“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 …
Why do you act for them? | From the Atelier
Hafiz Hajeedar’s commissions have become a regular monthly addiction. You can check out his profile in my first posting of his art here. This is his second commissioned work for …
My journey to the syariah bar
I was finally called to the Syariah (Federal Territories) Bar in June 2018. That was my fifth attempt. The journey to that point started in 2010 when I signed up …
The day I was a litigant | Unfair Contract Terms
It was after 18 years of representing others, I ended up a litigant; Plaintiff, thankfully. I assure you it was for the right reason, not a frivolous one; and, naturally, …
Get Legal Advice Early
Some of you may have caught the news about the 72 year old, Dolly Ng, a former piano teacher who inherited about RM 4+ million from her parents but lost …