The Edge Markets | The High Court is hearing the case to determine whether a Malaysian court had the jurisdiction to hear Khoo Kay Peng’s divorce petition. His wife’s lawyers, led by Edmund Bon, said that a wife could acquire her domicile independently from her husband as the Federal Constitution gives women equal rights, and the Law Reform Act (Marriage and Divorce) Act 1976 must conform with it.
New Straits Times | Tycoon Khoo Kay Peng is appealing for dispensation of the need to go before a conciliatory body for reconciliation before divorce, under section 106 of the Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) Act 1976.
Edmund Bon, representing Khoo’s wife, had asked Khoo if he would save the marriage if the court ordered a reconciliation process.
Malay Mail | Edmund Bon, who is representing Khoo Kay Peng’s estranged wife Pauline Chai, asked the billionaire chairman of Laura Ashley if he would try to save his 43-year marriage should the court order a reconciliation process.
The Star | Tycoon Khoo Kay Peng claimed that his marriage with former beauty queen Pauline Chai Siew Phin has irretrievably broken down and there is no chance for a reconciliation. Lawyer Edmund Bon, representing Chai, had asked Khoo if he would try to save his 43-year marriage if the Court ordered a reconciliation process.
Malay Mail | Lawyer Edmund Bon sparked a storm in the legal fraternity when he proposed the radical idea of a do-it-yourself (DIY) law to empower ordinary people to buy property, get a divorce, or draft a will without necessarily relying on lawyers.
Astro Awani | Lawyer Edmund Bon said at the International Malaysia Law Conference in Kuala Lumpur that having a mobile application that provides the “know-how” to prepare standard legal documents will help increase the public’s access to law. He also called for a change in “firm culture” and suggested that lawyers do five pro bono cases per year.
Malay Mail | Human rights lawyer Edmund Bon said his firm’s pro bono project hoped to launch templates for standard legal documents, to help the public handle certain legal work on their own. Criminal lawyer Amer Hamzah Arshad cautioned that all criminal cases are not the same, and a lay person will not be able to appreciate the distinctions.
Cilisos | Lawyers Fahri Azzat, Eric Paulsen, Michelle Yesudas, and human rights activist Yap Swee Seng shared on how to approach a case where a client is charged with sedition. Eric mentioned the sedition investigation against lawyer Edmund Bon as an example of one common method of defense – mistranslation.
Malaysiakini | Edmund Bon gave his witness statement to the police under section 112 of the Criminal Procedure Code. Representing Edmund, Amer Hamzah emphasised that he was simply giving his legal opinion based on the decision of the Federal Court. Edmund affirmed that they will continue fighting the Sedition Act as it is contrary to democratic principles.
Malaysian Bar | The Malaysian Bar stated that it is appalled by the recent unrelenting misuse of the Sedition Act 1948 and other laws, and investigations and threats of prosecutions thereunder, to stifle speech and expression. The reports of a lawyer, Edmund Bon, being placed under investigation for expressing his legal opinion on matters in the public domain are deplorable.
The Edge Markets | In a letter to the investigating officer, lawyer New Sin Yew asked whether Edmund Bon is being investigated as a suspect or witness over comments made in an article in The Malaysian Insider early this year. Amer Hamzah Arshad is expected to accompany Bon should the police question him.
Astro Awani | Peguam Edmund Bon disiasat di bawah Akta Hasutan susulan kenyataannya mengenai kedudukan fatwa dalam sistem perundangan negara. Pasukan peguam yang mewakilinya termasuk Amer Hamzah dan New Sin Yew.
Astro Awani | Edmund Bon is currently being investigated for his statement that “non-Muslims are not subjected to fatwas or the Shariah court”. He appeared to be the third lawyer in recent times to be investigated under the Sedition Act 1948, after N. Surendran and Prof Dr Azmi Sharom.
Malaysiakini | Edmund Bon has been called up by police for sedition, joining the growing list of individuals caught in the sedition dragnet. According to New Sin Yew, the police report against Bon was lodged in Penang in relation to his comment that non-Muslims are not bound by a fatwa or royal decree as it is against their freedom of religion.
The Star | Human rights lawyer Edmund Bon is being investigated over an article on Islam and the royal institution. Lawyer Amer Hamzah will be representing him.
The Edge Markets | The investigation centres on a news article published on 20 January 2014 where Edmund Bon was quoted as saying “decrees and fatwas cannot be used against non-Muslims because it violates their legal and religious rights”. Edmund joins a string of others being charged or investigated for sedition.
The Star | Lawyers have come out on blogs and social media to defend Edmund Bon representing embattled Selangor MB Khalid Ibrahim in his defamation suit against The Malaysian Insider.
The Star | MCA Youth legal bureau chairman Choo Wei Sern said Edmund Bon was bound by the “cab-rank rule” and hoped that Edmund would be afforded the same respect and liberty as are afforded to other lawyers to carry out their duties without fear or favour in the interests of justice.
Human Rights In ASEAN | A heated discussion took place on Twitter between Malaysia’s legal eagles after the firm of Edmund Bon filed a suit against The Malaysian Insider on behalf of Selangor MB Abdul Khalid Ibrahim.
LoyarBurok | Khabir Dhillon argued that Edmund Bon had no reason not to act for Selangor MB Khalid Ibrahim in his defamation suit against The Malaysian Insider.
The Edge Markets | The High Court is hearing the case to determine whether a Malaysian court had the jurisdiction to hear Khoo Kay Peng’s divorce petition. His wife’s lawyers, led by Edmund Bon, said that a wife could acquire her domicile independently from her husband as the Federal Constitution gives women equal rights, and the Law Reform Act (Marriage and Divorce) Act 1976 must conform with it.
New Straits Times | Tycoon Khoo Kay Peng is appealing for dispensation of the need to go before a conciliatory body for reconciliation before divorce, under section 106 of the Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) Act 1976.
Edmund Bon, representing Khoo’s wife, had asked Khoo if he would save the marriage if the court ordered a reconciliation process.
Malay Mail | Edmund Bon, who is representing Khoo Kay Peng’s estranged wife Pauline Chai, asked the billionaire chairman of Laura Ashley if he would try to save his 43-year marriage should the court order a reconciliation process.
The Star | Tycoon Khoo Kay Peng claimed that his marriage with former beauty queen Pauline Chai Siew Phin has irretrievably broken down and there is no chance for a reconciliation. Lawyer Edmund Bon, representing Chai, had asked Khoo if he would try to save his 43-year marriage if the Court ordered a reconciliation process.
Malay Mail | Lawyer Edmund Bon sparked a storm in the legal fraternity when he proposed the radical idea of a do-it-yourself (DIY) law to empower ordinary people to buy property, get a divorce, or draft a will without necessarily relying on lawyers.
Astro Awani | Lawyer Edmund Bon said at the International Malaysia Law Conference in Kuala Lumpur that having a mobile application that provides the “know-how” to prepare standard legal documents will help increase the public’s access to law. He also called for a change in “firm culture” and suggested that lawyers do five pro bono cases per year.
Malay Mail | Human rights lawyer Edmund Bon said his firm’s pro bono project hoped to launch templates for standard legal documents, to help the public handle certain legal work on their own. Criminal lawyer Amer Hamzah Arshad cautioned that all criminal cases are not the same, and a lay person will not be able to appreciate the distinctions.
Cilisos | Lawyers Fahri Azzat, Eric Paulsen, Michelle Yesudas, and human rights activist Yap Swee Seng shared on how to approach a case where a client is charged with sedition. Eric mentioned the sedition investigation against lawyer Edmund Bon as an example of one common method of defense – mistranslation.
Malaysiakini | Edmund Bon gave his witness statement to the police under section 112 of the Criminal Procedure Code. Representing Edmund, Amer Hamzah emphasised that he was simply giving his legal opinion based on the decision of the Federal Court. Edmund affirmed that they will continue fighting the Sedition Act as it is contrary to democratic principles.
Malaysian Bar | The Malaysian Bar stated that it is appalled by the recent unrelenting misuse of the Sedition Act 1948 and other laws, and investigations and threats of prosecutions thereunder, to stifle speech and expression. The reports of a lawyer, Edmund Bon, being placed under investigation for expressing his legal opinion on matters in the public domain are deplorable.
The Edge Markets | In a letter to the investigating officer, lawyer New Sin Yew asked whether Edmund Bon is being investigated as a suspect or witness over comments made in an article in The Malaysian Insider early this year. Amer Hamzah Arshad is expected to accompany Bon should the police question him.
Astro Awani | Peguam Edmund Bon disiasat di bawah Akta Hasutan susulan kenyataannya mengenai kedudukan fatwa dalam sistem perundangan negara. Pasukan peguam yang mewakilinya termasuk Amer Hamzah dan New Sin Yew.
Astro Awani | Edmund Bon is currently being investigated for his statement that “non-Muslims are not subjected to fatwas or the Shariah court”. He appeared to be the third lawyer in recent times to be investigated under the Sedition Act 1948, after N. Surendran and Prof Dr Azmi Sharom.
Malaysiakini | Edmund Bon has been called up by police for sedition, joining the growing list of individuals caught in the sedition dragnet. According to New Sin Yew, the police report against Bon was lodged in Penang in relation to his comment that non-Muslims are not bound by a fatwa or royal decree as it is against their freedom of religion.
The Star | Human rights lawyer Edmund Bon is being investigated over an article on Islam and the royal institution. Lawyer Amer Hamzah will be representing him.
The Edge Markets | The investigation centres on a news article published on 20 January 2014 where Edmund Bon was quoted as saying “decrees and fatwas cannot be used against non-Muslims because it violates their legal and religious rights”. Edmund joins a string of others being charged or investigated for sedition.
The Star | Lawyers have come out on blogs and social media to defend Edmund Bon representing embattled Selangor MB Khalid Ibrahim in his defamation suit against The Malaysian Insider.
The Star | MCA Youth legal bureau chairman Choo Wei Sern said Edmund Bon was bound by the “cab-rank rule” and hoped that Edmund would be afforded the same respect and liberty as are afforded to other lawyers to carry out their duties without fear or favour in the interests of justice.
Human Rights In ASEAN | A heated discussion took place on Twitter between Malaysia’s legal eagles after the firm of Edmund Bon filed a suit against The Malaysian Insider on behalf of Selangor MB Abdul Khalid Ibrahim.
LoyarBurok | Khabir Dhillon argued that Edmund Bon had no reason not to act for Selangor MB Khalid Ibrahim in his defamation suit against The Malaysian Insider.
