Life Lessons in Stories for Children
I love fairy tales, folk tales and modern children’s picture books. There is much to love about and learn from them: the characters, the setting, the quaintness, the delightful stories …
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Communicating in English
The English language has always been my primary and natural language. Whilst I can read, write and speak Malay with some fluency, the gulf in my command between the two …
The Importance of Preparation
Sometime around ten in the morning several years back, my colleague, Asim Ng, quietly came into my room while I was deep in my work. I did not notice him …
Losing my first death sentence appeal
In my thirties, despite having a clutch of capital punishment trials under my belt, and arguing matters in the Court of Appeal, I had not yet done any capital punishment …
Law Degree Good, Articled Clerkship Better
In Malaysia, there are actually two ways to be an advocate and solicitor. The first is the law degree route. You obtain a law degree from an approved university. A …
‘How do you stay motivated?’
Last week, I participated by video as a speaker for a few sessions relating to strategic litigation for lawyers and activists in Sarawak. In the closing session, after we opened …
The Delight of Discovery
During the formative years of LoyarBurok (‘the LB’), I tasked myself with the responsibility of discovering interesting local and foreign amateur legal blogs. The purpose was two-fold. The first was …
“Are you an aggressive lawyer?”
Every once in a while I get these fetish-type requests. “We want someone strong and aggressive.” “We want a fighter-cock kind of lawyer.” “We want you to attack them.” “We …
My Legal Baptism
In my twenty-three’ish year career at the Bar, there were two times I wanted to quit legal practice. The first time was after my legal baptism. And no, it wasn’t …
