One of the posts I liked from TheMalaysianLawyer.com was their Malaysian Law Blogs to Follow in 2021. It consolidated the Malaysian legal blogs worth checking out. At the time. I was pleased to be on the list (No. 4).

I visited it annually to see how many on that list stayed active since setting up their blogs. Four years later, only a handful of the 21 featured blogs remain in 2025. Most blogs petered out after the first, if not second, year of existence. That is completely understandable. It is not easy to keep regular—far more challenging than it looks.

What surprised me initially was that the legal blogs run by individuals had a greater likelihood of staying active over the long term compared to those set up by groups. In fact, all the remaining active blogs from that list are individually run.

A likely cause of group-run blogs failing is the bystander effect. This happens when some in a group are less likely to take action or feel responsible because they assume others will or should act instead. The presence of others diminishes our sense of personal accountability. Out of sheer longevity, all those remaining make my list. The longevity of a blog is an important criteria for being on my list.

The next criteria is content quality. By that, I mean, the blog has useful information. It deals with legal issues critically, thoughtfully, insightfully, courageously or creatively. There must be a grappling of topics. There must be some legal critical insight, some thoughtful ideas or solutions. I am not interested in those that simply regurgitate the law, provide summarise without insight or commentary or provide how-to guides for pupils to file their short call and long call papers. A blog that tells me something I don’t know or helps me see things in a different way makes my list.

Another aspect of content quality is the writing. It has to be genuine and reflective of the writer. It doesn’t have to be literary, novel, lyrical, or sophisticated. If it is, great! Even better. But the quality I prize above all is honest writing. Or as honest as it can be in our Malaysian setting. I would rather have an unkempt, dishevelled person speaking painful truths than a tailored three-piece suit spitting polished comforting lies at me.

The next criterion is the regularity of content. Regular posting demonstrates motivation, commitment, and discipline. Regularity shows genuine interest in writing, the law, and legal practice and suggests a commitment to the legal craft. Those who commit to their craft, both legal and literary, should be rewarded with appropriate recognition.

The final criterion is that the subject matter of those blogs is the law, legal experience, thoughts, concepts, practice, personalities, basically, anything with a focus on law and legally related matters.

So longevity, usefulness, quality writing, regularity and subject matter are my main criteria. My assessment is not quantifiable and entirely qualitative and intuitive.

The 11 Legal Blogs (arranged in alphabetical order)

BurgieLaw by Lai Chee Hoe. This blog is all about things related to landed properties, with a focus on strata property. Chee Hoe keeps his blog up to date with the latest developments on that front.

Foong Cheng Leong writes primarily about intellectual property, technology and legal issues related to them. He is also the author of Foong’s Malaysia Cyber, Electronic Evidence and Information Technology Law (2nd Edition).

From the Bar Stool is by some long-haired, man-bunned, hairy-faced, cigarette-rolling, bespectacled dude who practices law in Mutiara Damansara, Petaling Jaya.

Hitam Putih is by a duo of bright fresh lawyers, Edward Lee and Nevyn Vinosh, both graduates of University Malaya. They write to ‘help everyday readers gain a better understanding of current issues – particularly form a an academic and legal standpoint.’ They cover general areas of law and their legal experiences as well.

In Personam is blog by Wan Zafran Pawancheek, a good friend of mine, and Choo Dee Wei. They curate legal articles, essays and posts written by other Malaysian lawyers which they share on their blog. All with permission, of course.

Joshua Wu is a bright lawyer coming in practice. He writes insightfully and primarily about administrative law and constitutional law issues. He also writes about the legal dimension of politics and religion. I know Joshua and have invited him to work on my public interest matters.

Malaysian Corporate Lawyer by Wong Mei Ying who writes incisively, thoughtfully and insightfully about all things to do with Malaysian corporate practice. I am always enlightened by her posts. You will be too.

Paradox by GK Ganesan, a senior lawyer, who writes and has videos through his GKtv Law on YouTube, discusses a variety of issues and addresses the legal dimensions of politics, news, legal developments and current events.

Selipar Diogenes by Amir Sharipuddin, my good friend. His writes scintillatingly and thoughtfully in Malay and English. I enjoy his roving contemplations about legal practice and appreciate him sharing his legal experience. Our weekly discussions inspired An Advocate & Solicitor’s Oath.

TheMalaysianLawyer.com by Lee Shih and Marcus Van Geyzel, who specialise in corporate litigation and industrial relations respectively. Naturally, their blog is focused on legal developments and case updates and has an annual round of the Largest Malaysian Law Firms.

Yap Siew Yee is a lawyer that shares her insights and experiences as a general practice lawyer, law firm owner and writer. She does not have a blog but posts more or less regularly on LinkedIn. Since her posts on LI are like blog posts, she makes the list. I enjoy reading her pieces and take inspiration for ideas from them.

Notable Resources (also in alphabetical order)

These are the blogs that have gone inactive but there are still useful information to be gained from them and worth a visit and those that are current and contain useful legal information.

Asklegal.my was one of the most vibrant sites that addressed the legal aspects of current events, issues you never thought about or legal issues of general interest. It was run by my friend, Uihua, who though not a lawyer knew enough to argue and think like one, and because of him I helped out with some of their pieces.

Divorce Law Blog by Tam Yuen Hung & Co. has a store of useful article relating to marriage, divorce and the spouses respective rights and interests for non-Muslims.

Late Night Laws by Amanda Pang. She writes primarily about employment and pupil related issues.

Legally Malaysians by Sophia Choy, who writes primarily on tax-related matters.

Louis Liaw‘s blog is exclusively about industrial relations, employment law and disputes. It’s not pretty but it is useful for the general public.

Loyarberjurus by Ariff Azami bin Hussain who is the author of Peguam Kriminal and Peguam Kriminal Extended.

LoyarBurok was the great-granddaddy of legal blawgs in Malaysia. It was a force to reckon with during its time. I was a founding member and wrote there primarily. If you don’t know LoyarBurok, you don’t know the history of legal blogging in Malaysia.

Startup Law Blog by Izwan Zakaria who writes about ‘legal matters based on my day to day experience as a startup lawyer in a startup’s lifecycle, including incorporation, cofounders, advisors, grants, accelerators, shares options, convertible notes, SAFEs, seed rounds, venture capital, and so on. Sometimes he also writes about entrepreneurial lessons, startup events, or recent regulatory updates or news. It’s included because it is a great resource for tech entrepreneurs, startup founders and investors.

The Legalholics by a group of six lawyers. It’s a beautifully designed website. Because they have a team of writers, they address a wide variety of topics related to the law and legal practice thoughtfully.

If you think others should be on this list, please let me know in the comments section or by email. Thank you.