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Circular No 013/2015
Dated 20 Jan 2015
Regional Training Series 2015
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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: [email protected]
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.