Chen Mian Kuang considers the repercussions faced by litigants when a court does not give reasons for its decisions as well as the most common reasons offered for not giving reasons.
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Chee Kong Chi criticises the recent government announcement that there would be a 5% flat Real Property Gains Tax rate commencing in 2010 and cogently argues why it does not make any sense. s
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Greetings thou fair and gentle readers, Alas! My absence from thy dimension in the service of her Ladyship Justice hath allowed great mischief to befallen. It would appear the forces of Kanakth Porai Insold have taken root and spread through this dimension. It is thus timely that I have now returneth to heal, to restoreth, to...
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Syahredzan Johan melihat amalan politik tanahair kita yang masih belum matang.
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It’s really tough being a Judge. Really, I think it’s a thankless job. A Judge can never do any right. I think it was in 1996 that a soon-to-be-really-famous High Court Judge politely asked me and my opponent whether we would mind to remain in his chambers for some small talk after we had...
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We should love our Police more - then maybe, just maybe, your life would be safer.
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Art Harun deconstructs Tun Zaki's new KPI-inspired leadership and shows it for what it is.
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A few days after America’s Capitol Hill celebrated the historic passing of their Health Care Bill, we hear some shocking and illogical statements in our Capital Hill, the Parliament. The American People’s Representatives have been working hard to work out a deal for the American people, but in the Malaysian Parliament on November 9,...
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Dear ConstiLC I totally believe in, and support, the MyConstitution Campaign. One of the most shocking things I learnt doing the Article 11 Campaign is the lack of awareness among lawyers (not just the public) about the Federal Constitution. It would be interesting to do a general poll amongst lawyers:
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At the 9th meeting on November 7, 2009, the Bar Council, and after much discussion on the problems faced by lawyers with the current state of affairs, will be calling an EGM on December 12. The EGM will, among others, discuss issues on how cases are being handled by the Judiciary.
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Roger Tan deftly analyzes the recent developments in the MCA debacle in light of the confirmation of Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat and Dr. Chua Soi Lek as the President and Deputy President.
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However, while the non-Muslim does not have to seek prior approval to organize talks or seminars with regards to his religion, the Muslim citizen appears to have this added hurdle to cross in order to exercise his rights under Article 10 and Article 11 (1). Is this constitutional? Is this legal? I will not...
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After all that, MCA is now back to square one. We had the President sacking the Deputy. We then had the Deputy retaliating and demanding for an EGM. The President?s men also put in a few motions. It was narrowed down to 3 motions. They then fought it out on 10th October 2009. The...
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On 11 May 2009, the Kuala Lumpur High Court ruled (per Dato’ Abdul Aziz J) that since there had been no formal vote of confidence on the floor of LA, Nizar remained the rightful MB of Perak. Zambry appealed. The Court of Appeal unanimously reversed the High Court decision but it was some time...
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Imagine you are an alien being from some planet far far away in the globular star clusters M80, 23,000 light years away from Earth. You had just arrived on Earth after traveling in a space craft called Pro-Ton, your premier national space craft manufacturer. You have traveled 23,000 light years to be here. You are...
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What is this 1 Malaysia camp at Kuala Dipang in Perak? If not for that unfortunate death of the 3 girls, many of us wouldn’t know of this camp. How can the Government even consider sending kids as young as that age to camps, to teach about this concept called 1 Malaysia, which until...
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Salam. Good evening. We are fortunate to have Anand Grover, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health with us today. This is probably the first time a Special Rapporteur has set foot on the Bar’s soil.
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Kali ni acara Minggu Kesedaran Undang-undang diadakan lagi. Pemuisi terkenal Cecil Rajendra akan buat persembahan istimewa. Begitu juga dengan Isham Rais @ Tukar Tiub yang akan buat stand-up comedy. Dan ada persembahan istimewa daripada para peguam (bukan aku) serta satu sudut akan disediakan di mana nasihat guaman percuma akan diberikan on the spot (mungkin...
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Saya tersentuh… Writer’s block. Is that what you call someone who wants to write but nothing flows out of the swish of the pen or the tap-tapping of the keyboard? A friend suggested to write in the Malay language but it’s been a while since I did that… probably in high school. Still it’s no...
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Bangsaku Janji yang kita meterai lama dahulu Di kala kita bertungkus membina sebuah negara Bahu ke bahu Bersama sebagai saudara Lupa kita pada janji kita ini?
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I happened to be in Bangkok a fortnight ago where Mr B. H. Ong or better known as Chin Peng was being interviewed by some members of the Malaysian and Singapore Press. It became an opportunity to meet and converse with a historic figure, now at the age of 85. He was cordial and responded...
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