CAN A COURT ORDER A ROAD VICTIM’S COMPENSATION BE PAID TO THE PUBLIC TRUSTEE (ARB)?
There is a new trend in Malaysian vehicular accident cases. Recently, lawyers acting for insurance companies have fallen into the habit of asking courts to pay a victim’s compensation, not directly to the victim but to the Public Trustee (or ‘Amanah Raya Bhd’, or ‘ARB’ as it is called).
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WHAT DOES THE NAJIB SRC CASE TEACH DIRECTORS OF COMPANIES?
WHY IS THE SRC CASE IMPORTANT? This decision affects two classes of people: controlling shareholders and the board of directors of a company (As well as that of a GLC or ‘government linked company’).
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IS DEMOCRACY DEAD BEYOND RECALL?
Has the definition of democracy changed for all of us?
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Is there a secret formula to succeed at the Court of Appeal?
An appeal is a landscape, a Minefield. Put one foot wrong, and you are done for. How do you navigate this Minefield safely?
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Will a company director get into trouble if his company contributes to climate change risks?
All across the globe, weather patterns have, and are, changing dramatically and rapidly.
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Where does the right to have vernacular education come from?
Vernacular means one’s mother tongue. The question is, can the government guarantee you the right to attend school? And choose to be educated in a medium of instruction that is your mother tongue?
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