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Where Purpose Meets Action: Supporting Greater Action

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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 […]

Senior Associate Promotion 2026

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Direct Payment From The Principal Under CIPAA: You Say There’s Nothing Owing? Prove It!

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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 […]

Announcement of Managing Partner

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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 […]

Announcement of Deputy Managing Partner

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We are pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Tan Gian Chung as 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 & […]

Choosing the Right Path: How Foreign Arbitration Awards Are Enforced in Malaysia

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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 […]

DEVELOPERS AND PURCHASERS BEWARE: Don’t Let Agents’ Representations Cost You

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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 […]

Senior Associate Promotion 2025

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Shook Lin & Bok is pleased to announce the promotion of Deborah Lui Shien Mae as Senior Associate with effect from 17 December 2025. The Partners would like to extend their heartiest congratulations on her promotion.

Landmark Decision on appointment and scope of liquidator’s powers

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24 November 2025 Landmark decision by the Federal Court on appointment of liquidator and the scope of Liquidator’s powers and liabilities The Federal Court has on 12.11.2025 delivered a landmark decision in four (4) conjoined appeals arising from the liquidation of one London Biscuit Berhad (“LBB”). The judgement provides authoritative guidance on the scope of […]

Data Protection Officer

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07 October 2025 DATA PROTECTION OFFICER Further to our previous alert titled “Action Required: New Guidelines on Data Protection Officer Appointment, Data Breach Notification, and Cross-Border Personal Data Transfers” which was published on 29 May 2025, the Personal Data Protection Commissioner (“Commissioner”) has released another two (2) important sets of guidelines and one (1) set […]

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