The Kuala Lumpur Bar Blog

1 AND 2 DECEMBER 2021 VIRTUAL CONVEYANCING CONFERENCE 2021 Organised by the Corporate & Conveyancing Practice Committee (“CCPC”), this conference was held via Zoom on 1 and 2 December 2021. Fatma Aliya Binti Ahmed Ramzi was the emcee for the 2-day conference. The welcome speech for Day 1 was delivered by the Chairman of the Kuala Lumpur Bar Committee, Vivekananda Sukumaran and Tuan Jaiya Bin Abu, Director of the Land Management & Legislation Division (on behalf of the Deputy Director General of Lands And Mines). There were four sessions on 1 December 2021 – Session 1 entitled “Latest And Future Development On e-Tanah” from 10:10am to 11:10am was presented by YM Tengku Rohana Binti Tengku Nawawi and moderated by Lee Jie Jiun. Session 2 entitled “Risk Management, Compliance And Best Practice To Overcome Conveyancing Fraud, Money Laundering And Terrorist Financing In Conveyancing Practice” from 11:25am to 12:45pm was presented by Ms. Mun Chooi Wan, Tuan Jaiya Bin Abu, Ms. Fu Shiow...

5 NOVEMBER 2021 SEXUAL HARASSMENT - WHERE THE LINE IS DRAWN Organised by the Gender Equality & Diversity Committee, this webinar was held via Zoom/FB Live from 3:00pm to 5:00pm. The speakers were Betty Yeoh (AWAM), Yu Ren Chung and Santhi Latha. The event was moderated by Nadiah Nazri. We had 64 participants. Click here to watch the video.   9 NOVEMBER 2021 SEXUAL HARASSMENT |AN ACT 20 YEARS IN WAITING Organised by the Gender Equality & Diversity Committee, this webinar was held via Zoom/FB Live from 3:00pm to 5:00pm. The speakers were Daniella Zulkifili, Meera Samanther and Afiq Mohd Nor. The event was moderated by Vilasini. We had 80 participants. Click here to watch the video.   12 NOVEMBER 2021 SOLO PRACTICE AND PARTNERSHIP: WHAT ARE THEY LIKE? Organised by the Professional Development Committee, this webinar was conducted by PS Ranjan and moderated by Sukhdev Kaur. It was held via Zoom from 3:00pm to 5:00pm. We had 36 participants.   13 AND 14 NOVEMBER 2021...

  5 October 2021 SCHEMES OF ARRANGEMENT: RESCUE TOOL FOR DISTRESSED COMPANIES OR UNFAIR CRAMDOWN OF CREDITORS? Organised by the Professional Development Committee, this webinar was conducted by Lee Shih and Nathalie Ker. It was held via Zoom from 3:00pm to 5:00pm. We had 147 participants. 6 October 2021 BUYING AN AUCTION PROPERTY – LEGAL PRACTICALITIES & PITFALLS Organised by the Corporate & Conveyancing Practice Committee, this webinar was presented by Zemilah binti Mohd Noor and moderated by Michele Lau Kai Lee. It was held via Zoom from 2:30pm to 4:00pm. The webinar covered, amongst others, “What’s an Auction Property”; “Why Auction Property”; “Type of Auction”; “Type of legal documentation”; “Tips when buying an Auction Property“; and “The pitfalls of buying an Auction Property”. We had 134 participants. 8 October 2021 THE UNSPOKEN: UNCOMMON TRADITIONS OF THE BAR Organised by the Young Lawyers Committee, this Clubhouse ses...

4 September 2021  UNRAVELLING THE LEGAL PROFESSION | EN ROUTE TO PUPILLAGE: A GOOD CV, COVER LETTER & INTERVIEW Organised by the Young Lawyers Committee, this webinar was conducted by Choo Dee Wei and moderated by Sherylin Choy Pei Zhen. It was held via Zoom from 10:00am to 11:30am. We had 526 participants. 6 September 2021  DOCUMENTATION FOR SALE & PURCHASE OF VESSELS AND FINANCING Organised by the Professional Development Committee, this webinar was conducted by Joanne Long and moderated by Kuhanraj a/l N Manokaran. It was held via Zoom from 3:00pm to 5:30pm. We had 83 participants. 8 September 2021  ADVISING TECH COMPANIES AND STARTUPS FROM A LAWYER'S PERSPECTIVE: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES Organised by the Corporate & Conveyancing Practice Committee, this webinar was presented by Izwan Zakaria and moderated by Low Kok Jin. It was held via Zoom from 2:30pm to 4:30pm. The webinar covered, amongst others, “The role of a lawyer when it comes to advising a...