Once while waiting for my case management at Industrial Court (this
was before E-Mention came in), I struck up a conversation with my opponent. He
was a veteran in the Industrial Court circuit. He told me of a story about his
former client who was dismissed from his senior managerial position for some
reason. He engaged the veteran lawyer to fight on his behalf in the Industrial
Court. All the while...
Showing posts with label Ethics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ethics. Show all posts
Sunday, March 23, 2025
Saturday, February 24, 2024
On Power
During a constitutional law
lecture by Prof Shad over a topic that I can no longer recall I remembered as a
closing remark of the day’s lecture he repeated the oft referred to cautionary quote
on power: Power is like wine. It goes to the head. Or something to that effect
in that Indian twang of his.
The lecture was probably about powers
and role of the YDPA (Yang DiPertuan Agong) in the government...
Wednesday, January 3, 2024
Honesty
Diogenes
si filusuf gelandangan pernah dikatakan berjalan-jalan di sekitar bandar Athens
(tak silap aku lah) dengan membawa pelita pada waktu tengah hari buta dan menyuluh ke
muka setiap orang yang dia jumpa. Bila ditanyakan kerja gila apa lagi yang
sedang dibuat, beliau cuma membalas: Aku tengah mencari orang yang jujur.
Aku
boleh bayangkan berapa banyak boo si Diogenes ni kena dengan...
Wednesday, October 4, 2023
Bully
Baru-baru ini aku ada diminta untuk mewakili seorang pentadbir estet
si mati berkenaan dengan keengganan satu firma guaman untuk
melepaskan suratan hakmilik asal satu hartanah milik si mati. Cerita
pendeknya, sekitar tahun 2002 Si Penyewa yang merupakan kenalan si
Mati telah dihalau keluar dari rumahnya. Kebetulan pada waktu itu Si
Mati baru sahaja berjaya membeli rumah mampu milik (hartanah dalam
cerita...
Monday, June 12, 2023
How low can you go?
Friday last week I went to KL Court with two ends in mind, getting the cd
of court recording for an upcoming criminal appeal and to see how the
touts ply their trade. Well, i went to court for
the CRT. The tout-watching, that was my friend’s idea. This is an
ongoing topic we had been discussing on and off again. From his
pupillage until he has finally opened up his own law firm. On how a
legal practitioner...
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