Office Parrots | Self-styled “Legal Mercenaries With a Conscience”, AmerBON, Advocates are a new law commune with a reputation for providing pro bono legal services and representation for the needy, particularly in matters of public interest and human rights.
Malay Mail | Lawyer Goh Siu Lin today became the first female to win the chairman post in the Kuala Lumpur Bar committee, besting two other contenders for the position.
Malay Mail | Activist Lena Hendry has been found guilty for allegedly screening a documentary on the Sri Lankan civil war without the approval of the Censorship Board. Lawyer New Sin Yew requested for a written submission to be handed in.
Malaysian Digest | The police can seek the court to issue a remand order on a suspect for up to 14 days to facilitate an investigation of an offence which is punishable by death or imprisonment of 14 years or more, according to criminal laywer Amer Hamzah Arshad.
The Death Penalty Project | The Federal Court dismissed an appeal to reinstate death sentences for Ivan Kostov and Georgi Bakalov, who convicted of drug trafficking in 2012. They were represented by Edmund Bon and Joshua Tay, among others.
The Star | Lawyer Amer Hamzah Arshad said any criminal who had served his sentence under the criminal justice system should be given a second chance.
Malay Mail | Malaysian ex-beauty queen Pauline Chai said today she can finally continue with her life after ending a four-year battle to end her marriage with billionaire husband Tan Sri Khoo Kay Peng. Her lawyer New Sin Yew said Malaysian proceedings should be academic following the UK court decision on the matter.
Harian Metro | Dua lelaki mengaku tidak bersalah di Mahkamah Majistret terhadap enam pertuduhan termasuk penculikan seorang wanita. Peguam bela bagi salah seorang tertuduh, Edmund Bon dan Joshua Tay, memohon pengurangan jaminan.
The Star | A former chief executive officer has won his lawsuit against his former employer in a whistleblower case. His lawyer Aston Paiva said yesterday that this was the first such case to seek relief under the Act through a court process.
The Star | A former CEO seeks protection as a whistleblower. Counsel Aston Paiva submitted in court that the Whistleblower Protection Act also applied to those who had been terminated.
New Straits Times | Two of cult leader Tuhan Harun’s followers betrayed no emotion when the High Court sentenced them to death. Counsel Amer Hamzah Arshad, Hermes Putra Media Ibrahim and Mohammad Naim Mahmud acted for the five accused.
The Star | Muhyiddin’s lawyers, Amer Hamzah Arshad and Azhar Harun, said they hoped there will not be any further investigations because whatever was said and done was done in Muhyiddin’s capacity as a Parliamentarian.
Free Malaysia Today | Muhyiddin Yassin is being probed under the Official Secrets Act (OSA) and the Sedition Act. According to his lawyer, Amer Hamzah Arshad, the Pagoh MP was questioned for his parliamentary speech on Oct 26 which divulged 1MDB information.
The Star | Lawyer Amer Hamzah Arshad told reporters there were discrepancies in the final record of appeal and the copies of the written judgment that were handed out to the parties involved on the actual decision date on April 30, 2012.
The Sun Daily | Lawyer Amer Hamzah Arshad told reporters the defence could get hold of the audio recording of the High Court’s written judgment and once the recordings were located, the correct version would be known.
Malay Mail | Lawyer New Sin Yew said there is no law prohibiting anyone from receiving funds from overseas, adding that this is also not barred under Section 124C of the Penal Code which is being used to probe Malaysiakini and Bersih 2.0 chair Maria Chin Abdullah.
The Star | Lawyer Amer Hamzah Arshad said that the Red Shirts had no legal right to insist on any explanation from Malaysiakini or any other organisation, and may be tantamount to criminal intimidation.
The Star | Parliamentary privilege that protects lawmakers from criminal and civil liability for what they say inside the Dewan Rakyat extends to offences under the Official Secrets Act (OSA), said legal experts. One exception is when an MP is charged with an offence under the Sedition Act 1948, as amended by the Emergency (Essential Powers) Ordinance No. 45, 1970, said New Sin Yew.
The Star | The High Court has been ordered to rehear the case of a practising Buddhist woman born out of wedlock but who is still considered Muslim due to her biological father. Aston Paiva represented her.
Malay Mail | “Her Constitutional right to religious freedom and disposition of property are all adversely affected. She cannot go to the Shariah court as, by law, she is not even a Muslim in the first place. Thus there is no question of leaving Islam… she won’t be able to get married to a person of her choice,” Rosliza’s lawyer, Aston Paiva, told Malay Mail Online.
Office Parrots | Self-styled “Legal Mercenaries With a Conscience”, AmerBON, Advocates are a new law commune with a reputation for providing pro bono legal services and representation for the needy, particularly in matters of public interest and human rights.
Malay Mail | Lawyer Goh Siu Lin today became the first female to win the chairman post in the Kuala Lumpur Bar committee, besting two other contenders for the position.
Malay Mail | Activist Lena Hendry has been found guilty for allegedly screening a documentary on the Sri Lankan civil war without the approval of the Censorship Board. Lawyer New Sin Yew requested for a written submission to be handed in.
Malaysian Digest | The police can seek the court to issue a remand order on a suspect for up to 14 days to facilitate an investigation of an offence which is punishable by death or imprisonment of 14 years or more, according to criminal laywer Amer Hamzah Arshad.
The Death Penalty Project | The Federal Court dismissed an appeal to reinstate death sentences for Ivan Kostov and Georgi Bakalov, who convicted of drug trafficking in 2012. They were represented by Edmund Bon and Joshua Tay, among others.
The Star | Lawyer Amer Hamzah Arshad said any criminal who had served his sentence under the criminal justice system should be given a second chance.
Malay Mail | Malaysian ex-beauty queen Pauline Chai said today she can finally continue with her life after ending a four-year battle to end her marriage with billionaire husband Tan Sri Khoo Kay Peng. Her lawyer New Sin Yew said Malaysian proceedings should be academic following the UK court decision on the matter.
Harian Metro | Dua lelaki mengaku tidak bersalah di Mahkamah Majistret terhadap enam pertuduhan termasuk penculikan seorang wanita. Peguam bela bagi salah seorang tertuduh, Edmund Bon dan Joshua Tay, memohon pengurangan jaminan.
The Star | A former chief executive officer has won his lawsuit against his former employer in a whistleblower case. His lawyer Aston Paiva said yesterday that this was the first such case to seek relief under the Act through a court process.
The Star | A former CEO seeks protection as a whistleblower. Counsel Aston Paiva submitted in court that the Whistleblower Protection Act also applied to those who had been terminated.
New Straits Times | Two of cult leader Tuhan Harun’s followers betrayed no emotion when the High Court sentenced them to death. Counsel Amer Hamzah Arshad, Hermes Putra Media Ibrahim and Mohammad Naim Mahmud acted for the five accused.
The Star | Muhyiddin’s lawyers, Amer Hamzah Arshad and Azhar Harun, said they hoped there will not be any further investigations because whatever was said and done was done in Muhyiddin’s capacity as a Parliamentarian.
Free Malaysia Today | Muhyiddin Yassin is being probed under the Official Secrets Act (OSA) and the Sedition Act. According to his lawyer, Amer Hamzah Arshad, the Pagoh MP was questioned for his parliamentary speech on Oct 26 which divulged 1MDB information.
The Star | Lawyer Amer Hamzah Arshad told reporters there were discrepancies in the final record of appeal and the copies of the written judgment that were handed out to the parties involved on the actual decision date on April 30, 2012.
The Sun Daily | Lawyer Amer Hamzah Arshad told reporters the defence could get hold of the audio recording of the High Court’s written judgment and once the recordings were located, the correct version would be known.
Malay Mail | Lawyer New Sin Yew said there is no law prohibiting anyone from receiving funds from overseas, adding that this is also not barred under Section 124C of the Penal Code which is being used to probe Malaysiakini and Bersih 2.0 chair Maria Chin Abdullah.
The Star | Lawyer Amer Hamzah Arshad said that the Red Shirts had no legal right to insist on any explanation from Malaysiakini or any other organisation, and may be tantamount to criminal intimidation.
The Star | Parliamentary privilege that protects lawmakers from criminal and civil liability for what they say inside the Dewan Rakyat extends to offences under the Official Secrets Act (OSA), said legal experts. One exception is when an MP is charged with an offence under the Sedition Act 1948, as amended by the Emergency (Essential Powers) Ordinance No. 45, 1970, said New Sin Yew.
The Star | The High Court has been ordered to rehear the case of a practising Buddhist woman born out of wedlock but who is still considered Muslim due to her biological father. Aston Paiva represented her.
Malay Mail | “Her Constitutional right to religious freedom and disposition of property are all adversely affected. She cannot go to the Shariah court as, by law, she is not even a Muslim in the first place. Thus there is no question of leaving Islam… she won’t be able to get married to a person of her choice,” Rosliza’s lawyer, Aston Paiva, told Malay Mail Online.
