Can an insurer escape liability through its own policy wording? [Part-2/2: Employee exception]
Can an insurer dodge its own policy by clever wording? Part two examines the 'employee exception' that insurers insert into motor policies.
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Does compulsory motor insurance protect every accident victim? [Part-1/2: Employee exception]
Compulsory motor insurance has a quiet exception — and injured employees often fall through it. Should we change the law?
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In recent years I have appeared in several trial courts: Kuala Lumpur, Shah Alam, Kota Bharu, Kuala Terengganu, and Johore Bharu. My work requires me to appear regularly before the Court of Appeal and the Federal Court. I am happy to report that Malaysian judges are courteous, professional–and to use an old English word, "proper". ...
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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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Does our rubbish have a religion?
Two friends bin a beer and a coffee together. So why must Selangor's rubbish now declare its faith?
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