Shook Lin & Bok

IN-HOUSE COMMUNITY FIRMS OF THE YEAR 2021 – MALAYSIA

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We are pleased to announce that Shook Lin & Bok was recently named as one of the Malaysian Firms of the Year in the category of International Arbitration. We have also received Honourable Mentions in the categories of Capital Markets and Islamic Finance. We are honoured to receive such recognition and we thank all who […]

ESG: What’s in a Name?

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It is common for us to now hear companies chanting the “ESG” mantra. But what is ESG? ESG essentially comprises the following: [E] for Environmental; [S] for Social; and [G] for Governance. Most, if not all, companies are very much familiar with the [G] component. This is particularly when laws and regulations have been passed […]

Amendments to the Industrial Relations Act 1967

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Amendments to the Industrial Relations Act 1967 The Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2020 (“IRA 2020”) introduced several major changes to the Industrial Relations Act 1967 (“the Act”). The main changes with regard to the Act, which came into effect on 1 January 2021, may be summarized as follows. Referral of Dismissal Cases To The […]

Asia Business Law Journal – Malaysia’s Top 100 Lawyers 2021

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Retrenchment

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Five long service employees filed their section 20 representations at the Industrial Court claiming that their retrenchment by their employer was mala fide. On 16.11.2020, the Industrial Court determined that the retrenchment was carried out in good faith after considering various factors put forth by the Company, including its financial standing, sales performance at the […]

Think Again, When You Want to be Exclusive – It could be a Potential Infringement of the Competition Act 2010

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Having an exclusive dealing is quite common in today’s commercial transactions. This may be done by incorporating an exclusivity clause in commercial agreements. An exclusive dealing occurs when an enterprise enters into an agreement with another to limit the latter from dealing with the first enterprise’s competitors. Whilst having an exclusive dealing may, to an […]

Trademarks (Waiver and Modification of Fee) Regulations 2020 Patents (Waiver of Fee) Regulations 2020

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In view of the commercial difficulties and hardships many have had to face since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Malaysian government has introduced new regulations which provide for the waiver and / or modification of filing fees for trademarks and patents to provide some relief to those who are in need of financial […]

Partnership Promotions

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Women in Business Law Awards Asia 2020

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In 2019, our Partner and Head of the Firm’s Loans & Debt Restructuring department, Khong Mei Lin, won the Individual Award for “Best in Restructuring & Insolvency” at the Euromoney Asia Women in Business Law Awards 2019. Mei Lin was the only Malaysian winning an Individual Award at this prestigious event. For the full list […]

Challenge to validity of the appointment of former CJ and PCA and effect on their decisions.

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On 19.8.2020, the Federal Court heard seven applications filed by various parties, to review decisions handed down by the Federal Court and reserved decision on the same. [We had on 28.8.2020 issued a summary of the hearing as a legal update]. These review applications concerned a common contention, ie., that the Federal Court decisions granted […]

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