Carbon capture and storage involves capturing, transporting and storing carbon dioxide from fossil fuel power stations, energy intensive industries, and gas fields by injecting the captured greenhouse gases into underground geological formations.

On 30 April 2021, the Bank Negara Malaysia issued a guidance document on Climate Change and Principle-based Taxonomy ("CCPT").

In today's digital world where opinions are shared as quickly as a tap on a screen, social media influencers have become the new voices of authority. With just a few clicks, influencers can make or

The revised Malaysian Code on Corporate Governance issued in April 2017 further enhances the ecosystem for sustainable and responsible investment in Malaysia.

This article focuses on the potential impact of the European Union's and the United Kingdom's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanisms (CBAM) on overseas companies.

Since the last revision in 2017, the Malaysian Code on Corporate Governance has been recently updated on 28 April 2021 ("MCCG 2021").

Liquidated ascertained damages or "LAD" are pre-agreed damages between parties in the event of a breach of contract. It is meant to compensate the innocent party for losses against...

The success of carbon projects hinges not only on ecological factors but also on the legal and contractual frameworks that govern them.

This article is the fourth in a series of articles on this topic published on 8 August 2023, 30 September 2022 and 19 August 2021, and follows the publication...

Intellectual property ("IP") are intangible assets and their intangible nature can often times make them imperceptible. Be that as it may, IP are all around...

Competition between businesses encourages efficiency, innovation and entrepreneurship, which promotes competitive prices, improvement in the quality of products and services and wider choices for consumers.

This article provides information on the foreign purchase or leasing of commercial properties, industrial properties or agricultural land in Malaysia.

Section 12A of the Personal Data Protection Act 20101 [Act 709] ("PDPA"), which will come into effect on 1 June 2025 requires data controller and data processor to appoint one or more data protection officers ("DPO")...

On 16 December 2024, the Companies Commission of Malaysia ("CCM") introduced new criteria for audit exemptions, offering significant relief to certain private companies. This new audit exemption

In light of the latest sitting in Dewan Rakyat, there are few proposed amendments listed under the Finance Bill 2021 in which was tabled for its first reading in Dewan Rakyat.

PN17 stands for Practice Note 17/2005 ("PN17") and it is a practice note that is issued by Bursa Malaysia in relation to listed issuers that are in financial distress.

The Rules set out the operative provisions applicable for various aspects of takeovers and mergers.

DCS is a single-source cooling system used in multiple buildings which provides flexibility and convenience by allowing each building to consume as much or as little cooling as needed regardless of chiller's size or capacity.

Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad ("the Exchange") had launched a sustainability reporting framework for listed issuers in October 2015...

The events post 2020 saw how critical shipping was to trade and the daily life of consumers and business worldwide.