The Kuala Lumpur Bar Blog

Dear members of the Bar and pupils-in-chambers, The Kuala Lumpur Bar Committee has relocated but the office is not operational yet. Those who wish to serve documents, letters, etc on the Kuala Lumpur Bar Committee are kindly requested to do so at the address below: Ground Floor Bar Council Building No.15 Leboh Pasar Besar 50050 Kuala Lumpur For other queries, please call 0183173403 (between 8:30am and 5pm) or email klbc@klbar.org.my. Sorry for any inconvenience caused. Regards, Jeremiah R Gurusamy Honorary Secretary Kuala Lumpur Bar Committee

  4 July 2014 Meeting with the Director of the KL Courts This Meeting between the Director and Administrative Officers of the KL Courts and the KL Bar Civil Practice Committee (CvPC) was held at 2:45 pm at the Bilik Mesyuarat Anggerik, KL Court Complex. The CvPC was represented by HR Dipendra, Co-Chairperson of the CvPC and two other CvPC members namely Ajeet Kaur and Srividhya Ganapathy.  Amongst the issues raised at the meeting were, parking within the KL Court Complex by lawyers; security guards not allowing people entry into the KL Court Complex because of inappropriate dressing; taxis entering and dropping off passengers at the foyer; ramp at the right wing of the car park area; water wastage and broken taps/flushes in the bathrooms; reducing energy consumption; no smoking in the KL Court Complex; haphazard parking of motorcycles by runners;  and pupils who have not been “short-called” appearing in Court. 5 July 2014 Young Professionals Alliance Social Get...

"The experienced mountain climber is not intimidated by a mountain — he is inspired by it."  - William Arthur Ward - An inspiring bunch of individuals numbering close to 20 people took the challenge to hike the slightly challenging yet exciting hills of Puchong early Sunday morning of 15 June 2014. Packed with hand towels, water containers, proper hiking shoes and a positive soul, we took the hill with many other eager climbers. The trail starts with a 20 minute hike to the starting point. Here a slightly higher elevated surface proves for a slightly challenging hike to the entrance. To digress a little, a day before the hike, Alex Netto and Joshua Beni had hiked the trail in order to familiarise themselves with the trail and to keep an eye out for any slippery terrains, sudden drops or misleading tracks. Thus it was only natural for Alex Netto to have led the hike and for Joshua Beni to have been the sweeper on hike day. A brisk walk with the occasional spr...

5 June 2014 Pupils Introduction Session Organised by the KL Bar Pupils Welfare Committee, the introduction session for June was held on 5 June 2014. The session, attended by 62 pupils, was led by Shashi Devan. Pupils were briefed on 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 and members of the KLBC were on hand to provide input and possible solutions. Amongst the issues raised by the pupils at this session was no leave during pupillage. The pupils were also shown a video montage of the History of the Malaysian Bar. 6 June 2014  CPC Mentoring Programme Get-together The KL Bar Criminal Practice Committee (“CPC”) organised a CPC Mentoring Programme get-together on 6 June 2014 at 6:00 pm at the KL Bar Secretariat. Five mentors and five ...

Saturday June 28, 2014 morning was made interesting when members of the Bar decided to put on colourful jerseys for the second installation of the Annual KL Bar Futsal Competition. The gig which was held in Samba de Futsal Court, Petaling Jaya saw strong participation and support from the legal fraternity and improvements over the inaugural 2013 edition.  The Annual KL Bar Futsal Competition was pioneered by Peter-Douglas Ling, Chairperson of the KL Bar Sports & Recreation Committee, last year in-line with the objective set by the Committee to promote sportsmanship among members of the Bar by organising various sports activities. Similar to last year, the well-ran competition was organised by a team of dedicated sports enthusiasts—Sri Sarguna Raj, Joshua Tay and Alwin Rajasurya who also took part in the competition. This year, sixteen men’s teams and four ladies’ teams participated in the competition. The maximum number of teams was thus achieved and an unfortunate 17t...

1 to 3 May 2014 45th Malaysia-Singapore Bench & Bar Games and 5th Quadrangular Bar Games The Games, hosted by the Kuala Lumpur Bar on behalf of the Malaysian Bar for the very first time and held in Kuala Lumpur from 1 to 3 May 2014, was a tremendous success. The Malaysian Bar emerged triumphant and recorded its best ever result by winning both the Judges’ Trophy and the Quadrangular Bar Games.  Click here to view the results and for reports on the individual matches and here for the photos. 4 May 2014  Coffee & Law The Young Lawyers Committee (YLC) had its first session of “Coffee & Law” on 4 May 2014 at Dr. Café in Publika hosted by Wan Zafran Pawancheek. The “Coffee & Law” event is similar to a book club where after reading a particular book, a group of people gather and discuss the plot of the book. Instead of a book, a case will be discussed and the case and direction of the discussion is determined by the Host. 8 May 2014 Pupils Introduction ...

On 17 May 2014, the KL Bar Pupils Welfare Committee (“KLPWC”) hosted the Luncheon; a meet and greet social event designed to give an opportunity for younger members of the Bar to share experiences and exchange views with and be inspired by senior members of the Bar over the course of a luncheon. The Luncheon: A Taste of the Bar IV, was held at the grandiose President’s Room of the Royal Selangor Club at Dataran Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur. The Luncheon draws inspiration from the Inns of Courts' dining sessions. The cosy atmosphere of the Royal Selangor Club perfectly fitted all 37 attendees of the Luncheon. 28 of the attendees comprised of pupils-in-chambers from various law firms. The Luncheon was very kindly graced by nine senior members of the Bar (“the Seniors”) from a very diverse range of practice. We had luminaries from the fields of dispute resolution, conveyancing, corporate & commercial, arbitration, IP, and criminal law. The Seniors who had taken time off their bus...