In the realm of investments and financial transactions, what meets the eye may not be the legal reality. The Court of Appeal has recently...

The present information age is characterised by the abundance of information and minimal restrictions on access and control thereof. The...

A caveat may be entered by the Registrar on the register document of land title to prohibit the enforcement of registration, endorsement,...

The doctrine of kompetenz-kompetenz is reflected in Section 18 of the Arbitration Act 2005[1], in which the arbitral tribunal may rule on...

In Ssangyong Engineering & Construction Co Ltd v Oxley Rising Sdn Bhd and Another [2023] MLJU 404, the High Court set aside an...

Embarking on the complex journey of land ownership in Malaysia reveals a tapestry woven with historical, ethnic and legal intricacies....

Recently, the High Court dismissed an interim injunction application by a pharmaceutical company (Borrower) to restrain its receivers and...

A striking out order (Order) is often described to be a draconian order. In this regard, the UK Supreme Court in the case of Summers v...

On 8 January 2024, the Securities Commission (SC) announced that the Advisory Committee on Sustainability Reporting (ACSR) will be...

Recently, RDS successfully represented the largest electricity provider in Malaysia in striking out a claim for alleged trespass over...

On 5 October 2022, the Dewan Rakyat passed the Environmental Quality (Amendment) Bill 2022 (2022 Bill) which, increases  the penalties...

The doctrine of issue estoppel prevents a party from re-litigating a specific issue that has already been decided in an earlier legal...

Launching Of Simplified ESG Disclosure Guide (SEDG) For Small & Medium Enterprises (SMEs) In October 2023, Capital Markets Malaysia...

At first glance, borrowing or lending money appears as a routine financial transaction, a means to overcome temporary financial hurdles...

‘…one has to remember that a scheme of arrangement is a corporate rescue mechanism. As with other corporate rescue mechanisms, such as...

Recently, the Court of Appeal in Gopala Krishnan Chettiar a/l Muthu v Sealand Marine Inspection and Testing (M) Sdn Bhd & Anor [2023] 4...

In the realm of contractual agreements, the interplay between oral promises and subsequent written agreements often becomes a focal point...

On 10 October 2023, the Government tabled amendments to the Companies Act 2016 (CA) via the Companies (Amendment) Bill 2023. This Bill...

Genting Malaysia Bhd (Genting) as part of its business, carried out a loyalty programme entitled “Genting Rewards Loyalty Programme”...

The Energy Efficiency and Conservation Bill 2023 (EECB) was recently passed by the Dewan Rakyat on 11.10.2023. The bill aims to regulate...