CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

Commonwealth Legal Education Association Conference

Day 1
2 April 2026
TIME
SESSION DETAILS
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM
Registration at Shangri-La Kuala Lumpur
8:30 AM
Transportation departs from Shangri-La to Universiti Malaya
9:00 AM
Arrival of VIPs at Dewan Tunku Canselor, Universiti Malaya

Light Refreshments will be provided
9:10 AM - 9.15 AM
Welcome Remarks
Prof. Dato' Seri Ir. Dr. Noor Azuan Bin Abu Osman
Vice Chancellor of Universiti Malaya
9:15 AM – 9:20 AM
Welcome Remarks
Tan Sri Datuk Zainun Ali
Pro-Chancellor Universiti Malaya & Consultant of CLEA
9:20 AM – 9:30 AM
Welcome Remarks
Prof. Dr. S. Sivakumar
President of CLEA
9:30 AM
Arrival of YAB Prime Minister of Malaysia
Prayer Recital
National Anthem
9:40 AM – 9:45 AM
Welcome Remarks
Tan Sri Datuk Nallini Pathmanathan
Patron of CLEA
9:45 AM – 9:55 AM
Special Address
The Right Honourable Datuk Seri Utama Wan Ahmad Farid bin Wan Salleh
Chief Justice of Malaysia
9:55 AM – 10:05 AM
Special Address
The Right Honourable Justice Surya Kant
Chief Justice of India
10:05 AM – 10:20 AM
Keynote Address
YAB Dato' Seri Anwar bin Ibrahim
Prime Minister of Malaysia

Opening Ceremony
10:30 AM
Departure of YAB Prime Minister

Delegates depart to Shangri-La
11:45 AM – 1:15 PM
Plenary Session 1: Judiciaries in the Age of Technology and Globalisation
Moderator: Mr. Sathish Ramachandran, Partner, Messrs Deol & Gill
Speakers:
  1. The Honourable Justice Atan Mustaffa Yussof Ahmad, Judge of the High Court of Malaya
  2. Justice D.S. Naidu (Retd.), Retired Judge & Senior Advocate
  3. Mr. Raja Singham, Managing Director & Chief Future Officer of BAC Education Group
  4. Dr. Giri Sankar S.S. , Principal, St. Dominic's College of Law
  5. Dr. Ruchi Sharma D, Joint Secretary, CLEA & Director, Commonwealth Institute for Justice, Education & Research
1:15 PM – 2:30 PM
Lunch
2:30 PM – 4:00 PM
Plenary Session 2: Navigating the ESG Imperative
Moderator: Dato' S. Saravana Kumar, Partner, RDS Advocates & Solicitors
Speakers:
  1. The Honourable Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra, Judge, Supreme Court of India (Keynote Speaker)
  2. The Honourable Justice Dato' Faizah binti Jamaludin, Judge of the Court of Appeal of Malaysia
  3. Barrister Prashanta Bhushon Barua, Advocate, Supreme Court of Bangladesh
  4. Prof. (Dr.) Gigimon V.S. , Professor & Director, Amity Law School Mumbai
  5. Ms. Meera Ida Morton, Head of Business and Humanities, International Study Centre (University of Sussex), Joint General Secretary, Commonwealth Legal Education Association (CLEA
4:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Tea Break
4:30 PM – 6:00 PM
Plenary Session 3: Developing Litigation & Transactional Skills in the 21st Century
Moderator: To' Puan Janet Looi Lai Heng, Senior Partner, Head of Corporate Division, Co-Head ESG Pratice Group SKRINE
Speakers:
  1. Mr. Tushar Mehta, Ld. Solicitor General of India (Keynote Speaker)
  2. The Honourable Justice Dato' Azizul Azmi bin Adnan, Judge of the Court of Appeal of Malaysia
  3. Mr.Gopal Sreenevasan, Endeavour Group Law Practice
  4. Mr.Raphael Tay Choon Tien, Messrs. RDS Partnership
  5. Dr. Paul George Giri Advocate on Record, Supreme Court of India
6:00 PM
End of Day 1
7:00 PM
Welcome Dinner at Shangri-La
Day 2
3 April 2026
TIME
SESSION DETAILS
8:30 AM – 9:00 AM
Registration
9:00 AM – 9:30 AM
Ministerial Address
The Honourable Dato' Sri Azalina binti Othman Said
Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Law and Institutional Reform)
9:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Plenary Session 4: Cross-Border Corporate Insolvency in the Commonwealth
Moderator: YBhg. Datuk Thiyagu Ganesan, Deputy Director-General BHEUU
Speakers:
  1. The Honourable Justice Wan Muhammad Amin bin Wan Yahya, Judge of the High Court of Malaya
  2. Mr.Lee Shih, Managing Partner, Messrs. Lim Chee Wee Partnership
  3. Mr.Rabindra S. Nathan, Partner, Messrs. Shearn Delamore
  4. Mrs. V. Munyoro, State Advocate, Attorney-General‘s Office Zimbabwe
  5. Mr. Guru Krishnakumar, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India
11:00 AM – 11:15 AM
Tea Break
11:15 AM – 1:00 PM
The Commonwealth Moot Finals
1:00 PM – 2:15 PM
Lunch
2:15 PM – 3:30 PM
Plenary Session 5: Emerging Global Challenges for Criminal Law Practice
Moderator: Mrs. Nabila Hussain, Director of Government Affairs and Public Policy, Microsoft
Speakers:
  1. Dr. R. Venkataramani, Ld. Attorney General of India (Keynote Speaker)
  2. Dr. Jasmine Begum , Regional Director, Microsoft
  3. Dr. Haezreena Begum Binti Abdul Hamid, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, University Malaya
  4. The Honourable Justice E.V. Venugopal, Judge of the High Court of Telangana
  5. Prof. Dr. Kumaralingam Amirthalingam , Professor, Faculty of Law, National Univeristy of Singapore
3:30 PM – 3:45 PM
Tea Break
3:45 PM – 5:15 PM
Plenary Session 6: Navigating the Landscape of International Arbitration
Moderator: Dato' M. Rajasekaran, Managing Partner, Messrs. Rajasekaran
Speakers:
  1. The Honourable Justice K.V. Viswanathan, Judge, Supreme Court of India (Keynote Speaker)
  2. Justice Dato' Mary Lim Thiam Suan, President of the AIAC Court of Arbitration
  3. The Honourable Justice A.H.M.D Nawaz, Judge, Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
  4. Mr. Apoorv Kurup, Advocate-in-Record, Supreme Court of India & Delhi High Court
  5. Prof. Dr. Ashok R. Patil, Vice-Chancellor of the National University of Study and Research in Law (NUSRL), Ranchi
5:15 PM – 5:35 PM
Closing Address
The Honourable Justice Surya Kant
Chief Justice of India
5:35 PM – 6:00 PM
Valedictory Ceremony, Prize-Giving Ceremony and Closing Remarks
6:00 PM
End of Day 2
7:30 PM
Gala Dinner
Plenary Sessions
Key Sessions
Breaks
Social Events

Note: Programme subject to change. Speakers to be confirmed.

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