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by GK Ganesan May 13, 2023
Areas Of Practice , Blog , Constitutional Law , English , For Lawyers , Government , Home Featured Articles

The Gopal Sri Ram I knew

He brought a level of legitimacy and credence to an institution that had been staggering under the weight of the 1988 judicial crisis.

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by GK Ganesan March 26, 2020
Blog , Constitutional Law , English , For Lawyers

Can Federal Court Leave Applications be heard without counsel?

The answer is a ‘No’. Here are my reasons.

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by GK Ganesan December 18, 2019
Blog , English , For Lawyers

The Peter Mooney I knew

One day in 2006, while autumnal winds were nipping at my heels, Peter Mooney opened a door. He led me into Aladdin's Cave, filled with the universal beauty of language, a love of nature, an enduring journey with history; and submission to a Higher Power.

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by GK Ganesan November 12, 2019
Blog , English , For Lawyers

What is the difference between power and jurisdiction?

What do these two words mean? Are they interchangeable? Or are they different? If so, how?

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by GK Ganesan June 23, 2019
Blog , English , For Lawyers

Should doctors’ disciplinary proceedings be simplified?

Are disciplinary proceedings against doctors far too complex? Are complainants at a disadvantage? Can these proceedings be simplified?

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by GK Ganesan March 2, 2019
Blog , Constitutional Law , English , For Lawyers , Government , Home Featured Articles

When is a person ‘in contempt of court’?

Recently, the courts granted permission for the Attorney General to bring contempt proceedings against two practising lawyers. When can a person be 'cited for contempt of court'? How does the law of contempt work?

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by GK Ganesan February 18, 2019
Blog , Constitutional Law , English , For Lawyers , Government , Politics

Will a Royal Commission guarantee a squeaky-clean, independent judiciary?

Will the formation of a Royal Commission heal the Judiciary's deathly fever?

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by GK Ganesan January 25, 2019
Blog , Constitutional Law , English , For Lawyers , Government , Home Featured Articles , Politics

Can a judge dance?

Why not? Dancing is an expression of joy. A judge is human. Why should a judge be deprived of joy? Yet, whether a judge could dance publicly would depend on the occasion, wouldn’t it? Which side of the line did the CJ and the AG tread last week?

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by GK Ganesan December 3, 2018
Blog , English , For Lawyers

Clients do the darndest things

In the last of his anecdotes, Justice Prasad Abraham, a former Federal Court Judge, recalls his days at the Bar - and his unusual experiences with some clients.

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by GK Ganesan November 30, 2018
Blog , English , For Lawyers

The match maker’s witness statement

No, a match-maker isn't what you think it is. Recalling his days at the Bar, retired Federal Court Judge Datuk Prasad Abraham points to a story about the dangers of witness statements

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GK is an advocate & solicitor and an international commercial arbitrator. He is a constitutionalist, author and littérateur. He lives in KL.

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