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Shanmuga K sometimes sees a purple banana emerging in his sub-conscious. An article seems to then be magically written. He is @shanmuga_k on Twitter.
A New Attorney General

A New Attorney General

Appoint a well respected member of the Bar as the new AG

When Must Parliament Be Summoned Again

When Must Parliament Be Summoned Again

Is it 6 months or 120 days, from dissolution or from GE13 date?

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Term Limits For Bar Council Members

Term Limits For Bar Council Members

Another classic piece of LoyarBurokkery – young punks seek to shake up the old guard.

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Get To Know The Candidates In Bar Elections

Get To Know The Candidates In Bar Elections

A plea not to just vote in the same old faces.

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Should this “rapist” really go to jail?

Should this “rapist” really go to jail?

A different perspective on the “rapist bowler” case.

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SIS Book Ban – Court of Appeal decision

SIS Book Ban – Court of Appeal decision

Court of Appeal judgment upholding decision to overturn ban on Sisters in Islam Book.

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Court Rules and Transitions

Court Rules and Transitions

Yawn. Talking about civil procedure changes.

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CPD for the Bar: Yes, No, or Maybe?

CPD for the Bar: Yes, No, or Maybe?

Should lawyers support the Bar Council’s #BCCPD resolution this Saturday?

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UKM4: Court of Appeal Judgment

UKM4: Court of Appeal Judgment

Read all three judgments of the Court of Appeal for the UKM4.

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“Peruntukan” challenge: Court can’t question government

“Peruntukan” challenge: Court can’t question government

Discriminatory government spending seems to be nonjusticiable!

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Rebel With a Cause: Moving the Call of Farhan Afiq

Rebel With a Cause: Moving the Call of Farhan Afiq

Shanmuga K tries to match Fahri Azzat’s oratorical skills in moving a call.

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Sri Lanka’s Killing Fields: Take Action

Sri Lanka’s Killing Fields: Take Action

A plea to take action against the war criminals who still wield an iron fist in Sri Lanka, hiding the horrific extermination of thousands of Tamils during the country’s long civil war.

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UPDATED: Touting & Lawyers — Is The Bar Council Making Things Up?

UPDATED: Touting & Lawyers — Is The Bar Council Making Things Up?

Malaysian lawyers are restricted enough already. An angry, big, bald, Indian man in San Francisco wonders why the Bar Council of Malaysia is giving wrong advice to lawyers, and creating new restrictions out of thin air?

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Litigation Lawyer Wish List

Litigation Lawyer Wish List

In this 3rd instalment of LoyarBurokking for the Bar, some modest requests are made which ought not be too difficult to fulfil. If sorted out, practising law as a litigation lawyer may be a little bit more comfortable.

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Bar Council: Scared of Banks?

Bar Council: Scared of Banks?

The Bar Council bans lawyers from accepting fees from developers to pay for the legal fees of homebuyers. But it does not stop lawyers accepting fees from borrowers to pay for the legal fees of banks. Why this disparate treatment for two entities who are both in superior bargaining positions?

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“Peruntukan” challenge: Leave granted

The grounds of judgment of Aziah Ali J in granting leave to Sungai Siput MP Dr Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj to challenge the “Special Constituency Allocation” given by the Federal Government only to Barisan Nasional MPs.

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Seriously: What Is LoyarBurok And What Does It Do?

Seriously: What Is LoyarBurok And What Does It Do?

Welcome Speech delivered on behalf of LoyarBurok at Remember | Review | Reclaim on 12th December 2010 at the Annexe Gallery, Central Market Annexe, Kuala Lumpur at the launch of Perak: A State of Crisis. On behalf of LoyarBurok and all LoyarBurokkers, welcome to “Remember, Review, Reclaim” 1212 LoyarBurok began as a forum by 6 [...]

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UKM 4 Judgment: Students can be barred from politics

UKM 4 Judgment: Students can be barred from politics

A commentary of the Kuala Lumpur High Court’s dismissal of the challenge mounted by the infamous UKM 4 against the constitutionality of Section 15(5)(a) of the Universities and University Colleges Act 1971 (Act 30).

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Sedition held Unconstitutional

Sedition held Unconstitutional

Uganda in August held that its law of sedition is unconstitutional. Malaysia, on the eve of Merdeka investigated local rapper Namewee for sedition.

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Go to jail for posting offensive annoying comments online

On Thursday, 26 August 2010, the Shah Alam High Court dismissed a challenge by Nor Hisham Osman on the constitutionality of the charge against him under section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1988. The impact of this decision is very wide: any “offensive” communication online made with intent to annoy another person can now be criminalised.

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