This session will highlight the key challenges arising from the basic principles and practice of bankruptcy law which are currently faced by bankruptcy practitioners in Peninsular Malaysia, particularly after the coming into force of the Bankruptcy (Amendment) Act 2017 (Act A1534) on 6 Oct 2017.
Trevor Jason Mark Padasian was admitted as an advocate and solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in 1993, having been admitted as a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Victoria, Australia, in 1991. He is a partner of Skrine in its dispute resolution department and has, over the years, handled the full range of civil litigation matters including personal (bankruptcy), corporate insolvency disputes and matrimonial disputes, as well as civil non-litigation matters, including matters pertaining to the Mental Health Act 2001. He has given talks on the foregoing areas to the Bar, corporate management and professional bodies (including that of the banking industry), amongst others. Trevor is a mediator on the Panel of Accredited Mediators of the Malaysian International Mediation Centre; a member of the Disciplinary Committee Panel of the Advocates and Solicitors Disciplinary Board; and a member of the Bar Council Family Law Committee, Bar Council Mediation Committee and Bar Council MyBar Ageing Advisory Committee.
Wan Nabil Ikram bin Wan Zamri was admitted as an advocate and solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in 2022. He is an associate in Skrine’s dispute resolution department, whose work encompasses commercial and civil disputes, professional negligence, insurance and reinsurance, medical negligence and family law.
Moderator
Tan Yng Yiin is a newly admitted advocate and solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in 2024. She is an associate in Skrine's dispute resolution department, where she has been actively engaged in a wide range of legal matters, including civil and commercial litigation, insurance and reinsurance disputes, professional negligence, medical negligence, insolvency, and matrimonial disputes.
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