by GK Ganesan July 26, 2025
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What is the difference between ‘Questions of Law’, ‘Questions of Fact’ and ‘Mixed’ questions?

Every courtroom dispute hinges on a deceptively simple question: "What exactly are we arguing about?" Yet this fundamental inquiry—whether we are debating what the law says, what actually happened, or how proven facts fit legal standards—can determine the fate of both victims and defendants. The distinction isn't merely academic; it shapes everything from appeal strategies to awards for compensation.

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by GK Ganesan July 12, 2025
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The Greatest Judges of All Time: the Titans who defied history

When history called, eleven judges answered: “Here I stand.” From Atkin’s neighbour principle to Dixon’s legalism, from Solomon’s wisdom to Bao Zheng’s integrity, from Abu Hanifa’s reasoning to Ginsburg’s equality crusade—these titans of justice dared to choose courage over comfort, principle over precedent. Their legacy lives in every courtroom where fairness still matters—proof that law can be humanity’s greatest tool for justice.

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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 ...

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by GK Ganesan May 31, 2025
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Can you trust your land title? The hidden dangers you must know, before you lose everything…

“The earth does not belong to us; we belong to the earth.” [Ted Perry, 1971]. Land scams multiply at the speed of a virus. It has many faces. It spreads silently. It strikes without warning. And by the time you realise it, it has destroyed lives. How can you protect yourself? What red flags point to scams?

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by GK Ganesan May 30, 2025
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Is a prime minister immune from civil suits?

Do you remember an essay I wrote in 2018? The one that argued that a former PM enjoyed no immunity from criminal prosecution? Stand that principle on its head. Is a prime minister immune from a civil suit, [e.g. a suit for breach of contract to buy a property]? What if she did enjoy such an immunity? What would happen?

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by GK Ganesan May 27, 2025
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The Promise and the Perils of Artificial Intelligence in Court Work

Artificial Intelligence flows through the hallowed halls of justice as the morning mist—pervasive, transformative, and unstoppable. Courts and lawyers alike should embrace AI — with wisdom, not fear. Frost reminds us, “The best way out is always through.” No machine can ever match the human soul's eternal quest for justice. That fire burns beyond all programming.

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by GK Ganesan May 26, 2025
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The Jurisprudential Revolution: How the Ten Principles in Mohamed Fayadh transformed sec.96(2)(a) RTA 1987

For the first time in 90 years, we are asking the right questions in the right order, especially in personal injury cases. Under s.96(2)(a) RTA 1987, must accident victims themselves notify insurers before commencing proceedings, or does this duty lie elsewhere? This article asks 10 more such questions.

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