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.
Read MoreDo 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.
Read MoreThe 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?
Read MoreCan One Honest Mistake End a Lawyer’s Career—or Just Suspend It?
He touched his client money once; the law’s answer reveals what the profession fears most.
Read MoreCan a Medical Device Act Stop a Court Restoring a Road Accident Victim’s Limb?
The insurer says the device is unregistered, so it need not pay. The law replies: notwithstanding any written law, it must.
Read MoreWhat is a working arm worth? Orthoses, prostheses, and the price of restoring a brachial plexus
A brachial plexus injury costs an arm — and the law makes the insurer pay.
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