We are delighted that Mr. Michael C.M. Soo, our Managing Partner and Head of the Intellectual Property, Information Technology and Licensing Department, has been listed amongst Asia’s Top 15 IP Lawyers by Asian Legal Business in the October 2022 issue of the publication. The October 2022 issue of Asian Legal Business is available as an […]
READ MORE >23 September 2022 In our Client Alert of 27.7.2022, some of the significant changes to the provisions of the Courts of Judicature Act 1964 as follows, were highlighted: (a) there will no longer be any appeal to the High Court against the decision of a subordinate court to dismiss a summary judgment or striking out […]
READ MORE >16 August 2022 The Control of Tobacco Product and Smoking Bill 2022 (“Bill”) was tabled for its first reading on 27th July 2022 by the Minister of Health. Colloquially dubbed as the “Generational End Game Bill” or “GEG”, the Bill is aimed at eradicating the habit of smoking with the view of protecting the health […]
READ MORE >27 July 2022 At its 2nd reading on 25.7.2022, the Dewan Rakyat passed a bill to amend, among others, sections 28 and 68 of the Courts of Judicature Act 1964. As a result of these amendments, some of the significant changes that will be made, are as follows: (a) there will no longer be any appeal to […]
READ MORE >We are pleased to share that our Partners, Lam Ko Luen and Victoria Loi, and Senior Associate, Nina Lai, contributed the Malaysian chapter on Construction Law 2022, part of the Chambers Global Practice Guides recently published by Chambers and Partners (hyperlink). Our contribution to the guide provides the latest trends and developments as well as practical […]
READ MORE >We are delighted to be named the winner of Intellectual Property Firm of the Year by Benchmark Litigation Awards Asia-Pacific 2022. Benchmark Litigation is a guide to leading litigation firms and lawyers which provide law firms and lawyers rankings based on extensive interviews with litigators, dispute resolution specialists and their clients; as well as an […]
READ MORE >7th April 2022 The concept of a civil suit being a collateral attack on a criminal action was considered by the Court of Appeal recently. The Appellant, the former Prime Minster of Malaysia, filed his claim in the High Court on 9.12.2019 against Ambank Islamic Bank Berhad, its holding company (AMMB Holdings Berhad) and the […]
READ MORE >18th March 2022 The Copyright (Amendment) Act 2022 introduces amendments to the Copyright Act 1987 (“Act”) which aims to strengthen provisions relating to the enforcement of copyright, especially in the digital environment, by introducing offences involving streaming technology in line with the development of online content streaming, and to comply with standards required by, amongst […]
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