Johore Bar Committee

Circular No. 68/2023: AMLA Compliance Training Workshop in North Johore (26 Oct 2023)

This workshop will feature practical scenario-based training when dealing with AMLA compliance. It aims to enable participants to draft AMLA compliance policies and implement them in an effective manner within their firms. The workshop will be divided into two sessions; theory and practical. The speaker is a certified trainer for AML/CFT for Designated Non-Financial Business and Professions (“DNFBPs”).

Particulars of the workshop are as follows:

Date26TH OCTOBER 2023 (THURSDAY)
Time2:30 P.M. – 5:00 P.M.
VenueRM HOTEL LEVEL 5,
24A JALAN BENTAYAN
84000 MUAR JOHOR
FeesRM60-00 FOR MEMBERS OF THE MALAYSIAN BAR AND LAW FIRM STAFF; AND
RM40-00 FOR PUPILS IN CHAMBERS / LAW STUDENTS
CPD codeT3/26102023/JHB/JHB233258/2 [2 points]

About the Speaker

Mohamad Ezri Bin Abdul Wahab is the Vice-President of the Malaysian Bar for the term 2022/2023 and 2023/2024. He was elected as Council Member of the Malaysian Bar for six consecutive terms between 2016 and 2024. He was called to the Bar in 1994 and set up his practice in 1996. He is an accredited mediator and a Syariah Law practitioner in Penang. In 2018, he was appointed as the President of the Strata Management Tribunal under the Ministry of Housing and Local Government Development, a position which he currently holds until today. He completed the Train-the-Trainer (“TTT”) Programme on Anti Money Laundering, which was a collaborative effort between Bank Negara Malaysia and the Asian Banking School. He is currently the Chairperson of the Bar Council AMLA Committee and Bar Council Ad Hoc Committee on Touting.

Payment & Registration

The Workshop is limited to 60 participants only. To guarantee your space, payment and registration are required on a first come first serve basis. 

Payment can be made by direct deposit or internet banking to:

Account name: JOHORE BAR HOUSE & LIBRARY FUND

Bank: CIMB Bank Berhad

Account no.: 80-0933164-8

To register, please submit ALONG WITH PROOF OF PAYMENT, the following details by email to Pn Nur Aqilah Azman (muarbar@outlook.com) or the Johore Bar Secretariat (secretariat@johorebar.org.my) on or before 15th October 2023.

  1. Name of participant(s);
  2. Name of legal firm;
  3. Membership Number / Petition Number; and
  4. Email address.

Please note that CPD points will be given only to participants who attend the Seminar from start till the end.

Kindly contact the persons in charge for further details:-

  1. Haryanti Binti Othman, 012-748 6638
  2. Nurain Sakina Binti Zakri, 018-984 6465

We look forward to your participation.

HELEN FONG

CHAIRPERSON

NORTH JOHOR AFFAIRS SUB COMMITTEE