The “Interpretation of Statutes” Course was held on 6th March 2020 (Friday) at the Banquet Hall, Palace of Justice, Putrajaya. The course objective is to enhance Judges and Judicial Commissioners knowledge and skills in interpretation of statutes.

This course was divided into 3 sessions; speakers presentaion session, group discussion of case studies and case study presentations. The first session of the course began with the presentation of a lecture on this course by The Honourable Puan Sri Dato' Zaleha binti Yusof, Federal Court Judge. The second session was a group discussion on assigned case studies conducted by The Honourable Dato' Umi Kalthum binti Abdul Majid, Judge of the Court of Appeal. Participants were divided into five groups. Each group was assigned with one case study for discussion and presented their findings in the third session. Discussions between participants and facilitators were held after the presentation to provide a comprehensive understanding.

A total of 23 participants attended the course. They were 6 High Court Judges and 17 Judicial Commissioners. The Right Honourable Tan Sri Tengku Maimun binti Tuan Mat, Chief Justice of Federal Court, Malaysia was also present.