In Someone Else’s Clothes
I recently went down for a hearing in Johor Bahru High Court for a criminal matter. It was to examine a witness. The examination was not expected to take long; …
The Importance of Not Using Metaphors to Describe Symptoms
Once in my teens, I went to see my usual doctor, a general practitioner, in what is now called Damansara Uptown. I was suffering from pretty bad diarrhoea. Time always …
Standing for the Bar Council Elections 2022/23
Thank you for electing me as Bar Councillor for the term 2022/2023. It has been a privilege and a genuine pleasure to serve as a Bar Councillor for the term …
Book Shelving in Malaysian Bookstores
Of this I am certain: most staff in Malaysian bookshops are not readers. By readers I mean, regular readers of books, magazines, websites, and other written material. Reading is a …
Bila di Bawa Bincang | Episod 9 dan 7
So there was this time a couple of years ago, I was invited to be on one out of 13 episodes for a talk show series called Bawa Bincang. It …
The Ayer Molek Case | Part Three
On 4 September 1995, the Bar Council issued a further statement: The Bar Council notes the comments attributed to Chief Justice Tan Sri Eusoff Chin in today’s newspapers. We would …
The Ayer Molek Case | Part Two
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 …
Going up against a senior
Going up against a senior lawyer is often a daunting and stressful experience. It is especially so if we are fresh lawyers. Even if we are not fresh lawyers, there …
Being a Commissioner for Oaths and a Notary Public
When I was young, I was greatly impressed by my father signing things. There was a sense of importance and gravity to what he put his signature to. He always …
Standing for the Bar Council Elections 2021/22
Last month, I submitted my nomination papers for the Bar Council 2021/2022 elections. I am offering myself as a candidate to be elected for that Bar Council election. I have …
Taking Chances | From the Atelier
From The Atelier Hafiz Hajeedar was recommended to me by my brother-in-law, who is a good friend of the artist. Hafiz is a full-time artist who has exhibited his works. …
The Time Amer Found Crime
Amer Hamzah and I took our Certificate of Legal Practice (‘CLP’) course at the University of Malaya (UM) when they used to run it. The time we took it was …
“Why do you act for them?”
I was asked this question once by a polite young Malay male student when I was on my smoke break when I was in University Sultan Zainal Abidin, UniSZA, as …