6 January
2018
4th
KL Bar Pool Open Competition - 10-Ball Singles
The 4th KL Bar Pool Open competition was held at
5ive Star Pool & Bar, SS15 Subang Jaya on Saturday, 6 January 2018. The
format of play was 10-Ball in a mixed category, i.e. ladies and men play in the
same draw. The players were ranked on their apparent abilities with the better
ones giving the weaker ones a handicap of a certain number of frames in order
to even out the competition.
10 Ball is not played as much as 8 Ball or 9 Ball.
It requires a combination of strategies of the latter two formats. Some of the
participants were playing 10 Ball for the first time, but to their credit, they
got an understanding of the game really quick. None more so than when they only
had to pot one ball to win the game, i.e. the 10 Ball itself, when their
opponent had potted all 9 balls in sequence only to fail to pot the 10 ball!
The players were separated into two groups. After
the round robin group stage, the top eight players qualified for the knock out
rounds starting with the quarter-finals.
The competition was played in a genial spirit, with
the players enjoying meeting new lawyer friends who shared a common interest in
pool. That said, there were some very close and competitive matches that went
to the wire. The one lady who entered, Leanne Kok, won against one of the men
and came close to winning against another. Ankit Sanghvi defeated a couple of
more fancied opponents en route to the final which he won 7-5 to become the
overall winner.
9 January
2018
Conveyancing
Workshop for Pupils
The Pupils
Committee organised a Conveyancing Workshop specifically for pupils on Tuesday,
9 January 2018 focusing primarily on the practical aspects of handling a brief
covering the following areas, "Overview of the Conveyancing Process";
"Essential clauses found in a Sale & Purchase Agreement";
"How to fill up the relevant NLC Forms"; and "Practical Pointers
for the conveyancing lawyer". 56 pupils attended the workshop which was
conducted by Michael Leow Yon Meng.
10 January
2018
Pupils
Introduction Session
A monthly tradition, the January’s Pupils
Introduction Session was held on Wednesday, 10 January 2018. The session,
attended by 104 pupils, was led by Alvin Oh. The purpose of the session is 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
(“KLBC”) and the highlights of the Malaysian Bar. It included a session for
pupils to raise issues and problems faced by them during their pupillage
period. The other executive committee members of the KLBC were also present to
provide input and possible solutions. As in previous sessions, the pupils were
shown a video montage of the History of the Malaysian Bar.
Also included in the Pupils Introduction Session is
a session on “Diversity & Inclusion” which experimental module was launched
in the December’s Pupils Introduction Session. The session was conducted by Goh
Siu Lin and Yu Ren Chung.
17 January 2018
Seminar on Limited Liability Partnerships
Organised
by the Professional Development Committee, this seminar was presented by Dato’
Richard Abas at the KL Bar Auditorium from 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm. The seminar was
attended by 63 participants and covered, amongst others, “What is an LLP?”;
“Why use LLPs?”; “How to form, manage and comply”; “Practical examples”;
“Statistics”; “Problems and pitfalls”; “Accounting firms experience”; and
“Opportunities”.
Reference Proceedings
A Reference Proceedings was held for 10 departed members of the Kuala
Lumpur Bar on Thursday, 18 January 2018 at 9:00 am. Presided by Y.A. Datuk Wira
Kamaludin bin Md. Said, the Reference Proceedings was in respect and memory of
Paramanathan s/o Kathegasu, Santha Bhaskara Menon, Balwant Singh, V.T. Nathan
s/o Vallipuram, Gopenathan Raman Nair, Sanmugam Ponmugam Ponnan, Muhammad Zayd
bin Bohorudin, Jonathan Yoon Weng Foong, Perry Tan Teck Meng and Dato’ Abdul
Rahman bin Abdullah.
20 January 2018
YLC-eLawyer Workshop on Habits of a Highly Effective Lawyer
Co-organised
by the Young Lawyers Committee and eLawyer, this workshop was presented by Lau
Kee Sern, Shawn Ho and Eddie Law at the KL Bar Auditorium from 9:00 am to 1:00
pm. The seminar was attended by 54 participants.
21 January 2018
4th KL Bar Run
The 4th KL Bar Run was held on Sunday,
21 January 2018 at the Lake Gardens. This year, the KL Bar Run collaborated
with Care2Run, a sports mentoring programme for youths aged 8-18 years with
special focus on children with higher learning needs who come from different
social economic backgrounds. A record breaking total of 130 teams with 520
runners participated in the Run of which 125 teams were lawyers' teams
comprising of members of the Bar, pupils-in-chambers and law graduates whilst five
teams were Care2Run teams. The Run was flagged off at 7:00 am by the Chairman
of the Kuala Lumpur Bar, Goh Siu Lin.
The results were as follows:
Fastest Team
Champion - Zen Runners
1st runner-up - Speedy Gonzales
2nd runner-up - Running From The Law
3rd runner-up - CLO Mean Machine
4th runners-up - VO2 the Max
Fastest Male Runner
Champion - Neo Chi Chyn
1st runner-up - Lim Choo Hooi
2nd runner-up - Amer Hamzah Arshad
3rd runner-up - Yau Yee Ming
4th runner-up - Lee Guan Tong
Fastest Female Runner
Champion - Eunice Ong Huey Shen
1st Runner-up - Melissa Lim Yi Xin
2nd Runner-up - Lim Yam Poh
3rd runner-up - Khor Hsu Ann
4th runner-up - Ng Ai Li
Fanciest Dressed
Champion
- The Pussycat Dolls
1st
Runner-up - Lari Hutan Lari
2nd
Runner-up - Larry. Huat Ah!
3rd
runner-up - JustRunLa18
4th
runner-up - Pigs Might Fly
Best Team Name
Scrambled Legs
24 January 2018
Reference Proceedings
A Reference Proceedings was held for nine departed members of the Kuala
Lumpur Bar on Wednesday, 24 January 2018 at 9:00 am. Presided by Y.A. Datin
Hajah Azizah binti Haji Nawawi, the Reference Proceedings was in respect and
memory of Sadacharam Raman, Rajkumar Mathusuthanan, Haji Nik Mohd Rasdi bin
Haji Nik Daud, Muhammad Syaharudin bin Azmi, Lim Soh Wah, Kupparedy Gopal,
Shaari bin Haji Md Nor, Woo Wei Kwang and Zainal Abidin bin Abdul Rahman.
24 January 2018
Seminar on Common Issues and Pitfalls Arising from the PAM Contract
Organised
by the Professional Development Committee, this seminar was presented by Chan
Kheng Hoe at the KL Bar Auditorium from 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm. The seminar was
attended by 54 participants.
26 January 2018
Seminar on Budget 2018 for Lawyers
Organised
by the Professional Development Committee, this seminar was presented by Lim
Kien Chai at the KL Bar Auditorium from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. The seminar was
attended by 39 participants and covered, amongst others, “Income tax, changes
affecting individuals”; “Income tax, changes affecting companies”; “Stamp
duty”; and “Real Property Gains Tax”.
27 January 2018
Seminar on Business Development for Young Lawyers: Building Your Career
Beyond Legal Skills
Organised
by the Young Lawyers Committee, this seminar was presented by Foong Cheng Leong
and Lee Shih at the KL Bar Auditorium from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. The seminar was
attended by 94 participants and covered, amongst others, “Building your
practice as a young lawyer”; “Getting your first client and expanding your
clientele”; “Client management”; “Specialisation: Is it necessary?”; “Improving
your presentation skills”; “Utilising social media”; “Business development as a
young associate”; and “Road to partnership”. The seminar included a discussion
session and role play.
27 January 2018
3rd KL Bar Bowling Tournament
This
Tournament was held at U Bowl, One Utama, Bandar Utama Damansara on Saturday, 27
January 2018. A total of eight teams participated in the event and the results
were as follows:
Overall Champion: Order 18
1st
Runner-up - ZRP Bowlers
2nd
Runner-up - Punchbowl
Best Male Player
Alvin
Neo
Best Female Player
Sia
Siew Mun
Best Firm Team
ZRP
Bowlers
29 January 2018
Seminar on Unseen Valuables
Organised
by the Professional Development Committee, this seminar was presented by Siti
Munirah Maarof at the KL Bar Auditorium from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. The seminar
was attended by 17 participants.
30 January 2018
Seminar on Insolvency Act 1967 | Revamping the Bankruptcy Act 1967
Organised
by the Professional Development Committee, this seminar was presented by Trevor
Jason Mark Padasian at the KL Bar Auditorium from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. The
seminar was attended by 108 participants and covered, amongst others, “"Bankruptcy
(Amendment) Bill 2016 – Insolvency Act 1967"; "Government’s
Objectives"; "Subordinate Legislation – Insolvency Rules 2017 and
Insolvency (Voluntary Arrangement) 2017"; "Minimum Threshold Increase
(RM30,000 to RM50,000)"; "Single Order Bankruptcy";
"Voluntary Arrangement"; "Substituted Service";
"Social Guarantors and Other Guarantors"; "Prohibited Objections
to Discharge of Bankrupt"; "Automatic Discharge of Bankrupt";
and "Effective Dates of the Amendments".
3 February
2018
17th KL Bar
vs Selangor Series 2018
The
17th Kuala Lumpur-Selangor Bar Games was held on 3 February 2018 at University
Malaya Kuala Lumpur and Forum 19, Petaling Jaya with the Kuala Lumpur Bar
playing hosts. Kuala Lumpur Bar beat the Selangor Bar 5-1 winning at golf,
netball, volleyball, badminton and ladies futsal and drew at soccer to become
the overall champion lifting the Lall Singh Muker Challenge Trophy. Selangor
Bar won men’s futsal. The post games dinner and prize-giving ceremony was held
in the same evening at the Pavilion Sports Bar & Brasserie, Royal Lake Club
Kuala Lumpur.
5 February
2018
Seminar on Solicitors
Remuneration Order
Organised
by the Professional Development Committee, this seminar was presented by Hj
Abdul Murad bin Che Chik at the KL Bar Auditorium from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. The
seminar was attended by 13 participants.
6 February
2018
Seminar on
An Introduction to Sports Law
Organised
by the Professional Development Committee, this seminar was presented by Richard
Wee and Lesley Lim at the KL Bar Auditorium from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. The
seminar was attended by 31 participants and covered, amongst others, “An
Overview of Sports Law”; “General framework of Sports Law”; “Sports Contracts”;
“Doping”; and “Branding and Intellectual Property in Sports”.
6 February
2018
Seminar on Practical
Insights and Tips on the Construction Industry Payment and Adjudication Act
Organised
by the Professional Development Committee, this seminar was presented by Darshendev
Singh and Aainaa Liyana Abd Manaf at the KL Bar Auditorium from 3:00 pm to 5:00
pm. The seminar was attended by 59 participants and covered, amongst others, “"What
is CIPAA?"; "Does CIPAA apply to every construction contract?";
"Can you be exempted from CIPAA?"; "Insight to the adjudication
process"; "Can you raise defences not contained in a Payment
Response?"; "What are the powers of an Adjudicator?"; "What
are your rights as the Winner?"; "What are your rights as the
unsuccessful party?"; "In what circumstances can you challenge an
Adjudication Decision?"; "Is it easier now for you to stay the
enforcement of the Adjudication Decision?"; "Do you need to wait
until the conclusion of the Adjudication before making a Jurisdictional Challenge
in Court?"; "Can you as a third party be made to pay the Adjudicated
Amount?"; "Can you as the Winner suspend or reduce the rate of
progress of performance of your works?"; "Can you refer your dispute
to both arbitration and adjudication concurrently? What happens if one is
concluded before the other?"; "Can you make a claim for loss and
expense under CIPAA?"; "Can you make a claim for Liquidated Damages
under CIPAA?"; "Are conditional payment provisions in construction
contracts still enforceable?"; "Default provisions in the absence of
terms of payment in construction contracts"; "What are the recent
development in the Malaysian courts?"; and "The Federal Court’s
decision in View Esteem Sdn Bhd v Bina Puri Holdings Berhad".
7 February
2018
Seminar on Ship Registration and Ship Mortgages
Organised
by the Professional Development Committee, this seminar was presented by Clive
Navin Selvapandian at the KL Bar Auditorium from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. The
seminar was attended by 29 participants and covered, amongst others, “"The
changes that will be made by the Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Act 2017”; “The
law governing the enforcement of ship mortgages in Malaysia."; "The
creation of a new bareboat charter registry (as opposed to a mere ownership
registry) by the MSAA 2017"; "The changes to qualifications to own
ships registered at the Malaysian domestic registries and the Malaysia
International Ship Registry, also brought about by the MSAA 2017"; and
"The different methods of enforcing ship mortgages in Malaysia and the
pros and cons of each method".
8
February 2018
Seminar on Sexual
Harassment
Organised
by the Professional Development Committee, this seminar was presented by Janice
Leo at the KL Bar Auditorium from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. The seminar was attended
by 20 participants and covered, amongst others, "The recent and differing
views of the Industrial Court on what constitutes sexual harassment and also,
the present legislative recourse available to victims of sexual harassment and
the legal obligations imposed on employers in dealing with complaints of sexual
harassment within the workplace"; "The practical aspects of dealing
with sexual harassment and good workplace policies and practices to educate,
manage and minimise incidences of sexual harassment"; and “The recent
development in the recognition of the new tortuous category by the Federal
Court, tort of sexual harassment, in Mohd Ridzwan Abdul Razak v Asmah Hj Mohd
Nor”.
9 February
2018
Pupils
Introduction Session
A monthly tradition, the February’s Pupils
Introduction Session was held on 9 February 2018. The session, attended by 80
pupils, was led by Alvin Oh. The purpose of the session is 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 (“KLBC”) and the
highlights of the Malaysian Bar. It included a brief session on “Diversity
& Inclusion” and a session for pupils to raise issues and problems faced by
them during their pupillage period. The other executive committee members of
the KLBC were also present to provide input and possible solutions. As in
previous sessions, the pupils were also shown a video montage of the History of
the Malaysian Bar.
9
February 2018
Appreciation
Dinner
An Appreciation Dinner was
held on 9 February 2018 at Precious Old China Café at Central Market for all
members and non-members of the Bar who have selflessly sacrificed their time
for the Kuala Lumpur Bar. These volunteers have contributed by giving lectures,
conducting or moderating seminars/workshops, representing the KLBC at hearings
of Admissions to the Bar, sitting in subcommittees and rendering any other form
of assistance to the KLBC.
27 February 2018
Seminar on Tax Savings for Partners
Organised by the Professional Development
Committee, this seminar was presented by Lim Kien Chai on 27 February 2018 at
the KL Bar Auditorium from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. The seminar was attended by 37
participants.
28 February 2018
26th Annual General Meeting
The
26th Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) of the Kuala Lumpur Bar was held at the
Auditorium at Wisma MCA, Jalan Ampang. The office-bearers of the KLBC for
2018/19 elected at the AGM were: Chairman - Goh Siu Lin; Committee members -
Muhendaran Suppiah, Atan Mustaffa Yussof Ahmad, Foong Cheng Leong,
Alex
Anton Netto, Alvin Oh Seong Yew, Shashi Devan Thalmalingam,
New
Sin Yew, Jacky Loi Yap Loong, Vivekananda Sukumaran and Chen Yu Szen Khaizan
Sharizad Ab Razak was elected as the KL Bar’s Representative on the Bar
Council. It was also confirmed at the AGM that the subscription for the year
2018 was to remain at RM125 per member.
