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04 October 2012 PDC Seminar on Online Defamation Rishwant Singh from Messrs Zul Rafique & Partners presented the seminar which was held at the KL Bar Auditorium at 3.00pm. The seminar was attended by 39 participants and covered the following areas, "Online vs Traditional Defamation”, “Publication”, “Republication”, “The Cause of Action”, “Hyperlinks” and “Section 114 of the Evidence Act 1950”. 10 October 2012 Pupils Introduction Session Organised by the KL Bar Pupils Welfare Committee, the introduction session for October was held on 10 October 2012. The session, attended by 82 pupils, was led by Harleen Kaur (Leena) and Jason Kong. Pupils were briefed on the structure of the Malaysian Bar and the KL Bar, the election to both the Bar Council and the KL Bar Committee and highlights of the Malaysian Bar. It included a session for pupils to raise issues and problems faced by them during their period of pupillage and the Chairman and members of the KLBC were on hand to ...

02 September 2012 Visit to Orang Asli Settlement at Kg Bertang, Pahang The Young Lawyers Committee jointly with ‘Project Light A Home’ organised a visit to the Orang Asli Settlement at Kg Bertang, Pahang on 02 September 2012 as a run up to the Charity Night 2012. During the visit, the villagers were given groceries, courtesy of the collection from the Social, Arts & Culture Committee’s Go-Kart Race held on 07 August 2010 and Nokero light bulbs, courtesy of ‘Project Light A Home’. 05 September 2012 Pupils Introduction Session Organised by the KL Bar Pupils Welfare Committee, the introduction session for September was held on 05 September 2012. The session, attended by 84 pupils, was led by Harleen Kaur (Leena) and Ravin Singh. Pupils were briefed on the structure and organisation of the Malaysian Bar and the KL Bar, the election to both the Bar Council and the KL Bar Committee and selected highlights of the Malaysian Bar. The introduction session included a sess...

07 August 2012 Pupils Introduction Session Organised by the KL Bar Pupils Welfare Committee, the introduction session for August was held on 07 August 2012. The session, attended by 100 pupils, was led by Harleen Kaur (Leena) and Jason Kong. Pupils were briefed on the structure of the Malaysian Bar and the KL Bar, the election to both the Bar Council and the KL Bar Committee and highlights of the Malaysian Bar. The introduction session included a session for pupils to raise issues and problems faced by them during their period of pupillage and also to come up with possible solutions. The issues raised and possible solutions suggested by the pupils at this session were: No Issue Possible Solution 1.         Ethics Course - have already done so during CLP so why duplicate ·         Abolish the Examination 2.         Lack of guid...

Keeping information safe online and in the cloud Wired writer Mat Honan was subject to an epic hacking attack that took over his Google account, compromised his Twitter account and led to his AppleID account being accessed and used to remotely wipe both his iPhone and his iPad. On August 5, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak expressed his own wariness of the cloud. In light of this, Relaxnews asked security expert Christopher Boyd, senior threat researcher at GFI Software, for tips on keeping information safe online and in the cloud. The effects of a hack of the nature Mat Honan suffered can have far-reaching consequences. “The biggest impact here is the loss of invaluable personal data,” says Christopher Boyd. “Money can often be recovered, fraudulent purchases can be addressed but the loss of photographs and work related material can be devastating.” How to ensure you don’t lose data To safeguard against the loss of invaluable data, Boyd recommends individuals back up their...

The KL Bar Young Lawyers Committee (KLYLC) organised a Buka Puasa on 14 August 2012 at a Malay styled restaurant (with attap roof and all) in the middle of KL called “ Tupai-Tupai. ” It was surrounded by greenery and there were even some chickens (in cages) at the entrance to the restaurant. It really gave the place a “ kampong ” feel to it and sent a subtle message to patrons that you have already “ balik kampong ” by just going there. At about 7pm, the place started to fill up with patrons and young lawyers from the Bar. This year we were joined by the young engineers from the Young Professional Alliance (YPA) who booked a table just next to ours.  It was a good turnout with about 30 people, many of whom were attending for the first time. What was unexpected was the amount of fellowship and catching up occurring at this event. The food was good but many were happily chatting away rather than “lapping up” the buffet. Many new friendships were forged and old ones stren...

30 June to 1 July 2012 33 rd Penang International Dragon Boat Festival 2012 The KLBar-Barians travelled north to the Pearl of the Orient to compete in their biggest competition of the year and their first outing against international teams. Click here and here for the full report. 04 July 2012 Pupils Introduction Session Organised by the KL Bar Pupils Welfare Committee, the introduction session for July was held on 4 July 2012. The session, attended by 90 pupils, was led by Harleen Kaur (Leena). Pupils were briefed on the structure of the Malaysian Bar and the KL Bar, the election to both the Bar Council and the KL Bar Committee and highlights of the Malaysian Bar. The introduction session included a session for pupils to raise issues and problems faced by them during their period of pupillage and also to come up with possible solutions. The issues raised and possible solutions suggested by the pupils at this session were: No Issue Possibl...