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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.
Appoint a well respected member of the Bar as the new AG
3 May 2013 /
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Is it 6 months or 120 days, from dissolution or from GE13 date?
11 April 2013 |
Bolehland |
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Another classic piece of LoyarBurokkery – young punks seek to shake up the old guard.
8 November 2012 |
Talking about Lawyers |
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A plea not to just vote in the same old faces.
6 November 2012 |
Talking about Lawyers |
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A different perspective on the “rapist bowler” case.
10 August 2012 |
Let's Talk About Sex |
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Court of Appeal judgment upholding decision to overturn ban on Sisters in Islam Book.
3 August 2012 |
Selected Judgments |
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Yawn. Talking about civil procedure changes.
1 August 2012 |
Try Me-lah |
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Should lawyers support the Bar Council’s #BCCPD resolution this Saturday?
7 March 2012 |
Talking about Lawyers |
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Read all three judgments of the Court of Appeal for the UKM4.
31 October 2011 |
Selected Judgments |
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Discriminatory government spending seems to be nonjusticiable!
11 October 2011 |
Selected Judgments |
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Shanmuga K tries to match Fahri Azzat’s oratorical skills in moving a call.
3 August 2011 |
Talking about Lawyers |
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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.
16 June 2011 |
Nowhere To Run |
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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?
1 June 2011 |
Talking about Lawyers |
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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.
10 March 2011 |
Talking about Lawyers |
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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?
8 March 2011 |
Talking about Lawyers |
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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.
25 February 2011 |
Selected Judgments |
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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 [...]
30 December 2010 |
Selected Exhortations |
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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).
29 September 2010 |
Selected Judgments |
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Uganda in August held that its law of sedition is unconstitutional. Malaysia, on the eve of Merdeka investigated local rapper Namewee for sedition.
1 September 2010 |
Express Yourself |
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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.
27 August 2010 |
Selected Judgments |
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