sports arbitration in malaysia - the way forward

SPORTS ARBITRATION
IN MALAYSIA THE WAY FORWARD
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22.05.2014
TIME: 9.30AM – 12.00PM
VENUE: KUALA LUMPUR REGIONAL CENTRE FOR ARBITRATION
12 JALAN CONLAY, 50450 KUALA LUMPUR
PROGRAMME
9.00AM Arrival of Guests
9.15AM Welcome Speech
by Professor Datuk Sundra Rajoo, Director, KLRCA
9.30AM
Welcome Remarks
by YAM Tunku Tan Sri Imran Tuanku Ja’afar, President, Olympic Council of Malaysia
9.45AM
An Overview: Dispute Resolution in Sports
by Dato’ Low Beng Choo, Vice President, Olympic Council of Malaysia
10.15AM
Resolution of Disputes under the Sports Development Act
by Encik Ahmad Shapawi, Sports Commissioner of Malaysia, Ministry of Youth
& Sports Malaysia
10.45AM Refreshments
11.00AM Sports Arbitration – A Fair and Progressive Platform
for the Resolution of Disputes
by Faris Shehabi, Deputy Head of Legal Services, KLRCA
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11.30AM Q&A Session
12.00PM End of programme
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+603-2142 0103
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SPEAKER’S PROFILE
DATO’ LOW BENG CHOO
Dato’ Low Beng Choo is the Vice President of the Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) and is currently the Chair of the
OCM Legal Advisory & Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee and the OCM Women & Sport Committee.
She obtained her degree in law with honours from the University of Malaya in 1982 and was subsequently admitted as an
Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in January 1983 and has been in active private legal practice since.
Dato’ Low has been actively involved in the Bar Council of Malaysia since 1996. She serves as an elected member of the
Malaysian Bar Council and on several Bar Council Committees. She is also a registered mediator of the Malaysian Bar
Council Mediation Centre and a Notary Public.
Dato’ Low was a national athlete in softball and netball. She is still actively involved in the sports community, holding the
positions of President of the Softball Confederation Asia (since 2010); Secretary-General of the International Softball
Federation (since 2009) and World Baseball-Softball Confederation (since 2013); Member of the Women & Sport Commission
of the International Olympic Committee; Chair of the Special Technical Committee of the Malaysia Games (since 2007)
and served as the Technical Delegate for the sport of softball at various South East Asian (SEA) Games, Asian Games and
Olympic Games; Served as a member of the Commonwealth Advisory Body on Sport (CABOS) and was Deputy Chair until
the expiry of her term in December 2012; and Member of the Sports Advisory Panel to the Honourable Minister of Youth &
Sport Malaysia.
SPEAKER’S PROFILE
AHMAD SHAPAWI BIN ISMAIL
Ahmad Shapawi bin Ismail is presently the Sports Commissioner of Malaysia under the Ministry of Youth and Sports. He
was appointed to this position on 17 June 2013.
Prior to this, he was the Chief Executive Officer of the Institute Sukan Negara. He had also held positions such as the
Director of Bahagian Persediaan Antarabangsa, Bahagian Dasar and Bahagian Atlet in the National Sports Council from
1988 to 2012.
He was also a panel member in the drafting of the Sports Development Act 1997, Deputy Chef-de-Mission for several major
sporting events such as the SEA Games, Islamic Countries Games and the secretariat for the Malaysian Contingent of the
Asia Games, Commonwealth Games and Olympic Games.
Ahmad Shapawi was appointed the Deputy Chef-de-Mission for the SEA Games in Brunei (1999), Kuala Lumpur (2001)
and Manila (2005). He was instrumental in the preparation of the Malaysian Contingent which emerged as overall champion
winning 111 gold medals at the Sea Games 2001 in Kuala Lumpur.
Ahmad Shapawi was also an active sepak takraw player for the university and state level.
SPEAKER’S PROFILE
FARIS SHEHABI
Faris Shehabi graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) and Bachelor of Commerce (Finance) (B.Comm.) from the University
of New South Wales in 2005. He was admitted to practice in the Supreme Court of New South Wales and High Court of
Australia in 2006, working as a commercial litigation solicitor with Jackson Lalic Lawyers until July 2011. He went on to
complete his LLM in International Law at IE Law School in Madrid, graduating in July 2012 with Honourable Mention
recognising the highest scores in the program.
Faris presently fills the position of Deputy Head of Legal Services with the Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration,
where he is in charge of Arbitration services. He is also on the Asia-Pacific Forum for International Arbitration (AFIA)
Committee and is the exclusive correspondent (Malaysia and Australia) for the Buenos Aires Arbitration Review. Faris
speaks English and Arabic and is spearheading the KLRCA’s involvement in the development of a Malaysian arbitration
platform for sport.