
How chucking the BlackBerry (just temporarily!) helped me feel alive again.

Reflections of a final semester law student on the state of our legal education and the role it plays in shaping how law is practised in Malaysia.

From the Selangor Times Issue 6, 31 Dececember 2010 — 2 January 2011. This week, Ask Lord Bobo answers questions on why lawyers always wear black and white, how yoga is like human rights, and choosing a good cause to support.
Not content with harassing journalists, the Securities Commission now hops on the bandwagon of other law enforcement agencies by trying to harass lawyers accompanying the journalists.
“Kopi O Nite” is a night for everyone to lepak , drink coffee, ber-potluck-ing, and share our thoughts on certain topics or issues. It is a monthly event organised by the Legal Aiders (comprising of young lawyers and non-lawyers who are serving the KL Legal Aid Centre). Here is what happened during the last session of “Kopi O Nite” as reported by one of its co-founders, Murnie Hidayah Anuar.
A retrospect of a seven year career in law, from long call, practice and activism, to in-house work.
Some considerations on the services a lawyer provides as compared to that of a professional will writer in the preparation of wills.
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.