Edmund Bon

The Sun | The Industrial Relations Department had previously decided that it had no jurisdiction to deal with a representation against termination of employment at the Australian High Commission. The applicant’s lawyer Edmund Bon said that this High Court ruling will be a precedent for other local employees working in any foreign embassy or high commission.

New Straits Times | For the first time, the High Court decided that the Director General of Industrial Relations (DGIR) has jurisdiction to deal with representations against embassies and high commissions. Edmund Bon said the DGIR must now arrange a conciliation meeting between his client and the Australian High Commission.

Malaysiakini | AICHR Malaysia representative Edmund Bon said since Malaysia’s last Universal Periodic Review at the UN Human Rights Council in 2013, Wisma Putra had made recommendations that Malaysia sign up to more human rights conventions, drop reservations on the signed conventions, and improve human rights standards. However, efforts are stalled at implementing agencies.

Malaysiakini | Kira-kira 43 wakil pertubuhan NGO berhimpun di Pejabat PM bagi menyerahkan memorandum bantahan terhadap pelantikan Edmund Bon Tai Soon selaku wakil Malaysia ke Suruhanjaya Antara Kerajaan ASEAN berhubung Hak Asasi Manusia (AICHR). Mereka menuntut pembatalan pelantikan Edmund Bon atas “pendirian ekstremis liberalnya, anti kepada Perlembagaan, Melayu, dan Islam”.

BFM | Edmund Bon and Lim Chee Wee spoke about their opposing viewpoints on DIY Law, advocated by the Collective of Applied Law & Legal Realism (CALR), the pro bono arm of AmerBON, Advocates.

Malay Mail | Human rights lawyer Edmund Bon has been appointed as the new Malaysian chairman for the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR), replacing UMNO lawyer Muhammad Shafee Abdullah.

The Sun Daily | After three deferments, the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court sentenced the former executive chairman of Repco Holdings Bhd after earlier finding him guilty of market manipulation involving Repco shares in 1997. Low’s lawyer, Edmund Bon, said the defence is dissatisfied with the decision and will appeal to the Kuala Lumpur High Court.

The Sun Daily | Repco Holdings Bhd former executive chairman Low Thiam Hock was sentenced to five years jail and fined RM5 million by the Sessions Court for share market manipulation. Defence counsel Edmund Bon had appealed for the fine to be paid in at least 30 instalments.

The Star | The Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court. which was supposed to read Low Thiam Hock’s sentence yesterday, postponed it to Feb 15. Low’s lawyer, Edmund Bon, was absent at court due to illness.

Malaysiakini | The Sessions Court today found Repco Holdings Bhd former executive chairperson guilty of instructing the purchase of the company’s shares to create a false impression of the share value. Counsel Edmund Bon applied for time to prepare his mitigation for a lighter sentence.

New Straits Times | During the defence stage of the trial, Repco Holdings Bhd’s former executive chairman Low Thiam Hock’s legal team headed by Edmund Bon argued that their client was not involved in share manipulation because the purchase order was merely to buy back the shares which were purportedly wrongfully sold by another company.

The Edge Markets | In Sept 1999, Low Thiam Hock was charged in a landmark case for market manipulation of Repco Holdings Bhd shares price under section 84(1) of the Securities Industry Act 1983. The Sessions Court found that the accused failed to create a benefit of doubt. Defence lawyer Edmund Bon said Low will appeal to the High Court.

The Heat | The legal fraternity is in for a shake-up with a growing number of young lawyers rejecting the way law firms are currently run. They want a better work-life balance and a fairer share of the income. Focusweek looks at what the future may hold for the industry, speaking to Edmund Bon and other lawyers.

Daily Express | Foreign Minister Datuk Anifah Aman presented a Memorandum of Claims to PM Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak pertaining to the State’s 40 per cent constitutional entitlement to net federal revenue derived from Sabah. According to Edmund Bon who drafted the claims, Sabah and Sarawak are entitled to “additional revenue” and “special grants” to aid economic development.