Dennis Chong

CLP Classroom

Education EN ↓ 217 episodes

The first ever law school podcast in Malaysia, focusing on CLP studies. This podcast is designed to be a revision tool summarising important cases, and chapters for students that are taking the CLP exam. In addition to preparing the students on legal knowledge, I will share on how to build a strong mentality and mindset when it comes to coping with stress while studying. If you want to enquire on courses that I conduct, please visit www.clpexam.com

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Dennis Chong

Episodes

ETHICS #12 | What are the requirements to admit a lawyer under S18 Legal Profession Act ? 09.06.2025 8:05

How can a foreign lawyer be admitted under S18 Legal Profession Act ? For more information on the courses I offered, please visit www.clpexam.com

CONTRACT#15 | What is the common law rule laid down in Hadley Baxendale ? 19.05.2025 7:49

How do we determine if a loss is too remote or within contemplation ? What is the rule of Hadley Baxendale ? For more information on the courses I offered, please visit www.clpexam.com

CIVIL PROCEDURE #37 | Case analysis on Ahmad Jefri Mohd Jahri 19.05.2025 8:19

In an application to challenge the decision of public authority, should O53 be the only mandatory procedure for an aggrieved party to challenge the decision of a public body ? Can he proceed by way of writ or originating summons ? For more information on the courses I offered, please visit www.clpexam.com

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE #40 | When is a criminal proceeding instituted in court ? 10.05.2025 5:55

In a criminal proceeding, when does the judiciary comes into the picture ? Where is the dividing line whereby Public Prosecutor has completed his part and thereby judiciary is being invited into the case ? For more information on the courses I offered, please visit www.clpexam.com

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE #41 | What is bail and what is bond ? 10.05.2025 5:12

Is bail and bond the same thing ? We tend to use them interchangeably but technically speaking they are different For more information on the courses I offered, please visit www.clpexam.com

EVIDENCE #39 | What is a hostile witness ? 15.04.2025 4:28

How do you discredit the evidence given by hostile witness ? Must you impeach a hostile witness ? For more information on the courses I offered, please visit www.clpexam.com

EVIDENCE #40 | What is the defence of alibi ? 15.04.2025 4:58

What is the procedure for tendering evidence of alibi ? What amounts to defence of alibi ? For more information on the courses I offered, please visit www.clpexam.com

EVIDENCE #39 | Should the evidence of a children witness be corroborated ? 02.04.2025 5:02

There has been a new amendment with regard to how children give witness recently (March 2025). So what has changed ? Must evidence of children be corroborated ? Are children competent witness ? For more information on the courses I offered, please visit www.clpexam.com

EVIDENCE #37 | Should the evidence of accomplice be corroborated ? 31.03.2025 5:30

Who is an accomplice ? Should his / her evidence be corroborated ? For more information on the courses I offered, please visit www.clpexam.com

EVIDENCE #38 | Should the evidence of an interested witness be corroborated ? 31.03.2025 4:25

Who is an interested witness ? Should the evidence of interested witness be corroborated ? For more information on the courses I offered, please visit www.clpexam.com

EVIDENCE #36 | Case analysis on Pannir Sevam Sinnaiyah v Tan Chia Foo 24.03.2025 7:11

The case of Pannir Selvam discussed on quite a few issues that are related to your CLP syllabus, including S340 National Land Code, similar fact evidence, parole evidence rule etc. Let's discuss this case in this episode For more information on the courses I offered, please visit www.clpexam.com

LAND #16 | Case analysis on Thameez Nisha v Maybank 24.03.2025 5:57

Have you read before the Federal Court case of CIMB Bank v Sivadevi ? How is it related to the Federal Court case of Thameez Nisha v Maybank ? For more information on the courses I offered, please visit www.clpexam.com

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE #39 | Is the power of Public Prosecutor to institute, conduct and discontinue pursuant to Art 145(3) subject to judicial review ? 19.03.2025 8:42

The Public Prosecutor has absolute power and discretion to institute, conduct and discontinue a proceeding in court. Is this discretion given under Art 145(3) Federal Constitution subject to judicial review ? For more information on the courses I offered, please visit www.clpexam.com

EVIDENCE #33 | Is ID evidence admissible ? 19.03.2025 3:43

What is ID evidence ? Is ID evidence admissible in court ? For more information on the courses I offered, please visit www.clpexam.com

EVIDENCE #34 | Will failure to object on the admissibility of inadmissible evidence make it admissible ? 19.03.2025 4:40

Assuming that prosecution tender a piece of hearsay evidence with no objection from the accused, will this piece of inadmissible hearsay evidence become admissible now ? For more information on the courses I offered, please visit www.clpexam.com

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE #37 | Case analysis on Siti Aisyah v PP 09.03.2025 9:58

Siti Aisyah is the well known case on murder of Kim Jong Nam. In this Court of Appeal case, one main issue being deliberated is whether S112 CPC police statement is privilege document and whether those accused may apply to have those statement pursuant to S51 CPC ? For more information on the courses I offered, please visit www.clpexam.com

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE #38 | Will the non compliance of S51A Criminal Procedure Code by the Prosecution make the trial a nullity ? 09.03.2025 4:20

S51A is a newly inserted section to codified the responsibility of prosecution to submit a list of of documents to the accused before the commencement of the trial. Is S51A mandatory ? Must prosecution provides every single document that he has to the accused under S51A ? For more information on the courses I offered, please visit www.clpexam.com

ETHICS #11 | Case analysis on Lokman Noor Adam v PP 09.03.2025 7:29

In 2019, Lokman Adam made a police report and on the same day held a live press conference with respect to the evidence given by a witness in the 1MDB trial. Lokman Adam was then charged for contempt of court. What is contempt of court ? For more information on the courses I offered, please visit www.clpexam.com

LAND #15 | Is payment of compensation mandatory under S329 National Land Code when there is a wrongful entry of caveat ? 28.02.2025 3:58

When caveator has wrongfully entered a caveat on the land, is it mandatory for the caveator to pay compensation to the caveatee ? Does the caveatee has to prove anything ? For more information on the courses I offered, please visit www.clpexam.com

CIVIL PROCEDURE #35 | Does the Session Court has jurisdiction to try a case when the counterclaim exceeds the value limit jurisdiction of Session Court ? 28.02.2025 6:03

Can the Session Court try a counterclaim which exceeds its RM 1million value limit jurisdiction ? Can the Session Court award a claim in excess of Rm 1million in a counterclaim ? For more information on the courses I offered, please visit www.clpexam.com

CIVIL PROCEDURE #36 | Can the court add a co-defendant against the wishes of the plaintiff ? 28.02.2025 4:49

Can a defendant be added against the wishes of the plaintiff ? For more information on the courses I offered, please visit www.clpexam.com

EVIDENCE #32 | Can a witness refresh his memory as of right ? 13.02.2025 4:52

A witness may not be able to remember the statement he has given to the investigation officer if it was given long time ago. Can he refresh his memory by looking at the statement during the trial ? For more information on the courses I offered, please visit www.clpexam.com

You won't get anywhere if you keep complaining about the same problem but do nothing to fix it 13.02.2025 6:47

When you are confronted with a problem, do you complain first or do you solve it head on ? For more information on the courses I offered, please visit www.clpexam.com

EVIDENCE #29 | Case analysis on Dato Anthony See Teow Guan v See Teow Chuan 05.02.2025 7:51

How does the maxim "once privileged, always privileged" relates to S126 Evidence Act ? For more information on the courses I offered, please visit www.clpexam.com

EVIDENCE #30 | Case analysis on B A RAO v Sapuran Kaur 05.02.2025 6:06

Is it the court or is it the executive that decides that a document relates to affairs of State or not ? For more information on the courses I offered, please visit www.clpexam.com