Event

Event

 

CPD Live | Bankruptcy Overview and Amendments to Insolvency Act 1967: 5 years on + COVID-19

21 Apr 2022 - Thu / 1 day / 3:00pm - 4:30pm / Zoom

This CPD Live session will cover the following:

  • Overview of the bankruptcy legislative scheme under the Insolvency Act 1967 (“IA 1967”) and Insolvency Rules 1969 (“IR 1969”);
  • 2017 amendments to the IA 1967 and IR 1969: impact 5 years on, and
  • Summary of the COVID-19 legislation affecting bankruptcy.
Organisers: Bar Council

CPD Points: 1
Event Code:
T5/21042022/BC/BC224152/1

Description

This CPD Live session will cover the following:

  • Overview of the bankruptcy legislative scheme under the Insolvency Act 1967 (“IA 1967”) and Insolvency Rules 1969 (“IR 1969”);
  • 2017 amendments to the IA 1967 and IR 1969: impact 5 years on, and
  • Summary of the COVID-19 legislation affecting bankruptcy.

Speaker

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 commercial and insolvency disputes.  He has experience particularly in the area of personal bankruptcy and has given talks extensively on that area to the Bar, professional bodies (including that of the banking industry), and boards of companies, amongst others.

Terms and Conditions

Event Policy

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

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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.

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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).

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