Starting with Settlement
Matters can be settled. However, parties must be genuinely willing to compromise to end their dispute.
How I approach cases I know my client will lose
We don’t get to pick the clients or the cases. They pick us.
Unequal Adversaries
I recently had to battle against a witness for a criminal matter in the Selayang magistrates’ court.
The Crowning Glory of a Legal Career
I thought being appointed a judge would be the crowning glory of my career.
A short guide to applying for leave to appeal
This is an approach to preparing an application for leave to 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) and subsequently from the High Court to the Court of Appeal (Scenario 2). It can also happen from the High Court to …