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In the recently published text “Law and Practice of Employment Law in Malaysia”, by Thomson Reuters Asia Sdn. Bhd, Mehala Marimuthoo and Gavinesh Siva Dharma contributed a section relating to the “Contract of Employment”. Various aspects of the employment contract are considered in this section of the publication including the relevant legislation which governs and […]

We are delighted to announce that our Partner and the Head of our Building, Construction & Engineering Department, Lam Ko Luen, and Senior Associate, Nina Lai, together with Sr. Dr. Wan Maimun bt Wan Abdullah and Sr. Nik Hasbi Fathi co-authored Chapter 5:  Design and Supervision Obligations in Construction in Law and Practice of Construction […]

CDR – Essential Intelligence: The Belt and Road Initiative, Malaysia Chapter Our Partners, Lam Ko Luen and Victoria Loi, and Senior Associate, Nina Lai, contributed the Malaysia chapter of CDR – Essential Intelligence: The Belt and Road Initiative, published on 21.9.2021 by Global Legal Group, London. The chapter illustrates Malaysia’s robust common law based dispute […]

Shook Lin & Bok was announced as the winner of the Debt Market Deal of the Year at the ALB Malaysia Law Awards 2021 Virtual Awards Ceremony held in July 2021. The transaction involved the issuance of Sukuk Wakalah of up to RM10.0 Billion in nominal value by Bank Kerjasama Rakyat Malaysia Berhad, via a […]

Our partner, Dr. Syed Adam Alhabshi (CPIF), was invited by TV Al-Hijrah to be a guest on their Islamic Finance show “Tijarah” on 14 August 2021. The talk was about the recent Moratorium 3.0, what it entails and who should apply for it. The recording of the talk could be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGcn8GPeiS4&t=15s  

29 May 2021 BENCHMARK LITIGATION ASIA-PACIFIC 2021 – MALAYSIA We are pleased to announce that Shook Lin & Bok is once again recognised and ranked by Benchmark Litigation in several practice areas, namely Intellectual Property, Commercial and Transactions, Construction, Labour and Employment, and Competition/Antitrust. Several of our Partners, namely, Michael Soo, Yoong Sin Min, and […]

We are pleased to announce that Shook Lin & Bok was recently named as one of the Malaysian Firms of the Year in the category of International Arbitration. We have also received Honourable Mentions in the categories of Capital Markets and Islamic Finance. We are honoured to receive such recognition and we thank all who […]

In 2019, our Partner and Head of the Firm’s Loans & Debt Restructuring department, Khong Mei Lin, won the Individual Award for “Best in Restructuring & Insolvency” at the Euromoney Asia Women in Business Law Awards 2019. Mei Lin was the only Malaysian winning an Individual Award at this prestigious event. For the full list […]