feed
Home arrow News arrow Legal/General News arrow Renowned English judge to speak on commercial law
  • Malaysian Bar Web Ads
  • Malaysian Bar Web Ads
  • Malaysian Bar Web Ads
  • Malaysian Bar Web Ads
  • Malaysian Bar Web Ads
Renowned English judge to speak on commercial law PDF Print E-mail
Tuesday, 22 November 2011 11:24am
©The Star (Used by permission)

PETALING JAYA: The 25th edition of the Sultan Azlan Shah Law Lecture on Dec 1 will have a United Kingdom Supreme Court judge as the featured speaker.

Lord Walker of Gestingthorpe , who has acquired a reputation for the “logical and rigorously intellectual” style of judgments, will speak on “Would it have made any difference? Cause and effect in commercial law”.

His verdicts are now regarded as authoritative statements of the law.

One landmark case he ruled on was when the Court of Appeal had to decide whether conjoined twins Jodie and Mary should be separated in order to preserve the life of one while potentially sacrificing the other. Lord Walker judged on the grounds of intent that they should be separated.

Lord Walker graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge in 1959 with a first class Bachelor of Arts degree in Law and Classics. Until 1961, he served in the British army (Second Lieutenant Royal Artillery, National Service List).

He was called to the English Bar by Lincoln's Inn in 1960 and was appointed a Queen's Counsel in 1982, specialising in the law of trusts, pension schemes and tax.

In 1994, Lord Walker was appointed a High Court judge in the Chancery Division and was promoted to the Court of Appeal in 1997.

He was appointed as a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary in 2002, and became one of the first Justices of the newly established United Kingdom Supreme Court in 2009.

His other duties include sitting as a Non-Permanent Judge of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal since 2009.

The Lecture is organised by the Sultan Azlan Shah Foundation and the University of Malaya with the support of Malaysia Airlines.

Those interested can obtain invitation cards from the dean's office of UM's Law Faculty or call 03- 7967 6501/6502/6500 for details.
Comments (0)Add Comment

Write comment
You must be logged in to a comment. Please register if you do not have an account yet.

busy
 
< Prev   Next >
[ Back ]
  • 2012 Bar Council Subscription
    Click the link above to download Circular 072/2012 pertaining to the 2012 Bar Council subscription, including the payment guide and a set of Frequently-Asked-Questions.
  • 2012 Sijil Annual Application Form
    Click the link above to download the 2012 Sijil Annual and Practising Certificate Application Forms.
  • Having difficulty in finding a lawyer?
    Need to find a lawyer to represent you? Just click on the link for the law firms' advertisements.
  • 2012 Hotel Corporate Rates
    Attending seminars? Going for a holiday? Click on the link above to check out the list of hotel corporate rates for Members of the Bar, which is updated regularly.
  • Bar Council Bookshop
    Read MORE … but pay LE$$! Members enjoy a 20% discount on LexisNexis publications at the Bar Council Bookshop. Click on the link above for the list of available titles.
International Malaysia Law Conference (26 to 28 Sept 2012)
Hurry up! The countdown continues and the current promotion rate ends 30 June 2012. Don't miss what is going to be the best conference in the region! On top of that, if you sign up with 5 or more people from the same organisation, we will give you a 10% group discount. Click on the link above to register.
Your Login


We have 64 guests and 1 member online

Malaysian Bar blasts police violence

Bar council: Police brutality worst in Bersih 3.0



show last 4hrs - 24hrs
Google