1 August 2025 STAMPING OF EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS: COMPLIANCE WITH THE STAMP ACT 1949 In light of the Inland Revenue Board’s (“IRB”) Press Release dated 6 June 2025 (“Press Release”), employers are reminded of their legal obligations to duly stamp all employment contracts in accordance with the Stamp Act 1949. Part A: Employment contracts must be […]
READ MORE >31 July 2025 CROSS-BORDER INSOLVENCY BILL 2025 The Cross-Border Insolvency Bill 2025, tabled and passed by the House of Representatives (Dewan Rakyat) on 29th July 2025, contains provisions aimed at providing effective and global mechanism for cooperative border insolvency proceedings based on UNCITRAL Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency. We summarise in this Client Alert some […]
READ MORE >Shook Lin & Bok is pleased to announce the promotion of Sim Bee Ying as Senior Associate with effect from 27 May 2025. The Partners would like to extend their heartiest congratulations on her promotion.
READ MORE >Shook Lin & Bok is pleased to announce the promotion of Wan Yee Herng, Nicole as Senior Associate with effect from 21 May 2025. The Partners would like to extend their heartiest congratulations on her promotion.
READ MORE >29th May 2025 Introduction In line with recent amendments to the Personal Data Protection Act 2010, Act 709 (“PDPA”), the Personal Data Protection Commissioner (“Commissioner”) has issued two important sets of guidelines on 25 February 2025, namely (a) the Guideline on Appointment of Data Protection Officer (“DPO Guideline”), and (b) the Guideline on Data Breach […]
READ MORE >We are delighted to have received awards for the following categories in @Asia Business Law Journal’s Malaysia Law Firm Awards 2025. Insurance & Reinsurance Structured Finance & Securitisation We are deeply grateful to our clients for their support and continued trust in us and to Asia Business Law Journal for this recognition. We would also [...]
READ MORE >The Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2025 rankings have recently been released, and we are pleased to announce that our firm has been ranked in the following practice areas:- Commercial and transactions Construction Intellectual Property Labour and employment We would also like to congratulate our partners who have been ranked in their respective practice areas as follows:- [...]
READ MORE >Our firm is delighted to be the Diamond sponsor of the University of Malaya Law Society’s annual flagship event, the Legal Executive Apprentice Programme (LEAP). As part of LEAP, our partners Khong Mei Lin, Ng Hooi Huang, Wendy Lee Wan Chieh, Jeff Nyau Kok Cheong, and Joseph Yu Shi Yang; senior associates Freddy Choy Kay […]
READ MORE >We are delighted to share this great news with our clients and every member of the firm. We were recognised as the Construction and Real Estate Law Firm of the Year 2025 at the prestigious 12th Annual Asian Legal Business (ALB) Malaysia Law Awards held at The Westin Kuala Lumpur on 10th April 2025. We [...]
READ MORE >Shook Lin & Bok is proud to announce that we are now a member of the Sino International Professional Advisory Council (SIPAC), a global network of professional service providers designed to provide support to all aspects of the international expansion of Chinese businesses. SIPAC serves as a platform that unites the Sino-Global legal community, empowering […]
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