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by GK Ganesan July 13, 2025

Who guards the Guardians? What happens when the PM has the power to pick judges, but is in conflict?

The PM, the CJ, and other constitutional appointees are all guardians of the Constitution. If one falters, what happens? When a Prime Minister faces a suit in court, yet it is he who must pick the senior judges who will head the judiciary— he is immediately placed in an irreconcilable position of conflict. Three constitutional paths emerge from Malaysia’s deepest democratic paradox. What are they? There is no point in ...

by GK Ganesan June 3, 2025

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What Happened During the Malaysian Judicial Crisis in 1988?

In 1988, a tremor rent Malaysia’s halls of justice: an institutional earthquake that cleaved its very bedrock. Constitutional pillars crumbled; and the Beacon that once burned bright for Justice flickered, and then, died. Sacred robes, woven with centuries of honour, lay torn in the rubble. The Unthinkable carved its wound into the very beating heart of the Constitution. Here sleep the lasting memories of those who fell, shields raised against the ...

by GK Ganesan February 19, 2024

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Is the King’s power to grant a pardon, ‘personal’ and ‘absolute’?

Some say that the power of the King to grant a royal pardon is ‘absolute,’; that ‘no one can question it’. Is this correct?

by GK Ganesan November 21, 2022

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How does the Malaysian anti-hopping law work? Can it be manipulated?

Will the anti-hopping law stop MPs from jumping to different coalitions? Are there loopholes in the Anti Hopping law? Can the laws be manipulated? How should political parties stop frogs?

by GK Ganesan November 24, 2020

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What is the test for Leave to the Court of Appeal?

Actually, it is still open. Other than one dictum, s. 68(1)(a) seems open to different interpretations. So what should that test be?

by GK Ganesan November 20, 2020

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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.

by GK Ganesan November 16, 2020

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How should the Constitution be interpreted?

Suppose you are not a lawyer. How should you interpret your constitution? Are there any tools available to do that? Read on...

by GK Ganesan August 16, 2020

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What is the legal consequence of Lim Guan Eng’s prosecution?

If you are an MP, and you are convicted of a crime, and if your sentence is not stayed by an order of court, then you cannot continue as an MP. You know what happened to Najib. Will that happen to Guan Eng?

by GK Ganesan June 17, 2020

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How to Win Civil Appeals (Video)

How to Win Cil Appeals is PURE APPEAL TECHNIQUE. There are sure-fire techniques that make it easier to succeed in Civil Appeals. Here are some.

by GK Ganesan June 14, 2020

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How to Succeed in Federal Court Leave Applications (Video)

Are there secret techniques on How to Succeed at Any Apex Court (Here Federal Court) Leave Applications? There are! And here they are! Share it widely, please. We need every lawyer - all over the world - to benefit.