Unequal Adversaries
I recently had to battle against a witness for a criminal matter in the Selayang magistrates’ court.
I recently had to battle against a witness for a criminal matter in the Selayang magistrates’ court.
The acceptance by an Advocate and Solicitor (“Introducer”) of any form of payment (such as commission) from any person merely for introducing clients to such person without the provision of …
I notice these days that the pupils, interns and fresh lawyers don’t hang out with seniors, even when they have the opportunity to. Or even if they do, they don’t …
I felt a deep need to prove myself in my early years of practice. If I could show how clever I was, I would. It was, therefore, fortunate that I …
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This is an approach to preparing an application for leave to appeal. An appeal is a request to a higher court to rehear and review the court below’s decision (‘the …
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From the beginning of my practice, whenever I prepared for a trial, which meant the examination of witnesses, I wrote down all my questions beforehand. Whether it was an examination-in-chief …
Legislation is not an easy read, even for lawyers and judges. Sometimes I feel it is made difficult out of thoughtlessness, habit or a policy to make the law inaccessible …