11 years ago, the Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia, Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim was sacked from the cabinet. An incisive look at the Federal Court decision that the sacking was lawful and why it is lawful.
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The System
Malaysia’s
Was the sacking of Anwar Ibrahim from the Cabinet 11 years ago lawful?
The Conditions of Remand (Part 1)
Considering the implications of the presumption of innocence on the process of arrest, charge and remand in the criminal legal system, in two parts. The first part considers the process of arrest and charging of an accused and the conditions of remand.
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Judges Can Fly – in the face of Rule 137 of the Federal Court Rules! (Part 2)
A thorough and critical consideration of the Federal Court’s inconsistent and dishonest approach to Rule 137 of the Rules of the Federal Court 1995 as it relates to section 51 and 51A of the Criminal Procedure Code and the Federal Court decisions in Adorna Properties v Kobchai Sosothikul 1 MLJ 417 and Asean...
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Judges Can Fly – in the face of Rule 137 of the Federal Court Rules! (Part 1)
A thorough and critical consideration of the Federal Court's inconsistent and dishonest approach to Rule 137 of the Rules of the Federal Court 1995 in 2 parts. This part considers the recent Federal Court decision dismissing Anwar Ibrahim's application to review a previous Federal Court decision dismissing his application for disclosure of documents for...
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The Call of Law: Moving the Call of Richard Haw
A reproduction of the approximate speech I had the honour of delivering on the occasion of Mr. Richard Haw @ Haw Chin Joo's call to the Bar before Justice Tuan Mohamad Ariff bin Md. Yusof sometime in 2009
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Of sodomy, caning and potato chips
Snacking on the difference in attitudes and competencies between the English Court of Appeal and the Malaysian Court of Appeal.
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Services of a Lawyer as Compared to a Professional Will Writer
Some considerations on the services a lawyer provides as compared to that of a professional will writer in the preparation of wills.
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How can you defend a criminal ah?
A "simple" explanation, but with some long words, as to why a lawyer defends the guilty.
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‘The Non-Practising Advocate & Solicitor’
A consideration of whether the phrase 'The Non-Practising Advocate & Solicitor', which is increasingly popular and used by law graduates who were called to the Malaysian Bar and did not or have left the practise of law, is meaningful.
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Bias, and Why It Is So Easy to Expose a Judge for Incompetence
Why I say it is so easy to expose our judges for incompetence – but this can only happen in Malaysia.
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