I have been told and thanked on enough occasions to finally accept that I am good at moving a pupil’s call. I don’t think I have any particular talent at this. The two things that distinguish me from the run-out-of-the-mill mover are firstly, my desire to give as good a speech as I can given what I have. Secondly, I craft my own speeches. Because, if you want something done just right, you best do …
Note: This was the only call speech that I wrote and was supposed to deliver but could not owing to a very bad back spasm that paralyzed me on the morning of the call. So please warm up before you do your sporting activities to avoid that! A big thanks go to my ever-reliable colleague, Asim Ng, for stepping in at the very last minute. I called him frantically at 730am and his response was, …
Note: Many years ago, on 4.7.2019, I moved the Petitioner’s Master’s call, Encik Ahmad Danial bin Mohd Azlan. Encik Ahmad Danial’s master was Yang Arif Tuan Atan Mustaffa Yussof Ahmad, a High Court Judge in Kuala Lumpur. Yang Arif Tuan Atan was my super senior from Bristol University. May it please your lordship, The Petitioner, Nazira binti Abd Salim, was born on 1.12.1997 and hails from Johor Bahru. The Petitioner and I share the same …
Note: This is another call speech by Amer Hamzah Arshad. The speech was delivered sometime in 2010. I asked Amer specifically for a copy of this speech because I liked how he submitted about the requirement to demonstrate ‘good character’ in a call speech. As far as I know, this is the only speech that dissects the relevant provisions. I was present when he delivered the speech as I moved a call at the same …
Note: This is a call speech by Amer Hamzah Arshad. He delivered it on 7.11.2009 for my former pupil Syahrul Syazwan bin Salehin’s call to the bar. I reproduced his speech because it provides corroboration for The Time Amer Found Crime. The original speech had paragraph numbers and headers. I removed the numbering but retained the headers, and lightly edited the speech for readability. Dengan izin Yang Arif, Saya, AMER HAMZAH ARSHAD, mewakili pihak Pempetisyen, …