If ever there was a wish which I could be granted when I grow really old – this is not to say that I am not already old, it is just that I am not that old, yet – that would be a wish that I could be given the wisdom of knowing when to […]
Posted inBolehland
The Royal Malaysian Circus Entertains Again!
Fahri Azzat denounces the Cabinet’s decision to hold a Royal Commission and chides Ragunath Kesavan, Bar Council president and Datuk Baljit Singh Sidhu for supporting that decision.
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Case Commentary: Yusri Mohamad & Anor v Aznan Mohamed v Anor [2002] 4 CLJ 43
Fahri Azzat case comments the High Court decision of Yusri Mohamad & Anor v Aznan Mohamed v Anor [2002] 4 CLJ 43.
Posted inSelected Exhortations
Exclusive! Interview with an Afghan civil society activist on the forthcoming Presidential election in Afghanistan
Millions of Afghans will cast their ballots at the poll this coming August for its second Presidential election since the Taliban was ousted in 2001. Some remain skeptical whether the election will be free and fair while others remain hopeful and desperate to see a positive change in the future administration. Lim Ka Ea conducted […]
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Security Machines at Istana Kehakiman
Fahri Azzat, who occasionally visits the Istana Kehakiman to do a bit of filing, breakfast and use the impressive toilets, shares his thoughts on the security machines and guards stationed at the entrances calling for the removal of both.
Posted inExpress Yourself
FFF Shoot Day 5 “No Silver Lining: The Perak Crisis”
Day 5 at the Annexe, Central Market, secondly…
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The Court of Appeal’s “Outline of Reasons” in Anwar Ibrahim v PP – A Critique
UPDATED! (With link to Zainur Zakaria v PP) I must apologize for the delay in giving this critique. The Court of Appeal gave its decision on July 2. I received the “Outline of Reasons” from Ngan Siong Hing only last Friday, July 17. Without him supplying me with a copy of the judgment of the […]
Posted inTalking about Lawyers
About the Preparation of Draft Orders
An analysis and critique of the preparation of a court order as provided for in the Rules of the High Court 1980 and the Subordinate Court Rules 1980 and as experienced in practise by Fahri Azzat. He concludes with an audacious proposal that just may help to streamline and simplify the process. Potentially seriously boring as it involves civil procedure. Please do not read this on your mobile while driving.
Posted inTry Me-lah
I Dreamt of Beng Hock
Written on July 17, 2009 in Chinese and published in Sin Chew today (July 20, 2009). This is the English translation. I dreamt of Teoh Beng Hock. He was looking at me, silently.
Posted inTry Me-lah
Macdeth Act II – an open letter to Berita Harian
I read with disbelief – and not to mention, a certain degree of disgust – your article titled “Kematian Teoh timbulkan pelbagai spekulasi politik” appearing in your newspaper yesterday.
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Royal Commission = Royal Circus of Malaysia
Fahri Azzat comments on the call for a Royal Commission to investigate into Teoh Beng Hock’s death.
Posted inTry Me-lah
Macdeth
I am outraged!!! I was having a meeting at Bangsar when I received a text message at about 5pm yesterday about the death of Teoh Beng Hock. He was found dead, apparently “on the roof of an adjoining building next to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission’s building.”
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HRW: Politics Drive Upcoming Anwar Trial
Human Rights Watch has released the following statement found here. (Corrected July 15, 2009) Government Pre-Trial Maneuvers Show Political Motivations (New York, July 13, 2009) – The Malaysian government should immediately drop politically motivated criminal charges against opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, Human Rights Watch said today.
Posted inCase Notes
MB v MB appeal: 3 Answers
With reference to the 3 questions for the Federal Court on the MB v MB appeal mentioned here, my answers are as below:
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MatTop & Loyar Bagus, who said I won’t reply?
Thank you for all your comments and feedback to my posts. I have been following the threads closely, and in response to the specific query by Loyar Bagus here, this is my response.
Posted inWomen Rule
Misyar
Perkahwinan misyar, satu isu yang pernah hangat diperbincangkan pada sekitar tahun 2006, telah ditimbulkan semula oleh salah seorang rakan bijaksana saya dalam forum perbincangan kumpulan-e HRC bagi mencetuskan perbincangan di antara ahli-ahlinya, termasuk mereka yang bukan merupakan penganut Islam, dalam konteks hak asasi manusia. Usaha beliau ini telah mendorong saya untuk berfikir berkenaan konsep perkahwinan […]
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Rethinking Civilisation
Written on May 3, 2009. Originally published in Eye Asia (July 2009 edition). I have to know If there is God, or karma Is Life a string of random mishaps Or a laborious web of scripted dramas I cannot tell If anyone will be waiting At that last stop of our turbulent Odyssey But I […]
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3rd Court of Appeal Grounds of Judgment by Zainun Ali in Zambry v Nizar
The 3rd grounds of judgment by Datuk Zainun bt. Ali JCA may be downloaded here. The first two grounds are found here.
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Part 2 – Gobbledegook and regurgitation in the written judgments of the Court of Appeal in Zambry v Nizar: Postscript – Zainun Ali JCA’s judgment
Postscript On Tuesday, July 7, 2009 I posted an article under the above title on the web with various news portals and here. At that time I only had the written judgments of two of the judges Raus Sharif and Ahmad Maarop JJCA. I have just received the third judgment of Zainun Ali JCA. Below […]