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KLBC Activities Report For March 2021

6 March 2021
YLC FIT (Practice Session & Fun Interval Class)
Organised by the Young Lawyers Committee, this event was presented by Vanessa Yap and Emily Chew via the KLYLC FB Page from 11:00am to 12:00pm. Click here to watch the video.


9 March 2021
Majlis Perasmian Dan Demontrasi Kiosk Pungutan, Sistem Smartbox
Organised by the Selangor State Land Office, the Opening Ceremony and Demonstration of the Smartbox Collection Kiosk was held on Tuesday, 9 March 2021 at Ruang Legar, Foyer SUK, Tingkat G, Bangunan Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah.
 
The event was attended by the Chairperson of the Corporate & Conveyancing Practice Committee, Lim Yin Faye and a member of the Kuala Lumpur Bar, Ko Wee Meng.
 
9 March 2021
Committal Proceedings In Family Matters
Organised by the Professional Development Committee, this interactive webinar was conducted by Matt Wong. It was held via Zoom Meeting from 3:00pm to 5:00pm. We had 65 participants.


17 March 2021
What You Need To Know About SOSMA Trials
Organised by the Criminal Law Practice Committee, this webinar was presented by Syahredzan Johan via Zoom webinar from 3:00pm to 5:00pm. The webinar covered, amongst others, “What is SOSMA?”; “Security offences”; “SOSMA provisions”; and “SOSMA trials – the practical challenges”. We had 27 participants.


18 March 2021
Wills, Probate, LA & SEDA
Organised by the Corporate & Conveyancing Practice Committee, this interactive webinar was conducted by Selva Balan Sinnan and moderated by Hng Huey Koon. It was held via Zoom Meeting from 3:00pm to 5:30pm and covered, amongst others, “What is a will?”; “Provisions of the Wills Act”; “Legal requirements for a valid will”; “Petition for Probate and Letters of Administration”; “Challenging a will”; and “SEDA”. We had 80 participants.


18 March 2021
Meeting With YA Datuk Nallini Pathmanathan, Managing Judge Of The Kuala Lumpur High Court Commercial Division And Civil Subordinate Courts
The meeting with the Managing Judge of the Kuala Lumpur High Court Commercial Division was held on Thursday, 18 March 2021 at 3:30pm at Bilik Anggerik, Level 6, Kuala Lumpur Court Complex. Also present at the meeting were Judges of the Kuala Lumpur High Court Commercial Division. The Kuala Lumpur Bar Committee was represented by the Chairman, Vivekananda Sukumaran, the Co-Chairperson of Civil Practice & Court Liaison Committee, Nizam Bashir and the Kuala Lumpur Bar’s Representative on the Bar Council, Harleen Kaur (Leena).
 
Among the issues discussed were Remote Technology Protocol, issues pertaining to online hearings, lawyers’ etiquette during online hearings and eReview proceedings.
 
19 March 2021
Remand, Bail And Mitigation
Organised by the Professional Development Committee, this interactive webinar was conducted by Rajsurian Pillai and moderated by Kuhanraj Manokaran. It was held via Zoom Meeting from 3:00pm to 6:00pm and covered the basics of criminal law and procedures and the practical aspects of remand, bail and mitigation. We had 66 participants.


24 March 2021
Meeting With Datin Sabariah, Supervisory Judge Of Criminal Subordinate Courts
The meeting was held on Wednesday, 24 March 2021 at 2:30pm at Bilik Anggerik, Level 6, Kuala Lumpur Court Complex and attended by the Chairman of the Kuala Lumpur Bar Committee, Vivekananda Sukumaran and Chairperson of the Criminal Law Practice Committee, Collin Arvind Andrew. Also in attendance were representatives from KL LAC, Jeevanathan Angappan and Nursyahirah Mohammad Jubri.
 
Among the issues discussed were touting, Legal Aid/YBGK room at the Kuala Lumpur Court Complex, remand proceedings and other related matters. The Courts also provided feedback regarding conduct of criminal practitioners.
 
26 March 2021
An Introduction To Civil Litigation
Organised by the Professional Development Committee, this interactive webinar was conducted by Dinesh Nandrajog and moderated by Kuhanraj Manokaran. It was held via Zoom Meeting from 3:00pm to 5:30pm. We had 92 participants.


28 March 2021
Kuala Lumpur Startup Summit 2021 - LegalTech Track
At the invitation of the Kuala Lumpur Start-up Summit 2021 (KLSS), Co-Chairpersons of the Technology Committee, Terrence Lee Rohui and Thulasy Suppiah attended the LegalTech Track session which was held via Airmeet on Sunday, 28 March 2021, 10:00am to 5:15pm.  The topics discussed were, (i) the advent and rise of legaltech; (ii) innovation in law firms; and (iii) the impact of the recent pandemic on the legaltech scene.