The Companies Commission of Malaysia announced on its website that the Companies Act 2016 (“Act”) has been reprinted as at 1 November 2018, and the same will be the authoritative text of the Act. Minor revisions have been made to the Act by the Commissioner of Law Revision pursuant to Section 14(1) of the Revision of […]
READ MORE >Latent defects, which are defects that cannot be discovered by reasonable inspection or testing (see: Sigma Elevator v. Isyoda [2015] 1 LNS 1363), often only surface years after completion or occupation of a building. Unsurprisingly, a recurring question that surrounds latent defects is that of limitation. Prior to 1.9.2019, the limitation period for bringing an […]
READ MORE >On 8 November 2019, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) issued its Framework for Electronic Trading Platforms (“Framework”) which came into effect on 11 November 2019. This Framework effectively supersedes BNM’s Guidelines on Electronic Broking System by Licensed Money Brokers issued on 1 August 2005. The Framework applies to the following market participants in the wholesale financial […]
READ MORE >Section 30 of the Construction Industry Payment & Adjudication Act 2012 (CIPAA) generally enables a successful party in an adjudication to obtain payment from the principal of an unsuccessful party. For instance, if a subcontractor (as the successful party) has obtained an adjudication decision in its favour but the main contractor (as the unsuccessful party) […]
READ MORE >Shook Lin & Bok is pleased to announce the launch of its new Department which is spearheading the Firm’s Regulatory Compliance and Enforcement Practice. As one of the oldest firms in Malaysia, the Firm has a long-standing reputation in serving its corporate clients by advising them in many aspects of compliance and governance matters. The […]
READ MORE >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 […]
READ MORE >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 […]
READ MORE >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 […]
READ MORE >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.
READ MORE >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 […]
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