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Legal commentary, firm publications and selected developments from the courts.
Dutch model Ivana Smit, then 18, was found dead on the sixth floor of a condominium block in Kuala Lumpur on Dec 7, 2017, after falling from a 20th-floor unit owned by an American couple. PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal has reinstated a suit brought by the family of the late Dutch model Ivana Smit […]
Read insightPETALING JAYA: A senior lawyer has asked the Inland Revenue Board (LHDN) to step in and audit Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief Azam Baki to ascertain if he had made the necessary declarations on his shareholdings that are in question now. SN Nair said what the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) declared was based on whether […]
Read insightA policeman accused Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain of assaulting him in 2015. (Bernama pic) PETALING JAYA: A lawyer has asked if a disciplinary inquiry or police investigation had been held in the case of the Penang police chief who was alleged to have roughed up a subordinate seven years ago. This follows a disclosure that […]
Read insightDutch model Ivana Smit who died on Dec 7, 2017. (Instagram pic) KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here has allowed the bid by the family of Dutch model Ivana Smit to review a coroner’s ruling earlier this year that she died due to misadventure. Judge Collin Lawrence Sequerah said the model’s death was caused by […]
Read insightTeresa Kok remark – lawyers grill Pasir Salak MP in suit against three https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/500757?utm_source=dlvr.it Counsel for defendants in a defamation suit filed by Pasir Salak MP Tajuddin Abdul Rahman against Federal Territories Minister Khalid Abdul Samad and two others today zeroed in on the Umno leader’s controversial remarks against Seputeh MP Teresa Kok. During their […]
Read insightSEREMBAN: The family of Nora Anne Quoirin, whose body was found in a ravine in Pantai Hills, has appointed lawyer Sankara N. Nair to represent them. He arrived at the Hospital Tuanku Jaafar mortuary around 10.10am on Wednesday (Aug 14). The authorities are scheduled to conduct a postmortem on Nora Anne’s remains later Wednesday. A […]
Read insightPrimary Industries Minister Teresa Kok. KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here has allowed Primary Industries Minister Teresa Kok to begin contempt proceedings against a Malay rights group leader for failing to honour an out-of-court settlement in a defamation suit against him. Judge Rohani Ismail gave Kok the green light to cite Azwanddin Hamzah after allowing […]
Read insightPengguna boleh mengambil tindakan undang-undang jika mengalami kecederaan, kemalangan dan kehilangan nyawa ketika menggunakan lebuh raya. (Gambar Twitter) PETALING JAYA: Masyarakat dinasihati memahami hak mereka untuk mengambil tindakan undang-undang sekiranya mengalami kecederaan, kemalangan dan kehilangan nyawa ketika menggunakan lebuh raya di negara ini. Peguam, Sankara N Nair berkata orang ramai mesti dimaklumkan mengenai hak mereka […]
Read insightMr Sankara Nair Thank You, Mr. Sankara Nair! In reference to the article entitled, “FT Minister responds to Taman Rimba Kiara land issue” dated 5th April 2019 published by Free Malaysia Today, I would like to express my many thanks to Mr. Sankara Nair for such a well-articulated explanation that clears my confusion over issues relating to […]
Read insightDutch model Ivana Smit was found dead on the balcony of a condominium in Kuala Lumpur on Dec 7, 2017. (Instagram pic) PETALING JAYA: The Kuala Lumpur Coroner’s Court will rule on Friday how Dutch model Ivana Smit died two years ago, an infamous case which grabbed the headlines over salacious threesomes and drug use. […]
Read insightPasir Salak MP Tajuddin Abdul Rahman today apologised for his outbursts during the trial of his defamation suit at the Kuala Lumpur High Court. “I apologised to the court as this is my first time in court. I’m not accustomed to it (court procedures),” he said after being reprimanded by Kuala Lumpur High Court judge […]
Read insightAhli Parlimen Pasir Salak Tajuddin Abdul Rahman meminta maaf di mahkamah kerana sikapnya ketika hadir kes perbicaraan saman terhadap Menteri Wilayah Khalid Abdul Samad hari ini. Kes saman itu turut melibatkan dua yang lain iaitu KiniTV Sdn Bhd dan The New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd (NSTP) yang masing-masing diwakili K Shanmuga dan Rueben Mathiavaranam. […]
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