Legal Advocacy
The 4 Qualities Required for Legal Advocacy
During advocacy trainings, at some point, I inevitably deliver my short speech to the trainee lawyers about how a judge doesn’t only evaluate the merits
Beneath the Legal Dispute
Mediation is a process to facilitate disputing parties to resolve their grievance with each other.
Answer then Explain
Yesterday, while waiting for our appeal to be called up, we witnessed a hearing for...
Case Law is not Always Necessary
As litigators, we build our legal arguments on authoritative case law or legal maxims.
Observations From a Room with an Unchanging View
Any advocacy trainer in Malaysia of my vintage (circa 2011) will know the case of Abdul Rashid v Kenneth Chan.
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.
