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Mr Jal Othman, Head of the Firm’s Finance practice group presented on the topic of “Salient Features of IFSA 2013” in the seminar held on 3 May 2017 organised by the Bar Council Islamic Finance Committee with the theme “An Introduction to Islamic Finance”. The Firm is and has been actively involved in the various […]

In conjunction with the World Press Freedom Day on 3 May 2017, the Bar Council CPD Board and Malaysiakini will be jointly hosting an event themed “Can Media and Law Co-Exist?” to provide a platform for the 4th estate – the press and citizen journalists as well as the public at large, to understand how […]

Mr Sudharsanan Thillainathan and Ms Tania Kat-Lin Edwards will be sharing insights on Tax Law in the seminar on "Tax Law, the Federal Constitution and Judicial Review", in collaboration with the KL Bar. The seminar will examine the key constitutional limits on the taxing powers of the Federation, and the role of Judicial Review in this [...]

Mr Sudharsanan Thillainathan, Deputy Head of our Tax & Revenue Department will be sharing insights on the future of tax profession as a panelist with the participants of the upcoming “Pathway for Tax Agent Licence – A Comprehensive Guidance” programme organised by the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA). Details on the programme are as follows: […]

During a workshop on 28.3.2017, our Ms. Hoh Kiat Ching guided in-house legal professionals and officers from the business banking, credit administration and project monitoring units of a local development bank on “Security for Project Financing of a Mixed Urban Development”. The workshop detailed the various securities available for project financing, and touched on the […]

Solidifying our firm’s commitment to education excellence and collaboration with the academia, our Senior Partner – Mr Jal Othman has attended the Taylor’s Law School Academic Awards Ceremony on 24th March, 2017.    

The Kuala Lumpur Bar will be hosting a seminar on Competition Law In Action to examine the key topics in the field of competition law from the national and regional perspectives and is now open for registration. Our team from the Competition & Anti-Trust Law Deparment comprised of Mr T. Sudhar (Deputy Head, Competition & […]

The Human Capital Development Centre of Bank Negara Malaysia recently organised a Corporate and Commercial Loans – Refresher Workshop, which was specifically tailored for supervisors with at least 5 years’ experience in the Supervision Departments. Our Ms Hoh Kiat Ching was invited to conduct a workshop on 2 March 2016, to provide participants with an […]

On 10 November 2016, the Malaysian Institute of Accountants in collaboration with Malaysian Associations of Tax Accountants (MATA) organised a one-day special conference to summarise and highlight key aspects of the 2017 Budget proposal tabled on 21 October 2016 which sought to further accelerate efforts in transforming Malaysia into a developed country by year 2020. […]

Shook Lin & Bok’s team (led by Mr Jalalullail Othman and assisted by Ms Ng Lay San) has successfully advised Mumtaz Rakyat Sukuk Berhad as the issuers in the launch of its maiden Basel III-compliant Tier 2 Subordinate Sukuk Murabahah Programme of up to RM5 billion with a tenure of 20 years. Mumtaz represents the […]