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Though the law was not my first choice and chosen for me, what matters, in the end, is that I answered when called. Having dwelled in the realm of legal …
Though the law was not my first choice and chosen for me, what matters, in the end, is that I answered when called. Having dwelled in the realm of legal …
This piece of advice was given to me by my father before I commenced my pupillage. The longer version was along the following lines: Before you go to court, you …
I was called on 6 August 1999. Today I marks the completion of 23 full years in legal practice. I enter my 24th year in practice tomorrow. I always celebrate …
On 4 September 1995, the Bar Council issued a further statement: The Bar Council notes the comments attributed to Chief Justice Tan Sri Eusoff Chin in today’s newspapers. We would …
Hamzah Zainuddin, the Home Minister, was reported to have said that recording or live streaming the police carrying out arrests or raids was an offence pursuant to section 186 Penal …
There is a good friend of mine whom I have regular late night conversations with on a regular basis. I moved his call many years ago. We have been friends …
Preface: Some time ago, some friends and I noticed there is no comprehensive account of our Malaysian legal history available. There is a void in our national consciousness about the …
A lawyer’s use of templates and precedents is often mocked. “All you do is copy and paste from the other agreements.” “You just use a previous application and change a …
Preface: Some time ago, some friends and I noticed there is no comprehensive account of our Malaysian legal history available. There is a void in our national consciousness about the …
Preparing for arguments for court is now an exercise in labouriousness. Let’s take an application. The court will fix a schedule for the exchange of affidavits on the first case …
During the course of our submission, the judge may interrupt us to pose a question. It may not be something we are addressing at that precise moment but at a …
I love fairy tales, folk tales and modern children’s picture books. There is much to love about and learn from them: the characters, the setting, the quaintness, the delightful stories …
The English language has always been my primary and natural language. Whilst I can read, write and speak Malay with some fluency, the gulf in my command between the two …
Sometime around ten in the morning several years back, my colleague, Asim Ng, quietly came into my room while I was deep in my work. I did not notice him …