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2 May 2018 Seminar on The Malaysian Judiciary and the Doctrine of the Basic Structure of the Constitution  Organised by the Professional Development Committee, this seminar was presented by Dato’ Seri Mohd Hishamudin Yunus at the KL Bar Auditorium from 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm. The seminar was attended by 18 participants. The lecture discussed the doctrine of the basic structure of the Constitution as propounded by the Supreme Court of India in the landmark case of Kesavananda Bharati v State of Kerala (1973). It also discussed the initial reluctance of the Federal Court to adopt the principle in Loh Koi Choon (1977); and the gradual acceptance of that principle in subsequent cases. Among the other cases that were discussed were Sivarasah Rasiah (2010), Semenyih Jaya (2017) and Indra Gandhi (2018). 4 May 2018 Seminar on Civil Procedure  Organised by the Professional Development Committee, this seminar was presented by Selva Balan Sinnan at the KL Bar Auditorium from 3:00 p...

6 April 2018 Seminar on Profits from Disposal of Real Property: Chargeable Gains or Business Income? Organised by the Professional Development Committee, this seminar was presented by Lim Kien Chai at the KL Bar Auditorium from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. The seminar was attended by 51 participants. The primary objective of this seminar was to assist lawyers to guide their clients in determining whether a disposal of property is governed under the RPGT Act 1976 or ITA 1967. 6 April 2018 Discussion with Deputy Registrar (Administration) A discussion was held at the Melati Room, Kuala Lumpur Court Complex at 8:15 am between the Chairperson of the Civil Practice and Court Liaison Committee and two other KLBC members with the Deputy Registrar (Administration), Tuan Ahmad Fairuz bin Mohd Puzi on the below two issues:             i.       Signages / Allocation of Parking Bays for pregnant women; ...

6 March 2018 Seminar on Key Tax Considerations in Investing in Malaysia Organised by the Professional Development Committee, this seminar was presented by Thenesh Kannaa at the KL Bar Auditorium from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. The seminar was attended by 23 participants and covered, amongst others, “An Overview of Malaysia Tax System”; “Tax Incentives”; “ Withholding Tax”; “ Expatriate Taxation”; “Indirect Taxation”; and “Tax Issues in Merger and Acquisition”. 7 March 2018 Seminar for Lawyers on Understanding Clients’ Corporate Annual Reports & its Financial Statements  Organised by the Professional Development Committee, this seminar was presented by Lim Kien Chai at the KL Bar Auditorium from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. The seminar was attended by 55 participants and covered, amongst others, "Introductory on its importance"; "Accounting jargons made understandable for lawyers"; "What are the components of Annual Report?"; "What are these: ledger accou...

6 January 2018 4 th KL Bar Pool Open Competition - 10-Ball Singles The 4th KL Bar Pool Open competition was held at 5ive Star Pool & Bar, SS15 Subang Jaya on Saturday, 6 January 2018. The format of play was 10-Ball in a mixed category, i.e. ladies and men play in the same draw. The players were ranked on their apparent abilities with the better ones giving the weaker ones a handicap of a certain number of frames in order to even out the competition. 10 Ball is not played as much as 8 Ball or 9 Ball. It requires a combination of strategies of the latter two formats. Some of the participants were playing 10 Ball for the first time, but to their credit, they got an understanding of the game really quick. None more so than when they only had to pot one ball to win the game, i.e. the 10 Ball itself, when their opponent had potted all 9 balls in sequence only to fail to pot the 10 ball! The players were separated into two groups. After the round robin group stage, the top...