Best ever opening lines

10–15 minutes to read

Do you like the English language? Here are some of the most memorable lines written by judges. These exemplify how judges used their wit to decant humour, humanity and storytelling back into the law. I ...

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How to succeed in Federal Court Leave Applications

12–17 minutes to read

Leave Applications to the Federal Court rarely succeed. Yet some counsel are consistently more successful than others. Is there a method to this madness? There is. These techniques are transferable. This article aims to ...

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What do the traditions of the Malaysian Bar stand for?

9–14 minutes to read

The Malaysian Bar has preserved the traditions of the legal profession. Some of them are more than 500 years old. The Bar insists on keeping them. Why?

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Is the selection of judges transparent?

10–15 minutes to read

Is the current method of selecting judges, transparent? Should it be? What can be done to improve it?

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Should courts discard the rule that reduces an accident victim’s compensation by 33%?

10–15 minutes to read

Do courts have the power to reduce damages under the '1/3 Contingency Rule'?

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Should a victim’s premature death deprive his estate of court-awarded damages?

6–9 minutes to read

If a road accident victim dies earlier than expected, what happens to the extra damages?

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