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KLBC Activities Report For July 2022

1 July 2022
Introduction To Will Writing, Grant Of Probate And Letters Of Administration
Organised by the Professional Development Committee, this webinar was conducted by Marian Lee Lai Sim. It was held via Zoom from 3:00pm to 5:00pm. We had 188 participants.

2 July 2022
Practice & Business Development For New & Emerging Law A Practical Approach
Organised by the Professional Development Committee, this webinar was conducted by Abang Mohd Iwawan Bin Abg Narawi @ Abg Nawawi, New Sin Yew, Choo Dee Wei, Sharmila Ravindran, Vince Chong Khin Young, Jamie Wong Siew Min and Nur Syafinaz Vani Binti Abdullah and was moderated by S. Saravana Kumar, Rajsurian Pillai, Vivekananda Sukumaran, Nimalan Devaraj, Alvin Oh Seong Yew and Terrence Lee Rohui. It was held at KL Bar Auditorium from 9:00am to 5:00pm. We had 45 participants.


6 July 2022
Fundamentals And Principles Of Medico-Legal Disputes For Pupils And Young Lawyers
Organised by the Pupils Committee, this webinar was presented by Tishondra Puspanathan and moderated by Chai Tze Jing. The webinar was held via Zoom from 3:00pm to 5:00pm. We had 60 participants.

6 July 2022
Staff Movie Night
The Kuala Lumpur Bar Secretariat Staff were treated to a movie night and dinner on Wednesday, 6 July 2022 at Sunway Putra Mall.

18 July 2022
Admission To The Bar - Physical Proceeding Briefing
Organised by the Pupils Committee, the session were led by Puan Hendon Mohamed and joined by Weera Premananda. The session was held via Zoom from 2:30pm to 5:00pm. 68 pupils attended the briefing.

19 July 2022
Know Where The Line Lies: Sexual Harassment In The Workplace
Organised by the Professional Development Committee, this webinar was conducted by Tham Li Vyen. It was held via Zoom from 2:30pm to 4:30pm. We had 36 participants. The Kuala Lumpur Bar Committee Secretariat Staff participated in this webinar as well.


19 & 20 July 2022
Lawyers and Paralegal Empowerment Workshop: HIV, Drug Use and The Legal Environment and launch of the Legal App
Center of Excellence for Research in AIDS (CERiA), University of Malaya and Centre for Drug Research (CDR) and Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) organised a workshop for lawyers, paralegal and NGO representatives in conjunction with the launch of the Legal App, a legal aid application developed for people living with HIV and drug users.
The workshop was held on 19 and 20 July 2022 (Tuesday and Wednesday) from 2:00pm to 6:30pm at Impiana Hotel KLCC. The launch the Legal App took place on the last day of the workshop (20 July 2022) at 5:30pm.
The representatives from the Bar Council National Legal Aid and YBGK Committee were Dato Abdul Fareed Abdul Gafoor, Dato Rajpal Singh Mukhtiar Singh, Terrence Lee Rohui, Ruhil Amal Razak, Sumitra Veeriah and Jeevanathan Angappan.

20 July 2022
Pupils Introduction and Diversity & Inclusion Session
The Pupils Introduction Session in July was held online via Zoom from 2:30pm to 5:30pm. Led by Weera Premananda, the session was attended by 77 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: Unconscious Bias”. The aim of this segment is to educate and create awareness about how our unconscious bias(es) and innate prejudices lead to poor judgment, poor decision-making and in turn result in unintentional discrimination leading to overall poor "diversity & inclusivity" practices in our workplaces. The session was conducted by Thulasy Suppiah, Chairperson of the Gender Equality & Diversity Committee.


21 July 2022
An Introduction To Cryptocurrency And Blockchain Laws In Malaysia
Organised by the Corporate & Conveyancing Practice Committee, this webinar was presented by Jeremiah Rais Bin Badrul Hisham. It was held via Zoom from 2:30pm to 4:30pm. The webinar covered, amongst others, “An overview of the Malaysian regulatory framework on cryptocurrencies”; “The Securities Commission’s Guidelines and investor protection”; and “Anti-money laundering measures and cryptocurrencies”. We had 179 participants.


22 July 2022 & 23 July 2022
Workshop-Navigating Construction Disputes Series
Organised by the Professional Development Committee, this webinar was conducted by Loshini Ramamurthy, Jocelyn Lim, Shannon Rajan, Tatvaruban Subramaniam, Kalaiarasan Rasadurai and Rachel Chiah and was moderated by Adly Zulfadhly bin Zulkefly. It was held via Zoom from 3:00pm to 5:450pm and on Saturday from 10:00am to 12:45pm. We had 34 participants.


26 July 2022 to 5 August 2022
LAC Pupil’s Midterm Review Batch 110/2022
Organised by the Bar Council Legal Aid Centre (Kuala Lumpur), the Mid Term Review (MTR) for Batch 110/2022 was conducted by the respective project head.
Pupils were given the opportunity to raise issues and express suggestions to improve the programs for the next 7 weeks. The MTR for these programs were conducted physically and via Zoom. The representatives from the respective NGO partners also participated in the MTR to give their feedbacks.

27 July 2022
Construction Industry Payment & Adjudication Act 101
Organised by the Professional Development Committee, this webinar was conducted by Raja Kumar Raja Kandan and was moderated by Chan Edwin Tomas Junior. It was held via Zoom from 3:30pm to 5:00pm. We had 60 participants.


28 July 2022
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 Santha Ramachandram. 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 104 participants.


29 & 30 July 2022
Interstate Bar Games (“ISBG”) 2022
Organised by the Selangor Bar Committee, the following games were played on 29-30 July 2022:-
Golf, Pool, Football (Premier), Football (Veteran), Volleyball, Ladies Futsal, Netball, Badminton, Darts, Cross-Country, and Men’s Basketball.

KL Bar emerged overall champion with 42 points, winning in Golf, Pool, Football (Veteran), Volleyball, Netball, Badminton, Cross-Country, and Men’s Basketball.