MALAYSIA
LEGAL FORUM 2024

Day 1

Special Session: Constitutional Law

The Future Of Federalism In Malaysia

Moderator:

  • Steven Perian KC
    RDS Partnership

 

Speaker:

  • YAM Tunku Zain Al – ‘Abidin ibni Tuanku Muhriz

Day 2

Plenary 1: Corporate Fraud

Disregarding The Corporate Personality By Reason Of Fraud:
An Analysis Of Ong Leong Chiou & Anor v Keller (M) Sdn Bhd & Ors

Moderator:

  • Dato’ Edwin Paramjothy
    Director, Research Division, Office of the Chief Justice

 

Speakers:

  • Lavinia Kumaraendran
    Lavania & Balan Chambers
  • Yudistra Darma Dorai
    Raj, Ong & Yudistra

  • Bahari Yeow
    RDS Partnership

 

Panellist:

  • YA Datuk Hajjah Azizah Haji Nawawi
    Court of Appeal Judge                             

Plenary 2: Banking

Revisiting CIMB Bank Berhad v Anthony Lawrence Bourke & Anor:
The Industry’s Response To The Exclusion Clauses & Its Co-relation With Section 29 of the Contracts Act 1950

Moderator:

  • YA Datuk Nantha Balan A/L E.S. Moorthy
    Court of Appeal Judge

 

Speakers:

  • Brian Foong
    Cheang & Ariff
  • Kenny Lam
    RDS Partnership
  • Ong Yu Jian
    Raj, Ong & Yudistra

 

Panellist:

  • Dalvin Kaur
    Maybank

Plenary 3: CIPAA

Emerging Trends In CIPAA In Construction Adjudication:
Examining The Rulings In Anas
Construction Sdn Bhd v JKP Sdn Bhd & Anor Appeal And ASM Development (KL) Sdn Bhd v Econpile (M) Sdn Bhd

Moderator:

  • Jeremiah Ch’ng
    IOI Properties Group Berhad

 

Speakers:

  • Foo Joon Liang
    Gan Partnership
  • Balan Nair
    Lavania & Balan Chambers
  • Michael Koh
    MahWengKwai & Associates

 

Panellist:

  • YA Dato’ Lim Chong Fong
    Court of Appeal Judge

Plenary 4: Arbitration

Challenges To Expert Evidence In Arbitration:
Reliability, Relevance & Admissibility

Moderator:

  • David Chiam
    QSR Brands (M) Holdings

 

Speakers:

  • Choon Hon Leng
    Sanjay Mohan Advocates & Solicitors
  • Vinayak Sri Ram
    RDS Partnership

 

Panellist:

  • YA Dato’ Lee Swee Seng
    Court of Appeal Judge

Plenary 5: ADR Remedies

Enforceability and Effectiveness Of ADR Remedies:
Best Practices & Strategies

Moderator:

  • Azlina Baharom
    S P Setia Bhd

 

Speakers:

  • Lam Ko Luen
    Shook Lin & Bok
  • M. Nagarajah
    RDS Partnership
  • Raja Kumar Raja Kandan
    Azman Davidson & Co

 

Panellist: 

  • YA Datuk Wong Kian Kheong
    Court of Appeal Judge

Day 3

Plenary 6: Company Law

Relief For Minority Oppression:
The Law As Stated In Low Cheng Teik v Low Ean Nee

Moderator:

  • Tuan Syed Marzidy Syed Marzuki
    Petronas

 

Speakers:

  • H Y Chong
    Azman Davidson & Co
  • Farah Shuhadah Razali
    RDS Partnership

 

Panellist:

  • YA Dato’ Wan Ahmad Farid
    Court of Appeal Judge

Plenary 7: Land Law

Appeal On Compensation Under Section 49 Of The Land Acquisition Act 1960:
Examining Pentadbir Tanah Daerah Johor v Nusantara Daya Sdn Bhd

Moderator:

  • Rosli Dahlan
    RDS Partnership

 

Speakers:

  • Raymond Mah
    MahWengKwai & Associates
  • Sr Nizar Arshad MRISM MRICS
    SD Guthrie Berhad

 

Panellist:

  • YA Dato’ Sri Hasnah Mohammed Hashim
     Federal Court Judge

Plenary 8: Tax Law

A Review Of Mohd Najib Abdul Razak v Government of Malaysia & Anor:
Summary Judgment, Stay Orders & Judicial Review In Tax Matters

Moderator:

  • Rihanna Haryanti Mohd Ramli
    Petroleum National Berhad Group of Companies

 

Speakers:

  • Soh Lian Seng
    KPMG
  • Surin Segar Gnanasegaram
    Maybank

 

Panellist:

  • S. Saravana Kumar
    RDS Partnership

Plenary 9: Appellate Advocacy

The Art Of Persuading The Appellate Court

Moderator:

  • Vinayak Sri Ram
    RDS Partnership

 

Speakers:

  • Dato’ Mah Weng Kwai
    Retired Court of Appeal Judge
  • Sanjay Mohanasundram
    Sanjay Mohan
  • Cindy Goh
    Cheang & Ariff

Session 10A: Employment Law

The Test For Constructive Dismissal:
Tan Lay Peng (Administrator of the Estate of Tan Leong Huat v RHB Bank and Anor)

Moderator:

  • Nik Azli Abu Zahar
    Telekom Malaysia

 

Speakers:

  • Leonard Yeoh
    Tay & Partners
  • Ashley Lee Sze Ching
    Gan Partnership
  • Austen Pereira
    RDS Partnership

 

Panellist: 

  • YA Tan Sri Datuk Harmindar Singh Dhaliwal
    Federal Court Judge

Session 10B: IP Law

The Concept Of Prior Art In Patent Law As Stated In YKL
Engineering Sdn Bhd v Sungei Kahang Palm Oil Sdn Bhd &
Anor

Moderator:

  • Vernon Samuel
    Mercedes-Benz Malaysia

 

Speakers:

  • Michael Soo
    Shook Lin & Bok
  • Ng Kim Poh
    Tay & Partners
  •  Lim Zhi Jian
    RDS Partnership

 

Panellist:

  • YA Atan Mustaffa Yusoff Ahmad
    High Court Judge