Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

Please be informed that the Young Lawyers and Chambering Pupils and Continuing Professional Development Sub Committees is jointly organising a seminar entitled “Civil Trial Preparatory Work” This course aims to provide participants with an overview of the preparatory work that has to be undertaken by a Counsel, to be ready for the trial. The rules …

Circular No. 33/19: Seminar Civil Trial Preparatory Work (12 July 2019) Read More »

Please be informed that the Continuing Professional Development Sub-Committee is organizing a seminar entitled “Conveyance – From Buy to Bequeath” featuring 12 members of the Bar Council Conveyancing Practice Committee. The topics span the conveyancing spectrum – from issues relating to housing development and updates on related legislation, to financing products and estate matters. The …

Circular No. 28/19: Seminar on Conveyance – From Buy to Bequeath (24 June 2019) Read More »

Please be informed that the Continuing Professional Development Sub-Committee is organizing a Seminar on Legal Documentation for Islamic Financing: Sale-Based Structures. With the rise of institutions practicing Islamic Finance across the nation, it would be a severe handicap not to have knowledge on the subject. In order to illuminate the process of drawing up of …

Circular No. 27/19: Seminar Legal Documentation for Islamic Financing (18 June 2019) Read More »

As litigation lawyers, much of our day to day work involves interacting with the Judges and the Opposing Counsel. How one conducts themselves during these interactions are therefore an important part of the litigation process.  Hence, the Young Lawyers and Chambering Pupils and Continuing Professional Development Sub Committees is jointly organising a seminar entitled “Advocacy, …

Circular No. 24/19: Seminar Advocacy, Court Room Etiquette and Ethics (24 May 2019) Read More »

On March 4th 2019, Malaysia signed the Instrument of Accession to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (“Statute of Rome”) much to the delight of both national and international Human Rights organizations. The said delight however, was short-lived because not a month later, on April 5th 2019, Malaysia withdrew from ratifying the Statute …

Circular No. 22/19: Statute of Rome, Role of ICC And Sovereignty of Malaysia (16 May 2019) Read More »