Description
Lawyers deal with many stakeholders: clients, courts, regulators, staff and the public. Each has different expectations, but they all require trust, honesty and accountability. This session will discuss common mistakes in handling client accounts, examples of mismanagement, and how to protect yourself and your firm. This session also aims to help lawyers build a responsible practice and reduce serious consequences such as complaints, disciplinary actions or even criminal charges.
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Should you have any enquiries, please contact:
PI & RM Department (03-2050 2001; pirm@malaysianbar.org.my)
Wardah Hanim (03-2050 2033); Nurfarhana (03-2050 2034)
Speaker
R Jayabalan
R Jayabalan graduated with an LLB (Hons) from the International Islamic University Malaysia (“IIUM”) in 1996. He was admitted as an advocate and solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in April 1997. Jaya also holds a postgraduate Master in BusinessAdministration from IIUM (2005).
Jaya is an active civil trial and appellate litigator since 1997. He has conducted trials and appeals before all levels of courts in Malaysia. Jaya’s main areas of practice include professional liability, commercial / contract claims, employment, tort and land disputes among others. Jaya recently authored a handbook on civil trial: Jaya’s Civil Trial Handbook: Essential Practice & Procedure for Malaysian Courts.
Jaya is a Bar Council member and currently serving as the Treasurer of the Malaysian Bar and Chairperson of the Bar Council Finance Committee. He is also the Johore Bar Representative to the Bar Council, Chairperson of the Bar Council Joint Working Committee on ELEVATE — the official risk management programme of the Malaysian Bar — and Co-Chairperson of the Bar Council Constitutional Law Committee. He actively speaks in seminars and conducts trainings for Members of the Bar on issues of law and on matters of interest to the legal profession in the country.
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 26 Nov 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).
