Description
The Bar Council Small Firms Practice Committee is launching a series titled “Beyond Horizon,” designed to empower small law firms by helping them build capacity and seize new opportunities for growth and success. The upcoming webinar, Beyond Horizon: Reimagining Opportunities for Small Firms, focuses on navigating an evolving legal landscape. This session highlights opportunities for innovation, strategies to expand from local roots to a global reach, and reimagining how small firms can deliver exceptional value—demonstrating that impact is driven by vision, not size.
Speaker
Shamila Nair is a lawyer and entrepreneur, bridging legal experience with strategic innovation. As the Partner of Peter Ong & Nair in Kuala Lumpur and CEO of Nair Consulting in Dubai, she is experienced in navigating cross-border and multi-jurisdictional legal challenges, empowering clients to thrive in emerging markets across Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and beyond.
Shamila’s practice spans corporate, commercial, and technology law, with a focus on climate law, with an emphasis on decarbonisation and energy-efficiency policies. Her experience also includes advising on technology law-related matters, such as drone regulations, artificial intelligence, data privacy, and cybersecurity.
Shamila’s background includes her tenure at Deloitte Legal, supporting APAC projects, working with Singaporean law firms on cross-border cases; and serving as the President of the Malaysian Association in Singapore between 2021 and 2023.
She also served as an Associate at Presgrave & Matthews and as an Associate Trainee at Zaid Ibrahim & Co (Penang), where she honed her legal acumen early in her career.
Shamila is the co-author of the Singapore Blue Plan 2018, reflecting her commitment to environmental advocacy and legal reform. She continues to drive collaboration, innovation, and support for the next generation of legal professionals.
Terms and Conditions
Event Policy
Places are limited and registration is on a first-come, first-served basis.
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For events that are not organised by Bar Council, please note that you are subject to the relevant terms and conditions specified by the external providers.
Cancellation
Cancellations must be made in writing.
If you have failed to inform the organiser on your cancellation for three consecutive times, you may be blacklisted for future events.
Refunds
Refunds will be processed after the event is completed. This may take up to 30 business days. The conditions for refunds are as follows:
- Full refunds will be issued if the event is cancelled or postponed by the organiser due to some circumstances.
- There will be no refunds for cancellations made fewer than seven working days before the session but substitutions are allowed.
The organiser reserves the right to modify, cancel or postpone the event, should circumstances arise that make such action necessary, whereupon all registration fees paid will be refunded.
Transferral
You are allowed to transfer your place to another participant, but you must notify the organiser with the necessary details.
Attendance
CPD points will not be awarded to lawyers and pupils in chambers from Peninsular Malaysia who arrive more than 15 minutes late, are not present throughout the event, or leave before its scheduled end.
Privacy
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Disclaimer
- Materials will be emailed only. No printed notes will be provided.
- No recording of the event is permitted via any means at any time.
- No part of the event content may be used/reproduced in any form without the written and explicit consent of the Bar Council and speaker(s).
