A consideration of the meaning of International Migrants Day as we observe International Migrants Day today, amidst observing stories of migrant workers being abused by employers and agents with no justice yet in sight.
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Justice Hurried is Justice Buried
An appreciation of the development of the case management system and the problems with using a Key Performance Index (KPI) based evaluation for the performance of judicial quality and integrity by Mahendran Gnasamoothy.
Posted inTalking about Lawyers
A Retreat to Nature
On the weekend of 21-22 November 2009 members of the Young Lawyers’ Committee (YLC) retreated to Cameron Highlands for a team building and brain storming session. This is their official report so don’t expect any juicy happenings. Loyarburok will continue its efforts to obtain an independent unofficial report to supplement this official report. Photo’s are courtesy of Seira Sacha and Khaizan Sharizad.
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Pastries, cookies, carrot cake, scones and strudel at a call to the Bar
June Low Cheng Yen was “called” to the Bar (i.e. admitted and enrolled as an advocate and solicitor of the High Court of Malaya) on Dec 11, 2009. In open court, a “call” speech would be made by June’s “mover” (i.e. a lawyer at the Bar) to persuade the presiding judge that June is a “fit and proper” person to be a full-fledged lawyer after completing a 9-month period of pupillage. This was the speech by June’s mover, Edmund Bon Tai Soon, before Mr Justice Ariff Yusof.
Posted inHuman Rights
The Rebellious Child called Human Rights
Happy Birthday Ms Human Rights! But will you be around much longer?
Posted inBolehland
Pagar Makan Padi
Dr. M and Biro Tata Negara. A reality check by Stephen Tan Ban Cheng
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Bar Council EGM 12/12/2009 @ 10:00 am @ Dewan San Choon, Jalan Ampang
The Malaysian Bar Council Extraordinary General Meeting will be held on Saturday, 12 December 2009 at 10:00am at Dewan San Choon, Level 2, Wisma MCA, Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur. Lawyers and Loyarburoks are encouraged to attend and participate. The proposed motions intended to be tabled before the EGM can be found here.
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Refugee Camps in the Basement of the Duta Complex
Richard Wee comments on the refugee camps springing up in the basement of the Duta court complex.
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Who is provoking whom?
Richard Wee considers the latest remarks of Ahmad Mahayuddin Abd Manaf of the cow head infamy and tries an experiment in empathy.
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Step on it if you dare!
Ahmad and Ah Boy would be standing face to face, about 2 feet apart. No one moved. Ahmad was waiting for Ah Boy to make the first move and vice versa. The crowd, which of course would include me, would wait and wait. When are you two brave guys gonna go at each other la dey…I want to go home and have my lunch la.
Posted inJudging the Judges, Stupid Me!, Talking about Lawyers
Kesilapan v Kebodohan
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.
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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
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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, […]
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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: