The “Talk on Ouster Clause: The UK Experience by Prof. Emeritus Carol Harlow QC (Hon)” Programme was held on 29th October 2021 (Friday) at the Banquet Hall, Palace of Justice, Putrajaya. The programme aimed at providing a comprehensive understanding of the United Kingdom’s experience on the Ouster Clause. This was the fourth programme conducted under the Judicial Academy Malaysia in 2021, and the third was conducted online via the Zoom Meeting application in compliance with the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) to control the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.

A total of 111 participants consisting of six Federal Courts Judges, 13 Judges of the Court of Appeal, 30 High Court Judges, 36 Judicial Commissioners, and 27 Deputy Registrars/Senior Assistant Registrars/Special Officers/Research Officers/Legal Officers had attended this programme.

The half-day programme began with an opening address by The Right Honourable Tun Tengku Maimun Binti Tuan Mat, Chief Justice of Federal Court, Malaysia. The programme was then continued with an introductory session by The Honourable Datuk Hajah Azizah Binti Haji Nawawi, Judge of the Court of Appeal who acted as a moderator before Prof. Emeritus Carol Harlow QC (Hon), a law lecturer at the London School of Economics (LSE) began her talk. The talk session ended with a question-and-answer session and online course assessment.