Fahri Azzat

Advocate & Solicitor (practising)

Fahri Azzat is a practising advocate and solicitor, and also a notary public.

He contributed 2 chapters to the Malaysian Civil Procedure 2015 (known also as ‘the White Book’) and the previous version Malaysian Civil Procedure 2013, and co-authored the Chapter on the Royal Malaysian Police Force for Halsbury’s Laws of Malaysia, Volume 27.

• Articles

• The Disappearance of Wigs in Malaysia / April 10, 2021
  - How wigs disappeared from the Malaysian bar and bench.
• A Pupil's Remuneration / November 23, 2020
  - Pupils should prioritize learning and growth for the long term first.
• Campaigning for Bar Council Elections / November 20, 2020
  - Bar elections are now contentious, difficult, and political. They must be depoliticized.
• Forget About Clients' Money / October 12, 2020
  - Clients' monies are sacred. As proper lawyers, do not touch them, unless instructed.
• Providing Cross-Examination Questions in Advance / June 8, 2018
  - Of the practice of asking counsel to supply cross-examination questions in advance.
• Meeting Your Lawyer for a Court Case / January 16, 2017
  - A brief guide to meeting and retaining court advocates/lawyers for your matter.
• The Distinction between Legal Fees and Court Costs / January 2, 2017
  - Legal fees are not court costs.
• My First Contested Court of Appeal Hearing / September 25, 2010
  - I still remember back then how awesome, massive and dangerous the case appeared to me and how it induced a sense of panic.
• My Debut Court of Appeal Appearance for a Leave Application / July 14, 2010
  - When an application for leave to appeal in the Court of Appeal came up for hearing, my boss thought it was safe and easy enough for me to handle.
• About the Preparation of Draft Orders / July 21, 2009
  - An analysis and critique of the preparation of a court order as per the the Rules of the High Court 1980, the Subordinate Court Rules 1980 and in practice.