INSTITUT LATIHAN KEHAKIMAN DAN PERUNDANGAN ABOUT THE SPEAKER (ILKAP)

THE HONOURABLE TAN SRI ABDUL GANI PATAIL began his illustrious career in the Judicial and Legal Service of as a Deputy Public Prosecutor in , on 15 April 1980. In 1985, he was appointed the Senior Federal Counsel for Sabah and held this post until his appointment as the Head of the Prosecution Division of the Attorney General’s Chambers on 16 January 1994. On 14 April 1993, he received the Civil Service of Malaysia Excellent Service Award. His next appointments were as the Head of the Advisory and International Division in 1995 and the Commissioner of Law Revision in 1997. He was then appointed to a second tour of duty as the Head of the Prosecution Division in 2000. He held the position until his appointment as the eighth Attorney General of Malaysia on 1 January 2002. ILKAP SPEAKER SERIES

BIL 1/2014 As the Attorney General of Malaysia, The Honourable Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail is also a member of :- the Pardons Board of States in the Federation, including the Pardons Board for the Federal Territories of , Labuan and Putrajaya Chairman of the Legal Profession Qualifying Board of Malaysian and the National Higher Education Council. Judicial and Legal Service Commission. Management Board of the Judicial and Legal Training Institute, Advisory Panel, Central Bank of Malaysia Board of Directors, Institute Integrity Malaysia National Council for Persons with Disabilities 2008. 27 OCTOBER 2014

On 22 July 2006, the Honourable Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail was conferred the Doctor of Law, honoris causa from the University of Nottingham.

The Honourable Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail has long standing involvement in legal matters pertaining to the World Trade Organization (WTO) and all related agreements and has been a permanent member of Malaysia’s delegation in WTO Ministerial Meetings.

The Honourable Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail has also appeared before international adjudication bodies as counsels and advocates who had appeared and submitted before the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) in VENUE September 2003, regarding the Case concerning Land Reclamation by Singapore in and around the Straits of Johor between Malaysia and Singapore (Request for AUDITORIUM ILKAP provisional measures) in which ITLOS had delivered its Order on 8 October 2003. He had also appeared before a tribunal of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) regarding the case of Malaysian Historical Salvors Sdn Excellence in Capacity Building Bhd v. The Government of Malaysia in May 2006 wherein he had appeared on behalf of the Government of Malaysia; and in November 2007, he appeared and submitted before the International Court of Justice in The Hague regarding the Case Institut Latihan Kehakiman dan Perundangan (ILKAP) Concerning Sovereignty over Pedra Branca/ Pulau Batu Puteh, Middle Rocks and South Ledge (Malaysia/Singapore). Lot 5, Persiaran Universiti, Seksyen 15, 43650 Bandar Baru Bangi Darul Ehsan, Malaysia www.ilkap.gov.my

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WHAT IS ISS K ILKAP Speaker Series (ISS) is initiated to create a platform for SPEAKER intellectual discourse and knowledge sharing by having prominent A and eminent speakers from the legal fraternity to share their thoughts and ideas on current legal issues. P

OBJECTIVE The main objective of ILKAP SPEAKER SERIES (ISS) is to share information and provide accurate, comprehensive and holistic S analysis of current legal issues through the topics that are discussed in line with the role of ILKAP as the legal training provider P responsible for the capacity building of the judicial and legal officers and enforcement officers in Malaysia. E AGENDA A 27 OCTOBER 2014 (MONDAY) K TIME PROGRAMME E 9.00 - 9.20 am Registration R

9.20 - 9.30 am Welcoming Remarks by the Director General of ILKAP, Ms. Lee Lay Choo The Honourable Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail Inaugural Lecture : S 9.30 - 10.30 am Critical Lawyering : Bridging Theory and Practice for Social Change Attorney General of Malaysia

10.30 - 11.00 am Q & A session E

Light refreshments R I For further inquiries, kindly contact:

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