“Principles of Contractual Interpretation” Course was held on 16-17 February 2019 (Friday-Saturday) at the Conference Hall, Palace of Justice, Putrajaya. The objective of this course is to develop knowledge and skill on interpretation of contracts among participants.

A total of 23 participants attended this course consisting of 14 High Court Judges and 9 Judicial Commissioners. The facilitators of this course are The Right Honourable Datuk Seri Panglima David Wong Dak Wah, Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak; The Honourable Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Azahar bin Mohamed, Federal Court Judge and Chairman of the Training Committee, Judicial Academy; The Honourable Dato’ Mary Lim Thiam Suan, Judge of the Court of Appeal; and The Honourable Datuk Hasnah binti Dato’ Mohammed Hashim; Judge of the Court of Appeal. This course was also attended by The Right Honourable Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Ahmad bin Haji Maarop, President of the Court of Appeal; and The Right Honourable Tan Sri Zaharah binti Ibrahim, Chief Judge of the High Court in Malaya.

This course was divided into 3 sessions. The first session on the first day began with the presentation on assigned topics and discussion related to this course that were presented by participants from 5 High Court Judges and 3 Judicial Commissioners. The second session on the first and second day was a group discussion on assigned case studies. Participants were divided into five groups of four or five members in each group. Each group was assigned with one case study for discussion and presented their findings in the third session in the afternoon of the second day. Discussions between participants and facilitators were also held after the presentation to provide a comprehensive understanding to the participants. Overall, the participants have given excellent feedback about this course.

The “Principles of Contractual Interpretation” Course was held on 20th – 21st September 2019 (Friday-Saturday) at the Banquet Hall, Palace of Justice, Putrajaya. The course objective was to develop participants’ knowledge and skills on interpretation of contracts.

This course was divided into three sessions. The first session began with presentations on assigned topics and discussion on contract interpretation that were presented by participants from five High Court Judges and two Judicial Commissioners. The second session had continued with group discussion on assigned case studies. Participants were divided into five groups of four or five members in each group. Each group received assignment of three case studies for discussion and presented their findings in the third session on the second day. The participants and facilitators had also discussed about the presentation to provide a comprehensive understanding. This course received good feedbacks from participants as well as facilitators.

A total of 22 participants consisting of 16 High Court Judges and six Judicial Commissioners had attended the course. The facilitators of this course were The Right Honourable Tan Sri Datuk Seri Panglima David Wong Dak Wah, Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak; The Honourable Dato’ Mary Lim Thiam Suan, Judge of the Court of Appeal; and The Honourable Datuk Hasnah binti Dato’ Mohammed Hashim, Judge of the Court of Appeal. The Right Honourable Tan Sri Tengku Maimun binti Tuan Mat, Chief Justice of Federal Court, Malaysia; The Right Honourable Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Ahmad bin Haji Maarop, President of the Court of Appeal, Malaysia; and The Right Honourable Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Azahar bin Mohamed, Chief Judge of the High Court in Malaya were also present.

The “Quantification of Damages” Seminar was held on 7th September 2019 (Saturday) at the Conference Hall, Palace of Justice, Putrajaya. The course aimed at providing an overview on quantification of damages to participants. This programme entailed 5 talk topics. A total of three talks were delivered in the morning session entitled “Financing Reporting in Malaysia”, “Valuation: Art, Science or Magic?” and “Valuation of Shares and Businesses - How Reliable are the Various Valuation Methods?”. The seminar had held two talks in the evening session entitled “Valuation of Damages - Are Lawyers and Valuers Speaking the Same Language?” and “Minding the (Valuation) Gap”. These talks were delivered by Dato’ Mohammad Faiz Azmi, Executive Chairman - PwC Malaysia; Mr. Jay Moorthy, Partner - Valuations Leader, PwC Malaysia; Mr. Michael Peer, Partner - Dispute Advisory Leader, PwC South East Asia; and Mr. Justin Lim Chee Teong, CA, Director - Valuations, PwC Malaysia. There was a Q&A session at the end of each talk.

A total of 106 participants had attended this seminar. They were six Federal Court Judges, 20 Court of Appeal Judges, 41 High Court Judges, 16 Judicial Commissioners and 23 Judicial and Legal Officers. The Right Honourable Dato’ Seri Utama Tengku Maimun binti Tuan Mat, Chief Justice of Federal Court, Malaysia; The Right Honourable Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Ahmad bin Haji Maarop, President of the Court of Appeal, Malaysia; and The Right Honourable Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Azahar bin Mohamed, Chief Judge of the High Court in Malaya cum the Chairman of the Training Committee, Judicial Academy were also present.

A seminar, jointly organised by the Securities Commission and the Judicial Appointments Commission, entitled “Regulating the Capital Market: Changing Dynamics and Challenges” was held from 5-6 June 2014 in Kuala Lumpur.

The seminar was officiated by the Rt. Hon. Tun Arifin bin Zakaria, Chief Justice. Also in attendance were the Rt. Hon. Tan Sri Md. Raus bin Sharif, President of the Court of Appeal and YBhg. Datuk Ranjit Ajit Singh, Chairman, Securities Commission Malaysia.

The aim of the seminar was to provide an overview in relation to:

• The development of Malaysian capital market and its role in funding the real economy;

• The role of the Securities Commission in developing and maintaining the integrity of the capital market;

• Board governance and effectiveness; and

• Investor empowerment.

A total of 55 participants attended this seminar comprising 2 members from the Commission, 8 Federal Court judges, 19 Court of Appeal judges, 20 High Court judges and 6 Judicial Commissioners.

Program Talk on “Adjudicating Intellectual Property Cases and Judicial Case Management” telah diadakan pada 7 November 2014 di Dewan Persidangan, Istana Kehakiman, Putrajaya. Program ini merupakan anjuran bersama Suruhanjaya Pelantikan Kehakiman dan Malaysian International Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MICCI).

Program ini telah dirasmikan oleh YAA Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Zulkefli bin Ahmad Makinudin, Hakim Besar Malaya. Ia dihadiri oleh Hakim-Hakim Mahkamah Persekutuan, Mahkamah Rayuan, Mahkamah Tinggi, Pesuruhjaya Kehakiman dan Pegawai Perundangan dan Kehakiman yang berjumlah seramai 97 orang.

Penceramah bagi program yang dijalankan secara interaktif ini adalah Sir Colin Ian Birss, Justice, High Court of England and Wales (Chancery), manakala moderator adalah YA Dr. Badariah binti Sahamid, Hakim Mahkamah Rayuan.

On Friday, 15th December 2017, “The Chief Justice Program with the High Court Judge/Judicial Commissioner of Shah Alam High Court” was held at the Chief Justice Meeting Room, Palace of Justice, Putrajaya. The program was organized to allow The Right Honourable Tun Raus Sharif, the Chief Justice to monitor the performance report of the Judge and Judicial Commissioner in the Shah Alam High Court.

Presentation of achievement of Shah Alam High Court by Managing Judges was divided into Civil and Criminal divisions. The Honourable Tan Sri Datuk Ramly bin Haji Ali, Federal Court Judge and The Honourable Dato' Rohana binti Yusuf, Court of Appeal Judge had presented the achievement of former and latter divisions, respectively.

A total number of 11 High Court Judges and 7 Judicial Commissioners of Shah Alam High Court had attended the program to receive feedback on their performances. The Right Honourable Tun Raus Sharif had ordered a continuous monitoring of the performance improvement in 2018. The program which began at 3.00 pm ended at 5.20 pm.

Seminar “The Construction Industry Payment and Adjudication Act 2012: The Role of the Court” adalah merupakan seminar yang julung-julung kali diadakan dengan kerjasama antara Suruhanjaya Pelantikan Kehakiman (SPK) dan Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration (KLRCA).

Seramai 3 orang penceramah yang pakar dalam bidang ini telah dijemput mengendalikan seminar ini. Mereka adalah Ir. Harbans Singh dari Malaysia, Ms. Rashda Rana dari Australia dan Mr. Adrian Hughes QC dari United Kingdom.

Seramai 59 orang peserta yang terdiri daripada 41 Hakim Mahkamah Tinggi dan 18 Pesuruhjaya Kehakiman serta 56 Pegawai Kehakiman yang terdiri daripada Timbalan Ketua Pendaftar, Pendaftar, Penagarah mahkamah Negeri, Hakim Mahkamah Sesyen dan Timbalan Pendaftar telah menghadiri kursus ini. Secara keseluruhan peserta seminar ini adalah seramai 115 orang.

Seminar ini telah dirasmikan oleh YAA Tun Arifin b. Zakaria, Ketua Hakim Negara dan penutupan rasmi oleh YAA Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Zulkefli b. Ahmad Makinudin, Hakim Besar Malaya. Seminar ini turut dihadiri oleh YAA Tan Sri Md Raus b. Sharif, Presiden Mahkamah Rayuan dan YAA Tan Sri Datuk Seri Panglima Richard Malanjum, Hakim Besar Sabah dan Sarawak.

Kandungan seminar telah dibahagikan kepada 8 sesi mengenai tajuk-tajuk penting dalam The Construction Industry Payment and Adjudication Act 2012. Di setiap sesi, seorang penceramah akan memberi penerangan mengenai tajuk-tajuk tertentu dengan dibantu oleh rakan-rakan mereka yang lain. Peserta telah berinteraksi dengan penceramah di setiap masa melalui persoalan-persoalan yang ditimbulkan di sepanjang sesi/seminar berlangsung.

Construction Law : Issues and Challenges Workshop was held on 10th and 11th October 2013 and is the second collaboration between the Judicial Appointments Commission and the Kuala Lumpur Centre for Arbitration (KLRCA) in organising training for the judiciary. This is subsequent to seminar entitled “The Construction Industry Payment and Adjudicaton Act 2012 : Role of the Court “ held on 15th and 16th March 2013.

The objective of this workshop was to enhance the participants’ understanding on the technical aspects relating to the construction industry and laws.

This workshop was facilitated by Ir. Harbans Singh who is an arbitrator, adjudicator and professional mediator who specialises in construction law and alternative dispute resolution.

A total of 19 participants comprising 3 Appeal Court judges, 10 High Court judges and 6 Judicial Commissioners attended this workshop. It was officiated by YAA Tun Arifin b. Zakaria, the Chief Justice.

The workshop was divided into 8 modules that emphasised the main issues commonly encountered in the construction industry e.g project implementation, contract implementation, tender process and financial issues.

The closing ceremony was graced by YAA Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Zulkefli b. Ahmad Makinudin, Hakim Besar Malaya.

Workshop on Implementing the International Framework for Court Excellence telah diadakan pada 6-8 September 2012 di Putrajaya. Ia dilaksanakan secara berturutan untuk dua kumpulan dengan modul yang sama iaitu pada 6-7 September 2012 (Khamis-Jumaat) bagi Kumpulan Pertama dan 7-8 September 2012 (Jumaat-Sabtu) bagi Kumpulan Kedua.

Dua orang fasilitator yang telah mengendalikan bengkel ini adalah Hakim Robert J. Torres Jr., Hakim Mahkamah Agong Guam dan Encik Daniel J. Hall, Naib Presiden bagi Perkhidmatan Perunding Mahkamah, Pusat Kebangsaan Mahkamah Amerika Syarikat. 

Bengkel ini diadakan bertujuan untuk menambahbaik perkhidmatan mahkamah di setiap peringkat dengan menimba pengalaman dan perspektif antara badan kehakiman negara ini dengan konsortium antarabangsa. Ia berdasarkan rangka kerja yang telah dibangunkan oleh National Center for State Court (NCSC), Amerika Syarikat terhadap nilai-nilai (values), bidang-bidang kecemerlangan (areas of excellence), pengukuran prestasi (performance measures) dan penambahbaikan kualiti secara berterusan (continuous quality improvement). 

Seramai 67 orang peserta yang terdiri daripada Hakim Mahkamah Persekutuan, Hakim Mahkamah Rayuan, Hakim Mahkamah Tinggi, Pesuruhjaya Kehakiman, Pendaftar Mahkamah dan Pengarah Mahkamah Negeri telah menghadiri kursus ini, iaitu 37 orang peserta bagi Kumpulan Pertama dan 30 orang peserta bagi Kumpulan Kedua. 

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