29 December 2022 COCKETT MARINE OIL (ASIA) PTE LTD V. MISC BERHAD In the recent Court of Appeal’s decision of Cockett Marine Oil (Asia) Pte Ltd v. Misc Berhad [2023] 1 CLJ 20 [“Misc Berhad”], the Court of Appeal reversed the decision of the High Court (see: [2022] 8 MLJ 786) to grant an anti-arbitration […]
READ MORE >09 November 2022 The World Intellectual Property Organization (“WIPO”) has issued a notice dated 14 October 2022 informing that the 12th Edition of the Nice Classification will enter into force on 1 January 2023. A number of changes have been made to the goods and services classified under the 12th Edition of the Nice Classification which […]
READ MORE >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 […]
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