Please be informed that the Continuing Professional Development and the Publications & Information Technology Sub-Committees of the Johore Bar Committee are organising the above titled Webinar.
This Webinar will cover the following:-
Claims for Liquidated Ascertained Damages (“LAD”)
- Brief introduction to the Housing Development (Control and Licensing) Act 1966 and Housing Development (Control and Licensing) Regulations 1989
- Who can claim LAD, how to claim LAD, how to calculate LAD, against property developers?
- Impact of the Temporary Measures For Reducing The Impact of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) 2020 Act (“the Covid-19 Act”)
- Introduction to the Covid-19 Act.
- Delays caused by the Movement Control Orders (“MCO”) imposed by the Government: does LAD run during this period with the imposition of MCO and other variations of the movement control orders?
- Have property developers been given a blanket exemption from LAD since 18.3.2020?
- Case Study
- Calculating LAD whilst taking into account the MCO periods
Particulars of the Webinar are as follows:
| Date | 20TH AUGUST 2021 (FRIDAY) |
| Time | 3:00 P.M. – 5:00 P.M. |
| Fees | RM20-00 FOR MEMBERS OF THE MALAYSIAN BAR RM10-00 FOR PUPILS IN CHAMBERS / LAW STUDENTS |
| CPD code | T5/20082021/JHB/JHB213159/2 [2 points] |
About the Speakers
Aarthi Jeyarajah runs her own practice in the name of Aarthi & Associates (a member of the RL Group Law Practice) and is a civil and commercial litigator with varied experience in handling contractual claims, commercial disputes, tortious claims, defamation actions, claims in relation to trust and debt recovery litigation. She is also experienced in conducting judicial review matters with a keen interest in the area of law involving the Housing Development (Control and Licensing) Act 1966. She is a regular contributing editor of the “Malaysian Civil Procedure” (White Book) by Sweet & Maxwell and also contributes to a chapter in the practitioner’s textbook “Law and Practice of Injunctions in Malaysia”.
Nimalan Devaraja is a partner in the Dispute Resolution Department of Skrine. He is a commercial litigator who primarily practices in the areas of civil and commercial litigation, company law and shareholders’ disputes, international arbitration, restructuring and insolvency, and regulatory enforcement. He is a Contributing Editor to the Annotated Statutes of Malaysia (Limitation Act 1953 and Partnership Act 1961), and the Malaysian Court Practice (Trial Courts). He was listed as one of ALB Malaysia’s Rising Stars 2021.
Payment & Registration
The course is limited to 250 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 19th August 2021 (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. In the meantime, we hope that you are keeping safe and healthy!
| AIMI SYARIZAD BINTI DATUK HJ. KUTHUBUL ZAMAN CHAIRPERSON CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SUB COMMITTEE | ANIS SYARIZAD BINTI DATUK HJ. KUTHUBUL ZAMAN CHAIRPERSON PUBLICATION & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SUB COMMITTEE |
