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7 to 14 July 2020 Practical Workshop on Basic Conveyancing Practice Organised by the Corporate and Conveyancing Practice Committee and attended by 39 participants, this workshop was held via Zoom Webinar over six days, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13 and 14 July and conducted and moderated by: 7 July 2020 – Crafting The Final SPA; Conditions, Precedents And Subsequent Speaker – Dennis Teoh Moderator – Lee Jie Jiun 8 July 2020 – Private Caveats; Conflict Of Interest Speaker – R. Yogeswari Moderator – Donny Kwa Soo Chuan 9 July 2020 – Conveyancers’ Role & Duties; Clients’ Interest & Clients Management Speakers – Phin Han Hin and Lee Peck Ha Moderator – Kee Hui Yee 10 July 2020 – Compliance - AMLATFAPUA; Options To Purchase Speakers – Donny Kwa Soo Chuan and Chong Wai Kuan Moderator – Sathish Ramachandran 13 July 2020 – Land Acquisition; CKHT (RPGT) (Act 169) Speaker – Nahzatul Ain Moderator – Lim Yin Faye 14 July 2020 – Completion Delays; Conveyancing Process A-Z Speaker – Susan Joseph Moderator...

3 June 2020 and 24 June 2020 Pupils Introduction Session  Two Pupils Introduction Sessions were held in June and due to CMCO, both sessions were held online via Cisco Webex. Led by Rajsurian Pillai, the session on 3 June 2020 was attended by 85 pupils and the one on 24 June 2020, by 83 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 also join in the online session to engage with the pupils and provide input and possible solutions to their problems. Also included in the said Pupils Introduction Sessions was a session on “Diversity & Inclusion” which aim was to educate and create awareness among the pupils on, inter alia, issues rela...

1 May 2020 Webinar On #WFHSeries | Court Attendance And Hearings: A Screen Away Co-organised by the Practice Reform Committee and Young Lawyers Committee, this webinar was presented by Alvin Leong Yin Yuan, Edward Kuruvilla and Ian Wong Kaj Jun and moderated by Tan Wei Li via the KLYLC FB Page from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm. Click here to watch the video. 2 May 2020 Webinar On #WFHSeries | Advocacy For Online Hearings: The Current State Of Affairs And Moving Forward (Repeat Session) Co-organised by the Practice Reform Committee and Young Lawyers Committee, this webinar was presented by Shaikh Abdul Saleem, Shanmuga Kanesalingam and Cindy Goh Joo Seong via the KLYLC FB Page from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm. We had 317 participants. 2 May 2020 Webinar On Virtual Hearings In The 2020s: Contemporary Perspectives From The Bar Organised by the Young Lawyers Committee, this webinar was presented by Joshua Hedgman, Nimalan Devaraja and Remy Choo and moderated by Tan Hui Wen via the KLYLC FB P...