How Much Longer Must India and Malaysia Cling to an 1872 Law of Guarantees?
Malaysia and India still let a spoken word cost you your house. Guarantee law has always adapted — so why is theirs frozen in 1872?
Read MoreMalaysia and India still let a spoken word cost you your house. Guarantee law has always adapted — so why is theirs frozen in 1872?
Read MoreHe crippled his wife, then nursed her for years — now his insurer calls that kindness a reason not to pay.
Read MoreYes, Malaysian courts can compel delivery at your doorstep — but should the gentler name earn a gentler test?
Read MoreMalaysia has the laws to stop tariff-dodging — but one crucial piece is missing.
Read MoreYou are arguing a case. The court asks you to share a document. You try. Everything stalls. The screens freeze. The judges tap their fingers impatiently. Is there a faster, foolproof way to share PDFs over Zoom at hearings? Yes, there is.
Read MoreWill a ten‑year cap on Malaysia’s prime minister really prevent political ‘musical chairs’ or shadow rulers?
Read MoreIt’s no longer if—but when—your next court ruling will be shaped by AI. Judges worldwide already lean on algorithms to sift through files, assess risks, and even draft early versions of judgments. This piece explores how deeply AI has entered courtrooms, where it can do the heavy lifting for overloaded court systems—but also why human judgment must stay at the heart of justice.
Read MoreA royal pardon is not always what it seems. Nor are all pardons born equal. This essay sets Anwar’s legal clean slate against Najib’s trimmed sentence, and asks what that reveals about power, process, and the Malaysian Constitution. Along the way, it shows how two decisions of the Pardons Board produced strikingly different outcomes in law, politics, and public meaning – a tale of delays, denials, and enduring debates.
Read MoreIn Malaysia, if a car is validly insured when an accident happens, the insurer must pay the victim. Compulsory-insurance legislation, the Motor Insurers’ Bureau Agreements, and consumer-protection reforms now make post‑accident cancellations and technical excuses very difficult. The whole scheme is designed to protect injured people, not insurers’ balance sheets.
Read MoreWhen sporting ambition sidesteps integrity, the entire nation pays the ultimate price— loss of international reputation and respect; the dreams of future sportsmen and women dashed; and the disappointment of millions of fans. What is the law behind all this?
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