As the job market continues to evolve, so do the ways in which companies choose to engage their workforce. A trend which has gained popularity in recent years...

Cooperation between industry players can benefit their collective interests by establishing a more predictable environment.

High Court judge erred in allowing application for judicial review to issue writ of certiorari to quash award in favour of employer.

A bank has no right to make payment on a forged or unauthorised signature on a cheque under s 24 of the Bills of Exchange Act 1949.

The hype is over! The long-debated goods and services tax ("GST") was implemented on 1 April 2015 by virtue of the Goods and Services Tax Act 2014 [Act 762].

The topic of tax avoidance is no stranger to controversy, having sparked lots of interest in both private and public discourse.

Malaysia has for several decades had an affirmative action policy in favour of the bumiputra peoples of Malaysia, a term generally understood to include the Malays of Peninsular Malaysia and the indigenous peoples of Sabah and Sarawak.

On 29 May 2023, the Income Tax (Transfer Pricing) Rules 2023 ("TPR23") was gazetted. TPR23 takes effect from the year of assessment ("YA") 2023[1] and replaces its decade-old predecessor...

While the average business may not have a billion-dollar-generating secret, it may not realise the value in their existing information.

What are the advantages and disadvantages relevant to arbitrating or bringing arbitration related proceedings in your jurisdiction?

When a company, especially a public listed one, is faced with financial controversy, every one of its directors will be in the spotlight.

With the gazetting of the Finance (No. 2) Act 2023 on 29.12.2023, capital gains tax ("CGT") was introduced into the Malaysian tax regime. In this alert, we summarise the essential elements and

The Federal Constitution of Malaya is the grundnorm of the Malaysian legal order, the ultimate norm against which the legality of all other norms (or laws) must be measured.

The much-anticipated goods and services tax ("GST") replaced Malaysia's sales and service tax in April this year.

The courts in Malaysia do not appear to have considered the subject of waiver with the same degree of distinction similar to what has been presented in the above.

It has been said that Islamic law and the civil law exist as parallel systems in Malaysia. The proposition, while attractive, is grossly inaccurate in law.

On 13.10.2023, the Malaysia's Budget 2024, themed "MADANI Economy: Empowering the People", was tabled by the Prime Minister and Finance Minister.