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Courts are bound by the doctrine of stare decisis and will follow the Federal Court's decision in Ang Ming Lee in holding that Reg. 11(3) of HDR is ultra vires.

In this modern era, more individuals and companies have started to make their mark in other countries.

The Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC) has released its latest update to the AIAC arbitration rules, following their last update in 2021. The new rules came into effect on 24 August 2023...

The Reynolds privilege is concerned to provide a proper degree of protection for responsible journalism when reporting matters of public concern.

The Firm acted for a corporate licensed Moneylender in an appeal against the High Court decision in Summerhay Development Sdn Bhd v Ivory Ascent Sdn Bhd (2020 1 LNS 1491 and 2020 MLJU 1549)...

The appellant ("Oxbridge") was a housing developer for a housing project ("the project").

The use of adjudication as a rapid binding dispute resolution procedure for construction contracts has been slowly spreading around the world. Adjudication was first introduced in the UK in May 1998 as a result of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996.

Based on a true story, Witter Yee recounts the tale of two conflicting Court of Appeal decisions.

Boilerplate clauses are predominantly standard and often viewed as miscellaneous provisions in an agreement.

The death penalty has been introduced in the Malaysian Criminal Justice System since the British Colonial Administration when it was originally enforced for the offence of murder.

The liability of the judgment debtors is both joint and several by operation of law under Section 44(1) of the Contracts Act 1950.

The issue of royal pardon has been a hot topic following the recent news of the Pardons Board granting pardon to Dato' Sri Najib Tun Razak, the sixth Prime Minister who was convicted in August 2022...

A sales contract is a legally enforceable document that sets out the terms and conditions of a sale, such as the buyer's obligation to pay the seller for goods and services.

The Mareva Injunction originated from Lord Denning's statutory interpretation in Mareva Compania Naveria SA v. International Bulkcarriers SA [1980] 1 All ER 213.

In our previous edition, we have looked into the commencement of a legal suit. However, they may be instances where drastic measures need to be taken in order to protect a party's rights...

In the first half of 2019, Malaysia's Court of Appeal considered no less than four appeals relating to applications to restrain the calling of performance bonds in the construction sector.

The question posed to the Court of Appeal in Mak Siew Wei is closely linked to the principle of reflective loss.