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8 January 2020 Corporate Workshop For Pupils The Pupils Committee organised a Corporate Workshop specifically for pupils on 8 January 2020 focusing primarily on the practical aspects of handling a brief covering the following areas, "Overview: Negotiation, Due Diligence and Drafting Process"; "Commercial Considerations"; "Practical Pointers including Common Mistakes when Drafting"; "Salient Clauses including Consideration, Conditions Precedent, Completion, etc"; "Covenants and Warranties by both Vendors and Purchasers"; "Boiler Plate Clauses"; and "Remedies for Breach of Contract". 100 pupils attended the Workshop which was conducted by Sheba Gumis. 11 January 2020 Kopi, Kuih & Kaunsel | Navigating The Waves Of Practice Organised by the Young Lawyers Committee, this event aimed to give young members of the Bar an opportunity to get up-close with the speakers in a casual setting. Held at Ali, Muthu ...

1 October 2019 Seminar On Presenting Your Client’s Case - From The Inception Of The Breach To Litigation In Court Organised by the Professional Development Committee, this seminar was presented by Janet Chai Pei Ying at the KL Bar Auditorium from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm. The seminar was attended by 31 participants and covered, amongst others, “Analysing obligations in a contractual dispute including scope of endeavours clauses”; “Repudiatory breach vs. material breach”; “ Damages – measure of loss and limiting liability clauses”; “To terminate or not”; and “Other remedies such as specific performance and rectification”. 3 October 2019 Seminar On Tackling Compulsory Land Acquisition And HDA Late Delivery Cases Organised by the Professional Development Committee, this seminar was presented by Ho Ai Ting at the KL Bar Auditorium from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. The seminar was attended by 66 participants and covered, amongst others, “Compulsory Land Acquisition: An Evolving Lansca...