Circular No: 032/2023
Date: 20 March 2023
Dear Members of the Kuala Lumpur Bar,
Further to our Circular No. 016/2023, we are pleased to inform you that the Kuala Lumpur Bar Committee [“KLBC”] for the term 2023/2024 assumed office after the Kuala Lumpur Bar Annual General Meeting on 23 February 2023.
At the KLBC’s first meeting on 17 March 2023, 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.
The KLBC also appointed a Treasurer to monitor, amongst other things, the financial affairs of the KL Bar.
For the term 2023/2024, the KLBC’s Office Bearers are as follows: –
I. Honorary Secretary
Nimalan Devaraja
II. Co-opted Members
Sathya Sinnappan
Brenda Rangithan
III. Treasurer
Terrence Lee Rohui
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: Nimalan Devaraja
E-mail: nimalan.devaraja@gmail.com
Co-Chairperson: Shugan Raman
E-mail: sr@shuganco.com
2. Corporate & Conveyancing Practice Committee
Chairperson: Alden Yeoh
E-mail: alden@kyblegal.com
3. Criminal Law Practice Committee
Chairperson: Rajsurian Pillai
E-mail: surian.law.firm@gmail.com
4. Gender Equality & Diversity Committee
Co-Chairperson: Tay Kit Hoo
E-mail: la1@seirasharizad.com
Co-Chairperson: Brenda Rangithan
E-mail: brenda@bpdlex.com
5. Professional Development Committee
Co-Chairperson: S. Saravana Kumar
E-mail: sara@rdslawpartners.com
Co-Chairperson: Thulasy Suppiah
E-mail: thulasy@suppiahlaw.com
6. Publications Committee
Co-Chairperson: S. Saravana Kumar
E-mail: sara@rdslawpartners.com
Co-Chairperson: Thulasy Suppiah
E-mail: thulasy@suppiahlaw.com
7. Pupils Committee
Chairperson: Weera Premananda
E-mail: weera@adr.my
8. Sports Committee
Co-Chairperson: Alvin Oh Seong Yew
E-mail: a.s.oh.2009@gmail.com
Co-Chairperson: Sathya Sinnappan
E-mail: sathyasinnappan@gmail.com
9. Young Lawyers Committee
Chairperson: Tan Hui Wen
E-mail: wen.tanhuiwen@gmail.com
10. Legal Aid Centre (Kuala Lumpur)
Chairperson: Terrence Lee Rohui
E-mail: tl@terrencelee.com.my
Thank you.
Alvin Oh Seong Yew
Chairman
Kuala Lumpur Bar Committee 2023/2024