Court victories in intellectual property disputes often carry an implicit assumption of financial reward. The recent High Court decision in Naili Holdings Sdn Bhd v Sabella Holdings Sdn Bhd  [2025] 11 MLJ 169 punctures that assumption. While infringement was clearly established, the court’s sharply reduced damages award serves as a cautionary tale for rights holders who conflate online visibility with evidential certainty.   The case offers a timely reminder that in civil litigation,...

The Finance Act 2025, enacted alongside the Measures for the Collection, Administration and Enforcement of Tax Act 2025, marks a further step in the government’s effort to broaden the tax base, reduce interpretative uncertainty and strengthen enforcement. Many of the measures take effect from 1.1.2026.   Taken together, the reforms signal a shift away from ambiguity-driven tax planning towards a framework where compliance discipline, documentation and transaction characterisation assume...

RDS is pleased to publish RDS Legal Insight Q4 of 2025. This quarterly magazine features the following articles by our colleagues: 7) Declarations, Not Land: Semantan Estate And The Federal Court’s Hard Line On Remedies Against Government by Kavin Raaj