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KLBC Activities Report For September 2022

 2 September 2022
The Art Of Advocacy-Criminal Litigation
Organised by the Professional Development Committee, this webinar was conducted by Datuk N. Sivananthan and Ravin Singh and was moderated by Chan Edwin Tomas Junior. It was held via Zoom from 2:30pm to 4:30pm. We had 52 participants.


2 September 2022
YLC Night School Season 3 | Episode 2: Injunctions
Organised by the Young Lawyers Committee, this webinar was conducted by Lavinia Kumaraendran and moderated by Hirasini Mahandran. The webinar was held via Zoom from 8:00pm to 9:30pm. We had 40 participants.


5 to 15 September 2022
KLLAC Pupils Program Training Batch 111/2022

Organised by the Bar Council Legal Aid Centre (Kuala Lumpur) (“LAC”), the respective training programs were conducted from 5 September 2022 to 15 September 2022. The trainers were Salim Bashir, Morhaneraj, Puan Aminatul, Ramesh, Sumitra Devi, Cik Sa’adiah Din, Collin Andrew and the representatives from the respective NGO partners.

7 & 8 September 2022
YBGK Training Part 3

Organised by the Bar Council Legal Aid Centre (Kuala Lumpur) (“LAC”). The training was conducted by Shashi Devan from 9:00am to 4:00pm. 12 lawyers attended the training.

7 September 2022
Pupils Introduction And Diversity & Inclusion Session

The Pupils Introduction Session in September was held online via Zoom from 2:30pm to 5:30pm. Led by Weera Premananda, the session was attended by 83 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.


8 September 2022
Reference Proceedings

A Reference Proceedings was held for fifteen departed members of the Kuala Lumpur Bar on Thursday, 8 September 2022 at 9:00am and 11:00am. Presided by Y.A Dato’ Ameerjet Singh a/l Serjit Singh, the Reference Proceedings was in honour and memory of Adrian Han Swan Kwong, Sharon Tan Suyin, Vinayak Prabhakar Pradhan, Dato' Hj Ghazi Bin Ishak, K Siva Segara (Siva Segara K), Mohd Azizan Bin Kamaruddin, Gary Reginald Gomez, Bhag Singh, Leong Tuck Onn, Abd Malek Bin Ahmad, Ziraj Rizal Bin Abdullah, Vinayaga Raj Rajaratnam, Louis Cheah Beng Poh, Ng Seng Kiok and Dato’ Vijay Kumar Natarajan.


8 September 2022
Legal Research Training

Co-organised by the Civil Practice & Court Liaison Committee and the Malaysian Inner Temple Alumni Association. This webinar was from 5:30pm to 7:00pm and was presented by Tracey Dennis and Rod Hodgson from the Inner Temple. We had 121 participants.


10 September 2022
National Litigation Conference

Organised by the Professional Development Committee, this Conference was held on 10 September 2022 at the Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC) Auditorium from 9:00am to 5:00pm. We had 100 participants and 55 complimentary seats for Judges, Panelists, Moderators, Speakers and Sponsors. We had five Sessions with the following moderators, panelists and speakers.

Session 1 – Judicial Approach To Unconscionability And Good Faith In Business Transactions
Siva Kumar Kanagasabai (Partner, Skrine) and R. Rishi (Partner, Rosli Dahlan Saravana Partnership) and moderated by Fiona Bodipalar.

Session 2 – Effective Advocacy At The Appellate Courts
Dato’ Mah Weng Kwai (Retired Court Of Appeal Judge), Dato’ Bastian Pius Vendargon (Partner, Bastian Verdagon) and Robert Lazar (Partner, Robert Lazar) and moderated by Datuk D.P. Naban.

Session 3 – Expert Witness In Trademark & Patent Proceedings
Cindy Goh (Partner, Chooi & Company + Cheang & Ariff) and Kenny Lam (Partner, Rosli Dahlan Saravana Partnership) and moderated by Rutheran Sivagnanam (The Chambers Of R. Sivagnanam & Associates).

Session 4 – 2020 To 2022: Key Developments In International Construstion Arbitration
Nagarajah Muttiah (Partner, Rosli Dahlan Saravana Partnership), Kua Lay Theng (Partner, Wong Partnership, Singapore), and Foo Joon Liang (Partner, Gan Partnership) and Panellist YA Dato’ Lim Chong Foong (Judge Of The High Court) and moderated by Chetan Jethwani (Partner, Chetan Jethwani & Company).

Session 5 – Expanding The Boundarise Of Defamation Law – Tackling Online Defamation
Rosli Dahlan (Partner, Rosli Dahlan Saravana Partnership), Idza Hajar Ahmad Idzam (Partner, Zul Rafique & Partner) and Panellist YA Dato’ Sri Hasnah bt Dato’ Mohammed Hashim (Judge Of The Federal Court) and moderated by Alvin Oh (Honorary Secretary, Kuala Lumpur Bar Committee).

The sponsors for the Conference were Rosli Dahlan Saravana Partnership, Chooi & Company + Cheang & Ariff, Sanjay Mohan, Zul Rafique & Partners, Gan Partnership, Skrine and LexisNexis.

The Guest of Honour was the Chief Justice of Malaysia, YAA Tan Sri Tengku Maimum binti Tuan Mat.


12 & 30 September 2022
Pupils Admission To The Bar Briefing

The September Pupils Admission to the Bar briefing was held online via Zoom on 12 September 2022 from 11:00am to 12:30pm and 30 September 2022 from 11:00am to 12:00pm. The briefing was led by Weera Premananda and 54 pupils and 69 pupils attended, respectively.


13 September 2022
Reference Proceedings

A Reference Proceedings was held for fifteen departed members of the Kuala Lumpur Bar on Tuesday, 13 September 2022 at 9:00am and 11:00am. Presided by Y. A. Dato’ Wan Ahmad Farid Bin Wan Salleh, the Reference Proceedings was in honour and memory of Balvinder Singh a/l Ram Singh, Datuk Mazlan Bin Jamaludin, Raihana Binti Embong, Paul Kwong Kum Wah, Balwin Kaur Sandhu, Zolkapeli Bin Amir, Palaniandy a/l Kunchi, Harry Lau Thean Hoon, Md Shariff bin Mohamad Yusoff, Nur Atiqah Binti Mohd Marzlan, Surjan Singh Sidhu, P. Selvaraj a/l S.K.P. Palani, Mahadi Bin Muhammad, Rohani Binti Othman, Kuan Chee Foo and Maria Stanislaus a/l Vethayanagam.


13 September 2022
The Art Of Advocacy - Constitutional & Administrative Law

Organised by the Professional Development Committee, this webinar was conducted by K. Shanmuga and Fahri Azzat. It was held from 2:30pm to 4:30pm at KL Bar Auditorium. We had 25 participants.


15 September 2022
Reference Proceedings

A Reference Proceedings was held for fifteen departed members of the Kuala Lumpur Bar on Thursday, 15 September 2022 at 9:00am and 11:00am. Presided by Y.A Dato’ Ahmad Kamal Bin Md. Shahid, the Reference Proceedings was in honour and memory of Mohd Nazruddin Bin Abdullah, Dato’ Arumugam A/L C Suvalingam, Tan Sri Dato’ Dr Abdul Aziz Bin Abdul Rahman, Shamsul Bahrin bin Baharuddin, Ida Wati Binti Abdul Rahman, Mohd Faizal Hassan, Dato’ Vijaya Kumar Chornalingam, Mohd Amir Sharil Bahari Bin Md Noor, Lim Fung Yin, Leong Wey Pyu, Ganeson a/l Gunathan, Dato' Seri Dr. N. Krishna Moorthy a/l S. A. Navaratnam, Loo Yoon Choy and Ahmad Husam Bin Mansuri.


15 September 2022
KL Bar And Advocates Association Of Sarawak (“AAS”) - Golf

A golf tournament between the KL Bar and the Advocates Associates of Sarawak (AAS) was held on a “friendly” basis on 15 September 2022 in Kelab Golf Negara Subang (KGNS). 13 players represented the KL Bar while 10 players represented the AAS. The Selangor Bar was extended an invitation to play as guests and was represented by 8 players. Due to adverse weather conditions, it was decided that the best score of 15 holes played would be taken into account in order to determine the overall winner. Based on Stableford points after 15 holes, KL Bar was the overall winner of the tournament.

A closing dinner and prize-giving ceremony was held on the same evening of at the Foyer Dewan President, Kelab Golf Negara Subang (KGNS).


20 September 2022
The Art Of Advocacy-Intellectual Property Law

Organised by the Professional Development Committee, this webinar was conducted by Bahari Yeow Tien Hong and Wendy Lee Wan Chieh and was moderated by Chan Edwin Tomas Junior. It was held via Zoom from 2:30pm to 4:30pm. We had 53 participants.


20 September.2022
Ultimate Networking Guide For Lawyers

Organised by the Young Lawyers Committee, this webinar was conducted by Craig Shepherd (Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills), Natalia Izra Dato' Nasaruddin and Lee Shih and moderated by Samuella Kong Ju Ern. The webinar was held via Zoom from 8:00pm to 9:30pm. We had 64 participants.


22 September 2022
LETS TALK ABOUT LXE: The Platform Making Digital Legal File Management Accessible To All!

Organised by the Technology Committee, this webinar was presented by Abhilaash Subramaniam and Joshua Goh. It was held via Zoom from 2:30pm to 3:30pm. We had 28 participants.


23 September 2022
Accounting 101

Organised by the Professional Development Committee, this webinar was conducted by Graham Dawes and Lee Xinyi. It was held at KL Bar Auditorium from 2:30pm to 4:30pm. We had 37 participants.

23 September 2022
KLLAC Pupils Program Batch 110/2022 Exit Evaluation

Organised by the Bar Council Legal Aid Centre (Kuala Lumpur) (“LAC”), the exit evaluation for Batch 110/2022 was conducted by Joachim Xavier from 2:00pm to 5:30pm via Zoom.

26 September.2022
The Basics Of Judicial Review

Organised by the Pupils Committee, this webinar was conducted by Kee Hui Yee and moderated by Ahmad Fathir M Zainol. The webinar was held via Zoom from 3:00pm to 5:00pm. We had 36 participants.


27 & 28 September.2022
YBGK Training Part 3

Organised by the Bar Council Legal Aid Centre (Kuala Lumpur) (“LAC”), the training was conducted by Collin Andrew from 9:00am to 4:00pm. 9 lawyers attended the training.

29 September 2022
Joint Venture - Key Considerations And Legal Issues

Organised by the Corporate & Conveyancing Practice Committee, this webinar was presented by Cassandra Nicole Thomazios and moderated by Rachel Chong Jia Wei. It was held via Zoom from 2:30pm to 4:30pm. We had 108 participants.