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October 2021
SCHEMES OF ARRANGEMENT: RESCUE TOOL FOR DISTRESSED COMPANIES OR UNFAIR
CRAMDOWN OF CREDITORS?
Organised by the Professional Development Committee, this webinar was
conducted by Lee Shih and Nathalie Ker. It was held via Zoom from 3:00pm to
5:00pm. We had 147 participants. 6 October 2021
BUYING AN AUCTION PROPERTY – LEGAL PRACTICALITIES & PITFALLS
Organised by the Corporate & Conveyancing Practice Committee, this
webinar was presented by Zemilah binti Mohd Noor and moderated by Michele Lau
Kai Lee. It was held via Zoom from 2:30pm to 4:00pm. The webinar covered,
amongst others, “What’s an Auction Property”; “Why Auction Property”; “Type
of Auction”; “Type of legal documentation”; “Tips when buying an Auction
Property“; and “The pitfalls of buying an Auction Property”. We had 134
participants. 8 October 2021
THE UNSPOKEN: UNCOMMON TRADITIONS OF THE BAR
Organised by the Young Lawyers Committee, this Clubhouse session was
conducted by Choo Dee Wei and Jaspal Singh was moderated by Jesselyn Tham and
Purshotaman Puvanendran. It was held from 8:30pm to 9:30pm. We had 141
participants. 11 October 2021
PUPILS INTRODUCTION SESSION - DIVERSITY & INCLUSION SESSION
The Pupils Introduction Session in September was held online via Zoom from
2:30pm to 5:30pm. Led by Alvin Oh Seong Yew, the session was attended by 74
pupils. The purpose of the Pupils Introduction Session was 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.
Also included in the said 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 by Thulasy Suppiah,
Chairperson of the Gender Equality & Diversity Committee. 
14 October 2021
BANKING DOCUMENTATIONS FOR HOUSING FINANCE - S3 & S4
Organised by the Corporate & Conveyancing Practice Committee, this
webinar originally scheduled for 30 September 2021 as part of the Banking
documentations for Housing Finance, was held from 2:00pm to 4:00pm via Zoom.
The webinar was presented by R. Yogeswari and Susan Joseph moderated by
Thilagam Panasamy. We had 90 participants. 26 October 2021
AN INTRODUCTION TO INSOLVENCY
Organised by the Professional Development Committee, this webinar was
conducted by Janice Ooi Huey Peng and moderated by Wong Kum Heng (Francis).
It was held via Zoom from 3:00pm to 5:00pm. We had 47 participants. 27 October 2021
ENGAGEMENT SESSION WITH LPPSA
The Corporate & Conveyancing Practice Committee (“CCPC”) was invited to
an engagement session with the Public Sector Home Financing Board (“LPPSA”)
whereby they shared the latest information and updates to their system.
The engagement session was held at 2:30pm via Google Meet. The CCPC was
represented by the Chairperson, Lim Yin Faye and members of the CPPC, Sathish
Mavath Ramachandran, Nahzatul Ain, R.Yogeswari and Susan Joseph. 30 to 31 October 2021
KL BAR - LINCOLN'S INN ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF MALAYSIA | E-MOOT COURT
COMPETITION 2021
Organised by the Young Lawyers Committee the competition was held via Zoom.
19 teams signed up for the competition and they were from International
Islamic University Malaysia, University Multimedia, SEGi College Sarawak,
Taylors University, University Kebangsaan Malaysia, University Utara
Malaysia, University of Sultan Zainal Abidin, University Malaya, Universiti Teknologi
Mara, Advance Tertiary College, Brickfields Asia College, University of
Bristol and KDU College. 23
members of the Judiciary and 43 members of the Bar participated as judges for
the competition. The
following firms sponsored the competition:
• Lui & Bhullar : Gold
• Ricky Tan & Co : Platinum
• Raihan & Shai : Silver
• Daniel & Wong : Silver
The results of the competition were as follows:
Champion
- Team 2111 from University Malaya
Runner-Up - Team 2116 from Brickfields Asia College
Best Oralist - Reuben Choong Bi Qian (Team 2111)
Best Team Written Submissions - Team 2116 Photos of the Competition can be viewed here. The opening Ceremony and the
Finals were streamed live on the KLBCYLC Facebook page. Click here to watch the video.
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