Pupils

Call Speech for Amos Tan Yu Tsen

May it please your Lordship  Fahri Azzat for the Petitioner, Amos Tan Yu Tsen.  The Petitioner is the younger son of Michael Tan Khen Choan and Madam Joyce Lim Gaik Tian and hails from Damansara Jaya, Petaling Jaya. He has an older brother, Able Tan Chun Tsen.  My Lord, I suspect that many practicing lawyers – especially those that did not have childhood dreams of being a lawyer –  harboured ambitions for a different kind …

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Call Speech for Iqbal Harith Liang

May it please Your Ladyship, Fahri Azzat for the Petitioner, Iqbal Harith Liang bin Danial Liang. My Lady, the Petitioner’s parents Madam Umi Kalthum and Mr Danial Liang are present this morning. The Petitioner applied to me for a pupilage position in June last year. He submitted an impressive resume. The cover letter spoke of intellect, character and temperament that resonated with our firm’s values and qualities. I wanted very much to take him on …

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Call Speech for Amanda Alexandria Funk

May it please your Lordship, The Petitioner, Amanda Alexandria Funk, hails from Kota Kinabalu in Sabah and is the eldest child of three of Mr Andre Alexander Funk and Madam Patricia Matanjun. They are regrettably not here today because they could not travel down from Sabah given the present conditions. The Petitioner’s cousin, Jessica, is here in their stead. The Petitioner is aware she had to skip an important presentation this morning to be here …

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Call Speech for Thiviya Sasidharan

May it please your Lordship, The Petitioner, Thiviya Sasidharan is the eldest of three daughters of Madam Savitri Kannan and the late Mr Sasidharan. Her mother is present this morning. My Lord, these days, the pupils whose calls I move have accomplished so many things at such a young age that I am grateful I am not called alongside them. Their resumes usually require at least two pages to list their work experience, awards and …

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Call Speech for Low Kar Yeen

May it please your Lordship, The Petitioner hails from Kuala Lumpur. She is the youngest daughter of Mr Low Han Seng and Madam Chan Mei Chan. The Petitioner, Low Kar Yeen, is a product of the African saying, It takes a village to raise a child, which may explain her immense empathy for others and her predisposition to think in communal terms. Her grandmother and aunt raised her; her parents and brother funded her through …

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