5
February 2015
Pupils
Introduction Session
Organised by the KLBC
Pupils Committee, the pupils introduction session for February was held on 5
February 2015. The session, attended by 85 pupils, was led by Shashi Devan.
Pupils were briefed on the structure of the Malaysian Bar and the Kuala Lumpur
Bar, the election to both the Bar Council and the Kuala Lumpur Bar Committee
(KLBC) and the highlights of the Malaysian Bar. As tradition goes, the session also
gives an opportunity for pupils to raise issues and problems faced by them
during their pupillage period and members of the KLBC were on hand to provide
input and possible solutions. The pupils were also shown a video montage of the
History of the Malaysian Bar.
6
February 2015
YLC
Seminar on Advocacy for Young Lawyers
Organised by the KLBC
Young Lawyers Committee, this seminar was presented by Brendan Navin Siva on 6 February
2015 at the KL Bar Auditorium from 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm. The seminar was attended
by 102 participants.
10 February 2015
FREE
PDC Talk on the Future of the Legal Practice
Organised by the KLBC
Professional Development Committee, this seminar was presented by Abdul Kadir
Kassim and Syed Naqiz Shahabuddin on 10 February 2015 at the KL Bar Auditorium
from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm. The seminar was attended by 52 participants.
12 February 2015
Annual General Meeting of the Kuala
Lumpur Bar
The 23rd Annual General
Meeting (“AGM”) of the Kuala Lumpur Bar scheduled for 2:00 pm kicked off with a
short briefing on the GST: An Overview for Law Firms by Anand Raj. The
office-bearers of the KLBC for 2015/16 elected at the AGM were: Chairman – Ravin
Singh; Committee members - Goh Siu Lin, Harleen Kaur (Leena), Vinu
Kamalananthan, Foong Cheng Leong, Choo Dee Wei, Lim Chi Chau, Siti Munirah
Maarof, Alwin Rajasurya, Alex Anton Netto and Shashi Devan Thalmalingam.
Jeremiah R. Gurusamy was elected as the KL Bar’s Representative to the Bar
Council.
13
February 2015
FREE
PDC/AWL Seminar on UPR: Promoting, Protecting and Fulfilling Human Rights in
Malaysia
Jointly organised by the
KLBC Professional Development Committee and the Association of Women Lawyers
(AWL), this seminar was presented by Honey Tan Lay Ean on 13 February 2015 at
the KL Bar Auditorium from 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm. The seminar was attended by
17
February 2015
PDC
Seminar on Drafting Commercial Contracts
Organised by the KLBC
Professional Development Committee, this seminar was presented by Jeremiah R.
Gurusamy on 17 February 2015 at the KL Bar Auditorium from 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm.
The seminar was attended by 69 participants. The seminar covered, "Dealing with Compliance
& Regulatory issues";
"Scoping the Transaction"; "Drafting Techniques";
"Understanding Key Provisions"; "Boiler Plate Clauses"; and
"Common Mistakes & Pitfalls". 
Edited by Munirah Maarof