UPP4722 Professional Practice II

Bachelor of Law (Hons)

Faculty of Law, Multimedia University
TRIMESTER 2, ACADEMIC SESSION 2022/2023

Presentation

Instructions to students

1. Form a group (as a legal firm) consisting of 5 members (unless otherwise approved by the lecturer)
from the same tutorial section.

2. A leader shall be appointed among the five members in the presentation group. Each member shall
contribute towards the work and presentation.

3. Each presentation group shall choose only ONE (1) question (first come first serve basis). However,
each presentation group in the same tutorial section shall choose a different question. Therefore,
presentation groups in the same tutorial section may discuss or negotiate among themselves on the
selection of the presentation question.

4. This Presentation will be carried out during the tutorial in weeks 5 and 7. Each presentation is limited
to 20 minutes, followed by 8-10 minutes of Questions and Answers session.

Questions No. 1 and 2 – Week 5

Questions No. 3 and 4 – Week 7

5. This Presentation carries 20% towards the final grade.

6. Registration link: shorturl.at/mxJZ7

The link is also published in the MMLS.

7. Presentation and submission requirements:

 Oral presentation by all members in the group

 Documents used in the presentation and submission: Slides and legal documents
 Information to be included in the slide cover:

Term 2220
UPP4722 Professional Practice II
Group Number (Tutorial Group-Presentation Group)
Week of Presentation
Names of the leader and members with the student ID

Example:

Term 2220

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 UPP4722 Professional Practice II
T10 - G1
Week 5 (or Week 7 )

Apple Tang (1181234567)

Berry Teng (xxxxxxxxxx)
Lemon Ting (yyyyyyyyyy)
Orange Tong (zzzzzzzzzz)
Kee Wee (xxxyyyzzzz)

 Cover page for the PDF documents (see the attached template)
 Method of binding: staple
 Reasonable assumption of facts is permitted (examples: the date of death if the question did not
state; the NRIC number, etc)

8. Submit the compiled work (slides and legal documents) in both the soft copy (via Google Classroom)
and the hard copy to the respective tutors. Due date: 15/5/2023.

Hard copy: Submit at the respective lecturers’ pigeonholes latest by

15/5/2023 at 5pm.

Soft copy: The group leader shall upload the Presentation (in a single PDF
document) in the respective Google Classroom (L1 and L2 respectively)
latest by 15/5/2023 at 5pm.
Method of
submission Google Classroom > Classwork > View Assignment > Your Work > Add or
Create (upload your Presentation) > Mark as Done > Hand In (submission to
the Lecturer)

Please name the document file as “Tri2220 UPP4722 PT TX-GX” (indicate

the tutorial section and presentation group number). For example “Tri2220
UPP4722 PT T10-G1”.

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 FACULTY OF LAW

UPP4722 – PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE II

TRI 2, 2022/2023
PRESENTATION

No. ID Name (in CAPITAL LETTER) Signature Group

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Question No.
Lecturer
Date Submitted

Declaration:
This is our own work. We have not previously submitted this work, in whole or in part, for
assessment. This work complies with all the governing legal and ethical rules, including
those concerning plagiarism and copyright. We have not plagiarised and have also
acknowledged ALL sources which are not our own and have not merely “copy and paste”.
We have retained a copy of this presentation.

Each of us has contributed roughly equally to this presentation. If there are any complaints
about non-contribution then we will abide by the Lecturer’s decision regarding the
allocation of marks for the task.

Comments

Contents (/10)
Presentation skills (/5)
Question and answer session (/5) Total Marks (/20)

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Assessment rubrics

Contents (10 marks)

Marks Criteria
8-10  Demonstrate complete understanding of the subject matter
 Application of the correct rules and principles
 Prepare the required documents correctly and with good drafting skills
 Contents are well organised
 Detailed discussion with supporting case law where necessary
5-7  Demonstrate sufficient understanding of the subject matter
 Application of the correct rules and principles
 Prepare the required documents correctly and with reasonable drafting
skills
 Contents are organised
 Provide some discussion with supporting case law where necessary
2-4  Demonstrate little understanding of the subject matter
 Omitted some rules and principles
 Prepare the required documents but contain some flaws or defects
 Contents are adequately organised
 Provide brief discussion and unconvincing case law
0-1  Misunderstood the question
 Significant rules and principles are not referred
 The documents prepared are incomplete or incorrect
 Little organization in the contents
 Irrelevant discussion and apply unsuitable case law or not referring to any
case law

Presentation skills (5 marks)

Marks Criteria
4-5  Explanation is clear and well expressed
 Constant eye contact
 Appropriate body language
3  Explanation is appropriately expressed
 Steady eye contact
 Suitable body language
2  Explanation is partial and lacking some details
 Sporadic eye contact
 Body language is distracting
0-1  Explanation is partial, superficial or poorly expressed
 Minimal eye contact
 Inappropriate or disinterested body language

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 Question and Answer Session (5 marks)

Marks Criteria
4-5  Able to answer, explain or clarify well and clearly
3  Answer, explanation or clarification is adequate
2  Answer is partial and explanation is not clear
0-1  Not answering the question, not able to explain or clarify

Choose only ONE (1) question but each presentation group in the same tutorial section
shall choose a different question.

QUESTION 1

Wan Der Foo passed away leaving a will in which he named his wife, Chin Swee Swee and
his sister, Wan Der Ling as the executrices. His will provided, among other things, the
instructions as follows:

 His property held under Geran No.123, Lot 123, Town Area VII, District of Melaka
Tengah, State of Melaka together with a double storey house known as No.123, Jalan
Satu, 75300 Melaka is given to his wife, Chin Swee Swee and his son, Wan Jia Foo
(currently 15 years old) in equal shares
 His Honda Civic car no. MCD1234 is given to his daughter, Wan Li Siang (currently
23 years old)
 All his savings and fixed deposit are to be given to Chin Swee Swee, Wan Jia Foo and
Wan Li Siang in equal shares
 His residuary estate is given to Chin Swee Swee

(a) Prepare the relevant legal documents to apply for the suitable type of grant of
representation for this scenario.

(b) Present the procedure to apply for a grant of probate.

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Question 2

Ting Tong Teng passed away leaving his wife (Ling Leng Leng), his daughter (Ting Theng
Theng) and his mother (Lim Poh Poh). Ting Tong Teng did not execute any will during his
life time. He owns the following properties:

 a property held under HS(D) 12345 PT No. 1234, Mukim of Hulu Kelang, District of
Gombak, State of Selangor together with a three storey bungalow house known as
No.321, Jalan Besar, 68000 Ampang Selangor worth RM2 million
 a property held under HS(D) 54321 PT No. 4321, Mukim of Sungai Buluh, District of
Petaling, State of Selangor together with a three storey shop office known as No.1,
Jalan Cincin SD 11/11, Bandar Sri Damansara 52200 Petaling Jaya, Selangor worth
RM1.9 million
 a Mercedes-Benz E-Class car no. MDB1234
 savings and fixed deposit in Bank Kaya Berhad
 200,000 ordinary shares in Fatt Tatt Bhd.

(a) Prepare the relevant legal documents to apply for the suitable type of grant of
representation for this scenario.

(b) Present the procedure to apply for letters of administration.

Question 3

Harry Mao passed away leaving some movable and immovable properties.
His brother, Mickey Mao filed a petition for probate for the estate of Harry Mao based on
Harry Mao’s will executed on 29/9/2022, in which Mickey Mao was named as the executor.
Winnie Poo entered a caveat against the issue of grant in favour of Mickey Mao on the
ground that she is the beneficiary under the last will and testament of Harry Mao executed
on 28/9/2013. Mickey Mao issued a warning and subsequently Winnie Poo entered the
appearance.

(a) Prepare the relevant legal documents starting from the stage of application for caveat
until the appearance to warning for this scenario.

(b) Present the procedure relating to entry of Caveat for contentious probate proceedings.

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QUESTION 4

April Foo passed away on 19/12/2022 leaving only her sister, May Foo. The grant of
probate was extracted recently. For some years before her death, she had been infirm in
health and under the care of a nurse by the name of Jojo Tan. On 16/12/2022, April Foo
executed, in the presence of two witnesses, a document purporting to be her will, in which
she bequeathed everything she possessed to her nurse, Jojo Tan and appointed her as the
sole executrix.

Subsequently, May Foo issued a citation calling upon the executrix and sole beneficiary
under the purported will of April Foo to bring into the Registry and prove the same, or to
show cause why a grant of letters of administration, as upon an intestacy, should not be
made to May Foo. Jojo Tan entered appearance.

1) Prepare the relevant legal documents starting from the stage of citation to the entry of
appearance by the citee for this scenario.

2) Present the procedure relating to the issuance of citation until the citee’s entry of
appearance.