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Can a condo management bar a resident from his home if it suspects he is infected with Covid-19?
Absolutely not!
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Emergency: the story of 108 against 34
A man crashes a car. Is there a moral behind this parable?
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When Parliament shut out the Supreme Court
Tun Salleh Abas has been a beacon of justice in Malaysia. He paid a an exceedingly heavy price: so heavy no normal man could bear it. His departure from the Judiciary in 1988 left it crippled and at the mercy of the Executive. This is 10 minutes of his life.
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Is the 2021 Malaysian Emergency, constitutional?
Forget about the unconstitutional Emergency. That is a given. Do we have a valid Cabinet in the first place? Find the answer here.
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Emergency – the story of 108 against 34 million
I’m going to tell you a story. It involves a very senior policeman. He’s highly respected and he has a superior.
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Wing Collar, Jabot & Gown: Episode-3: The Bibliophile
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Should pupils be paid an allowance? Certainly
This is one story of my pupil-master, Dato Seri Gopal Sri Ram, who was at the time I went to train with him, one of the leading lights of the Bar. Looking back over the decades, the days I spent in his chambers are today as vivid and clear as they were then. Here is the story of the stipend.
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This is a true story of an unusual client: one who kept his word.
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What is the test for Leave to the Court of Appeal?
Actually, it is still open. Other than one dictum, s. 68(1)(a) seems open to different interpretations. So what should that test be?
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When is the ‘Threshold Quantum’ in s.68(1)(a) CJA, to be determined?
Is it the time a claim is filed? Or after judgement? Eventually, the courts decided that the relevant quantum is at it was at the time its filing. Note that there is nothing logical about either of these positions.
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