KOTA TINGGI, July 14 — The Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) Act 2009 does not carry binding authority in the appointment of judges, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 4 — Unity within the legal profession is crucial in upholding the rule of law and ensuring equal access to justice for all Malaysians, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 2 — The Sessions Court sentenced three individuals, including two lawyers, to seven days in jail today for contempt, for filing false evidence involving a man's witness statement in a civil suit case four years ago.

By Nas Norziela Nasbah SHAH ALAM, Feb 8 —Syariah lawyers in the state are reminded not to deliberately delay their client's case for the sake of profit thus avoiding an increase in the backlog of cases. Selangor Syariah Chief Judge Datuk Mohammad Adib Husain said Syariah lawyers also need to...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 16 — The defence trial of Ruman Bonda founder Siti Bainun Ahd Razali, who was charged with neglecting and abusing a 13-year-old Down syndrome girl known as Bella, has been postponed to tomorrow after three of her lawyers withdrawn themselves from representing her in the case.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 — The two families of three babies were swapped at birth 20 years ago, believed to be due to negligence by the staff of a hospital in Kota Bharu, Kelantan, have appointed a team of lawyers to advise and take necessary legal action.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 23 — What do you do when you see someone abusing an animal? Animal rights activist Rajesh Nagarajan lists four things, in that order, that you can do: Take pictures or record a video of the act of abuse. Defuse the situation. Save the animal from further abuse. ...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 6 — Those convicted of causing fatal accidents while driving under the influence of alcohol should be banned from driving for life, two lawyers said.

AMSTERDAM, March 10 — Relatives sat listening with bowed heads and eyes closed as the names of all 298 victims of a missile strike on a Malaysian airliner were read out in a Dutch court on Monday as the murder trial of four fugitive defendants began.