Johore Bar Committee

Circular No. 21/2024: The Art of Drafting Pleadings (11 July 2024)

We are pleased to announce that Mr. Ravi Nekoo will be back at the Johore Bar for a seminar and workshop on “The Art of Drafting Pleadings” organised by the Professional Development & Education Sub-Committee.

During the morning session seminar, Mr. Ravi will be speaking on the dos and don’ts, the techniques and the applicable laws with the aim of providing the participants with an overview understanding of drafting pleadings. In the afternoon, there will be a workshop dedicated to hands-on practice in drafting pleadings under the guidance of our esteemed speaker, allowing participants to gain practical experience in this essential skill.

The course structure is as follows:

  9:45 am  Registration
10:00 am  – 12:00 noonThe art of drafting pleadings
12:00 noon – 1:00 pmLunch
1:00 pm – 4:00 pmDrafting of Statement of Claim

Particulars of the Course are as follows:

Date11TH JULY 2024 (THURSDAY)
Time10:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.
VenueLEVEL 1, ABDULLAH A. RAHMAN AUDITORIUM
JOHORE BAR BUILDING
NO. 5 JALAN TUN ABDUL RAZAK
SUSUR 1 / 1, 80000, JOHOR BAHRU
FeesRM100-00 FOR MEMBERS OF THE MALAYSIAN BAR
RM50-00 FOR PUPILS IN CHAMBERS / LAW STUDENTS
CPD codeT3/11072024/JHB/JHB241060/3 [3 points]

About the Speaker

RAVI NEKOO was admitted to the bar as an Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in 1995. He completed his Masters in Law and Masters in Criminal Justice at the University of Malaya. Subsequently, he was admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor to the Supreme Court of New South Wales, Supreme Court of South Australia, and the High Court of Australia. With an extensive background in litigation, Mr Ravi has represented clients across all levels of the court in Malaysia. In addition to his legal practice, he is the author of the book “Malaysian Civil Procedure and Practice.” The 2nd edition of this book was recently released by Current Law Journal. He has also been a tutor for students sitting for the CLP examination for many years and Civil Procedure was one of the subjects that was taught by him. Mr Ravi Nekoo is a Partner of Messrs Nekoo.

Payment & Registration

The Seminar is limited to 70 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 at this link here or email to the Secretariat (secretariat@johorebar.org.myon or before 10th July 2024 (Wednesday).

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

Participants will receive slides (if any – with the permission of the speaker) via email after the Seminar. The case study for the workshop will be given during registration on that day.

We look forward to your participation.

R ANUSHA A/P RAGVAN AND PREM SHOBANA A/P GANA DAS

CO-CHAIRPERSONS

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & EDUCATION

SUB COMMITTEE

REGISTRATION LINK – HTTPS://TINYURL.COM/REG11072024