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KLBC Activities Report For July 2021

 

1 July 2021
BASICS OF JUDICIAL REVIEW FOR PUPILS AND YOUNG LAWYERS

Organised by the Pupils Committee, this webinar was presented by Kee Hui Yee and moderated by Aisha Sundramoorthy. It was held via Zoom from 3:00pm to 5:30pm. We had 94 participants.

2 July 2021
EFFECTIVE APPELLATE ADVOCACY

Organised by the Professional Development Committee, this webinar was presented by Dhinesh Baskaran, Brendan Navin Siva and Lavinia Kumaraendran. It was held via Zoom from 4:00pm to 6:00pm. We had 198 participants.

2 July 2021
YLC WELNESS SERIES #3: HIIT ME UP!!!

Organised by the Young Lawyers Committee, this event was conducted by Ivan Yun. The event was held via Zoom from 7:45pm to 8:45pm. We had 38 participants.

3 July 2021
KPUM LAWATAN EDISI

Organised by the United Kingdom & Ireland Malaysian Law Students’ Union or Kesatuan Penuntut Undang-Undang Malaysia di UK dan Eire (KPUM), YLC was invited to do a presentation at this event which was conducted by Alvin Oh, Shugan Raman and Daniel Annamalai and moderated by Shruthi from KPUM. The event was held via Zoom from 5:00pm to 7:00pm. The session ended with a Kahoot Quiz which saw three students winning Webinar Vouchers for YLC events.

6 to 8 July 2021
BASIC CONVEYANCING PRACTICE WORKSHOP

Organised by the Corporate & Conveyancing Practice Committee, this workshop was held from 6 to 8 July 2021 via Zoom. The 2:00pm to 4:00pm session on 6 July 2021 was presented by Dennis Teoh and moderated by Kimberley Wong May Yen and the 4:00pm to 6:00pm session was presented by R.Yogeswari and moderated by Sarguna Kumaari Munusamy.

There were three sessions on 7 July 2021 – the first session from 2:00pm to 3:00pm was presented by Susan Joseph, the second session from 3:00pm to 5:00pm was presented by Donny Kwa Soo Chuan and both were moderated by Kuan Jia Yin. The last session from 5:00pm to 6:00pm was presented by Chong Wai Kuan and moderated by Irene Tan Ean Chieen.

The session on 8 July 2021, held from 2:00pm to 4:00pm, was presented by Susan Joseph and moderated by Kimberley Wong May Yen. We had 106 participants.

6 July 2021
YLC FINANCIAL SERIES #3: WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONIAL? INTRO TO STOCK MARKETS
Organised by the Young Lawyers Committee, this webinar was presented by Richard Stephenson and moderated by Chris Lim Yen Hao. The webinar was held via Zoom from 8:00pm to 9:30pm. We had 64 participants.

7 July.2021
UNLOCKING THE LOCKDOWN - WEBINAR #1 MENTAL HEALTH UNDER LOCKDOWN: HOW ARE WE DOING?

Organised by the Gender Equality & Diversity Committee, this webinar was held via Zoom/FB Live from 7:00pm to 8:00pm. The speaker was Puveshini Rao, a Clinical Psychologist and it was moderated by Thulasy Suppiah. Click here to view the video.

8 July 2021
YLC CROSS-SECTOR FIRESIDE CHAT & NETWORKING

Organised by the Young Lawyers Committee, this webinar was presented by Sathish Ramachandran, Lau Kee Sern, Alex Chiang and Amanda Fan and moderated by Emily Chew. The event was held via Zoom from 8:00pm to 9:00pm. We had 50 participants.

12 July 2021
PUPILS INTRODUCTION SESSION
The Pupils Introduction Session in June was held online via Zoom from 2:30pm to 5:30pm. Led by Rajsurian Pillai, the session was attended by 79 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 conducted by Numan Afifi, Founder of Pelangi Campaign, Human Rights Activist and Thulasy Suppiah, Chairperson of the Gender Equality & Diversity Committee.

12 July 2021
UNLOCKING THE LOCKDOWN - WEBINAR #2 FROM THE BAR TO THE BAKERY: THE STORIES OF PANDEMIC-BORN BAKERS

Organised by the Gender Equality & Diversity Committee, this webinar was held via Zoom/FB Live from 6:30pm to 7:30pm. The speakers were Denise Teh and Agnes Tan and it was moderated by Nadiah Nazri. Click here to view the video.

13 July 2021
S17A MACC ACT – CORPORATE LIABILITY

Organised by the Professional Development Committee, this webinar was presented by Jeremiah Gurusamy. It was held via Zoom from 2:00pm to 4:00pm. We had 121 participants.


14 July 2021
LAND ACQUISITION & RPGT
Organised by the Corporate & Conveyancing Practice Committee, this webinar originally scheduled for 8 July 2021 as part of the Basic Conveyancing Practice Workshop, was held from 2:00pm to 4:00pm via Zoom. The webinar was presented by Nahzatul Ain and we had 160 participants.

14 July 2021
UNLOCKING THE LOCKDOWN - WEBINAR #3 THE UNSEEN IMPLICATIONS OF LOCKDOWNS: DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Organised by the Gender Equality & Diversity Committee, this webinar was held via Zoom/FB Live from 6:30pm to 7:30pm. The speakers were Abinaya Dhivya Mohan and Vicky Alahakone and it was moderated by Vilasini Vijandran. Click here to view the video.

15 July 2021
AN INTRODUCTION TO CRYPTOCURRENCY AND BLOCKCHAIN LAWS IN MALAYSIA

Organised by the Corporate & Conveyancing Practice Committee, this webinar was presented by Mohamed Ridza and moderated by Lee Jie Jiun. It was held via Zoom from 2:30pm to 4:30pm. The webinar covered, amongst others, “Introduction to Cryptocurrency and Blockchain”; “Approaches and Developments”; “Key Laws and Regulations in Malaysia”; and “Benefits and Disadvantages”. We had 283 participants.

15 July 2021
YLC NIGHT SCHOOL SEASON 2 : EPISODE 3 - WHAT'S SO HARD ABOUT JOINT PETITIONS FOR DIVORCE

Organised by the Young Lawyers Committee, this webinar was presented by Honey Tan and Tay Kit Ho and moderated by Phua Jing Man. The event was held via Zoom from 8:00pm to 9:30pm. We had 98 participants.

17 July 2021
THE NEW NORMAL: EXPERIENCES, INSIGHTS, AND TIPS FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE COURTROOM

Organised by the Civil Practice & Court Liaison Committee, this webinar was presented by Y.A. Dato' Sri Hasnah binti Dato' Mohammed Hashim, Y.A. Tuan Darryl Goon Siew Chye, Y.A. Datuk Wong Kian Kheong and Y.A. Puan Liza Chan Sow Keng and moderated by Edward Vinodh Kuruvilla. It was held via Zoom from 2:30pm to 4:30pm. We had 670 participants.

19 July 2021
LEARN HOW TO BUNDLE/MARK/TAB OR AMEND PDF'S USING ONLINE SOFTWARE

Organised by the Technology Committee, this webinar was presented by Nizam Bashir and Sean Tan Tee Li and moderated by Kee Hui Yee. It was held via Zoom from 2:00pm to 4:00pm. We had 149 participants.

19 July 2021
UNLOCKING THE LOCKDOWN - WEBINAR #4 | 18 MONTHS OF COVID-19: THE FINANCIAL IMPACT ON THE LEGAL PROFESSION

Organised by the Gender Equality & Diversity Committee, this webinar was held via Zoom/FB Live from 6:30pm to 7:30pm. The speakers were Sheena Gurbakhash and Fiona Bodipalar and it was moderated by Thulasy Suppiah. Click here to view the video.

21 July 2021
PEACE OF MIND THROUGH PLANNING

Organised by the Corporate & Conveyancing Practice Committee, this webinar was presented by Carolyn Oh and moderated by Kimberley Wong May Yen. It was held via Zoom from 2:30pm to 4:30pm. We had 137 participants.

21 July 2021
UNLOCKING THE LOCKDOWN - WEBINAR #5 | OVERCOMING QUEER CHALLENGES DURING PANDEMIC TIMES

Organised by the Gender Equality & Diversity Committee, this webinar was held via Zoom/FB Live from 6:30pm to 7:30pm. The speakers were Tesh Chopra and Kaiser and it was moderated by Gene Tan. Click here to view the video.

23 July 2021
AN INTRODUCTION TO BANKRUPTCY

Organised by the Professional Development Committee, this webinar was presented by Conrad Lopez and moderated by Sukhdev Kaur. It was held via Zoom from 3:00pm to 4:30pm. We had 164 participants.

24 July 2021
UNRAVELLING THE LEGAL PROFESSION
ADVOCACY BEYOND THE COURTROOM - A BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Organised by the Young Lawyers Committee, this webinar was presented by Janice Tay Hwee Hoon, Serene Hiew Mun Yi and Edward Kuruvilla and moderated by Nicholas Wong Shou Jing. The event was held via Zoom from 10:00am to 12:00pm. We had 377 participants.

26 July 2021
EXPERT WITNESSES IN ARBITRATION
Organised by the Professional Development Committee, this webinar was presented by Louise Azmi, Tan Swee Im and Michael McIver. It was held via Zoom from 3:00pm to 5:00pm. We had 40 participants.

26 July 2021
UNLOCKING THE LOCKDOWN' WEBINAR #6 | HOW THE PANDEMIC HAS AFFECTED PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES ("PWD")
Organised by the Gender Equality & Diversity Committee, this webinar was held via Zoom/FB Live from 6:30pm to 7:30pm. The speakers were Meera Samanther, Amanda Kong and Wong Yoon Loong and it was moderated by Thulasy Suppiah. Click here to view the video.

29 July 2021
CORPORATE LAW FOR PUPILS AND YOUNG LAWYERS

Organised by the Pupils Committee, this webinar was presented by Sheba Gumis and moderated by Amir Raslan. It was held via Zoom from 3:00pm to 5:30pm. We had 277 participants.

31 July 2021
SAVIOUR OR SLAYER? CUSTODIAL MALTREATMENT IN MALAYSIA

Organised by the Gender Equality & Diversity Committee, this webinar was held via Zoom/FB Live from 10:00am to 11:30am. The speakers were Prof. Datuk Dr. Denison Jayasooria, Martin Vengadesan and Farida binti Mohammad and it was moderated by Durgadewi Yoganathan. Click here to view the video.