YSCL Classroom
Our Managing Partner, Abang Iwawan, co-founded the Young Society of Construction Law (YSCL) Malaysia in early 2020 and is serving as the incumbent President. Under his leadership, the YSCL introduced “YSCL Classroom”, a program aimed to enhance accessibility and empower young and aspiring practitioners within the construction industry through continued education.
To find out more, visit www.myscl.org or www.linkedin.com/company/ysclmy
Training Workshops & Lectures
Guest Lecturer for SEGI University x AIAC Short Course on Arbitration
2 December 2020
Abang Iwawan delivered an online lecture alongside Chelsea Pollard (AIAC’s International Case Counsel) on “Powers, Duty and Obligations of an Arbitrator” as well as “Challenging the Appointment of an Arbitrator”.
Speaker for ALSA x RDS Special Webinar on Federalism to Sarawak and Sabah
11 September 2020
Abang Iwawan joins a panel discussion alongside Sarawak’s de facto Law and State-Federal Relations Minister, YB Datuk Sharifah Hasidah on the topic of Federalism and the significance of the Malaysia Agreement 1963 to Sarawak and Sabah.
Speaker for AIAC’s Standard Form of Building Contracts + ADR Roadshow
29 November 2019
Abang Iwawan presented as a speaker on the fundamentals of defending a construction adjudication claim under CIPAA. The event was attended by over 200 participants including government agencies, arbitrators, adjudicators, legal practitioners, and professionals from the construction industry. Other speakers include Ir Harbans Singh, James Monteiro and Dato' Nitin Nadkarni.
Legal Webinars
Speaker on The Role of Blockchain Technology in Governance
16 February 2021
Our Head of Renewable Energy, Climate Change and Environment Practice, Marco Isidor Tan, was invited by the Wisdom Foundation Malaysia to speak in a policy dialogue session hosted by Datuk Seri Panglima Wilfred Madius Tangau, the former Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation of Malaysia in 2017 and former Deputy Chief Minister of Sabah. Marco’s presentation focused on the topic of decentralisation through blockchain technology and its role in governance.
Moderator for AIAC’s Special Webinar on Malaysia Agreement 1963
17 September 2020
A discussion on dispute resolution in Sarawak & Sabah, and the significance of the Malaysia Agreement 1963 to the legal profession. Featuring immediate past Chief Judge of Sabah & Sarawak, Tan Sri Datuk Panglima David Wong Dak Wah.
Speaker for ALSA x CLJ Webinar on Force Majeure
7 September 2020
A webinar on how the Movement Control Order (MCO) could be interpreted as a Force Majeure event, as well as Malaysia’s COVID-19 bill which is intended to create a statutory Force Majeure regime.
Moderator on Resolving Construction Disputes in the Time of COVID-19
16 May 2020
A webinar featuring a discussion on alternative dispute resolution methods in the construction industry, as well as managing construction disputes arising from the pandemic.
Panellists included Tan Swee Im (39 Essex Chambers London), Dr Christopher To (Gilt Chambers Hong Kong), Thayananthan Baskaran (Baskaran Kuala Lumpur), Ronan Collins (Gamuda Engineering) and Michelle Sunita Kummar (Deputy Head of Legal from AIAC).