3
January 2014
KL Bar Monthly Social
Get-together
About 15 lawyers
gathered at BAR 1981 @ Solaris Publika on 3 January 2014 for the January Social
Get-together. Everyone had a great time but parted early at 11:00 pm.
7
January 2014
PDC Seminar on The Failed
Malaysian Solution of the Asylum Seeker Conundrum in Australia
Jeswynn Yogaratnam from
Charles Darwin University presented this Free seminar which was held at the KL
Bar Auditorium at 4:00 pm on 7 January 2014. The seminar was attended by 25 participants.
The seminar covered "Insight to International Asylum and Refugee Law and
policy", "Reflect on Australian Law and compliance with the 1951
Refugee Convention", "Review of the Australian High Court decision on
the Malaysian Solution case", "Examining subsequent amendments to the
Australian Migration Act 1958 (Cth) post High Court decision" and
"Should Malaysia be a signatory to the 1951 Refugee Convention?"
8
January 2014
Pupils Introduction
Session
Organised by the KL Bar
Pupils Welfare Committee, the introduction session for January was held on 8
January 2014. The session, attended by 80 pupils,
was led by Vince Chong. Pupils were briefed on 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 and members of the KLBC were on hand to provide input
and possible solutions. Amongst the issues raised by the pupils at this session
were the unfriendly staff at the RKKK (Petition) Registry.
10
January 2014
PDC Seminar on Ship
Financing and Sale & Purchase of Ships
Joanne Long from Messrs Khairuddin
Ngiam & Tan presented this seminar which was held at the KL Bar Auditorium
at 3:00 pm on 10 January 2014. The seminar was attended by 85 participants. The
seminar covered "Terms of Memorandum of Agreement", "Searches",
"Closing / Completion Structures", "Registration of Ships",
"Loan Structure", "Securities", "Loan
Documentation", "Drawdown Procedure", "Registration of
Mortgage", "Instructions from Offshore Law Firms" and
"Qualifications in the Opinions".
23
January 2014
KLYLC Seminar on Basics
of Cross Examination in Civil and Commercial Trials
Brendan Navin Siva from
Messrs Brendan Siva presented this seminar which was held at the KL Bar
Auditorium at 3:00 pm. The seminar, organised by the KL Bar Young Lawyers
Committee (“KLYLC”), was attended by 95 participants. The seminar was designed
to teach junior lawyers the basics of cross-examination and to impart useful
lessons and pointers for the young advocates in their cross-examination of
witnesses. The seminar covered the following areas, "The objective and
purpose of cross-examination”, “The nature of cross-examination in civil and
commercial matters”, “Common mistakes during cross-examination” and “Practical
tips for young lawyers”.
24
January 2014
PDC Seminar on Conducting Civil Trials
Colin Andrew Pereira
and Sanjeev Kumar Rasiah presented this seminar which was held at the KL Bar
Auditorium at 2:45 pm on 24 January 2014. The seminar was attended by 123
participants. The seminar covered "Pre-Trial Case Management",
"Preparing Bundle of Pleadings", "Preparing Bundle of
Documents", "Preparing Statement of Agreed Facts and Statement of
Issues To Be Tried", "Preparing List of Witnesses",
"Preparing Summary of Case", "Preparing Witness
Statements", "Opening Speech", "Examination In Chief",
"Cross Examination", "Re-Examination" and "Evidential
Issues".
24 January 2014
KLYLC Laser Tag
Competition
The KL Bar
Young Lawyers Committee (“KLYLC”) organised a Laser Tag Competition on 24
January 2014 at 7:30 pm at Galactic Laser, T-012A, 3rd Floor, North Court, Mid
Valley Megamall. Seven teams participated in the competition, namely, "Pew
Pew Pew !!", "RWY Black Panther", "The Rascals",
"Nobody’s Angels", "The Warriors of Legolas", "TAG UR
IT" and "The Lasernators". The Winners were The Rascals, 1st Runner up were The Warriors of Legolas and 2nd Runner up were Pew Pew Pew!!.
28
January 2014
PDC Seminar on RPGT: The
Basics and the Advanced
Thenesh Kannaa
presented this seminar which was held at the KL Bar Auditorium at 3:00 pm on 28
January 2014. The seminar was attended by 102 participants. The seminar covered
"The basic rules of RPGT", "Acquisition price and disposal
price", "Acquisition date and disposal date",
"Exemptions", "Nominal and effective rates of tax", "Special
cases", "The administrative responsibilities of acquirer and
disposer", "Cases where the acquirer may be assessed",
"Ultra vires subsidiary legislation in relation to tax rate",
"RPGT when dealing with shares, debentures and warrants" and
"Situations when the gain from disposal of real property is subject to
income tax rather than RPGT".
6
February 2014
Corporate Workshop for
Pupils
The KL Bar Pupils
Welfare Committee organised a corporate workshop specifically for pupils on 6
February 2014 focusing primarily on the practical aspects of handling a brief,
covering the following areas, “"Overview: Negotiation, due diligence and
drafting process", "Commercial considerations", "Practical
pointers including common mistakes when drafting", "Salient clauses
including consideration, conditions precedent, completion etc.",
"Covenants and warranties by both Vendors and Purchasers",
"Boiler plate clauses" and "Remedies for breach of
contract". 50 pupils attended the workshop which was conducted by Sheba
Gumis.
7
February 2014
PDC Seminar on An
Introduction to Motor Insurance Personal Injury Claims
Ravin Singh presented
this Free seminar which was held at the KL Bar Auditorium at 3:00 pm on 7
February 2014. The seminar was attended by 102 participants. The seminar
covered "Types of Motor Policies", "Exclusions/Extensions",
"Duty of Disclosure", "Accident Claims" and "Basic Dos
and Don'ts".
12
February 2014
Pupils Introduction
Session
Organised by the KL Bar
Pupils Welfare Committee, the introduction session for February was held on 12
February 2014. The session, attended by 75 pupils, was led by Jeremiah R.
Gurusamy. Pupils were briefed on 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 and members of the KLBC were on hand to provide input and
possible solutions. Amongst the issues raised by the pupils at this session were
simplifying the Borangs 1-8 and having a centralised database for the Attorney
General, Bar Council and State Bars.
13
February 2014
Appreciation Dinner
An Appreciation Dinner
was held on 13 February 2014 at A Li Yaa for members of the Bar, pupils-in-chambers
and people who had contributed to the activities of the KLBC and its
sub-committee over the last one term. Click here to view the photos.
15
February 2014
KL/Selangor Bar Games
The 13th Kuala
Lumpur/Selangor Bar Games for the Lall Singh Muker Challenge Trophy was held on
15 February 2014 with the KL Bar playing hosts. KL Bar beat the Selangor Bar
4-3 winning at netball, volleyball, pool/snooker and table-tennis to become the
overall champion. Selangor Bar won golf, badminton and soccer. Click here to view the photos.
18
February 2014
CCPC Practical Workshop on 10Cs of
Practice in Conveyancing (Part I)
Lee Peck Ha presented
this workshop which was held at the KL Bar Auditorium at 9:00 am on 18 February
2014. The seminar was attended by 70 participants. The seminar covered
"How can you cope with your clients?", "What do you need to do
for your clients?", "Is the SPA standard enough?", "How
does your client inform the world that this property is his?" and
"Why is it so difficult to transact smoothly for your client?".
20
February 2014
Annual General Meeting of the Kuala
Lumpur Bar
The 22nd Annual General
Meeting (“AGM”) of the Kuala Lumpur Bar scheduled for 2:00 pm kicked off with a
short briefing on the Implication of the Personal Data Protection Act 2010 for
Law Firms by Jeremiah R. Gurusamy and Foong Cheng Leong. The office-bearers of
the KLBC for 2014/15 elected at the AGM were: Chairman - Dipendra Harshad Rai;
Committee members - Goh Siu Lin, Amir Bahari, Jeremiah R. Gurusamy,
Peter-Douglas Ling, Harleen Kaur
(Leena), Foong Cheng Leong, Choo Dee Wei, Lim Chi Chau, Shashi Devan a/l
Thalmalingam and Vinu Kamalananthan. Ravinder Singh Dhalliwal (Ravin) was
elected as the KL Bar’s Representative to the Bar Council.
22 February 2014
23rd “SPORTS CARNIVAL” – KL BAR vs RSC
(Royal Selangor Club)
This event was
held on 22 February 2014 with the KL Bar playing hosts. KL Bar beat the RSC 4-3
winning at tennis, badminton, netball and boat race and drew at pool/snooker to
become the overall champion. RSC won cricket,
soccer and hockey.
25
February 2014
PDC Seminar on Corporate
Litigators’ WMDs: Winding-up, Minority Oppression and Derivative Action
Lee Shih from Messrs
Skrine presented this seminar which was held at the KL Bar Auditorium at 3:00
pm on 25 February 2014. The seminar was attended by 29 participants. The
seminar covered "The Corporate Litigator’s Toolkit", "Foss v
Harbottle: The Two-Headed Dragon", "The WMDs: Winding-up, Minority
Oppression and Derivative Action", "Holding the Fort: Interim
Remedies", "Arbitration and Shareholder Disputes" and "Case
Studies: 50/50 Split, The Good Wives, 24 and the Tale of Lazarus".
28
February 2014
CCPC Practical Workshop on 10Cs of
Practice in Conveyancing (Part II)
Lee Peck Ha presented the workshop
which was held at the KL Bar Auditorium at 9:00 am on 28 February 2014. The
seminar was attended by 60 participants. The seminar covered “What are the
‘extraordinary’ situations you may have to cope?", "Why are
negotiators at wit’s end with us?", "Why must you cover your neck and
back?", "Why must staff be honest in their work?" and "What
can chaos in the transactions do to you?”.
1
March 2014
KLYLC Introductory
Session to the Legal Profession for Law Undergraduates
The KL Bar Young
Lawyers Committee (“KLYLC”) organised a 4th Introductory Session to
the Legal Profession for Law Undergraduates to provide them with an insight
into the legal profession. The session was held at the KL Bar Auditorium from 9:15
am to 4:00 pm on 1 March 2014. The following topics were presented, “History,
Role and Relevance of the Malaysian Bar” by Richard Wee, “Myths and Realities
of Practice” by Jeremiah R. Gurusamy, “Crossroads” by the KLYLC and “s.42 Legal
Profession Act – the answer to life, universe and everything” by Edmund Bon Tai
Soon. 55 participants from Inti International University College, KDU
University College, Taylor's University and HELP University College attended
this Introductory Session.
7
March 2014
PAC/PDC Talk on Women
and the Law
Meera Samanther, Goh
Siu Lin and Tham Hui Ying presented this Free talk jointly organised by the
Practitioners Affairs Committee (“PAC”) and Professional Development Committee
(“PDC”) which was held at the KL Bar Auditorium at 10:00 am on 7 March 2014.
The seminar was attended by 66 participants. The seminar covered "Sex and
Gender", "Violence Against Women" and "Women and the
Law".
11
March 2014
PDC Seminar on Fundamentals of
Bankruptcy Proceedings
Trevor Jason Mark Padasian
from Messrs Skrine presented this seminar which was held at the KL Bar
Auditorium at 3:00 pm on 11 March 2014. The seminar was attended by 64 participants. The
seminar covered "Introduction", "Bankruptcy principles",
"Problematic issues in bankruptcy" and "Relationship to
winding-up proceedings".
19
March 2014
Pupils Introduction
Session
Organised by the KL Bar
Pupils Welfare Committee, the introduction session for March was held on 19
March 2014. The session, attended by 71 pupils,
was led by H.R. Dipendra and Ravin SIngh. Pupils were briefed on 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 and members of the KLBC were on
hand to provide input and possible solutions. Amongst the issues raised by the
pupils at this session were pupil’s allowance, having to pay for the Bahasa
Malaysia Exemption Certificate, outdated Pupils Handbook, heavy workload,
unfriendly staff at the RKKK (Petition) Registry and the need to sit for the
Ethics Exam again after having done the course during CLP.
25
March 2014
PDC Seminar on Strategic Management of
IP Assets
Janet Toh
Yoong San and Tamara Lee Ciai from Messrs Shearn Delamore & Co presented this
seminar which was held at the KL Bar Auditorium at 3:00 pm on 25 March 2014.
The seminar was attended by 28 participants. The seminar covered "Learning
to identify IP Assets", "Commercialisation of IP Assets",
"Enforcement" and "Licensing exercise".
27
March 2014
1st KLYLC Meeting
The KL Bar
Young Lawyers Committee (“KLYLC”) held its first meeting for the term 2014/2015
at the KL Bar Auditorium. The structure of the KLYLC was reorganised to consist
the following structures: Community, Professional Development, Young
Professionals Alliance, Sanctuary and Charity Night. The following people were
nominated or volunteered to head the structures, Community - Jacenta James,
Professional Development - Dinesh Nandrajog, Young Professionals Alliance -
Dinesh Muthal, Sanctuary - Victor Tuang Geng Yong and Charity Night - Nimalan
Devaraja. Lim Yin Faye was appointed as the Representative to the National
Young Lawyers Committee.
28
March 2014
Meeting with Pejabat Tanah dan Galian
Selangor
This
Meeting was by invitation from the Pejabat Tanah dan Galian Selangor (PTGS) and
was held at 9:00 am at the PTGS, Shah Alam. The KLBC was represented by Amir
Bahari, Chairperson of the KL Bar Corporate & Conveyancing Practice
Committee,who reported that amongst the issues discussed were format of
photocopy of NRIC, Strata Titles in PTD Klang to be fully computerised and PTGS
officers willing to give talks on the common mistakes made by lawyers when
presenting their documents to PTGS.
1
April 2014
PDC Seminar on Accounting and Finance for
Lawyers (Part 1)
Lim Kien Chai from
Messrs KC Lim & Co. presented this seminar which was held at the KL Bar
Auditorium at 2:00 pm on 1 April 2014. The seminar was attended by 66 participants. The
seminar covered "Roles of Accounting in the Legal Profession",
"Law and Accounting", "Financial Accounting" and
"Management Accounting".
4
April 2014
PDC Seminar on Accounting and Finance for
Lawyers (Part 2)
Lim Kien Chai from
Messrs KC Lim & Co. presented this seminar which was held at the KL Bar
Auditorium at 2:30 pm on 4 April 2014. The seminar was attended by 79 participants. The
seminar covered "The Differences between Turnover, Gross Profit, Net Profit,
Retained Earnings, Profit & Cash and Concept of Liquidity",
"Working Capital", "Financial Management",
"Accounting, Auditing and Fraud" and "Investigation and
Forensic".
4
April 2014
KL Bar Monthly Social
Get-together
About 70
lawyers gathered at Rils Bangsar at Jalan Telawi 5 on 4 April 2014 for the
first Social Get-together of the 2014/2015 term.
8
April 2014
YLC Seminar Construction Industry
Payment and Adjudication Act
Foo Joon Liang from
Messrs Gan Partnership presented this seminar which was held at the KL Bar
Auditorium at 3:00 pm on 8 April 2014. The seminar was attended by 20 participants.
10 April 2014
Pupils Introduction
Session
Organised by the KL Bar
Pupils Welfare Committee, the introduction session for April was held on 10
April 2014. The session, attended by 78 pupils, was led by Ravin Singh and
Shashi Devan. Pupils were briefed on 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 and members of the KLBC were on hand to provide input and
possible solutions. Amongst the issues raised by the pupils at this session were,
no complete and comprehensive guide to the Borangs 1-8, pupil’s allowance,
heavy workload, unfriendly staff at the RKKK (Petition) Registry and the need
to sit for the Ethics Exam again after having done the course during CLP.
11
April 2014
Reference Proceedings in Respect and
Memory of Departed Members of the KL Bar
A Reference in respect and memory of 3
departed members of the Kuala Lumpur Bar was held at the Kuala Lumpur High
Court (RKKK 2) on Friday, 11 April 2014 at 9:00 am. The Reference was presided
by Y.A. Dato’ Zaleha Binti Yusof. The departed members were Allahyarham Puan Fauziah
Binti Mustaffa, the late Mr Sivamohan Nagendra and the late Mr Hariram Jayaram.
Click here to peruse the Memoriam Booklet.
19
April 2014
1st KLYLC Community Project at the
Myanmar Learning Centre, Kepong
The KL Bar Young Lawyers Committee
organised its first Community Project on 19 April 2014 with the children at the
Myanmar Learning Centre, Kepong. It was an outing with the children where the
children were taken for a movie and treated to lunch by members of the KLYLC.
24
April 2014
PDC Seminar on Fundamentals of
Conveyancing
Jeremiah R. Gurusamy
from Messrs Arianti Dipendra Jeremiah presented this seminar which was held at
the KL Bar Auditorium at 2:30 pm on 24 April 2014. The seminar was attended by 90
participants. The seminar covered "Parties to A Sale & Purchase
Transaction", "Property With and Without Individual Title",
"Direct Developer and Subsale Transactions" and "Common Mistakes
and How to Avoid Them".
26
April 2014
YPA Get Together
The Young
Professionals Alliance (“YPA”), of which the KL Bar Young Lawyers Committee is
a part of, organised a social get together on 26 April 2014 at Page 2, Publika.
It was a simple dinner to meet people from various professional background. The
YPA is a platform to encourage friendship and to booster a bridge among people
from different career backdrops.
Edited by Jeremiah R. Gurusamy