To many, the law and its practitioners can be intimidating. The threat of legal action can cause even high-flying business executives to lose confidence in themselves. On the other side, a life on the legal lane can be a meaningful route to helping others. MSU College alumnus Victor Yap Kok Kheong tells his story.

 

“There was a time when I represented a judgement creditor and had to obtain a Bankruptcy Order against someone. I called up the defendant and explained that it was not a death sentence but a temporary relief. It brought her hope amid the financial hardship she was facing, and lifted her from a depth of psychological despair. She thanked me after the court order was obtained.”

 

MSU Master in Accounting/Finance (by Research)

MSU Bachelor in Islamic Banking (Hons)

MSU Bachelor in Psychology (Hons)

 

Debt recovery litigation is just one scope from the civil litigation area of Victor Yap’s legal practice; the others being land acquisition and corporate documentation. He sits on the panel of adjudicators to the Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC), having expanded into construction law. Serving under the Construction Industry and Payment Adjudication Act (CIPAA) 2012, he once co-counselled a professional negligence case involving the duty of care of architects.

 

MSU Diploma in Occupational Safety and Health

 

A fellow member of the Asian Institute of Alternative Dispute Resolution and partner at Messrs. Gibb & Co. in his native state Penang, Victor recalls teaching at his alma mater prior to his law career.

 

“Back in 1994, I enrolled myself on an external programme conducted by the Perkim-Goon Institute; now known as MSU College. Four years on, I graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from the University of London.”

 

Law is one of the few professions encouraging and promoting argument as a way towards truth. Its written decisions of the past guide current ones that must be made. In its intense analysis is a story whose participation is open to all through the telling and the shaping.

 

The opportunity to help others will come soon enough and be plenty throughout. In a position to protect, lawyers can help individuals as well as groups; children, animals, and even the planet. They guide clients through the judicial system, helping reach a case settlement in full observance of the laws in effect.

 

Though a legal career may court constant challenge – mentally and emotionally (which means it is not for the weak or the faint-hearted), it also means being surrounded by very intelligent, stimulating, and frequently strong-willed people.

 

In law, you do not shy away from conflict but you confront it; and in doing so, you display communication and negotiation skills. Studies show that eighty-seven percent of financial success rest on three elements; other than personality and the ability to negotiate, also the ability to manage people. Believing in the potential of the human mind, Victor Yap Kok Kheong found himself enrolled on a Human Resources postgraduate programme in 2002; at the Strategic Business School in collaboration with Glasgow Caledonian University, Scotland, in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

 

That law was to be his first choice can be traced to a childhood idol. The late Yap Sr., Victor’s father, had worked in law enforcement in the capacities of prosecutor and legal draughtsman to the Department of Fisheries Malaysia.

 

“Computers and machines may be the norms of modern life, but the more valuable resource is people. My father had grown up in a settlement village yet rose rank and file on the Malaysian civil service. I draw inspiration from his steadfast determination and tenacity, which he gained from extensive exposures locally as well as internationally. The love for lifelong learning, I carried with me from MSU.”

 

Flexibility for the lifelong learner

MSU Bachelor in Law and Commerce (Hons)

MSU Foundation in Law

 

 



To many, the law and its practitioners can be intimidating. The threat of legal action can cause even high-flying business executives to lose confidence in themselves. On the other side, a life on the legal lane can be a meaningful route to helping others. MSU College alumnus Victor Yap Kok Kheong tells his story.

 

“There was a time when I represented a judgement creditor and had to obtain a Bankruptcy Order against someone. I called up the defendant and explained that it was not a death sentence but a temporary relief. It brought her hope amid the financial hardship she was facing, and lifted her from a depth of psychological despair. She thanked me after the court order was obtained.”

 

MSU Master in Accounting/Finance (by Research)

MSU Bachelor in Islamic Banking (Hons)

MSU Bachelor in Psychology (Hons)

 

Debt recovery litigation is just one scope from the civil litigation area of Victor Yap’s legal practice; the others being land acquisition and corporate documentation. He sits on the panel of adjudicators to the Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC), having expanded into construction law. Serving under the Construction Industry and Payment Adjudication Act (CIPAA) 2012, he once co-counselled a professional negligence case involving the duty of care of architects.

 

MSU Diploma in Occupational Safety and Health

 

A fellow member of the Asian Institute of Alternative Dispute Resolution and partner at Messrs. Gibb & Co. in his native state Penang, Victor recalls teaching at his alma mater prior to his law career.

 

“Back in 1994, I enrolled myself on an external programme conducted by the Perkim-Goon Institute; now known as MSU College. Four years on, I graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from the University of London.”

 

Law is one of the few professions encouraging and promoting argument as a way towards truth. Its written decisions of the past guide current ones that must be made. In its intense analysis is a story whose participation is open to all through the telling and the shaping.

 

The opportunity to help others will come soon enough and be plenty throughout. In a position to protect, lawyers can help individuals as well as groups; children, animals, and even the planet. They guide clients through the judicial system, helping reach a case settlement in full observance of the laws in effect.

 

Though a legal career may court constant challenge – mentally and emotionally (which means it is not for the weak or the faint-hearted), it also means being surrounded by very intelligent, stimulating, and frequently strong-willed people.

 

In law, you do not shy away from conflict but you confront it; and in doing so, you display communication and negotiation skills. Studies show that eighty-seven percent of financial success rest on three elements; other than personality and the ability to negotiate, also the ability to manage people. Believing in the potential of the human mind, Victor Yap Kok Kheong found himself enrolled on a Human Resources postgraduate programme in 2002; at the Strategic Business School in collaboration with Glasgow Caledonian University, Scotland, in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

 

That law was to be his first choice can be traced to a childhood idol. The late Yap Sr., Victor’s father, had worked in law enforcement in the capacities of prosecutor and legal draughtsman to the Department of Fisheries Malaysia.

 

“Computers and machines may be the norms of modern life, but the more valuable resource is people. My father had grown up in a settlement village yet rose rank and file on the Malaysian civil service. I draw inspiration from his steadfast determination and tenacity, which he gained from extensive exposures locally as well as internationally. The love for lifelong learning, I carried with me from MSU.”

 

Flexibility for the lifelong learner

MSU Bachelor in Law and Commerce (Hons)

MSU Foundation in Law