KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s former Chief Justice Tun Zaki Mohamed Azmi has been appointed Chief Justice of Dubai International Financial Centre Courts. According to a statement from the media office of the Government of Dubai, his appointment by the Ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, takes effect on Nov 14. Zaki, 73, joined…

PETALING JAYA: All five Malaysian research universities are in the top 50 of the 2019 edition of the QS University Rankings: Asia with Universiti Malaya (UM) breaking into the top 20. UM is in joint 19th place with China’s Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) is in 34th place followed by Universiti Kebangsaan…

KUALA LUMPUR: University of Malaya (UM) has again made the country proud – breaking into the top 20 bracket in the 2019 edition of the QS World University Rankings: Asia, released by global higher education analysts QS Quacquarelli Symonds today (Oct 24). From the 24th position it held last year, UM has moved up to…

The University Arbitration Subcommittee and the ICM Education and Development Subcommittee chaired by YA Datuk Dr Haji Hamid Sultan Abu Backer pioneed the University Aribtration model. The Chairman has conducted extensive surveys of the University Arbitration (UA) concept, conceived by the Chairman, with faculty members of all the 6 public universities (International Islamic University Malaysia,…

The inaugural meeting of the Education and Development (EAD) Subcommittee was held together with the University Arbitration (UA) Subcommittee inaugural meeting on 29/03/2018. The members of the Subcommittee is same as that of the University Arbitration Subcommittee. Members reached a consensus that the EAD subcommittee and the universities will collaborate to hold talks regularly at the…

On 29 March 2018, Inns of Court Malaysia organised the first Legal Education Series entitled the Conduct of Trials/Appeals and Advocacy: Perspectives from the Bench, which was an interactive session primarily meant for lawyers entering the arena of trials and appeals. It was held at the Kuala Lumpur High Court Complex.