The number of motor vehicle accidents have increased alarmingly. Over almost a century, a set of laws evolved. They protect and – even compensate – road accident victims. In Malaysia, this set of laws are in the Road Transport Act 1987 and the Financial Services Act 2013.
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Malaysia's population is 34 million. Strangely, there are 36 million private vehicles. On average: every day, 1,600 road accidents occur. Fifty percent involve motorcycles. And 17 people die daily. Shouldn't you be more careful? What should you do in an accident?
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CAN A COURT ORDER A ROAD VICTIM’S COMPENSATION BE PAID TO THE PUBLIC TRUSTEE (ARB)?
There is a new trend in Malaysian vehicular accident cases. Recently, lawyers acting for insurance companies have fallen into the habit of asking courts to pay a victim’s compensation, not directly to the victim but to the Public Trustee (or ‘Amanah Raya Bhd’, or ‘ARB’ as it is called).
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Should courts discard the rule that reduces an accident victim’s compensation by 33%?
Do courts have the power to reduce damages under the '1/3 Contingency Rule'?
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Someone asked me last week, ‘What did Karpal do for us? What did Lim Kit Siang?’ I blinked. I thought I didn’t hear it right. What did they do? The guy who asked was young. Too young. I attempted an answer and unaccountably slipped into melancholy. I began by saying... These men fought a long-drawn out battle against an implacable enemy—entrenched racism. They fought for the rule of law. They argued that the ...
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