A professional body must maintain the discipline of its members. They all do it differently – but a common thread runs through them all – constitutionality which leads to legality.
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[1] Is Negligence ‘misconduct’? Mere negligence cannot be the subject of a disciplinary complaint. [2] More than 60 years ago, one Dr Ong Bak Hin performed an abortion on a lady. This was in Melaka. She died. He was struck off the medical register. In 2016 a Singaporean plastic surgeon, Dr Kevin Teh, conducted vaser liposuctiontreatment on a patient:she wished to reduce fat. Shortly after the treatment, blisters appeared on her body. Dr Teh told her that her blisters were ...
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Last night, Mala was upset. She was reading Mr Thomas’ book called ‘My story: Justice in the wilderness’. Pointing at p.236, she said, ‘This is not right. Why are you going to do about it?’
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Adakah Darurat ini berperlembagaan?
Jawapannya adalah, ‘tidak’.
Read MoreI came into the Malaysian Bar just under three decades ago. It was a personal battle to get into it; and it has been a battle ever since.
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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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Can the Government declare an ‘emergency’ to avoid a motion of No Confidence?
The answer is a 'No'. This nation is not the chessboard of irresponsible politicians. Our Constitutional rights hang in the balance. Will our King stand with the Rakyat?
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Do we have a Speaker in Parliament?
Did you realise that Malaysia has become the focal point of major constitutional issues in the last few years? We have had all sorts of issues that have assailed the nation. Last week we had another. Here it is
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Virtual Court Hearings: should they be used all the time? [Part 2]
Why are we abandoning millions of years of biological communication technology for an imperfect system based on virtual court hearings?
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Pada minggu pertama Mac 2020, setelah pergolakkan kuasa dengan PH, seorang ahli politik mengatakan bahawa ‘Kerajaan akan 'menggantikan' Speaker Parlimen.’ Bolehkah Kerajaan melakukan sedemikian?
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