ENHANCEMENTS TO CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND RESCUE MECHANISMS: COMPANIES (AMENDMENT) ACT 2024
INTRODUCTION & RATIONALE Notably, the purposes behind the 2024 Amendment in relation to corporate rescue mechanism are to extend the application of the mechanism to a broader category of companies and to reinforce the rehabilitation mechanism,
TIME LIMIT FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW: WHEN DOES TIME START TO RUN?
INTRODUCTION In the recent Court of Appeal decision in the case of Ketua Pengarah Hasil Dalam Negeri v. Yayasan Buah Pinggang Kebangsaan Malaysia,
BEST PRACTICES FOR NAVIGATING CHANGE WITH A NEW INDUSTRIAL COURT CHAIRMAN
BRIEF FACTS In a recent decision of the High Court of Penang[1], an issue arose regarding the applicable law and the best practices for a new Industrial Court Chairman to take over a case and hand down an Award thereafter.
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (AMENDMENT) ACT 2022
INTRODUCTION The Occupational Safety and Health (Amendment) Act 2022 (“Amendment Act”), which was passed and gazetted in 2022, will come into force on 1 June 2024.
CASE ANALYSIS ON DATO’ AZIZAN BIN ABD RAHMAN & ORS V CONCRETE PARADE SDN BHD & ORS: SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE UNDER THE COMPANIES ACT 2016
This article provides a detailed examination of the Federal Court of Malaysia’s judgment in the case of Dato’ Azizan bin Abd Rahman & Ors v. Concrete Parade Sdn Bhd & Ors,
BOLSTERING CORPORATE INTEGRITY: THE COMPANIES (AMENDMENT) ACT 2024
INTRODUCTION It is worthwhile to witness the progression of Malaysia’s company law with the passing of Companies (Amendment) Act 2024 (“2024 Amendment”) on 28th November 2023,
MIRROR, MIRROR ON THE WALL, IS THIS COMMENT FAIR AT ALL?
INTRODUCTION In Dato’ Sri Dr Mohamad Salleh bin Ismail & Anor v Mohd Rafizi bin Ramli [2022] 3 MLJ 758, the Federal Court discussed on whether the Respondent (i.e. the Defendant in the trial court) could rely on the defence of fair comment in a defamation claim commenced by the Appellants (i.e. the Plaintiffs in …
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THE DIGITAL EVOLUTION OF PAPERLESS DOCUMENTS IN COURT – THE AMENDMENT TO COURTS OF JUDICATURE ACT 1964
INTRODUCTION On 25 July 2022, the Malaysian Parliament passed the Courts of Judicature (Amendment) Bill 2022 (‘the Bill’), which was subsequently granted the Royal Assent by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong on 31 August 2022.
THE MODE TO CHALLENGE AN INDUSTRIAL COURT AWARD: APPEAL OR JUDICIAL REVIEW
INTRODUCTION Recently, the High Court of Penang has resolved the confusion on the correct mode to challenge an Industrial Court Award in the High Court by interpreting Sections 33C and 20(3) of the Industrial Relations Act 1967.
EXPLORING THE EMERGING IMPACT OF ESG FACTORS ON CORPORATIONS AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
INTRODUCTION The term Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) is currently in the limelight of most if not all, symposiums in the corporate industry.