Earlier this week, the Court of Appeal unanimously allowed the appeal and entered judgment against 3 respondents for breach of confidence. The Court of Appeal agreed that ownership of confidential information is not a relevant consideration.

Act A1661: Courts of Judicature (Amendment) Act 2022 which comes into operation on 1 October 2022. This is an Act to amend the Courts of Judicature Act 1964.

The Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration ("KLRCA") has officially changed its name to the Asian International Arbitration Centre ("AIAC").

The High Court has recently issued its grounds of judgment for TRSB v KPHDN.

Anak guam kami telah menyerahkan diri kepada pihak berkuasa Malaysia baru-baru ini. Beliau telah ditangkap, direman dan kini berada dalam tahanan.

Our client recently surrendered herself to the Malaysian authorities. She was arrested, remanded, and is now in custody.

Facts Chan Yoke Yee ("1st Respondent") is a businesswoman. The 2nd Respondent is a senior lawyer while, Kinta Riverfront Hotel & Suites Sdn Bhd ("Appellant") runs a hotel in Ipoh.

E-commerce has become an indispensable part of the country's economy particularly with the Covid-19 pandemic. With its growing demand come legal challenges which are novel to Malaysia.

Malaysia's former Prime Minister Najib Razak has gone on trial over allegations relating to alleged corruption involving the sovereign wealth fund 1MDB.

Rajah & Tann Asia has contributed the Malaysia chapter to the Global Arbitration Review ("GAR") series on Construction Arbitration

Facts Felix Lee (the ‘Respondent') was employed as the Chief Executive Officer (‘CEO') of Matrix Global Education Sdn Bhd (the ‘Appellant').

An advantage of arbitral proceedings over court proceedings is that arbitration is private and only involves the named parties. This is reflected in sections 41A and 41B of the Arbitration Act 2005.

I spoke at the APCAM SUMMIT 2023 (held in New Delhi, India from 6-7 May 2023) as a member of the Malaysian Bar Council and Malaysia International Mediation Centre delegation.

After more than 3.5 months without a Director, Datuk Professor Sundra Rajoo has been appointed as the Director of the Asian International Arbitration Centre ("AIAC").

Facts GMP Kaisar Security (M) Sdn Bhd ("Appellant") entered into a contract with a private limited company where GMP would provide the service of armed personal bodyguards. Subsequently, the Appellant

Excavation Works – Damages – Underground Cable – Non-Delegable Duty of Care – Independent Contractors – Negligence...

The Competition Appeal Tribunal ("CAT") is an appellate authority and MyCC must abide by its decision.

Adjudication is now a well established method of resolving disputes in the construction field in the UK, Australia, New Zealand and Singapore.

The United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation (the Singapore Convention on Mediation) ("Convention") was adopted on 20 December 2018...