Law Portal holds competition on popular topics

A local legal community portal,eLawyer, is organising a blog writing competition for lawyers, law students and bloggers.
The competition features the following"hot" topics:

• Towards an independent judiciary in Malaysia
• Common Bar Exams: The creation of anew problem or asolution for an old one?
• Welcome CheDet.com: the impact of Tun Mahathir's blog;
• Anti -party Hopping Law-agree or disagree?

Participants can choose any one of the above topics and submit their features in not more than 1000 words.

The grand prize is RM500, while prizes for first and second runners up are RM200 and RM100 respectively. Ten consolation prize winners will also receive an eLawyer merchandise.

The event is sponsored by the Law Society, University Malaya; UK Malaysian Law Student Union; law Student Union; International Islamic University Malaysia; Law & Commerce Society; Management & Science University and Law Society; and Univerti Kebangsaan Malaysia.

The panel of jidges comprises the following:

• Dr.Azmi Sharom, an associate professor at the Faculty of Law, Universiti Malaya, who is known for his bold and critical view on various issues regarding the democracy and constitutional law in Malaysia.
• Lee Shih-a practising lawyer and a member of the KL Bar Committe.
• Fahri Azzat- a practising lawyer who is member of the IT Committee under KL Bar committee. Fahri is a blogger and is also the founder of an online email forum -The Rostrum" for legal professionals to discuss issues concerning the legal industry
• Entries should be submitted via email to contest@elawyer.com.my by noon on or before Nov 30. Late entries will be disqualified.