By

Kevin Koo Seng KiatAdvocate & SolicitorHigh Court of Malaya

@ BNI Sierra, Malaysia05 March 2013

Law and you

What is law?

Laws = a fact of life.

Parliament makes laws.

Laws regulates society.

Justice = peace.

Everybody has rightsthat need to be respected.

Courts arbitrate the law

Between disputing parties

Judges should not be biased.

Laws should be fair.

Injustice causes protest.

Mohamed Bouazizi, Tunisia.

“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere”

-Martin Luther King Jr

Laws need to be enforced

Police enforce public laws

Citizens can sue toenforce their rights

Lawyers represent parties

Lawyers are pleaders.

The adversarial system

The judge cannot descend into the arena; he will be clouded by the arguments. The judge must remain impartial.

When there is no enforcement

Rioting / Looting

Giving law “bite”

Public hanging in Iran

Public caning.

Death by firing squad.

Leviathan by Hobbes

How a lawyer can help you

Advisory role

Putting your agreementto paper.

Suing to enforce your rights

Damages

● Accident / Physical injury.● Death through negligence.● Defamation / Libel.● Breach of sale and purchase agreement.● Late delivery of property.

Specific performance

Vacant Possesion

Divorce and Adoptions

Inheritance

Thank you