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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 […]

Victoria Loi, a dispute resolution partner in our Building, Construction & Engineering Department was amongst several speakers invited to speak at the recent INTI Law Awareness Week 2019 at INTI International University, Nilai, Negeri Sembilan. Victoria spoke on the challenges and expectations of Building & Construction Legal Practice.

At the recent ‘Driving Forces Behind Belt & Road Initiative’ seminar jointly hosted by the Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC), China International Economic And Arbitration Commission (CIETAC) and Malaysia China Legal Cooperation Society (MCLCS), Mr Lam Ko Luen, our Head of International & Domestic Arbitration department, was invited to speak in a panel discussion titled […]

Victoria Loi, a partner of the firm, has been elected as the Vice President of the Malaysian Institute of Arbitrators (MIArb) at its 27th Annual General Meeting on 4 July 2019. Nina Lai, an associate of the firm, has been elected as an Ordinary Council Member at the same meeting. Both will be serving the […]

Wendy Lee and Henry Phoon attended United Detergent Industries Sdn Bhd’s (“UDI”) Annual Durian Feast 2019 in Alor Gajah, Melaka on 26th July 2019. UDI is a large and reputable manufacturer and distributor of detergents and household cleaning products under brands such as KUAT HARIMAU, WIN FABRICARE and AVA.  

Our Firm recently handled a case on adoption of a stateless child by a local family on a pro bono basis. The entire adoption process took slightly over a year to complete due to various challenges including various attempts made to locate the biological parents of the child in order to obtain their respective consent […]