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Can Federal Court Leave Applications be heard without counsel?
The answer is a ‘No’. Here are my reasons.
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Can the Government take over Private Hospitals?
The answer is, 'Yes'. In the midst of the covid-19 pandemic, the Government has certain powers under the law. Could the Government press private medical practitioners to help fight the pandemic? What do you think?
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Do employers need to make profits before they can pay wages?
Can an employer refuse to pay his employees if he runs at a loss? Is an employer excused from paying his employee's wages when there is no 'productivity 'during the ‘lockdown’? The Answer to all that, is a 'No'.
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Do Essential Services Workers need to be paid ‘double-pay’?
The answer is a ‘No’. But the Government can change that. Will it? Or will it ask us to dip our hands into our EPF?
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Are temporary workers at risk during the coronavirus ‘lockdown’?
Will temporary workers and daily-paid workers lose their wages during the coronavirus 'lockdown’? We think the answer is a 'No'. Why is that?
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Can an employer refuse to pay his employees’ wages during the ‘lockdown’?
The answer is 'No'. This 'lockdown' is temporary. The employer's obligation to pay continues - unless the 'lockdown' lasts for a long time. In that case, the legal obligation to pay ends: but do not panic, that point has not been reached. If it is reached, again, don't panic, The Government cannot leave more than 10.25 million employees in the lurch.
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What are the legal consequences of the virulent ‘lockdown’?
Millions of employees cannot go to work. Should they not be paid? Why should employers pay unproductive employees? What about bank loans? And international contracts? Do we need legal amnesties? Is there a way out of this?
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What are the Government’s powers during the Covid-19 pandemic?
How far can the Government go during this partial lockdown? What are your rights? Here are some legal points you should know.
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Is the Perikatan Nasional Government a government ‘Of the people, By the people, For the people’?
Is the PN government an 'Elected Government' or an 'Appointed' one? What do you think?
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Can a voter sue his MP for switching sides?
Suppose an MP switches sides, so as to collapse the government. Can a voter in his constituency sue his MP? The answer seems to be, in theory, a Yes.
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