Hasan Ali and Me | Part Four
If Hasan Ali and me were a three-act play; we were now at the point of confrontation. I waited for Rahman to calm down. “He has a sword?” “Yes. He …
Hasan Ali and Me | Part Three
Just before I took Hasan Ali on, between the period of 2012 to 2016, I had the good fortune to meet and establish friendships or working relationships with a few …
Hasan Ali and Me | Part Two
Lude Hasan Ali was my friend’s legal aid client. Hasan Ali was convicted after pleading guilty to an offence under section 6(1) of The Corrosive and Explosive Substances and Offensive …
Hasan Ali and Me | Part One
Prelude Many years ago when I was a young lawyer taking up criminal cases from the Bar Council Legal Aid Centre (Kuala Lumpur) (“LACKL”), I came across a case that …
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, …
First Impressions Are Something But Not Everything
Before I met CS Lim, I would click naturally and immediately with the people that eventually became my close friends; our conversations, though the first, would feel familiar, comforting and …
To argue or not to argue?
I once had a dilemma; it was when I conducted a criminal appeal in the Court of Appeal. It was for a charge of drug trafficking, an offence punishable with …
Branding and Reputation
Branding and reputation are different ways of making ourselves known to others; the difference between them is night and day. To me: Branding is what we tell others about ourselves. …
Taking Chances
A second year law student once asked me in an email interview, If you did not want to hire me, what could I do to change your mind? That question …
“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 …
Mass Calls to the Bar
My experience of calls to the Bar is one borne from moving calls mostly at the Kuala Lumpur (KL) and, occasionally, at the Shah Alam High Courts. Rarely have I …
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 …
Why teach?
Why I teach
“Forget about clients’ money”
That was my father’s first piece of advice for me after I started practice. He gave that advice to every pupil that went through his firm. I don’t know whether …