Of Lawyers and Politics
Can a group or organisation that addresses politics or politically-related issues be truly non-partisan?
Can a group or organisation that addresses politics or politically-related issues be truly non-partisan?
![I Confess. Not All Lawyers Are Self-Centred. Now Protest! [w/VIDEO]](http://max-cdn.loyarburok.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/BERSIH_UnggunBersih_BM-140x78.jpg "I Confess. Not All Lawyers Are Self-Centred. Now Protest! [w/VIDEO]")
How Ambiga Sreenevasan and BERSIH 2.0 revived my passion for the law and lawyers.
So how naughty or nice have Malaysians been this year, across the board?
LoyarBorak #2 focuses on the role of the Bar Council, in view of the on-going Bar Council elections. Postal ballots must be returned by 30 November 2010, and the results are expected on 1 December 2010.
This LoyarBorak is moderated by Marcus van Geyzel (who also throws his views into the ring), and the borakkers are Adriana Leu, Foong Cheng Leong, Grace Wong, Lee Shih and Siti Shahrom, who all approach the discussion from their different experiences and positions in the legal profession. Please borak along in the comments section below.
Following its interview with LoyarBurokker Edmund Bon where he called the Bar Council toothless, FMT reports on the Bar Council’s response.
LoyarBurokker and MyConsti’s Edmund Bon speaks to Free Malaysia Today about his frustration with the Council’s failure to effectively voice out against injustices in the nation and take care of its fellow lawyers. Bon also reveals that this will be his last term in the Bar Council.
Considering the “relevance” of the OA community’s demands from the government’s perspective following a historic OA protest walk in Putrajaya on March 17, 2010.
On March 17, 2010 The OA community took to Putrajaya for a historic walk and what seems to be the biggest gathering of OAever. This peaceful stage of protest and show of unison by the community was in response to yet another government policy that ignores their rights.
KLue’s monthly Popcorn & Soda is back! Some of you may have seen, and bought, the Bar Council’s DVD on the historic Walk For Justice which took place on 26 September 2007. It was a memorable occasion where about 2,000 lawyers decided to walk the talk and expressed their outrage over the VK Lingam video [...]
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