From time to time, I wonder how much a prosecution costs. Because there is a cost to it. Time, effort, skill, people, resources, and systems are drawn upon. There is an opportunity cost for all of that. All that can be spent somewhere more fruitful. Whenever I see the trial of a powerful politician, I wonder how much prosecuting them cost. Immense effort, coordination, time, expertise, planning, and preparation go into prosecuting a case against …
My command of English has always been far superior to my mastery of Malay. Perhaps to my detriment. Despite my tuition, I scored a P7 for my Bahasa Malaysia (Malay language; ‘BM’ or Malay) for my SPM (Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia; the domestic O-level equivalent) exams, which I took in Form Five secondary school when I was 16 years old. P means pass. 7 was the upper end of the P grade. Below that was P8. …
At the firm atelier, the lawyers have a dynamic but relaxed dress code. What we have to wear depends on what we have scheduled for the day. If we have no court attendance or client meetings that day, we come in casual. Slacks, jeans, shirts, t-shirts, collared, with, without, dresses, baju kurung, whatever. It’s fine. Only shorts and risqué wear require prior approval. We allow for it because I like dressing casually for days in …
This is a way to conduct an appeal. An appeal is a request to a higher court to rehear and review the court below’s decision (‘the original decision’). An appeal can happen from the subordinate courts, comprised of the magistrates and sessions courts, to the High Court (Scenario 1), or from the High Court to the Court of Appeal (Scenario 2). For civil matters, there is only one right of appeal. If a litigant wants …
‘The Malaysian Bar’ resides on the 4th floor of the Wisma Badan Peguam Malaysia, 2, Leboh Pasar Besar, 50050 Kuala Lumpur. It was officially unveiled by Marisa R Ng, the artist and Karen Cheah, the present Bar Council President in the afternoon on 22 August 2023 by way of a casual internal ceremony. I met Marisa through Nicholas Choong. I commissioned Nick to paint a mural on the external front wall of our atelier. I …