The Kuala Lumpur Bar Blog

June 2022 Fixed deposit The Treasurer, S. Saravana Kumar advised the Kuala Lumpur Bar Committee to uplift the current Fixed Deposits that were placed in Affin Bank and move them to AmBank as he had managed to secure a higher interest rate of 2.4%. RM2,500,000.00 was placed for a term of 12 months at 2.4% and the balance RM342,921.52 was placed for a term of 3 months at 2.1%. 3 June 2022 Insolvency Act 1967 Organised by the Professional Development Committee, this webinar was conducted by Trevor Jason Mark Padasian. It was held via Zoom from 3:00pm to 5:00pm. We had 122 participants. 7 June 2022 Mergers And Acquisitions In Malaysia Organised by the Professional Development Committee, this webinar was conducted by Sheba Gumis and was moderated by Chan Edwin Tomas Junior. It was held via Zoom from 3:00pm to 5:00pm. We had 72 participants. 7 June 2022 to 14 June 2022 LAC Pupil’s Training Batch 110/2022 Organised by the Bar Council Legal Aid Centre (Kuala Lumpur) (“LAC”), the LAC ...

1 to 15 March 2022 LAC Pupils Programs Organised by the Bar Council Legal Aid Centre (Kuala Lumpur) (“LAC”), the orientation for Batch 109/2022 was conducted by Kenneth Khoo on 1 March 2022 from 2:00pm to 6:00pm, via Zoom.140 pupils attended the orientation. The pupils were then assigned to their respective LAC Pupils Programs. The respective training programs were conducted between 9 March and 15 March 2022 either online or physical. The trainers were Shashi Devan, Parvinder Kaur, Collin Arvind Andrew, Arun Kumar, Tan Hui Wen, Selvaraja, Dato’ Yasmeen Shariff, Balan and the representatives from the respective NGO partners. 4 March 2022 Hand Over Of Essential Items To Kajang Prison Organised by the Criminal Law Practice Committee (“CLPC”), the handover ceremony was held on Friday, 4 March 2022 at 3:00pm at the Kajang Prison and was, attended by the KLBC Chairman, Vivekananda Sukumaran, Honorary Secretary, Alvin Oh Seong Yew and CLPC Chairperson, Collin Arvind Andrew. In 202...

  10 February 2022 Challenging The Prosecution Evidence In Sexual Offences Cases Organised by the Criminal Law Practice Committee, this webinar was presented by Salim Bashir Bhaskaran and Datuk Wan Azmir Bin Wan Majid and moderated by Kuhanraj Manokaran. It was held via Zoom from 2:30pm to 4:30pm. We had 63 participants. 15 February 2022 An Introduction To Industrial Court Procedures Organised by the Professional Development Committee, this webinar was conducted by Foo Siew Li and was moderated by Sandhya Saravanan. It was held via Zoom from 3:00pm to 4:30pm. We had 121 participants. 16 February 2022 Pupils Introduction Session - Diversity & Inclusion Session The Pupils Introduction Session in February was held online via Zoom from 2:30pm to 5:30pm. Led by Rajsurian Pillai, the session was attended by 85 pupils. The purpose of the Pupils Introduction Session was to introduce pupils to the structure of the Malaysian Bar and the K...

10 January 2022 Personal Data Protection Act Organised by the Professional Development Committee, this webinar was conducted by Jeremiah R. Gurusamy. It was held via Zoom from 3:00pm to 5:00pm. We had 52 participants. 12 January 2022 Pupils Introduction Session - Diversity & Inclusion Session The Pupils Introduction Session in January was held online via Zoom from 2:30pm to 5:30pm. Led by Rajsurian Pillai, the session was attended by 78 pupils. The purpose of the Pupils Introduction Session was 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. Also included in the said Pupils Introduction Session was a session on “Diversity & Inclusion” which aim was to educate and create awareness among the pupils on, inter ali...

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...