The Stamp Duty (Exemption) (No. 2) Order 2020 (‘Exemption Order') has been amended by the Stamp Duty (Exemption) (No. 2) (Amendment) Order 2021 (‘Amendment Order')...

In recent years, the Malaysian government has taken various initiatives to revamp insolvency laws with the goal of assisting the public to cope with financial difficulties arising from the Covid-19.

The answer is seemingly obvious but, analogies apart, the authoritative determination of this issue is yet to be settled.

A question which company liquidators occasionally ask is whether all the bills of the solicitors, accountants, auctioneers, brokers or other persons, who have provided services to the liquidators, have to be taxed...

A director owes fiduciary duties to a company to prevent the assets of the company from being depleted illicitly, especially when the company is insolvent.

In Re:Malaya Sibuku; Ex P: Kaya Karisma Sdn Bhd [2021] 5 CLJ 403, various submissions were advanced by a judgment debtor in an appeal against the Senior Assistant Registrar's decision in granting leave to the judgment creditor ...

In our previous article, we discussed the initiatives implemented by the Government to ease the process of discharge of bankrupts.

On 18 January 2021, the Court of Appeal in Md Isa Bujang v CIMB Bank Berhad dismissed a bankrupt's appeal against a High Court decision that struck out his claim for, inter alia...

The number of company insolvencies in Malaysia has turned substantial of late. When a company is on the brink of insolvency...

In this recent decision, the Court of Appeal considered, for the first time, the issue of distribution of the surplus assets of a Special Purpose Acquisition Company ("SPAC") upon its voluntary winding-up...

In Safari Alliance Sdn Bhd v Tiger Synergy Berhad (and Another Originating Summons) [2020] 3 AMR 798, the Malaysian High Court dismissed an attempt by a company to hold a general meeting...

The creditor is not required to be situated in a Contracting State for the Convention to apply.

On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organisation officially characterised the Covid-19 outbreak as a pandemic.

The Privy Council in Singularis Holdings Ltd v Pricewaterhouse Coopers [2014] UKPC 36 ("Singularis") has clarified the extent to which courts can render common law assistance for cross-border insolvencies.

On 5 October 2022, the UK Supreme Court delivered its long-awaited judgment in BTI 2014 LLC v. Sequana SA and others [2022] UKSC 25 ("Sequana Case") which concerns the question...

Luther Law Firm's Malaysia office provides a comprehensive monthly bulletin covering the latest investor updates, company law developments, and market entry regulations for May 2026. The publication offers critical insights for businesses and legal professionals navigating Malaysia's evolving regulatory landscape.

What is clear is that the selection of creditors for the class composition cannot be arbitrary or capricious. If there is evidence of a calculated and dishonest move to remove or to place certain creditors in certain class with the purpose of ...

This article attempts to provide a brief overview of the differences between statutory assignment and equitable assignment

Eyza Farizan Mokhtar examines a fight over the appointment of a provisional liquidator.

In the recent court decision in AirAsia X Berhad v BOC Aviation Limited & 14 Ors (Originating Summons No.: WA-24NCC-467-10/2020), the Malaysian High Court held that a scheme of arrangement under section 366 ...