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4 September 2018  Seminar on Updates to the Companies Act 2016  Organised by the Professional Development Committee, this seminar was presented by Wong Tat Chung at the KL Bar Auditorium from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. The seminar was attended by 62 participants. The seminar covered the Companies Act 2016: The after effects and the relevant subsidiary legislation. 5 September 2018  Seminar on An Introduction to Construction Law   Organised by the Professional Development Committee, this seminar was presented by Choon Hon Leng at the KL Bar Auditorium from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. The seminar was attended by 42 participants and covered, amongst others, "The Players"; "The Structure"; "The Jargons and the Law"; "Preparing a Construction Contract"; "Resolving Construction Disputes"; and "The Construction Industry Payment and Adjudication Act 2012". 7 September 2018 A Day in the Life of… Series: An Industrial Relations and E...

1 August 2018 Criminal Litigation Workshop for Pupils  Organised by the Pupils Committee specifically for pupils, the above workshop was conducted by Lim Chi Chau and Jacky Loi Yap Loong at the KL Bar Auditorium from 3:00 pm to 5:30 pm. The workshop was attended by 28 pupils and focused primarily on the practical aspects of handling a brief covering the following areas, "Obtaining Client's Statement”; “Bail Application”; “Mitigation”; and “Trial Process".    2 August 2018 Seminar on Best Practices in Strata Property Management Organised by the Corporate and Conveyancing Practice Committee, the seminar was presented by Lai Chee Hoe at the KL Bar Auditorium from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. The seminar was attended by 72 participants and covered, amongst others, “Right to vote”; “Right to be elected”; “Absent proprietor”; “Voting in General Meetings”; “Different type of resolutions”; “Different rate of charges”; “Sub-management”; “Developers’ duty”; and “Duties of JMB/MC”...

10 July 2018 #MeToo, Whats Next? Co-organised by the Gender Equality and Diversity Committee and the Young Lawyers Committee, this forum was presented on 10 July 2018 at the KL Bar Auditorium from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. The panelists were Lee Lian Kong (a Journalist with Asian Correspondent), Nik Elin Zurina Bt Nik Abdul Rashid, Ida Daniella Binti Zulkifili and Rajsurian Pillai a/l Chellappa Pillai. The Forum was moderated by Meera Samanther. The forum was attended by 38 participants. 11 July 2018 Seminar on Insolvency Act 1967 | Revamping the Bankruptcy Act 1967 Organised by the Professional Development Committee, this seminar was presented by Trevor Jason Mark Padasian at the KL Bar Auditorium from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. The seminar was attended by 54 participants and covered, amongst others, “"Bankruptcy (Amendment) Bill 2016 – Insolvency Act 1967"; "Government’s Objectives"; "Subordinate Legislation – Insolvency Rules 2017 and Insolvency (Voluntary Arr...

2 to 3 June 2018 YLC Retreat Organised by the Young Lawyers Committee, the retreat, a team-building and mission-setting activity where the new members were to ideate and decide on the plan for the year, was held at Grand Ion Delemen Hotel, Genting Highlands, Pahang on 2 and 3 June 2018.  It was attended by 36 participants.  11 June 2018 Iftar at Eat x Dignity In the spirit of the holy month of Ramadhan, the KLBC organised a Buka Puasa event with underprivileged children on 11 June 2018 at Eat X Dignity. 25 children from Yayasan Chow Kit attended the event, generously sponsored by members of the Bar and well-wishers. Everyone had an enjoyable time. KLBC also managed to collect a small contribution for the Dignity for Children Foundation whose aim is to establish a world-class community-based education programme and several integrated social transformational training enterprises. The Foundation strives to be a leading hub for transformational education, community work ...

2 May 2018 Seminar on The Malaysian Judiciary and the Doctrine of the Basic Structure of the Constitution  Organised by the Professional Development Committee, this seminar was presented by Dato’ Seri Mohd Hishamudin Yunus at the KL Bar Auditorium from 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm. The seminar was attended by 18 participants. The lecture discussed the doctrine of the basic structure of the Constitution as propounded by the Supreme Court of India in the landmark case of Kesavananda Bharati v State of Kerala (1973). It also discussed the initial reluctance of the Federal Court to adopt the principle in Loh Koi Choon (1977); and the gradual acceptance of that principle in subsequent cases. Among the other cases that were discussed were Sivarasah Rasiah (2010), Semenyih Jaya (2017) and Indra Gandhi (2018). 4 May 2018 Seminar on Civil Procedure  Organised by the Professional Development Committee, this seminar was presented by Selva Balan Sinnan at the KL Bar Auditorium from 3:00 p...

6 April 2018 Seminar on Profits from Disposal of Real Property: Chargeable Gains or Business Income? Organised by the Professional Development Committee, this seminar was presented by Lim Kien Chai at the KL Bar Auditorium from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. The seminar was attended by 51 participants. The primary objective of this seminar was to assist lawyers to guide their clients in determining whether a disposal of property is governed under the RPGT Act 1976 or ITA 1967. 6 April 2018 Discussion with Deputy Registrar (Administration) A discussion was held at the Melati Room, Kuala Lumpur Court Complex at 8:15 am between the Chairperson of the Civil Practice and Court Liaison Committee and two other KLBC members with the Deputy Registrar (Administration), Tuan Ahmad Fairuz bin Mohd Puzi on the below two issues:             i.       Signages / Allocation of Parking Bays for pregnant women; ...