A Fruitful Week at INTA 2026 in London Shook Lin & Bok was pleased to be represented at the INTA Annual Meeting 2026 in London by our partner, Joseph Yu Shi Yang. It was a busy and rewarding week filled with conversations with clients, associates, and fellow practitioners from around the world. The meeting provided […]
READ MORE >At Shook Lin & Bok, we believe that meaningful impact often begins with small acts of kindness carried out together. Last year, as part of our CSR efforts, we supported Greater Action by sponsoring the registration of its service mark in Malaysia. We were delighted that the mark was successfully registered, and it […]
READ MORE >14 April 2026 DIRECT PAYMENT FROM THE PRINCIPAL UNDER CIPAA: YOU SAY THERE’S NOTHING OWING? PROVE IT! I. INTRODUCTION The Court of Appeal decision in Kinu Sdn Bhd v Kerajaan Malaysia (Jabatan Kerja Raya Malaysia) [2025] 5 MLJ 162 (“Kinu”) provides important clarification on the operation of Section 30 of the Construction Industry Payment and […]
READ MORE >We are pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Lam Ko Luen as Managing Partner of Shook Lin & Bok, with effect from 10 February 2026. Ko Luen is the co-head of our Dispute Resolution Practice Group. He is also the head of our Arbitration (International & Domestic), Building, Construction & Engineering, General & Corporate […]
READ MORE >Deputy Managing Partner of Shook Lin & Bok, with effect from 10 February 2026. Gian Chung has been in practice for over 26 years and is the co-head of our Dispute Resolution Practice Group. He is also the head of our Banking & Finance Litigation, Intellectual Property, Information Technology & Licensing, and Technology, Multimedia & Telecommunications […]
READ MORE >5 January 2026 Choosing the Right Path: How Foreign Arbitration Awards Are Enforced in Malaysia. I. Introduction A recent Federal Court decision in ING Bank NV and OW Bunker Far East (Singapore) Pte Ltd v Tumpuan Megah Development Sdn Bhd [2025] 8 CLJ 873 has settled a long-standing uncertainty on how foreign arbitral awards […]
READ MORE >3 December 2025 DEVELOPERS AND PURCHASERS BEWARE: Don’t Let Agents’ Representations Cost You Developers – Even if your contract says, “No party shall represent themselves as an agent of the other party”, it may not shield you from liability. Purchasers – Even if representations are made by agents on behalf of the developer, it may […]
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