On 31 July 2024, the Personal Data Protection (Amendment) Bill 2024 (“Bill”) [1] , aimed at enhancing data privacy protocols in...

Informed consent to medical treatment is fundamental in both medical ethics and law. It requires that patients fully understand the...

In the words of the Federal Court in Poh Gaik Lye v Amfraser Securities Pte Ltd  [2015] 1 MLJ 453 “B ankruptcy proceedings against anyone...

The Federal Court in Au Kean Hoe v Persatuan Penduduk D’villa Equestrian  [2015] 4 MLJ 204 involves a case where the residents’...

It is no surprise that as technology advances and evolves, the risk of cyber threats inevitably grows. Several online attacks and data...

Generally, comprehensive and clear medical records are the distinguishing feature of a good medical practice. A patient’s medical records...

This alert discusses the recent Court of Appeal ruling in Tay Keong Kok & Ors. v Eastmont Sdn. Bhd., Civil Appeal No.:...

The Federal Court today delivered a unanimous decision in respect of issues on liquidated ascertained damages (LAD) claims post the Ang...

The digital revolution has fundamentally transformed intellectual property (IP) law in recent years, especially with the significant...

Under the Strata Management Act 2013, the amount of maintenance charges and sinking fund to be paid is determined “in proportion to the...

A fortuna injunction is an injunction to restrain the filing of a winding-up petition. It bears its name from the case of Fortuna...

As businesses may also be misused to finance serious offences such as money laundering, terrorism, proliferation financing, and other...

Defamation is a legal concept recognised under the Defamation Act 1957 which aims to protect an individual’s reputation. This right is...

It is commonplace that contracting parties will document their meeting of minds into a written agreement for formality and ease of...

ESG encapsulates a powerful trinity of principles that have evolved from being a mere corporate buzzword into a business framework which...

Derivative action is an action commenced on behalf of a company, especially in cases of “fraud on the minority” and “wrongdoers in...

In the complex world of legal disputes, where truth is often obscured by the fog of conflicting narratives, one might overlook the humble...

Companies often embark on a spectrum of corporate exercises designed to bolster their market standing, drive shareholder value and adapt...

On 29 March 2024, the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) issued the revised Guidelines on Conduct for Capital Market Intermediaries...

Reinsurance is essentially insurance that a reinsurance company (reinsurer) undertakes to assume the risks of another insurance company...