KL Street Lawyer

16/09/2026

2-year remand before trial unjust, says CJ | FMT

Chief Justice Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh says lengthy remand effectively punishes an accused before a verdict is delivered.

27/08/2026

https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2026/08/27/former-cook-gets-12-years-10-strokes-after-trafficking-conviction-substituted

PUTRAJAYA: A former cook on Thursday (Aug 27) had his conviction for trafficking 7.2051kg of cannabis substituted with a conviction of possession by the Court of Appeal, which sentenced him to 12 years in jail and 10 strokes of the cane.

21/08/2026

Debt collector broke law by shouting insults at debtor’s home, visiting her husband’s office: Judge

A licensed debt collection company broke the law when its employees turned up at a debtor’s home and shouted insults and threats, and when they visited her husband’s workplace to collect a private debt that had nothing to do with his work. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes...

10/06/2026

As luck would have it ... you have a lawyer!

05/05/2026

https://www.astroawani.com/berita-malaysia/mahkamah-rayuan-kembalikan-hukuman-19-tahun-penjara-19-sebatan-lelaki-rogol-adik-kandung-528997

Mahkamah Rayuan mengembalikan semula hukuman penjara 19 tahun dan 19 sebatan terhadap seorang lelaki berusia 24 tahun kerana merogol dan melakukan serangan seksual fizikal terhadap adik perempuannya.