A Divorce Lawyer’s Suggestions on Sustaining a Relationship
As a practitioner of family law who oversees, manages and bears witness to the breakdown and failure of spousal and family relationships, as someone who has been through a divorce …
‘Let me tell you the facts of your case.’
I remember the first time I heard my boss say that. I was a young and impressionable lad back then, which means to say I was easily impressed. It was …
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 …
The Death Penalty
Are you for or against the death penalty? I have never liked that question because it demands an absolute binary answer. It is either a yes or a no, with …
Judiciary Recorders
Don’t worry, I am not pitching to sell the judiciary a new Court Recording and Transcription (CRT) system. The Recorders I am referring to are the English Recorders: appointed barristers …
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 …
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 …
‘Always read your file before going to court’
This piece of advice was given to me by my father before I commenced my pupillage. The longer version was along the following lines: Before you go to court, you …
23 Years at the Bar
I was called on 6 August 1999. Today I marks the completion of 23 full years in legal practice. I enter my 24th year in practice tomorrow. I always celebrate …
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 …
Will you still come see me?
There is a good friend of mine whom I have regular late night conversations with on a regular basis. I moved his call many years ago. We have been friends …
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 …
Life Lessons in Stories for Children
I love fairy tales, folk tales and modern children’s picture books. There is much to love about and learn from them: the characters, the setting, the quaintness, the delightful stories …
Communicating in English
The English language has always been my primary and natural language. Whilst I can read, write and speak Malay with some fluency, the gulf in my command between the two …