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KLBC Activities Report For August 2022

1 & 24 August 2022
Pupils Admission To The Bar Briefing
The Pupils Admission to the Bar briefing in August was held online via Zoom from 3:00pm to 5:00pm. The briefing on 1 August 2022 was led by Puan Hendon Mohamed and 113 pupils attended. The briefing on 24 August 2022 was led by Weera Premananda and 107 pupils attended.


2 August 2022
Introduction To Civil Litigation
Organised by the Professional Development Committee, this webinar was conducted by Dinesh Nandrajog and was moderated by Chan Edwin Tomas Junior. It was held via Zoom from 3:00pm to 5:00pm. We had 55 participants.


3 August 2022
The Basic Of Corporate Practice For Pupils And Young Lawyers

Organised by the Pupils Committee, this webinar was conducted by Sheba Gumis and moderated by Ahmad Fathir M Zainol. The webinar was held via Zoom from 3:00pm to 5:00pm. We had 100 participants.


9 August 2022
Shipping And International Trade In An Age Of Disruption: Covering The Current Issues Of International Trade And Shipping Law And Practice After 2020

Organised by the Professional Development Committee, this webinar was conducted by Philip Teoh Oon Teong and was moderated by Adly Zulfadhly bin Zulkefly. It was held via Zoom from 2:30pm to 4:30pm. We had 26 participants.


10 August 2022
Critical Issues Faced By Developer / JMB / MC

Organised by the Corporate & Conveyancing Practice Committee, this seminar was conducted by Lai Chee Hoe at the KL Bar Auditorium from 9:00am to 1:00pm. The seminar was attended by 35 participants.


11 August 2022
Legal Aspects Of Hire Purchase

Organised by the Corporate & Conveyancing Practice Committee, this webinar was conducted by Dato' Dr. Abd. Shukor Bin Ahmad. It was held via Zoom from 2:30pm to 4:30pm. We had 116 participants.


11 August 2022
KLLAC Management Panel Meeting

Organised by the Bar Council Legal Aid Centre (Kuala Lumpur) (“LAC”), the 3rd Management Panel Meeting for the term was held physically on 11 August 2022 at the LAC Conference room from 4:00pm to 5:30pm.

11 August 2022
LAC Sub Committee Meeting

Organised by the Bar Council Legal Aid Centre (Kuala Lumpur) (“LAC”), the 1st Sub Committee Meeting for the term 2022/2023 was held on 11 August 2022 from 5:30pm to 6:00pm at the LAC Conference room. It was a hybrid meeting with some participants joining via Zoom.

12 August 2022
The Art Of Advocacy-Employment Law

Organised by the Professional Development Committee, this webinar was conducted by N. Sivabalah and R. Ravindra Kumar and was moderated by Sukhdev Kaur a/p Daliph Singh. It was held via Zoom from 2:30pm to 4:30pm. We had 84 participants.


16 August 2022
Pupils Introduction And Diversity & Inclusion Session

The Pupils Introduction Session in August was held online via Zoom from 2:30pm to 5:30pm. Led by Weera Premananda, the session was attended by 80 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.


16 August 2022
KLLAC Pupils Orientation Batch 111/2022

Organised by the Bar Council Legal Aid Centre (Kuala Lumpur) (“LAC”). The orientation for Batch 111/2022 was conducted by Joachim Xavier on 16 August 2022 from 2:00pm to 5:30pm via Zoom webinar. 124 pupils attended the orientation.

17 August 2022
YLC Night School Season 3 | Episode 1: Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions

Organised by the Young Lawyers Committee, this webinar was conducted by Arvin Subra and moderated by Khoo Jia Teng, The webinar was held via Zoom from 8:00pm to 9:30pm. We had 82 participants.


18 August 2022
Islamic Wills (Wasiat) In Conveyancing Practice

Organised by the Corporate & Conveyancing Practice Committee, this webinar was conducted by Nahzatul Ain Binti Mohd Khalid. It was held via Zoom from 2:30pm to 4:30pm. We had 70 participants.


20 August 2022
Unravelling The Legal Profession: Myths vs Reality Of Practising Law

Organised by the Young Lawyers Committee, this webinar was conducted by Aliff Benjamin Suhaimi, Haeme Hashim and Annjili Gunendran and moderated by Dylan Fung, The webinar was held via Zoom from 10:00am to 11:30am. We had 197 participants.

23 August 2022
Meeting With The Managing Judge Of The Kuala Lumpur Criminal Courts, Royal Malaysian Police, Malaysian Prison Department And Attorney General's Chambers Of Malaysia

The meeting with the authorities was held on Tuesday, 23 August 2022 at 3:00pm at Bilik Anggerik, Level 6, Kuala Lumpur Court Complex.

The Kuala Lumpur Bar Committee was represented by the KLBC Chairman, Vivekananda Sukumaran, KLBC CLPC Co-Chairpersons Collin Arvind Andrew and Rajsurian Pillai who is also the Co-Chairperson of Bar Council Legal Aid Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Terrence Lee Rohui, Co-Chairperson of Bar Council Legal Aid Centre, Kuala Lumpur and the Executive Director of the Bar Council Legal Aid Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Sumitra Veeriah.

Among the issues discussed were matters concerning the administration of criminal justice in the Kuala Lumpur Courts. Click here for more details.

25 August 2022
The Effect Of A Force Majeure Clause In Tenancy Agreements – A Perspective Based On Covid-19 And Doctrine Of Frustration

Organised by the Corporate & Conveyancing Practice Committee, this webinar was conducted by Wong Hua Siong and Wan Nur Addibah Binti Adnan and moderated by Nicholas Oh Thye Yen. It was held via Zoom from 2:30pm to 4:30pm. We had 79 participants.


26 August 2022
Pupils Night Out

Organised by the Pupils Committee, the Pupils Night Out 2022 was held at Chamber 3, Kuala Lumpur, from 7:30pm onwards on 26 August 2022. Lucky draw prizes were held and distributed to the rightful winners. It was a success with a turnout of about 124 lawyers and pupils.


27 August 2022
Meet And Greet: Teh Tarik With KLYLC On 27 August 2022

Organised by the Young Lawyers Committee, this webinar was conducted by Purshotaman Puvanendran, Desmond Liew Zhi Hong and Michelle Ng Li Wen. It was held at KL Bar Auditorium from 2:00pm to 4:30pm. We had 23 participants.