Can Your Bank Simply Help Itself to Your Money? The Commonwealth’s Law on Banker’s Set-Off
A liquidator's letter, a frozen account, and a bank that helped itself to the money anyway — from London to Kuala Lumpur, the law draws a line
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Read MoreMalaysia gives the true owner his land back. The duped buyer gets nothing — until the Land Registry was made to pay.
Read MoreA judge reproduced a lawyer’s submissions almost word for word. Two Commonwealth traditions have quietly answered why that matters.
Read MoreOne dreadful word on a front page. One careful court. How “allegedly” failed to save a newspaper.
Read MoreBefore using trust money for a lawsuit, a careful trustee asks the court first.
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Read MoreDuring 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 MoreA three-year-old survives a fatal crash. Four doctrines collide. Some lawyers might confuse them. Here is how not to.
Read MoreAre 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.
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