Description
Upon successful registration, a link to the CPD Live webinar will be emailed to registered participants only. Registration will close at 3:00 pm, on 23 Nov 2020 (Monday).
No additional registration will be accepted once the closing date has passed, or if the CPD Live webinar is full.
The CPD Department may not permit future registration if you fail to attend a CPD Live webinar after registering unless you provide an acceptable and valid reason(s).
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“This is a court of law young man, not a court of justice.”
— Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
So it is with pleadings.
What may sometimes be described as an exercise in self-loathing, pleadings confuse, frustrate and endear us, oftentimes simultaneously. This CPD Live webinar, targeted at junior practitioners, will attempt to shed light on essential elements that ought to be in one’s pleaded case. It will also delve into several fundamental aspects that one must consider even before putting pen to paper.
This CPD Live webinar will address the following:
Preliminaries — getting to grips with your client;
Notes and minutes;
Charting your course;
Understanding your case and seeing it in your mind’s eye;
How and what do you plead — a case study;
Stylistic cues and readability;
“Measure twice, cut once”;
“Don’t over-egg the pudding”;
Order 18 and Order 20 of the Rules of Court 2012;
Essential elements in defence;
Interlocutories — amending your case;
Appeals and a discussion with regard to Asia Pacific Higher Learning [2020] 2 MLJ 1; and
Questions from participants.
If you have been in practice for less than 3 years and have heard the dreaded words “Where is it in your pleaded case?” escape a judge’s lips (whilst you say a silent prayer), then this CPD Live webinar may be for you. Join us as we attempt to cut the Gordian knot that is one’s pleaded case.
Speaker
Gavin Jayapal graduated from the University of Leeds and is a Barrister-at-Law of the Middle Temple. He also holds a Masters in Law degree from the University of Malaya.
Gavin’s primary area of practice is civil and commercial litigation. He runs a boutique practice in Petaling Jaya and issues pleadings on a near-daily basis, oftentimes to his three dogs who are obstinate and incorrigible, at the best of times.
Gavin regularly appears at the High Court, Court of Appeal, and Federal Court.
Terms and Conditions
A Step-By-Step Guide to Join the CPD Live Webinar
(1) For seamless streaming, download the Zoom app
You will be given a webinar ID and a password to join CPD Live Webinar once your registration has been confirmed.
(2) Log in to Zoom, and provide your username
For Members of the Bar or pupils-in-chambers, use the format below for identification purposes when prompted:
Full name (as per NRIC) | Bar Council membership number or petition number
For non-members, provide your full name only.
(3) Setup your space
Ensure that you have a strong Internet connection. You may use an earpiece for clarity.
(4) Mute your microphone
When CPD Live is ongoing, please mute your microphone on Zoom at all times to ensure there is no interruption from your end.
(5) You may raise questions during the Question-and-Answer session only
Please take note that no speaking is allowed when the CPD Live Webinar is taking place.
If you wish to raise a question, please type in the chat box and the speaker will respond accordingly.
(6) Please, do not do this
Screen recording, sharing the webinar ID and password links, reproducing the content of the CPD Live Session on any platform are strictly not allowed.
Any unregistered person may be removed without prior notice, and no CPD point will be awarded. Failure to adhere to this may result in disciplinary action by the Bar Council.
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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).
