Ask the right source
“So what are your plans after you get called?” I asked my pupil one evening as we smoked on the office balcony. “Go for interviews. I am writing up my …
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To argue or not to argue?
I once had a dilemma; it was when I conducted a criminal appeal in the Court of Appeal. It was for a charge of drug trafficking, an offence punishable with …
Writing Standards
When I was fourteen, my father passed me a draft essay he wrote; he was entertaining the thought of submitting it to the News Straits Times. Even though I was …
Branding and Reputation
Branding and reputation are different ways of making ourselves known to others; the difference between them is night and day. To me: Branding is what we tell others about ourselves. …
Islamic Wills and Wills | A Short Comparison
An Islamic Will is different in several respects from a “civil” Will, which I shall refer to as “Will” for ease of reference. I will not be discussing the features …
Evolution of the Future Lawyer
What the future lawyer (and with it legal practice and legal firms) will look like is something I like to read about and speculate every now and again. Regrettably, it …
Taking Chances
A second year law student once asked me in an email interview, If you did not want to hire me, what could I do to change your mind? That question …
Winning all the time
Two-time Noble laureate Linus Pauling encapsulated the process of innovation when he said, “The way to get good ideas is to get lots of ideas and throw out the bad …
‘Sit near the staff.’
My mother insisted on this before I began my pupilage at my father’s firm in 1998. She did not approve of the firm’s arrangement where the bosses, lawyers and pupils …
