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7 January 2017 3rd KL Bar Pool Tournament 2017 This tournament was held on 7 January 2017 at 5ive Star Pool & Billiard SS15, Ground Floor, Subang Square Corporate Tower, Jalan SS15/4G. It was doubles competition with a handicap system to promote participation amongst new players. In total 10 pairs registered to play with the final, played on 19 January 2017. There was only 1 mixed doubles pair and 1 ladies doubles pair. They created a surprise when they both qualified for the semi-finals, beating out some more fancied pairs. The semi-finals were opposite affairs, one being a lopsided 8-0 win and the other going down to the wire with the ladies doubles pair losing 6-9 after leading 6-5 and needing only one more frame to win. The final was a cagey one though sprinkled with some excellent safety shots and kick shots. Eventually, Michael Tan Ching Hooi and Eugene Teo ran out deserving winners by a score of 9-6! Semi Finalists 1. Syed Ismit Putra bin Syed Mohd Fuad an...

2 December 2016 Seminar on Legal Due Diligence: The Necessary Evil of Merger and Acquisition Organised by the Young Lawyers Committee (YLC), this seminar was presented by Addy Herg on 2 December 2016 at the KL Bar Auditorium from 3:00 pm to 5:30 pm. The seminar was attended by 58 participants. The seminar covered the following topics: "Introduction"; "Purpose of Legal Due Diligence"; "Understanding the objectives"; "The various aspects of legal due diligence investigations"; "Connecting the dots"; "Legal analysis and legal opinion"; "The applicable law and legal documents"; "Risk management and documentation"; "Accomplishing the objective"; and "Updates and improvement". 6 December 2016 Seminar for Partners and Sole Proprietors on Your Firm’s Financials Organised by the Professional Development Committee (PDC), this seminar was presented by Lim Kien Chai on 6 December 20...

5 October 2016 Pupils Introduction Session As a monthly tradition organised by the Pupils Committee, the Pupils Introduction Session for October was held on 5 October 2016. The session, attended by 72 pupils, was led by Shashi Devan and Dinesh Muthal. The purpose of the session is 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 and other members of the KLBC were also present to provide input and possible solutions. Like previous sessions, the pupils were also shown a video montage of the History of the Malaysian Bar. 18 October 2016 PDC Seminar on Family Mediation Organised by the Professional Development Committee (PDC), this seminar was presented by Serene Ong Si Oui on 18 October 2016 at the KL Bar Auditori...

Pre-camp I was sponsored by the Kuala Lumpur Bar Committee (KLBC) for the Strategic Litigation Camp at Avillion Resort, Port Dickson which was held from 18 - 21 August 2016 after having come across the details on Facebook. Prior to the camp, I was assigned to a case study and a group of teammates with whom I worked together to prepare for a moot during the camp. My teammates were Nadra, Yeo Heng Hau, Emily Chong and Priscilla Chin. Emily kindly took on leadership of the team and set up a WhatsApp group for the team to prepare for the camp. We even met up at a cafe in PJ to discuss the assignment which was based on the Bersih T-shirt Ban. During the cafe meet-up, we got to know each other more and there was a fruitful discussion. The Camp Day 1 We arrived at the Resort to be briefed by the staff there on security issues as well as some ground rules. Khairil, the Chairperson, encouraged all participants to speak their mind and ideas in a respectful manner and not...

3 September 2016 KL Bar Bowling Tournament 2016 This Tournament was held at Sunway Megalanes, Sunway Pyramid on 3 September 2016. A total of 14 teams participated in the event and the winners were as follows: Overall Champion: King Pins 1st Runner Up: Sunshine Girlz 2nd Runner Up: Chooi & Company A Best Male Player Azmi Jamaluddin (King Pins) Best Female Player Wong Li Wei (Mohanadass Partnership) Best Firm Team Chooi & Company A 8 September 2016 Pupils Introduction Session As a monthly tradition organised by the KLBC Pupils Committee, the Pupils Introduction Session for September was held on 8 September 2016. The session, attended by 65 pupils, was led by Shashi Devan and Dinesh Muthal. The purpose of the session is 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 s...