Description
As part of the Client Account Campaign that was launched on 21 June 2025, which can be viewed here, the Bar Council Risk Management Committee is organising a series of focused talks aimed at promoting awareness and best practices in managing client accounts. Through this initiative, lawyers would be able to better understand the responsibilities of being a sole proprietor or partner and manage client accounts prudently.
The talk is divided into the following three parts, which may be conducted in any sequence, provided all parts are completed:
Part I:
- Getting Started! Focus: Should We Be Partners?
- The Lawyer’s Guide: Stakeholders’ Duties and Responsibilities When It Involves Money
Part II:
- Getting Started! Focus: Accounting and Taxation
- Claims Under the PII Scheme
- ELEVATE Session
Part III:
- Getting Started! Focus: Fundamentals of Legal Practice
- Leaving Practice and Closing a Law Firm
For more information, please click here.
Should you have any enquiries, please contact:
Puan Siti (Johore Bar Committee)
(secretariat@johorebar.org.my/ 07-220 9797)
Wardah Hanim Hazidan (Malaysian Bar Secretariat)
(pirm@malaysianbar.org.my / 03-2050 2001)
Speaker
Heron Goh
Heron Goh read law at the University of Wolverhampton and soon after obtained his Master’s degree in Business Administration (Finance) from the University of Hull. With his interest and exposure in arbitration as well as dispute resolution, Heron has been admitted into the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators (“SIArb”) as an associate member. He is also a licensed member of the Federation of Malaysian Unit Trust Managers and The Malaysian Insurance Institute.
He started his career at RKT Tax Services Sdn Bhd. After four years, he joined Usaha Korporat Tax Services Sdn Bhd and was involved in tax compliance, advisory, audit, management, and planning for more than 26 years in various industries including manufacturing, trading, construction, plantation, communication services, charitable societies, and public transportation. He actively gives talks to Members of the Bar on tax and accounting matters and has served as an advisor to several public listed companies. He joined MustaphaRaj in March 2016
George Neo
George Neo graduated from the University of Wales, College of Aberystwyth, in 1992 and obtained his Certificate in Legal Practice in 1993. George Neo excelled in his studies and was awarded the Calcott Pryce Prize by the University of Wales. He was admitted as an advocate and solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in 1994.
George Neo commenced his practice as an advocate and solicitor in 1995 with the firm Yeo, Tan, Hoon & Tee. He was made a partner in 2002. His practice is mainly litigation, and his area of practice includes company law, contract law, land acquisition, tort and insurance cases. George Neo acts for the Malaysian Bar PI scheme to defend suits filed against legal practitioners in Malaysia. He has appeared as counsel in the Federal Court, Court of Appeal, High Court, Sessions Court and Magistrate Court and some of his cases are reported in the law journals. He is also a regular speaker for the Johore Bar.
Fadhil Ihsan
Fadhil Ihsan is a technology enthusiast with a firm belief that every small law firm should adopt technology. He advocates that small firms can significantly reduce overhead costs and enhance the delivery of legal services through the adoption of tech. Fadhil is passionate about making technology accessible and beneficial to all legal practitioners, regardless of firm size or resources.
Fadhil practices under the name and style of Azwad Ihsan & Co, a small law firm based in Johor Bahru. Currently, he serves as the Chairman of the Johore Bar, as well as the Co-Chairperson of the Bar Council Legal Tech, AI, and Sandbox Committee, and the Bar Council Cyber and Privacy Laws Committee. Fadhil is also an active speaker, frequently conducting talks and seminars on technology and legal tech.
Terms and Conditions
Event Policy
Places are limited and registration is on a first come, first served basis. The registration for this session will close on 27 August 2025 (Wednesday), at 12:00 pm.
For events with registration fees, all payments must be made in advance, including bank charges. Registration will be confirmed once proof of payment is provided by email or fax, and full payment is received.
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.
Cancellation
Cancellations must be made in writing.
Please note that there will be no refunds for cancellations, but substitutions are allowed. Kindly inform us in writing with the relevant details at least three days in advance.
If you have failed to inform the organiser on your cancellation for three consecutive times, you may be blacklisted for future events.
Transferral
You are allowed to transfer your place to another participant, but you must notify the organiser with the necessary details at least three days in advance.
Attendance
CPD points for CPD Scheme 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
The personal information that you provide to the Malaysian Bar, whether now or in the future, may be used, recorded, stored, disclosed or otherwise processed by or on behalf of the Malaysian Bar for the purposes of facilitation and organisation of this event, research and audit, maintenance of a participant database for the promotion of this event, and such ancillary services as may be relevant.
Disclaimer
• Materials (if any) 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 Malaysian Bar and speaker(s).
