{"id":4614,"date":"2026-01-16T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kulliyyah.iium.edu.my\/aikol\/?p=4614"},"modified":"2026-01-12T19:55:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T11:55:47","slug":"aikol-adjunct-professor-datuk-vernon-ong-lam-kiat-shares-advocacy-expertise-with-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kulliyyah.iium.edu.my\/aikol\/aikol-adjunct-professor-datuk-vernon-ong-lam-kiat-shares-advocacy-expertise-with-students\/","title":{"rendered":"AIKOL ADJUNCT PROFESSOR DATUK VERNON ONG LAM KIAT SHARES ADVOCACY EXPERTISE WITH STUDENTS"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4614\" class=\"elementor elementor-4614\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a60d32e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a60d32e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-51d3840\" data-id=\"51d3840\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9826c3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9826c3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"476\" src=\"https:\/\/kulliyyah.iium.edu.my\/aikol\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-01-07-at-11.15.00.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4615\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kulliyyah.iium.edu.my\/aikol\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-01-07-at-11.15.00.jpeg 1020w, https:\/\/kulliyyah.iium.edu.my\/aikol\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-01-07-at-11.15.00-300x140.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/kulliyyah.iium.edu.my\/aikol\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-01-07-at-11.15.00-768x358.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/kulliyyah.iium.edu.my\/aikol\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-01-07-at-11.15.00-500x233.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/kulliyyah.iium.edu.my\/aikol\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-01-07-at-11.15.00-800x373.jpeg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-203076c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"203076c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d15856a\" data-id=\"d15856a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d23653 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d23653\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>GOMBAK, 7 January 2026 \u2013 The International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), through the Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws (AIKOL), hosted a distinguished guest lecture today featuring The Honourable Adjunct Professor Datuk Vernon Ong Lam Kiat, a former Judge of the Federal Court. The session, held at Lecture Theatre B, provided a unique opportunity for students to gain practical insights from one of the nation&#8217;s most experienced judicial figures.<\/p><p>The programme focused on the art of legal advocacy, with a talk titled &#8220;What Makes a Good Written &amp; Oral Submissions&#8221;. 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He emphasized that effective written and oral submissions must be grounded in clarity, logical structure, and unwavering ethical responsibility to assist the judiciary in the fair administration of justice.<\/p><p>The lecture concluded with an interactive dialogue, allowing students to engage directly with the former Federal Court Judge on contemporary legal challenges and career development. 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