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
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 & Ah Hock @ Publika from 11:30 am to 2:30 pm, the event was
attended by 22 participants and graced by four speakers namely Honey Tan, Dato’
Kevin Joshua, Kenneth Wong and Vinu Kamalananthan.
15 January
2020
Pupils
Introduction Session
A monthly tradition, the January’s Pupils
Introduction Session was held on 15 January 2020. The session, led by Alvin Oh,
was attended by 97 pupils. The purpose of the Pupils Introduction 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 members of the KLBC were also present to provide input and
possible solutions.
Also included in the Pupils Introduction Session was
a session on “Diversity & Inclusion” which aim was to educate and create
awareness among the pupils on, inter alia, issues related to gender
sensitisation, sexual harassment and unconscious bias. The session was
conducted by Dr Colin Nicholas of Center for Orang Asli Concerns and Goh Siu
Lin.
17 and 18
January 2020
19th Kuala
Lumpur-Selangor Bar Games 2020
The 19th Kuala Lumpur-Selangor Bar Games was
held on 17 and 18 January 2020
and hosted by the Kuala Lumpur Bar. Most of
the sports were played at University
Malaya Sports Facilities. Certain sports were
played at Pyramid Bowl, Sunway
Pyramid, Taylors International School Court,
Kota Seriemas Golf & Country Club,
Nilai and Forum 19, Petaling Jaya. This year,
additional friendly (non-competitive)
sports were played namely Bowling, Ladies 3v3
Basketball and Table-tennis.
Selangor Bar beat the Kuala Lumpur Bar 5-3
winning at golf, badminton, men’s
futsal, ladies futsal, and soccer to become
the overall champion lifting the Lall
Singh Muker Challenge Trophy. Kuala Lumpur Bar
won netball, volleyball and
men’s basketball. The post-games dinner and
prize-giving ceremony was held on
the same evening of 18 January 2020 at the
Poolside, Royal Selangor Club, Bukit
Kiara Annexe.
Competitive
Sports
No.
|
Sports
|
Result
|
1.
|
Golf
|
Selangor Bar
|
2.
|
Badminton
|
Selangor Bar
|
3.
|
Men’s Futsal
|
Selangor Bar
|
4.
|
Ladies Futsal
|
Selangor Bar
|
5.
|
Soccer
|
Selangor Bar
|
6.
|
Netball
|
Kuala Lumpur Bar
|
7.
|
Men’s basketball
|
Kuala Lumpur Bar
|
8.
|
Volleyball
|
Kuala Lumpur Bar
|
Non-Competitive
Sports
No.
|
Sports
|
Result
|
1.
|
Bowling
|
Kuala Lumpur Bar
|
2.
|
Ladies Basketbal
|
Kuala Lumpur Bar
|
3.
|
Table-Tennis
|
Kuala Lumpur Bar
|
18 January
2020
Cheque
Presentation To ILTC (Proceeds From Charity Night 2019)
Proceeds
from the 15th Charity Night organised by the Young Lawyers Committee (YLC) on 4
October 2019 amounting to RM61,868.80 was presented to the representatives of
Independent Living & Training Centre Malaysia (ILTC) at their premises in
Rawang on 18 January 2020 by the YLC Chairperson and a few YLC members.
21 January
2020
Seminar On The
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 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. The
seminar was attended by 45 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".
22 January
2020
Seminar On Recent
Perspectives On The Law Of Derivative Action In Malaysia: Derivative Action, Deadlock
& The Wrongdoer Control Conundrum
Organised by
the Professional Development Committee, this seminar was presented by Ainul
Azam bin Ahmad Khamal at the KL Bar Auditorium from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. The
seminar was attended by 27 participants.
