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KLBC Activities Report For October 2022

 4 October 2022
The Art Of Advocacy - Handling Shipping Claims At Admiralty Court And Maritime Arbitration
Organised by the Professional Development Committee, this webinar was conducted by Philip Teoh Oon Teong and was moderated by Chan Edwin Tomas Junior. It was held via Zoom from 2:30pm to 4:30pm. We had 32 participants.

6 October 2022
Legal Aspect Of Charities In Malaysia
Organised by the Corporate & Conveyancing Practice Committee, this webinar was presented by Apnizan Abdullah and moderated by Koo Chee Keong. It was held via Zoom from 2:30pm to 4:30pm. We had 35 participants.


7 October 2022
Is Mental Health An Exclusively "Young People's" Problem?
Organised by the Gender Equality & Diversity Committee, this seminar was held at the Kuala Lumpur Bar Auditorium from 5:00pm to 7:00pm. The speakers were Sharmila Ravindran Yudistra Darma Dorai, Jamie Wong, and Abang Iwawan. The event was moderated by Vilasini Vijandran. We had 28 participants.


11 October 2022
Encouraging Healthy Workspaces: Standards Of Mental Health In The Workplace
Organised by the Gender Equality & Diversity Committee, this webinar was held via Zoom from 3:00pm to 5:00pm. The speakers were Mohd Izral Khairy and Joanne Ng. The event was moderated by Kelviin Pillai. We had 20 participants.


13 October 2022
An Overview & Latest Development Of Copyright Law In Malaysia
Organised by the Corporate & Conveyancing Practice Committee, this seminar was conducted by Suaran Singh Sidhu at the Kuala Lumpur Bar Auditorium from 2:30pm to 4:30pm. The seminar was attended by 21 participants.


15 October 2022
Kuala Lumpur Bar Grand Prix 2022
The Kuala Lumpur Bar Grand Prix Sprint Race 2022 (“the Race”) was held on 15 October 2022 (Saturday) from 9:00am to 11:30am at City Karting, Go-Kart Circuit, Stadium Car Park, Western 5, Seksyen 13, 40000 Shah Alam, Selangor. A total of 21 participants registered to take part in this event. Click here to view the video.

The top three winners of the Race were:
1. Ng Sze Yung;
2. Leon Tai; and
3. Wang Da Wei.
Ng Sze Yung also held the fastest timing during the Qualifying Session of the Race (“Fastest Qualifying Time”).


17 October 2022
Mindfulness Session
Organised by the Young Lawyers Committee, this webinar was conducted by Meninder Kaur. The webinar was held via Zoom from 8:00pm to 9:30pm. We had 51 participants.


18 October 2022
The Art Of Advocacy-Role Of Expert Witnesses In Clinical Negligence Claims
Organised by the Professional Development Committee, this webinar was conducted by Ramakrishna Tharini and was moderated by Sukhdev Kaur. It was held via Zoom from 2:30pm to 4:30pm. We had 58 participants.

19 October 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 72 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.


19 October 2022
Visit By National Legal Aid Committee And Yayasan Bantuan Guaman Kebangsaan Committee
Organised by the National Legal Aid Committee (“NLAC”) and Yayasan Bantuan Guaman Kebangsaan ("YBGK") Committee, this meeting was attended by NLAC & YBGK representatives (Co-Chairpersons, Dato’ Abdul Fareed b Abdul Gafoor and Dato’ Rajpal Singh Mukhtiar Singh and Ruhil Razak,  their Executive Officer), the Legal Aid Centre Kuala Lumpur was represented by Terrence Lee Rohui & Rajsurian Pillai a/l Chellapa Pillai (Co-Chairpersons), Chan Yen Hui (Secretary) Parvinder Kaur (Treasure), and all the secretariat staff from the Legal Aid Centre Kuala Lumpur. The meeting was held physically from 3.30pm to 5.30pm at the Legal Aid Centre Kuala Lumpur training room.


31 October 2022
Pupils Long Call Briefing
The Pupils Long Call Briefing in October was held online via Zoom from 11:00am to 12:30pm. The briefing was led by Weera Premananda and 114 pupils attended.


31 October 2022
Visit From International Islamic University Malaysia To The Bar Council Legal Aid Centre Kuala Lumpur Office
The visit to Bar Council Legal Aid Centre Kuala Lumpur (“LAC KL”) was organised by the International Islamic University Malaysia (“IIUM”) Legal Aid Club and The Asian Law Students’ Association IIUM to create awareness amongst their students on the legal aid services provided by LAC KL. A briefing session was held for the students at the Bar Council Auditorium and the speakers for the briefing were Terrence Lee Rohui, Rajsurian Pillai a/l Chellapa Pillai, and Morhaneraj Rajakumaran . The event took place from 9:00am to 12:00pm and a total of 51 students participated in the said visit.