Dear members of the Kuala Lumpur Bar,
Further to our eNewsletter of 2 March 2018, we are pleased to inform you that the Kuala Lumpur Bar Committee [“KLBC”] for the term 2018/19 assumed office after the Kuala Lumpur Bar Annual General Meeting on 28 February 2018. At the first meeting on 21 March 2018, the new KLBC appointed the Honorary Secretary of the KLBC pursuant to Section 70(6) of the Legal Profession Act 1976 and co-opted two members to the KLBC under Section 73(vii) of the Legal Profession Act 1976 as follows:
I Honorary Secretary
Jacky Loi Yap Loong
II Co-opted Members
Sharmila Ravindran
Collin Arvind Andrew
10 Subcommittees were set up to facilitate the organisation of the KLBC’s various activities and to cater to the needs of our Kuala Lumpur Bar members and the following KLBC members were appointed to chair the individual Subcommittees:
1 Civil Practice & Court Liaison Committee
Chairperson: Muhendaran Suppiah
[Tel: 2260 2611 / 2260 2811 E-mail: muhendaran@gmail.com]
2 Corporate & Conveyancing Practice Committee
Chairperson: Vivekananda Sukumaran
[Tel: 2078 4888 E-mail: vivekananda.contact@gmail.com]
3 Criminal Law Practice Committee
Chairperson: Shashi Devan Thalmalingam
[Tel: 4041 9175 E-mail: tsdevanassociates@gmail.com]
4 Gender Equality & Diversity Committee
Co-Chairperson: Goh Siu Lin
[Tel: 9212 2688 E-mail: siulin@ksshlegal.com]
Co-Chairperson: Sharmila Ravindran
[Tel: 6419 0949 E-mail: sharm@ravindran.com.my]
5 Information Technology & Publications Committee
Chairperson: Foong Cheng Leong
[Tel: 7987 9495 E-mail: foongcl@gmail.com]
6 Professional Development Committee
Chairperson: Atan Mustaffa Yussof Ahmad
[Tel: 2171 1484 E-mail: atan@azamlaw.com]
7 Pupils Committee
Chairperson: Alvin Oh Seong Yew
[Tel: 9044 0068 E-mail: a.s.oh2009@gmail.com]
8 Small Firms & Practitioners’ Affairs Committee
Chairperson: Alex Anton Netto
[Tel: 7732 5666 E-mail: alexantonnetto@gmail.com]
9 Sports Committee
Chairperson: Chen Yu Szen
[Tel: 7732 5666 E-mail: szenklbarsports@gmail.com]
10 Young Lawyers Committee
Chairperson: New Sin Yew
[Tel: 6206 3304 E-mail: synew@amerbon.com]
Click here for a brief write-up on the objectives of the respective Subcommittees.
Elected at the Annual Review and Elections of the Bar Council Legal Aid Centre (Kuala Lumpur) [“KL LAC”] held on 8 February 2018, Collin Arvind Andrew [Tel: 2721 2739 E-mail: collinlawchambers@gmail.com] chairs the KL LAC.
Thank you.
Best Regards
Goh Siu Lin
Chairman
Kuala Lumpur Bar Committee 2018/19