No Excuses: Things You Should Know About the Law

Ignorantia non excusat legem – Ignorance is no plea against the law, a Latin maxim that embodies the principle that not knowing the law does not excuse your violation of it. We hire lawyers to help us interpret long-winded statutes and defend us in court, but there are limitations to their ability to protect us especially when the offense is one caused by our own ignorance. We discuss the obvious and not so obvious acts that we should refrain from committing in Malaysia with lawyer, Richard Wee.