Dear Members of the Kuala Lumpur Bar,
Further to our Circular No. 035/2025, we are pleased to inform you that the Kuala Lumpur Bar Committee [“KLBC“] for the term 2025/2026 assumed office after the Kuala Lumpur Bar Annual General Meeting on 27 February 2025.
At the KLBC’s first meeting on 10 March 2025, the new KLBC appointed the Honorary Secretary of the KLBC pursuant to Section 70(6) of the Legal Profession Act 1976 and a Treasurer to monitor, among others, the financial affairs of the KL Bar.
For the term 2025/2026, the KLBC’s Office Bearers are as follows:-
I. Honorary Secretary
Shugan Raman
II. Treasurer
Rajsurian Pillai
Pursuant to Section 73(vii) of the Legal Profession Act 1976, the KLBC has co-opted:
I. Faez Abdul Razak; and
II. Mavinthra Jothy Thillainathan.
10 Sub-Committees were set up for this term and the following KLBC members were appointed to chair the individual Sub-Committees:
1. Civil Practice & Court Liaison Committee
Co-Chairperson: Aarthi Jeyarajah
E-mail: art@aarthiassociates.com
Co-Chairperson: Tay Kit Hoo
E-mail: kithootay@gmail.com
2. Corporate & Conveyancing Practice Committee
Co-Chairperson: Faez Abdul Razak
E-mail: Faez.AbdulRazak@WongPartners.com
Co-Chairperson: Jeremiah Rais Bin Badrul Hisham
E-mail: jr@steventhiru.my
3. Criminal Law Practice Committee
Chairperson: Rajsurian Pillai
E-mail: surian.law.firm@gmail.com
4. Gender Equality & Diversity Committee
Co-Chairperson: Brenda Rangithan
E-mail: brenda.rangithan@gmail.com
Co-Chairperson: Aarthi Jeyarajah
E-mail: art@aarthiassociates.com
5. Professional Development Committee
Co-Chairperson: Brenda Rangithan
E-mail: brenda.rangithan@gmail.com
Co-Chairperson: Jeremiah Rais Bin Badrul Hisham
E-mail: jr@steventhiru.my
6. Pupils Welfare Committee
Co-Chairperson: Tay Kit Hoo
E-mail: kithootay@gmail.com
Co-Chairperson: Michelle Siah Yi Yen
E-mail: michellesiahyiyen@gmail.com
7. Sports Committee
Chairperson: Shugan Raman
E-mail: sr@shuganco.com
8. Social, Arts & Culture Committee
Co-Chairperson: Sarah Yee Chyi Cheng
E-mail: sarahyee.9@gmail.com
Co-Chairperson: Michelle Siah Yi Yen
E-mail: michellesiahyiyen@gmail.com
9. Young Lawyers Committee
Co-Chairperson: Ooi Jia Liang
E-mail: ooijialiang@gmail.com
Co-Chairperson: Mavin Thillainathan
E-mail: mavinjothy@gmail.com
10. Legal Aid Centre (Kuala Lumpur)
Chairperson: Morhaneraj Rajakumaran
E-mail: morhanlaw@gmail.com
Thank you.
Nimalan Devaraja
Chairman
Kuala Lumpur Bar Committee 2025/2026