“Are you an aggressive lawyer?”
Every once in a while I get these fetish-type requests. “We want someone strong and aggressive.” “We want a fighter-cock kind of lawyer.” “We want you to attack them.” “We …
Every once in a while I get these fetish-type requests. “We want someone strong and aggressive.” “We want a fighter-cock kind of lawyer.” “We want you to attack them.” “We …
In my twenty-three’ish year career at the Bar, there were two times I wanted to quit legal practice. The first time was after my legal baptism. And no, it wasn’t …
Every now and then a pupil or an intern will tell me: “Sir, I am really willing to learn. If I do anything wrong or make a mistake please feel …
I write because I have to exorcise thoughts or stories out of my head. Each story or thought I write about is the one that emphatically demands to be expressed. …
I call such cases ‘sitters’. I don’t often get sitters. Rarely, actually. But that’s fine with me. On the regular, I’d prefer not to do sitters. If I did, I …
The recent pandemic confined us to our homes. The vast improvement of online video communication technology irreversibly changed how many of us go about our work. As we leave the …
For some reason, this is an evergreen topic in Malaysian practice. Those who pose this question often think they discovered some great irreconcilable schism in legal practice between the two. …
One late morning, I returned to our atelier from the Kuala Lumpur court after a hearing. I was dressed in my customary three-piece black suit but sans tie and jacket. …
My role and Max’s were clearly defined by our abilities and limitations. My role was the visionary. I had the idea but not the coding ability. Max was tech. He …
This is the story of how for one moment I together with a friend created a smartphone application for Malaysian lawyers like no other in the world and how it …
Although I have moved many calls to the bar, only a few stay in touch after they are called. That is perfectly fine. I understand that to be the nature …
I have been going for regular tennis coaching for almost a year now. My tennis coach is Iranian, Coach Saeed. I call him Coach. He was formerly a national youth …