Circular No 013/2015 Dated 20 Jan 2015 Regional Training Series 2015 PD 3 C ts n poi Northern Region | Kedah, Penang and Perak Seminar on the Basics of Cross-Examination in Civil and Commercial Trials 13 Feb 2015 (Friday) (Friday) | 2:45 pm to 5:45 pm Bayview Georgetown Hotel 25-A Farquhar Street 10200 Penang Training Category: General Practice Area: Civil Litigation Registration fees Members of the Bar RM80 | Pupils in Chambers RM40 CPD Code: T3/13022015/RTS/PGB152062/3 Registration for the seminar will begin at 2:30 pm. I would like to register for the event (all fields must be completed): The Penang Bar Committee, in collaboration with the Bar Council Continuing Professional Development Department, is organising a seminar on the basics of cross-examination in civil and commercial trials. This seminar will be conducted by Brendan Navin Siva. Name: ____________________________________________________________ The seminar is designed to teach basic skills and to impart useful lessons and pointers for young advocates to utilise in their cross-examination of witnesses. NRIC No (Pupils / Law Students / Non-Members): _________________________ The seminar will deal with:  the objective and purpose of cross-examination;  the nature of cross-examination in civil and commercial matters;  common mistakes made during cross-examination; and  practical tips for young lawyers. Name of Firm / Organisation: _________________________________________ About the Speakers Brendan Navin Siva is a B Ec / LLB graduate of the University of Sydney and was called to the Malaysian Bar in 1999. Brendan is the Chairperson of the Subcommittee on Advocacy Training Course of the Bar Council Professional Standards and Development Committee. He has conducted training sessions in Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Malacca, Johor Bahru, Kuantan, Muar, Alor Setar, Kuching and Kota Kinabalu. Brendan was the first Malaysian to be invited by the General Council of the Bar of South Africa to join their international faculty of advocacy trainers for the Advanced Advocacy Training Course at the Wallenberg Centre, Stellenbosch in January 2014. He was also the first Malaysian to be invited by the South Eastern Circuit Bar Mess Foundation to join their international faculty of advocacy trainers for the Advanced International Advocacy Course at Keble College, Oxford in August 2014, and by the Australian Bar Association to join their faculty for the Advanced Trial Advocacy Course in Melbourne in January 2015. Fahri Azzat graduated with an LLB (Hons) degree from University of Bristol. He completed the Certificate in Legal Practice, and holds a Diploma in Shariah and Legal Practice from Universiti Teknologi MARA. He was called to the Bar in 1999. He practises in the areas of civil dispute resolution as well as criminal litigation. He is a qualified advocacy trainer. Organised by the Penang Bar Committee in collaboration with the Bar Council Continuing Professional Development Department as part of the Regional Training Series 2015 Member Pupil in Chambers Law Student Non-Member (Tick where applicable) Membership No (Members of the Bar only): ______________________________ Email: ____________________________________________________________ Address: __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ Tel: ___________________________ Fax: _____________________________ Date: _________________________ Signature: _______________________ Payment options: (1) Direct deposit to Public Bank Berhad, Public Bank Main Branch, Bishop Street 10200, Penang (Account: 3060545211); or (2) Cheque or bank draft, payable to “Penang Bar Committee”; or (3) Cash payment at Penang Bar Secretariat, No 4 (1st Floor) Greenhall, 10200 Penang. All payments must be made in advance of the event, and include all bank charges. Registration will be confirmed once proof of payment is provided by email or fax, and full payment is received. Seats will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. Cancellations must be made in writing. There will be no refunds for cancellations made after 10 Feb 2015 (Tuesday) but substitutions are 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. Points for the Continuing Professional Development (“CPD”) Scheme will not be awarded to Members of the Bar who arrive more than 15 minutes late, are not present throughout the event, or leave before its scheduled end. Please direct all correspondence (including completed registration forms) and enquiries to: Penang Bar Committee Charmaine Rodrigues / Nur Habibah bt Abdul Jalil Tel: 04-261 5669 Fax: 04-262 8664 Email: secretariat@penangbar.org.my The personal information that you provide now or in the future, may be used, recorded, stored, disclosed or otherwise processed for the purposes of facilitation and organisation of this event, research and audit, and maintenance of a participant database for the promotion of this event, and such ancillary services as may be relevant. Issued by: Mohamad Ezri b Abdul Wahab and Lee Guan Tong, Co-Chairpersons, Penang Bar Committee Professional Development Subcommittee; and Brendan Navin Siva, Chairperson, Subcommittee on Advocacy Training Course, Bar Council Professional Standards and Development Committee.