Tuan yang bijaksana, saya tak tahu apa yang mereka ajar di sistem kehakiman, tapi para peguam dah belajar semua ni masa jadi pelatih dalam kamar. Ooops pensyarah -pensyarah Civil Procedure dan Professional Practice saya pun pernah sebut perkara ni. Tuan tidoq dalam kelas kaa?
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The Importance of Reasons
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.
Posted inBolehland
Real Property Gain Tax: Flip-Flop Flux
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
Posted inLB Rants
LB returneth rejuvenateth
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, […]
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Apabila Najib dan Anwar minum teh
Syahredzan Johan melihat amalan politik tanahair kita yang masih belum matang.
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Justice is an illusion
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 finished […]
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Love your Police more
We should love our Police more – then maybe, just maybe, your life would be safer.
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Of Judges, KPIs, Justice & Superficiality
Art Harun deconstructs Tun Zaki’s new KPI-inspired leadership and shows it for what it is.
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My People First, Performance for My People Now?
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, 2009, […]
Posted inTalking about Lawyers
Open Note to the ConstiLC re: the MyConstitution Campaign
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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Bar calls EGM on KPI/Court issues on 12.12.09
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.
Posted inBolehland
Chua is still suspended, Dismissal of the 4 Central Committee MCA Members is unconstitutional
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.
Posted inPray For Me
Can Islamic issues be discussed without the permission of the religious authorities?
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 ask the question if this hurdle is consistent with the Quran since it is not (my humble view – stand to be corrected). – www.LoyarBurok.com
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Pusing-Pusing MCA
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 President […]
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The Perak Crisis: Keep Focused on the Real Issues
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 before the three judgments were released. Two of them, those of Dato’ Raus Sharif and Dato’ Ahmad Maarop JJCA were released towards the end of June while that of Dato’ Zainun Ali JCA was released in early July.
The three lengthy judgments come up to some 240 pages in all and a large number of issues were canvassed and discussed. Dr Kevin YL Tan SJD previously commented on the correctness of the High Court decision and having already discussed the contradictions that arose from the judgments of Raus and Maarop JJCA feels it is timely to revisit the most salient issues in this case.
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1 World, 1 Malaysia…different planet
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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3 dead girls in 1Malaysia
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 now […]
Posted inSelected Exhortations
“Sign the Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights”
Introductory remarks by Edmund Bon, Chairperson of the Bar Council’s Constitutional Law Committee, on 29 October 2009 at the inaugural dialogue in MyConsti’s “Conversations” series with Anand Grover, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health.
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Bermesra dengan Peguam?
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 aku). Datang lah, tak perlu bayar :) www.LoyarBurok.com
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Mengapa saya ingin sebarkan… Kempen PerlembagaanKu
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 […]