a
word of advice to the pupils by sharing an article entitled, “Worlds’ Best
Practices In Advocacy In Courts And International Commercial Arbitrations” by
Dr. Josh Wilson SC. The pupils were indeed appreciative of the golden advice and
were extremely attentive during the speech-giving.
The
afternoon then proceeded with one of the highlights of the event; the sumptuous
three course meal served with fruit punch.
At dessert
time, another pinnacle point was reached. The pupils were truly fortunate to
witness an inspiring speech delivered by the first practising lawyer in
Malaysia to be elevated to become a Judge of the Court of Appeal and who was
also a former Federal Court Judge, Dato Seri Gopal Sri Ram. In his speech, Dato’
Seri Gopal Sri Ram stressed on the essential elements of written submissions to
be strictly adopted by all litigators. He also shared his experience when he
was a pupil and emphasised the learning attitude that every pupil should instil
in themselves. The pupils were certainly privileged to have heard his words of
advice.
With that, Harish
Nair was accorded the privilege to end the event by delivering a speech of
appreciation, on behalf of the pupils, to all the senior members of the Bar who
had taken the invaluable time off their tight schedule to attend this event.
Nonetheless, many of the pupils were still eager to engage in lively
conversations and exchange ideas and views with their fellow seniors who in
turn unselfishly shared their wealth of experiences, pointers, and impart
invaluable "know-how" knowledge of the legal profession. The
interaction and discourse, without a doubt, had left an indelible impact on and
immensely benefited the pupils.
The KL Bar
Pupils Committee would like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank all the
senior members and pupils for their presence and participation, making this
event yet another success and we hope that it shall be continued and become a
tradition in the legal fraternity.