Event

Event

 

A Three-Part Course: Introduction to Arbitration — Part 2: Commencement of an Arbitration Action and Arbitration Proceedings

8 Sep 2022 - Thu / 1 day / 3:00pm - 5:15pm / Raja Aziz Addruse Auditorium, Level 2, Wisma Badan Peguam Malaysia

Participants stand to gain an understanding on how an arbitration action is commenced; pre-hearing proceedings (including preliminary meetings, pleadings, discovery, and interim reliefs); and the hearing process (including the representation of parties, evidence, conduct of proceedings and examination of witnesses, and time-saving mechanisms).

Highlight: Registration is closed for this event
Member of MIArb: RM 90
Member: RM 90
Law Student: RM 50
Pupil in Chambers: RM 50
Non-Member: RM 180
Organisers: Bar Council, The Malaysian Institute of Arbitrators

CPD Points: 2
Event Code:
T3/08092022/BC/BC221096/2

Description

Overview

The Bar Council Continuing Professional Development (“CPD”) Department, in collaboration with The Malaysian Institute of Arbitrators (“MIArb”), is delighted to bring you an exciting opportunity to learn about the fundamentals of arbitration. This CPD on-site course consists of three sessions — each session will cover an overview of the different stages involved in a typical arbitration proceeding.

Participants stand to gain an understanding on how an arbitration action is commenced; pre-hearing proceedings (including preliminary meetings, pleadings, discovery, and interim reliefs); and the hearing process (including the representation of parties, evidence, conduct of proceedings and examination of witnesses, and time-saving mechanisms).

Trainers: Wai Chan Ming and Allen Cheng Peng Han

Speaker

Wai Chan Ming is a partner of Contract Solutions i PLT Malaysia. He is a quantity surveyor by training with over 26 years of working experience with consultants, developers, and contractors. He joined several construction and consultant companies in performing contract administration and quantity surveying duties for numerous building works contracts.

Chan Ming holds qualifications both in quantity surveying and construction law. He is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (UK), the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK), the Chartered Association of Building Engineers (UK), MIArb, the Malaysian Society of Adjudicators, and the Asian Institute of Alternative Dispute Resolution. He is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Building (UK), The Academy of Experts (UK), the Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors, and the Canadian Institute of Quantity Surveyors. He is empanelled as an arbitrator with MIArb, AIAC, and Thailand Arbitration Center (“THAC”). He is certified to act as an adjudicator for statutory adjudication under the Construction Industry Payment and Adjudication Act 2012 (“CIPAA”) in Malaysia. He is also the Honorary Treasurer of MIArb.

Allen Cheng Peng Han is currently a junior partner at Azman, Davidson & Co where he is practising in civil and commercial litigation and arbitration. Throughout his years of practice, he has acted for and advised various developers and contractors in litigation, adjudication, and arbitration proceedings with a main focus on construction-related disputes.

Allen has experience in drafting and amending construction contracts, and advising his clients regarding standard forms of construction contracts such as PAM, PWD, and FIDIC forms. Apart from construction-related matters, Allen has also assisted and advised his clients on, amongst others, landlord-tenant disputes, defamation claims, foreclosure of land, winding up issue, and insurance claims.

Terms and Conditions

Event Policy

Places are limited and registration is on a first-come, first-served basis.

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.

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.
  • No refunds for this course. However substitution is 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 

The personal information that you provide to the Bar Council, whether now or in the future, may be used, recorded, stored, disclosed or otherwise processed by or on behalf of the Bar Council 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 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).

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