PETALING JAYA: Lawyers have called on the government to explain plans to set up a shariah prosecution department given that the shariah courts and offences fall within the jurisdiction of each individual state in the federation.
PETALING JAYA: There is no confusion in law that only the shariah courts have jurisdiction to hear cases involving Muslims intending to renounce their faith, a lawyer said, adding that the Federal Court had put the issue to rest three years ago.
PETALING JAYA: A lawyer has called for the civil courts to return to physical hearings so that newcomers to the legal profession can pick up advocacy skills from more senior members of the bar.
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 1 Prominent lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah has lost his bid to rejoin the Bar Council after a 15-year absence, coming in 22nd in the election for 16.
A mother and daughter question the competency of the state assembly in enacting 18 provisions under the Kelantan Syariah Criminal Code (I) Enactment 2019.
(FMT) - The Federal Court has reserved its ruling on a mother and daughter’s constitutional challenge over the competency of the Kelantan state