Empty Praise, Empty Pockets: How to Distinguish Genuine Praise from Arse-Kissing
I don’t know whether other lawyers face this.
From time to time, some chap or senior lawyer will try to lure me into a case.
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Grasping Things Quicker
This age of instant communication has created an expectation of immediate response across all aspects of our lives. We assume the speed of reply should match the ease of sending a message: quick, fast, immediate. While such expectations might be manageable (though still unreasonable) for casual conversations, they become dangerous—even reckless—for professional queries or requests.
‘Would you act for Najib?’
During one of our teh tarik sessions at the mamak, around the time the SRC International trial was going on, Ahmad (not his name), a bright-eyed intern, asked me, “Encik Fahri, if Najib asked you to defend him in court, would you?”
Penny Wise, Pound Foolish: The True Cost of Bypassing Legal Expertise
When I read the news, I pay special attention to instances of people making things more difficult for themselves or getting into deeper trouble because they did not consult a lawyer about such a situation.
From the Bar Stool to a Book by Penguin
“Holy shit,” I declared and handed my phone to my wife. “Am I reading this right?” It was an email from Penguin South East Asia (Penguin SEA) with an offer for world rights to publish my book.
Staying Alive vs. Feeling Alive: Bridging Science and Mythology
We are immersed in the worldview of scientific determinism like a chicken in deep pot of hot water.
Why Charging a Consultation Fee is Essential for Lawyers
Time and expertise are among the most valuable commodities in the legal profession. Yet, prospective clients fail to appreciate this in their fervour to pay as little as possible for what they expect to be quality legal advice
The 11 Malaysian Legal Blogs Worth A Follow for 2025
One of the posts I liked from TheMalaysianLawyer.com was their Malaysian Law Blogs to Follow in 2021 because it consolidated the Malaysian legal blogs worth checking out. Of course, I was pleased to be on the list too (No. 4).
The Prejudice about ‘Without Prejudice’
Some legal terms of art trickle down from the lofty arenas of legal disputes to the public roads and streets, where they are thoroughly conflated, confused, and corrupted by the general public, who know just enough to get them completely wrong and perpetuate the error.
