Description
Litigation or dispute resolution is a primary area of practice for solicitors in the country. Litigators, as they are commonly referred to, are bound by and subjected to various duties, responsibilities, and obligations both professionally and personally by the client, the Courts, the Bar, and at times, even by third parties, when handling a litigation. The failure to comply and adhere with such duties and responsibilities often result in serious consequences, professionally and financially.
Keeping these duties and liabilities in mind, the talk will address the following issues concerning litigators: sources of duties and obligations that regulate the conduct of litigators; duties and responsibilities of litigators; role and duty as officers of the court; the standards of conduct expected of litigators; potential liabilities and defences.
Speaker
R Jayabalan graduated with a Bachelor of Law (LLB Hons) from the International Islamic University Malaysia (“IIUM”) in 1996 and obtained his post-graduate Master in Business Administration (“MBA”) from IIUM in 2004.
Jaya was admitted as an advocate and solicitor to the High Court of Malaya in 1997. He has been in active practice since then, conducting litigation in various courts across Peninsular Malaysia. His firm, Messrs R Jayabalan, is based in Johor Bahru.
Apart from litigation, Jaya also conducts arbitration and dispute resolution. His main area of practice is professional negligence and general tort, industrial relations and employment law, contract / commercial law, insurance and banking law, land and strata law, and administrative law, amongst others. He also actively writes and speaks on various issues of law and procedure and on issues concerning legal practice in the country.
Jaya is currently the Treasurer of the Malaysian Bar. He chairs the Bar Council Finance Committee and is the Deputy Chairperson of the Bar Council Risk Management Committee. He has served as Chairman of the Johore Bar, and is now the Johore Bar Representative to the Bar Council.
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).
