The Quality of Integrity Expected of Lawyers
Earlier this year, I had a matter with a long-time client that provided me with an example to use to explain the quality of integrity I expect from the people …
Glamourizing Legal Practice
I see a lot of this on social media these days. Daily, we are treated to a surfeit of self-generated pictures, Tik-Tok Videos, Facebook Posts, Twitter Tweets, Instagram LinkedIn Posts …
How to be a Witness
Note: This was a talk I delivered for a client that invited us to give a topic of our choice. The full talk was titled ‘How to create a paper …
The Use and Uselessness of Statutory Declarations
On 1.11.2022, Vibes.com reported the following: Despite denials by party president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, Umno Supreme Council member Datuk Zahidi Zainul Abidin has affirmed the existence of statutory …
Adducing Evidence after Trial
In a civil or criminal case, all the evidence in support of a civil claim, criminal prosecution or defence to either of them must be brought before the trial judge …
All for one and one for all
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 …
Recording Police Arrests or Raids is not an Offence
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 …
The Ayer Molek Case | Part One
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 …
“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 …
Renouncing Islam in the Federal Territories of Malaysia
These are my views on the Federal Constitution, the law and its practice where it relates to apostasy, and my experience conducting such cases in Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya in …
Legal Practice as Performance Art
A few years ago, I had my personal epiphany about legal practice and art. Since legal practice is performance and performance is art, then legal practice and law can be …
Some hard truths about legal practice
In October this year, I accepted an invitation by Mr. Harcharan Singh to give a talk to the university’s law students at an event called Taylor’s Dialogues on the Law. …
Agong’s Counsel | From the Atelier
Hafiz Hajeedar said this essay was challenging for him because he didn’t quite understand where I was going with my essay – seemingly advancing arguments in favour of an Agong …
Get legal advice early | From the Atelier
Izwa Ahmad did this piece for me. You can check out her profile at Vallette Gallery here. She hails from Kuala Kangsar and is a Fine Art graduate from UiTM …