Can a Pupil in Chambers Argue a Case Before a Magistrate, Before Call?

During 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.

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Why should an innocent passenger pay for the driver’s fault? [Part-2]

She cannot drive. She did not buy the tyres. Yet an insurer says she should pay her father's ninety per cent. The law, and four jurisdictions, say otherwise.

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Can an insurer sue a child for surviving a car crash? [Part-1]

A three-year-old survives a fatal crash. Four doctrines collide. Some lawyers might confuse them. Here is how not to.

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Do We Teach Young Lawyers a Spine and a Conscience — or Just Hand Out Certificates?

Are 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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The Arm the Law Forgot: When a Crash Destroys a Prosthesis, Should Compulsory Motor Insurance Pay? [or, The RTA and Property Damage]

Who says that a third party victim of an accident, "cannot claim for property damage"? Would the Constitution treat personal injury as different from damage to a victim's property just because a statute ignores constitutional rights?

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