Circular No 154/2020 CPD code: T3/18052020/BC/BC204067/2

Dated 13 May 2020

This CPD Live Session carries 2 CPD points.

It is free of charge for Members of the Bar, pupils in chambers, and law students, but
advance registration is required. The registration fee for non-members is RM60.

Upon successful registration, a link to the CPD Live Session will be emailed to registered
participants only. Registration will close at 3:00 pm, on 15 May 2020 (Friday).

No additional registration will be accepted once the closing date has passed, or if the CPD
Live Session is full.

The CPD Department may not permit future registration if you fail to attend a CPD Live Session
after registering, unless you provide an acceptable and valid reason(s).

Register online here

This CPD Live session will cover both Islamic and conventional financing. It will explain a
financing deal from letter of offer/term sheet to completion, and will discuss the functions of
lawyers, borrower and bankers in ensuring a successful closing. Participants will also learn how
to efficiently manage transaction deadlines, and most crucially, the basic workings of finance
documents and their relationships with the real economy.

CPD Live is an initiative by the Bar Council during the Movement Control Order, so that
Members and pupils are not deprived of continuous learning even during these times.

Come join CPD Live at the comfort of your own home!

Speaker

Azlin Ahmad advises on banking and finance matters, with a specialised

focus on Shariah-compliant banking and financing. She has extensive
experience in both conventional and Islamic financing transactions,
handling a variety of matters for retail and corporate clients, including
representation for both the borrowers and financial institutions.

Originally from Kuala Lumpur, Azlin practised locally for a number of years
before relocating to the United Arab Emirates (“UAE”), where she spent
over a decade working primarily on Islamic financing matters.

She handles bilateral and syndicated financing, including project financing and private debt
securities, as well as Islamic trust certificates (sukuk). Azlin is also highly experienced in
structuring and drafting corporate and retail Islamic products for banks and financial institutions,
where her documentation for such products has been widely adopted in Malaysia, Singapore
and the UAE. She has also assisted clients in their corporate debt restructuring exercises as
well as acting as local counsel for numerous cross-border transactions that require advice from
a UAE perspective. In a local UAE bank, she was seconded to assist setting up a new legal
department, which was an experience that has given her greater insight into a client’s
commercial and operational requirements.

Azlin is qualified as a barrister in England and Wales, and has been admitted as an advocate
and solicitor of the High Court of Malaya.
If you have any enquiries, please email us at: cpd@malaysianbar.org.my

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Issued by: Ravi Nekoo and Richard Wee Thiam Seng, Co-Chairpersons,
Bar Council Professional Standards and Development Committee