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ArticleCase Update: LAD To Be Calculated Based On The Date Of Payment Of Booking FeesThe Federal Court case of PJD Regency Sdn Bhd v Tribunal Tuntutan Pembeli Rumah & Anor and other appeals (grounds of judgment dated 19.1.2021) dealt with the law concerning the Housing Development...MalaysiaFinance and BankingMahWengKwai & Associates
ArticleCell vs Pure: Horses For CoursesThere has been a surge of activity in the captive space over the last couple of years. This has mainly been driven by the hardening third party insurance markets for both large and small organisations...MalaysiaFinance and BankingLabuan IBFC Inc
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ArticleInternational Financial Centres: Facilitating Financial Inclusion Via DigitalisationWith the world continuing to suffer the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, light is beginning to dawn with the advent of clinically proven vaccines, that will enable a return to ‘normality'. MalaysiaFinance and BankingLabuan IBFC Inc
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ArticleLegal Updates August 2023On 21 July 2023, the Inland Board of Revenue Malaysia ("IRBM") issued a Guideline addressing the basic concepts and implementation of the e-Invoice in Malaysia ("Guideline")...MalaysiaCorporate/Commercial LawShearn Delamore & Co.
ArticleUpdate On The Law Of DisgorgementThe Collin's Dictionary defines the verb disgorge as: if something disgorges its contents, it empties them out. In the field of law, the term disgorgement has been used to mean the identificationMalaysiaCorporate/Commercial LawAzmi & Associates
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ArticleTower REIT: A CommentaryIn the Kuala Lumpur High Court case of Ketua Pengarah Hasil Dalam Negeri v Tower Real Estate Investment Trust [2023] 2 MLRH 583 (this case hereinafter referred to as "Tower REIT") the Respondent...MalaysiaFinance and BankingZul Rafique & Partners
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