[Edited by S. Kamatchy and Suria Juan Pillai] In an article dated 13.07.2018, the ex-Chief Justice, Tun Abdul Hamid says that from 9:30 p.m. on July 11 up to midnight July 31, 2018 there are now two Chief Justices. Is he right? The long and short of all of this is… When the King accepted the resignations of the outgoing CJ and the PCA on 8 June 2018, their offices ceased. The King did ...
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Was the failure to submit the new Speaker’s name 14 days before Dewan Rakyat convened, fatal?
The opposition MPs protested that the Speaker's appointment was invalid. They walked out of Parliament. After all that drama, lemming-like, they all trooped back: and took their oath before the very same Speaker. What was that about? You tell me.
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Bolehkah Seorang Hakim Meletakkan Jawatannya Dengan Satu Tarikh Terkemudian? Keanjalan Atau Keliatan
Artikel asal oleh: GK Ganesan Kasinathan; Penyunting: KN Geetha Terjemahan olehAlumni Fakulti Undang-Undang, UKM, SY Dharan Sharveen Ketua Hakim Negara, Hakim Mahkamah Persekutuan (‘KHN’) dan Presiden Mahkamah Rayuan (‘PMR’) masing-masing telah menyerahkan surat perletakkan jawatan pada 7 Jun 2018. Yang DiPertuan Agong telah menerima surat tersebut pada hari berikutnya. Difahamkan mereka (KHN & PMR) telah menyatakan sesuatu yang sama dalam surat perletakan jawatan mereka iaitu menganjalkan tarikh perletakkan jawatan pada 31.7.2018 dengan alasan ...
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[March 7, 2017] No it has nothing to do with a salamander! The question is a simple one. The Bozson and Salaman Tests are straightforward. They refer to the two sides of the same coin. They concern two cases: Bozson v Altrincham Urban District Council [1903] 1 KB 547 and Abd Salaman v Warner [1891] 1 QB 734. These two tests differentiate between a 'final order' and an 'interlocutory order'. Where a case has started, it may proceed ...
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Artikel asal oleh: GK Ganesan Kasinathan; Penyunting: KN Geetha Terjemahan olehAlumni Fakulti Undang-Undang, UKM, SY Dharan Sharveen Bolehkah Senator dipecat? Jawapannya ‘boleh’ dan ‘tidak boleh’. Orang yang mengatakan ‘tidak’ sebenarnya merujuk Artikel 45(3) Perlembagaan Persekutuan yang menyatakan tempoh ahli Dewan Negara tidaklah tersentuh dengan pembubaran Parlimen. Seseorang Senator boleh dilantik sebanyak 2 kali dan tempoh perkhidmatan digandakan iaitu 6 tahun. Prof Shad Saleem Faruqi menyatakan bahawa Senator dibawah naungan Perlembagaan sebelum ini tidak mempunyai kewajipan ...
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Keanjalan Atau Keliatan: Bolehkah Seorang Hakim Meletakkan Jawatan Dengan Satu Tarikh Terkemudian?
Artikel asal oleh: GK Ganesan Kasinathan; Penyunting: KN Geetha Terjemahan oleh: Alumni Fakulti Undang-Undang, UKM:- Sharvin Nair Ketua Hakim Negara, Hakim Mahkamah Persekutuan (KH) dan Presiden Mahkamah Rayuan (PMR) masing-masing telah menyerahkan surat perletakkan jawatan pada 7 Jun 2018 dan Yang Di Pertuan Agong telah menerima surat tersebut pada hari berikutnya. Difahamkan mereka (KH & PMR) telah menyatakan sesuatu yang sama dalam surat perletakan jawatan mereka iaitu melanjutkan tarikh peletakkan jawatan pada 31.7.2018 ...
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Adakah perlu peguam negara merupakan seorang melayu atau muslim? Adakah beliau harus memberi nasihat berkenaan undang-undang syariah?
Artikel asal oleh: GK Ganesan Kasinathan; Penyunting: KN Geetha Terjemahan oleh Alumni Fakulti Undang-Undang, UKM:- Nur Fazreen Khalid, Nur Aimi Binti Che Soh Malathi Mohan Wan Aimi Shamimi Binti Abdullah Vrnda Sre Nagindera Rao Cadangan pelantikan Peguam Negara yang baru telah menimbulkan kekeliruan dan salah tafsir di kalangan masyarakat khususnya mengenai peruntukkannya dalam Perlembagaan Persekutuan. Kita harus mengenalpasti isu yang dipertikaikan. Wujud perdebatan di kalangan rakyat mengenai siapa yang layak menjadi Peguam Negara selaras dengan peruntukan dalam Perlembagaan ...
Read More Can Senators be fired? The answer is Yes, and, No. The ‘No’ comes from those who say that the security of tenure of a Senator is unimpeachable. They point to Article 45 (3) of the Federal Constitution, which states that: - ‘… the term of office of a member of the Senate shall be three years and shall not be affected by a dissolution of Parliament.’ A Senator may be appointed twice, making ...
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What is the difference between ‘evidential burden of proof’ and ‘legal burden of proof’?
At first sight, these two concepts seem identical. They are not. If you wish to make litigation your career, you need a sound understanding of these concepts. It is not that difficult, really.
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Someone asked me last week, ‘What did Karpal do for us? What did Lim Kit Siang?’ I blinked. I thought I didn’t hear it right. What did they do? The guy who asked was young. Too young. I attempted an answer and unaccountably slipped into melancholy. I began by saying... These men fought a long-drawn out battle against an implacable enemy—entrenched racism. They fought for the rule of law. They argued that the ...
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