RWY Sports Law Conference 2015 - Raise The Game

We at RWY wish to share with you a short video about our upcoming RWY Sports Law Conference 2015.

Our thoughts about the past Conferences, our plans for the 2015 Conference & our ambitions on Sports Law in Malaysia, all captured in this short film.

We are excited to host and organise this conference again, and invite all of you to attend. The Guest of Honour is Tunku Imran, President of OCM, who will present a keynote address.  

Relevant information for you :-

Date : 3rd December 2015

Day : Thursday 

Time : 9am till 5pm

Location : Main Auditorium of the Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre of Arbitration, Bangunan Sulaiman, KL

RWY Sports Law Conference 2014 : Flashback

The RWY Sports Law Conference grew from a half day event in 2013 to a full day Conference in 2014. With Everton Football Club of UK sending their Head of Legal to speak and a few other international and Malaysian speakers, the 2014 Conference was a cosmopolitan edition of the conference. Here's a flashback of the 2014 edition. 

RWY Sports Law Conference 2015 || RAISE THE GAME

RWY will be hosting our 3rd edition of the RWY Sports Law Conference 2015. Amongst the invited speakers are leaders from the Olympic Council of Malaysia, Sports arbitrators and Legal Directors of international Sports Associations. 

Relevant information :-

Date : 3rd December 2015

Time : 830am to 5pm

Location : Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre of Arbitration @Bangunan Sulaiman, Kuala Lumpur (opposite Majestic Hotel/KTM Headquarters)

We invite all of you to attend, but do register to reserve your seats. In 2013, over 75 delegates registered and in 2014, more than 120 delegates attended the 2nd edition of the Conference. As places are limited, we invite you to register as early as you can. 

Do contact Ms Lesley Lim at lesley@rwy.com.my or call us at 03-77273800. 

More information will be released from time to time. 

See you in December!

RWY Sports Law Conference 2013 : Flashback

Flashback from the inaugural RWY Sports Law Conference 2013

RWY Newsletter #1-2015

YouTube : RWY Sports Law Conference 2014

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RWY Sports Law Conference 2014 | Interview of Chris Anderson by BFM

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RWY Sports Law Conference 2014 | FAQ & Relevant information

Some FAQ and relevant information about the RWY Sports Law Conference 2014:-

1. When is the Conference?
4th Dec 2014 (Thursday).

2. What time should I be there?
Registration starts at 830am. Opening Ceremony starts at 930am.

3. Where is the Conference?
Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre of Arbitration (KLRCA) at Bangunan Sulaiman Kuala Lumpur, opposite Majestic Hotel and beside the old KTM Station.

4. Dress Code?
Office Attire or Formal wear.

5. Parking available at KLRCA?
There is ample parking spaces at KLRCA. However, in the unlikely event that the car park is full; kindly park at Majestic Hotel, opposite KLRCA (subject to Hotel's charges).

6. Contact Person?
For any enquiry, do contact Lesley Lim at 012 6971147.

7. Wifi at KLRCA?
Yes, there is wifi. Password will be shared at the Conference.

RWY Sports Law Conference 2014 | Speaker's Profile | Chris Anderson

Chris Anderson
Everton Football Club

Chris Anderson
Everton Football Club

Chris joined Everton in March 2014 as Head of Legal Services having previously worked as a specialist sports lawyer and corporate lawyer at a Magic Circle firm. As Head of Legal Services, Chris is responsible for all legal matters at the Club.

Prior to joining Everton, Chris worked as an external legal advisor in football acting for many clubs in the Premier League and Scottish Premier League. He acted upon a wide variety of cases covering matters at the Court of Arbitration for Sport and a number of football transfers, including advising Tottenham Hotspur on the world-record sale of Gareth Bale to Real Madrid.

In addition to his full-time role at Everton, Chris is a Visiting Lecturer in Sports Law at Liverpool John Moores University and has published many articles on Sports Law.

RWY Sports Law Conference 2014 | Speaker's Profile | JCA Dato Mah Weng Kwai

JCA Dato Mah Weng Kwai

Hon. Justice Dato' Mah Weng Kwai 

Justice Mah Weng Kwai was called to the English Bar as a Barrister-at-Law in 1971 and to the Malaysian Bar as an Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in July 1972.

In 1973, Justice Mah joined the Judicial and Legal Services of Malaysia and held, inter alia, the posts of Magistrate, President of the Sessions Court and Senior Assistant Registrar of the High Court. He also served as a Deputy Public Prosecutor and Senior Federal Counsel in the Attorney General's Chambers. 

Justice Mah obtained his Masters of Law degree with Honors in 1985 from the University of Sydney, Australia. In 1999, Justice Mah was appointed a Fellow of the Senate of the University of Sydney.

He left the Judicial and Legal Services in 1985 and commenced private practice as an Advocate and Solicitor as the principal of Messrs Mah Weng Kwai & Associates.

Justice Mah is a past-President of the Malaysian Bar and of LAWASIA, the Law Association for Asia and the Pacific. He was also a member of the Legal Profession Qualifying Board and the Advocates and Solicitors Disciplinary Board both established under the Legal Profession Act 1976. 

On 4th January 2010, Justice Mah was appointed a Judicial Commissioner of the High Court of Malaya and on 10th August 2011 a Judge of the High Court of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur. Justice Mah was elevated to the Court of Appeal, Malaysia on 21st September 2012.

RWY Sports Law Conference 2014 | Speaker's Profile | Paul Hayes

Paul Hayes

Paul Hayes is a Barrister & Arbitrator and holds the degree of Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from Queensland University of Technology and Master of Studies (MSt) from the University of Cambridge, where he was also a Visiting Fellow in 2005 - 2006 (Faculty of Law, Lauterpacht Centre for International Law). He also holds a Diploma of International Commercial Arbitration (DiplCArb) from the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators in London and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb).

Paul was called to the Bar in Australia (New South Wales) in 1990 and in England (Lincoln's Inn) in 2005. He is a member of 39 Essex Street (London, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore) and also practices in Australia as a member of Dever's List (Melbourne). Prior to commencing practice at the Bar, Paul worked as a Lawyer in Sydney with Allens and Baker & McKenzie.

He practices predominantly in commercial & equity litigation/arbitration, sports law, defamation and international law (public and private) and has appeared in a wide variety of cases (ranging from large-scale complex commercial matters to defamation jury trials and sporting disputes) in multiple curial and arbitral jurisdictions.

Paul has published numerous journal articles and spoken at conferences throughout the world on a wide range of legal topics. He is also the Founding Editor of the Australian and New Zealand Sports Law Journal (CCH Australia), the Chair of the International Law Committee of Commbar (the commercial law association of the Victorian Bar), a Senior Fellow in the Faculty of Law at the University of Melbourne and contributes Op-Ed articles from time to time to The Australian and The TImes in London on issues concerning the law and politics.

RWY Sports Law Conference 2014 | Speaker's Profile | Foong Cheng Leong

Foong Cheng Leong

Foong Cheng Leong

Cheng Leong is a lawyer focusing in the areas of Intellectual Property, Information Technology, Franchise and Privacy laws.

 

He is an elected member of the Kuala Lumpur Bar Committee, the chairman of the Kuala Lumpur Bar Information Technology and Publication Committee and co-chairman of the Bar Council ah-hoc committee on the Personal Data Protection Act. 

He is also the author of the book Compendium of Malaysia Intellectual Property Cases. 

At the RWY Sports Law Conference 2014, Cheng Leong will offer views about Intellectual Property & Sports. Image Rights will be at the forefront on his talk. 

RWY Sports Law Conference 2014 | Speaker's Profile | Siti Shahrom

Siti Shahrom

Siti Fatimah Mohd Shahrom is a senior associate with Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill’s Taxation and Private Clients Practice Group. She is a graduate of the University of Nottingham and has been called to the English Bar and Malaysian Bar. Siti is part of the firm’s dynamic tax team, which is ranked as a Tier 1 practice by Asia Pacific’s Legal 500. 

As an up and coming tax lawyer, she has appeared before the Special Commissioners of Income Tax, High Court and Court of Appeal in various tax disputes in Malaysia. Her experience in tax practice has also seen her advising businesses on a variety of tax issues including indirect tax, stamp duty, tax planning, transfer pricing, double taxation issues in cross-border transactions and withholding tax. 

Recently, she has been advising businesses on various aspects of GST law including the review of contracts and the incorporation of GST clauses in light of the impending implementation of GST. Asialaw Leading Lawyers 2014 acknowledges Siti as a rising star in this field. Siti is also a co-author of the Malaysia and Singapore Tax Cases Digest and the CCH GST Case Summaries.

Siti will speak about the relation between Tax laws and Sports Law at the RWY Sports Law Conference 2014.

RWY Sports Law Conference 2014 | Speaker's Profile | Isa Aziz Ibrahim

Isa Aziz Ibrahim

Admitted to the Malaysian Bar in March 1995. From 1996 to 1999, a legal assistant in Messrs Cheang & Ariff before opening his own practice. Initial practice at Messrs Cheang & Ariff consisted of banking and recovery litigation, then entrusted with the construction and building contracts litigation portfolio. As an Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya, his dispute resolution experience includes cases related to, amongst others:

•the construction of a major hospital involving one of the more prominent Islamic trust foundations in Malaysia (litigation);

•disputes in relation to consultant’s fees in respect of the construction of a major state mosque (arbitration);

•disputes in relation to consultant’s fees for the redevelopment of a government owned broadcasting complex (litigation);

• joint venture dispute in respect of a major project in a government initiated economic transformation programme in Northern Malaysia (arbitration);

•contractual dispute involving a state government sponsored mega aquaculture project in Northern Malaysia (arbitration);

•disputes in relation to intellectual property ownership of a nationwide education programme implemented by a government linked public listed corporation (litigation);

•disputes in relation a charter party dispute for a major supply services contractor in the oil and gas industry in Malaysia (arbitration);

•sports arbitration in respect of eligibility of participants at the Beijing Olympics 2008;

•sports arbitration in respect of disputes involving member countries in the world federation of a major Olympic sport;

As a senior member of the Sports Committee of the Malaysian Bar, Isa led the Malaysian Bar to the 13th Lawyer’s Football World Cup (Mundiavocat) in Turkey 2006 and the 1st Asian Lawyer’s Football Cup in Bangkok 2007. He also sits on the Advocates and Solicitors Disciplinary Board in Malaysia.

RWY Sports Law Conference 2014 | Speaker's Profile | Ben Ibrahim

Ben Ibrahim

Ben Ibrahim is a TV Anchor/Presenter, Master of Ceremonies, writer and corporate trainer.  Ben is currently working with Foxsports Asia as the weekly Premier League presenter.   He has been working in front of the camera for the last 9 years where he has also hosted business, entertainment and morning TV talk shows.

Prior to joining the television industry, Ben worked in the corporate sector in various roles – Business Development and Corporate Affairs. 

Ben is also a qualified Level 2 Rowing Australia Coach, a former Victorian Rugby Union Referee, a current basketball commentator with the Asean Basketball League (ABL), and also holds junior coaching certification in Football and Basketball.

Ben graduated from Monash University, Australia with a Masters degree in Management and Human Resources.   

RWY Sports Law Conference 2014 | Speaker's Profile | Lazarus Xavier

Lazarus Xavier
Assistant Secretary General of
the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM)

Lazarus Jansen Xavier is the Assistant Secretary General (International) with the Football Association of Malaysia. 

He read law at the University of Northumbria, England and later pursued his Masters in Criminal Justice at the University of Malaya, Malaysia. 

Prior to joining the football governing body of Malaysia, he was with the Asian Football Confederation serving in various capacities. These include as Legal Counsel for Disciplinary and Competitions related matters, Head of Legal Department, Head of Disciplinary, Appeals & Ethics (Judicial & Governance), Head of Task Force against Match Fixing and Secretary to both the Disciplinary and Appeal’s Committee.  

He also teaches law in a private law school in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, teaching in the University of London Bachelor of Laws programme. 

RWY Sports Law Conference 2014 : Supporting Organisation & Sponsors

RWY is pleased to announce that IJM Berhad is a fellow sponsor of RWY Sports Law Conference; other than LexisNexis Malaysia.

Everton Football Club of UK has also endorsed the Conference and is a 'Supporting Organisation' of the Sports Law Conference.

Supporting Organisation

Sponsor

Sponsor 

RWY Sports Law Conference 2014

After the successful RWY Sports Law Conference of 2013; Richard Wee & Yip will again host the 2nd Instalment of the RWY Sports Law Conference. 

Location & Date :-

This year's Conference will be held on 4th December 2014, at the spanking new Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre of Arbitration's (KLRCA) Building at Bangunan Sulaiman at Kuala Lumpur. Slated to start at 9.30am, the 2014 chapter will be an all-day Conference, unlike the 2013 one which was only a half-day event. 

Speakers :-

The key-note speaker is Everton Football Club's Head of Legal Services, Chris Anderson. Issues related to financial fair play & transfer dealings would probably be discussed. Everton FC is a leading club in the English Premier League and their presence at RWY Sports Law Conference 2014 is hugely welcomed. 

Court of Appeal Judge, JCA Dato Mah Weng Kwai has also kindly agreed to speak in the session related to Dispute Resolution in Sports. His Lordship's outlook of this area of Law, from a Judicial point of view would be invaluable for the delegates the Conference.

From the Bar, a few Malaysian Lawyers will take the podium to present their thoughts. Isa Aziz Ibrahim, Foong Cheng Leong & Siti Sharom will be delivering their respective views on Dispute Resolution, Intellectual Property & Sports; and Tax Law & Sports. All 3 lawyers have experience in their respective areas and the delegates can expect to learn a thing or two from them. 

From Australia, Paul Hayes of 39 Essex has kindly agreed to fly over and join us at the Conference. He will join JCA Dato Mah and Isa Aziz Ibrahim as a panel speaker with regards to Dispute Resolution. Paul's Australian perspective of Sports Law will be interesting, especially since Australian Sports Law is very developed. 

Other than lawyers, the Conference also features Football Association of Malaysia's (FAM) Deputy Secretary General, Lazarus Xavier and TV Presenter (& current FOX Sports Anchorman) Ben Ibrahim. They will share their views about Sports Contract. Expect a debate on this topic as the discussion relates to finding the balance between the rights of Athletes and the commercial interests of Sports Associations and/or Sponsors.  

Sponsors :-

Lexis Nexis is the corporate sponsor, while Messrs Richard Wee & Yip remains the principle sponsor, organiser and host for this Conference.  

Contact Person:-

Do contact Lesley Lim at lesley@rwy.com.my for further information.