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...

Recently, the High Court ruled in favour of the taxpayer in dismissing the tax authority’s application for a summary judgment under Order...

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

Recently, the Court of Appeal in Ketua Pengarah Hasil Dalam Negeri Malaysia v Ehsan Armada Sdn Bhd [2024] 2 MLJ 494 disallowed the...

Following the implementation of the capital gains tax with effect from 1 March 2024, the Income Tax (Amendment) Act 2024 (the Amendment...

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

Recently, the High Court ruled in favour of the taxpayer in Konsortium CMC Engineering Sdn Bhd – Colas Rail SA – Uni-way Sdn Bhd v Ketua...

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...

Once a valid and enforceable judgment has been obtained by one party against another, a winding-up court will not revisit the judgment to...

Multi-tiered dispute resolution clauses have become a ubiquitous feature in commercial contracts, offering parties an alternative avenue...

In medical negligence cases, once negligence by the doctor has been established, the dispute then focuses on who should pay the damages,...

The topic of sexual harassment in the workplace is still a prevalent topic to date. Research has shown that chronic stress caused by...

The Court of Appeal unanimously dismissed the appeal by the Director General of Inland Revenue (DGIR) to challenge the granting of leave...

We do not often consider the impact of our words, at least not in the strictly legal sense. Yet, across centuries and cultures, the value...