Two friends bin a beer and a coffee together. So why must Selangor's rubbish now declare its faith?
Read MoreCan a Pupil in Chambers Argue a Case Before a Magistrate, Before Call?
During pupillage, she may rise and argue before a magistrate. The moment pupillage ends, her voice falls silent — until Call. This is where the two lines fall, and why.
Read MoreWhy should an innocent passenger pay for the driver’s fault? [Part-2]
She cannot drive. She did not buy the tyres. Yet an insurer says she should pay her father's ninety per cent. The law, and four jurisdictions, say otherwise.
Read MoreCan an insurer sue a child for surviving a car crash? [Part-1]
A three-year-old survives a fatal crash. Four doctrines collide. Some lawyers might confuse them. Here is how not to.
Read MoreDo We Teach Young Lawyers a Spine and a Conscience — or Just Hand Out Certificates?
Are we asking the right questions about legal training? Malaysia wants to retire the CLP — but the exam, and the training, were never the real danger. It is what we fail to teach.
Read MoreThe Arm the Law Forgot: When a Crash Destroys a Prosthesis, Should Compulsory Motor Insurance Pay? [or, The RTA and Property Damage]
Who says that a third party victim of an accident, "cannot claim for property damage"? Would the Constitution treat personal injury as different from damage to a victim's property just because a statute ignores constitutional rights?
Read MoreCan One Honest Mistake End a Lawyer’s Career—or Just Suspend It?
He touched his client money once; the law’s answer reveals what the profession fears most.
Read MoreCan a Medical Device Act Stop a Court Restoring a Road Accident Victim’s Limb?
The insurer says the device is unregistered, so it need not pay. The law replies: notwithstanding any written law, it must.
Read MoreWhat is a working arm worth? Orthoses, prostheses, and the price of restoring a brachial plexus
A brachial plexus injury costs an arm — and the law makes the insurer pay.
Read MoreWhen the Hand That Maimed Is the Hand That Nurses: On the Insurer’s Sudden Modesty
He crippled his wife, then nursed her for years — now his insurer calls that kindness a reason not to pay.
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