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Our firm was announced as the winner of “Firm of the Year – Malaysia” at the Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific Awards 2020 on 24 September 2020. The Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific Awards is described on its website as an annual awards event that “recognises excellence in disputes and litigation practice throughout the Asia-Pacific market across a wide range […]

ALB CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR 2020 We are delighted to share this triumph with our clients and every member of the firm. We were named the ALB Construction and Real Estate Law Firm of the Year 2020 at the prestigious 7th Annual Asian Legal Business Malaysia Law Awards held virtually […]

We are pleased to announce that Shook Lin & Bok had contributed to the 2nd Edition of The Annotated Malaysian Companies Act 2016; the Malaysian Legislation Series published by Sweet & Maxwell. Our Jal Othman (Senior Partner), Dr. Syed Adam Alhabshi (Partner), Gan Ze Qian (Associate) and Ani Najiha (Associate) were among the listed contributors […]

Asia Business Law Journal (ABLJ), a bi-monthly magazine that identifies the most capable legal advisers across Asia, have recently released their 2020 list of Top 100 Lawyers in Malaysia – the “A-list” as ABLJ terms it. The A-list is based on feedback from thousands of in-house counsel at a wide range of Malaysian and global […]

Our partner, Victoria Loi was a panellist at the Regional Arbitral Institutes Forum (RAIF) Conference that was held in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei on December 6, 2019 where she spoke during the session on the Singapore Convention and the interplay between arbitration and mediation. The conference was hosted by RAIF member, Arbitration Association Brunei Darussalam […]

Shook Lin and Bok’s Chief Executive Partner, Michael Soo, received a token of appreciation from the Chief Justice of Malaysia, Tan Sri Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat, for sponsoring a session at the National Litigation Conference held recently on November 30, 2019. The event was graced by, amongst others, the Chief Justice, the acting President of […]

The firm is delighted to have had the opportunity to host and conduct a training course for delegates from the Japan Institute of Patent Attorneys on 29th November 2019. Our partners, Mr Michael Soo and Ms Wendy Lee, as well as our associates from the Intellectual Property Department, enjoyed a meaningful session discussing intellectual property […]

The Companies Commission of Malaysia (“Commission”) has announced the introduction of a new 12-digit format for registration numbers for companies, businesses and limited liability partnerships. The implementation of the new format, which took effect on 11 October 2019, is in line with the government’s initiative to adopt a single registration format for all business entities […]

On 21.10.2019, in the case of  RHB Bank Berhad v Dato’ Haji Muhammad bin Hamzah, the Federal Court allowed the appeal by RHB Bank Berhad and laid down the principle that a land chargee is not time-barred from pursuing any further attempts to auction the charged land, more than 12 years AFTER the date of […]

The Firm is delighted to be the Gold Sponsors of the KL Bar – Lincoln’s Inn Alumni Moot Court Competition 2019 which was held on 28-29 September 2019. Our Partners, Poh Choo Hoe, Samuel Tan and Dr. Syed Adam also acted as guest judges for the competition and handed the Best Written Submissions award to […]