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The Firm congratulates Mr Sudharsanan Thillainathan and Mr Gregory Das on their election as the President and the Vice President of the Malaysian Institute of Arbitrators (MIArb) respectively for the term 2017/2019. MIArb announced the election of new Office Bearers and Ordinary Council Members during its 25th Annual General Meeting held on June 14, 2017. […]

Ms Victoria Loi, a Partner of the Firm was a co-speaker at a seminar on “An Introduction to Arbitration” on 26 May 2017. The other co-speakers were Kevin Prakash and Karen Ng Gek Suan. The seminar was organised by the Professional Development Committee of the Kuala Lumpur Bar, in collaboration with the Malaysian Institute of […]

The Finance Act 2017 has brought about an expansion of the withholding tax on service fees and royalties. It is incumbent for businesses and practitioners to understand the ramifications of the new definition on royalties and its impact on day-to-day business, to ensure proper compliance with the Income Tax Act. Mr Sudharsanan Thillainathan, Head of […]

Mr Sudharsanan Thillainathan and Ms Victoria Loi, Partners of the Firm, who are active arbitration and adjudication practitioners, were panelist and moderator respectively at the session entitled “Resolving Construction Disputes through Adjudication (CIPAA)” during the conference on Avoiding and Resolving Construction Disputes. The conference, held on 23 May 2017 was jointly organized by the Malaysian […]

Mr Sudharsanan Thillainathan, a Partner of the Firm and the current Deputy President of the Malaysian Institute of Arbitrators (MIArb) presented a paper on the topic of “Evolving Jurisprudence on Section 42 Arbitration Act 2005” at MIArb’s 4th Annual Law Review & Conference on 18 May 2017 at the KLRCA Bangunan Sulaiman Auditorium. The paper […]

Mr Jal Othman, Head of the Firm’s Finance practice group presented on the topic of “Salient Features of IFSA 2013” in the seminar held on 3 May 2017 organised by the Bar Council Islamic Finance Committee with the theme “An Introduction to Islamic Finance”. The Firm is and has been actively involved in the various […]

In conjunction with the World Press Freedom Day on 3 May 2017, the Bar Council CPD Board and Malaysiakini will be jointly hosting an event themed “Can Media and Law Co-Exist?” to provide a platform for the 4th estate – the press and citizen journalists as well as the public at large, to understand how […]

Mr Sudharsanan Thillainathan and Ms Tania Kat-Lin Edwards will be sharing insights on Tax Law in the seminar on "Tax Law, the Federal Constitution and Judicial Review", in collaboration with the KL Bar. The seminar will examine the key constitutional limits on the taxing powers of the Federation, and the role of Judicial Review in this [...]

Mr Sudharsanan Thillainathan, Deputy Head of our Tax & Revenue Department will be sharing insights on the future of tax profession as a panelist with the participants of the upcoming “Pathway for Tax Agent Licence – A Comprehensive Guidance” programme organised by the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA). Details on the programme are as follows: […]

During a workshop on 28.3.2017, our Ms. Hoh Kiat Ching guided in-house legal professionals and officers from the business banking, credit administration and project monitoring units of a local development bank on “Security for Project Financing of a Mixed Urban Development”. The workshop detailed the various securities available for project financing, and touched on the […]