The Johore Bar Building, House, Library and Member’s Welfare Sub – Committee are organising the above webinar. We will be inviting five esteemed speakers to share valuable tips on starting up practice at the webinar.
The webinar consists of 2 modules:
- MODULE 1 (FIRST STEPS: WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN & HOW)
- FUNDAMENTALS OF LEGAL PRACTICE
by R Jayabalan
- Going solo or Finding a Partner
- Retainer Letter(s) / Agreement(s)
- Partnership Agreement
- Office Management 101
2. ACCOUNTING & TAXATION
by Heron Khalid Goh & Ralph Ravin Ratnaswamy
- A Lawyer’s Guide to Bookkeeping & Accounting
- Appreciating your Financial Statements
- Understanding Tax
- AMLATFA Briefing
- MODULE 2 (THE BIG LEAP: STRATEGY FOR GROWTH)
3. CONVEYANCING IN A COMPETITIVE CLIMATE
by Yang Pei Keng
- Conveyancing Practice using Checklist/KIV System
- Understanding Solicitors’ Account Rules/Solicitors’ Remuneration Order
- Avoiding Fraud
4. WINNING WAYS THROUGH CIVIL LITIGATION PRACTICE
by George Neo
Civil Litigation Process using Checklist/KIV System
Avoiding Claims/Negligence
Particulars of the WEBINAR are as follows:
| Date | 28th October 2022 (Friday) |
| Time | 8:30 a.m – 5:00 p.m. |
| Fees | RM50-00 | For Members of the Johore Bar RM25-00 | For Pupils-in-Chambers | Law Students |
| CPD code | T5/28102022/JHB/JHB221280/6 [6 points] |
Schedule of event:
| 8:30 a.m. | Registration and Introduction |
| 9:00 a.m. | Session 1: The Fundamentals of Legal Practice by R Jayabalan, Messrs R Jayabalan |
| 10:30 a.m. | Break |
| 10:45 a.m. | Session 2: Accounting & Taxation by Heron Khalid Goh & Ralph Ravin Ratnaswamy |
| 12:45 p.m. | Lunch |
| 2:00 p.m. | Session 3: Conveyancing in a Competitive Climate by P K Yang, Messrs The Chambers of Teo Say Eng |
| 3:30 p.m. | Session 4: Winning Ways through Civil Litigation Practice by George Neo, Messrs Yeo Chambers |
| 5:00 p.m. | End |
About the Speakers
R JAYABALAN graduated with L.L.B (Hons) from the International Islamic University Malaysia in 1996. He was called to the Bar on 30th April 1997. He also obtained his MBA from the International Islamic University Malaysia in 2005. He is an active litigator and his area of practice is general civil litigation. Over the years, he has conducted cases, trials and appeals at all levels of courts in Malaysia and on various areas of law. He has also conducted talks and briefings on various issues of law and practice at the Bar. He is currently the Chairman of Johore Bar for term 2022/2023.
HERON KHALID GOH read law at the University of Wolverhampton, UK and obtained his Master’s degree in Business Administration (Finance) from the University of Hull, UK. Heron is also an Associate member of the Singapore Institution of Arbitrators (“SIArb”). He has been involved in tax compliance, advisory, audit, management and planning for more than 26 years in various industries including manufacturing, trading, construction, plantation, communication services, charitable societies and public transportation. He actively gives talks to Members of the Malaysian Bar on tax and accounting matters and has served as an adviser to several public – listed companies.
RALPH RAVIN RATNASWAMY is a Chartered Accountant with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (“ICAEW”), with a Bachelor of Business degree from Victoria University in Melbourne, Australia. He is an approved Koperasi Auditor. He is a licensed liquidator under the Ministry of Finance and an approved liquidator under the Labuan Financial Services Authority. He holds a practising certificate with the Malaysian Institute of Accountants and has been involved in the areas of goods and services tax (“GST”) and tax advisory, due diligence and forensic investigations. He is also a Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland, and a Committee Member of the ICAEW Members Society in Malaysia and the Malaysia New Zealand Chamber of Commerce.
YANG PEI KENG (P K YANG) is a well known senior member of the Johore Bar; has been practising as an advocate and solicitor in Malaysia since 1970. He has vast experience in the area of conveyancing practice and actively gives talks for Johore Bar events and write – ups on conveyancing matters among others. He is currently a Consultant at The Chambers of Teo Say Eng, Johor Bahru.
NEO HEE KWANG (GEORGE NEO) graduated from the University of Wales, College of Aberystwyth in 1992 and obtained his Certificate in Legal Practice in 1993. He excelled in his studies and was awarded Calcott Pryce Prize by University of Wales. He was later called to the Bar in 1994. He commenced practice as an advocate and solicitor in 1995 with M/s Yeo, Tan, Hoon & Tee and was made a partner in 2002. George Neo mainly does litigation and his areas of practice includes company law, contract law, land acquisition, tort and insurance cases. He also acts for the Malaysian Bar Professional Indemnity Scheme to defend suits filed against legal practitioners in Malaysia and has appeared as counsel in the Federal Court, Court of Appeal, High Court, Sessions Court and Magistrate Court and many of his cases are reported in the law journals. He is also a regular speaker to the Johore Bar.
Payment & Registration
The course is limited to 100 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 the Secretariat (secretariat@johorebar.org.my) on or before 27th October 2022 (Thursday).
- Name of participant(s) and the corresponding Membership Number/Petition Number;
- Name of legal firm; and
- Email address of each participant.
Once you provide the Secretariat with the above details and the proof of payment, you will receive an email with the registration link for the Webinar. Participants will also receive slides (if any – with the permission of the speaker) subsequent to the Webinar by way of email.
CPD points will be given upon completion of the whole session to participants who have attended until the end of the event based on the online report of ‘logged-in’ duration.
We look forward to your participation!!
ARCHANA A/P TAMBE RAJA
CHAIRPERSON
BUILDING, HOUSE, LIBRARY & MEMBER’S WELFARE
SUB COMMITTEE
