Description
MyBar Care and LawCare Fund Initiative
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
This session will cover the following topics:
(1) Entitlement under the LawCare Fund;
(2) Eligibility for claims relating to terminal illness and total or partial disability;
(3) Coverage top-up options for enhanced benefits;
(4) Application process for compassionate assistance from the LawCare Fund;
(5) Updates to nominees or trustees in the beneficiary form; and
(6) For Muslim Members, clarification on whether the proceeds are subject to Islamic laws on faraid.
Pre-Trial Mandatory Mediation ― Are You Ready for It?
4:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Mandatory mediation before trial could be on the horizon as it is an effective method to reduce case backlogs.
To help Members of the Malaysian Bar understand and prepare for this development, the Malaysian International Mediation Centre (“MIMC”), through its Mediation Advocacy Campaign, invites you to explore how mediation can reshape your practice and help you stay ahead of the curve.
Find out about MIMC’s Mediation Advocacy Course, designed to equip lawyers with the skills and confidence to act as mediation advocates to guide clients effectively through the mediation process.
This session will cover the following topics:
(1) Introduction to MIMC;
(2) Introduction to mediation;
(3) How MIMC can help you adapt in a changing legal landscape;
(4) Introduction to MIMC’s Mediation Advocacy Course ― Becoming a Mediation Advocate:
(a) The lawyer’s role before, during and after mediation;
(b) Setting up and preparing for mediation;
(c) Communication and documentation;
(d) Preparing your client; and
(e) Professional conduct and ethics in mediation.
(5) The impact of mediation on legal practice and income.
Speaker
Murshidah Mustafa
Secretary of the Malaysian Bar
Chairperson, Bar Council MyBar Care Committee and Bar CouncilMediation Committee
Yasmeen Shariff
Member, Bar Council MyBar Care Committee and Bar Council Mediation Committee
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 12 November 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).
