ArticleInfringing Website List: Turning Off The TapsAlyshea Low explains the use of infringing website lists to enhance the protection of intellectual property rights.MalaysiaIntellectual PropertySKRINE
ArticleCourt Of Appeal Allowed Maybank Islamic Berhad's Appeals For Summary Judgment Of RM 45 Mil And Struck Out Counterclaim Of RM 95 Mil In Relation To A Murabahah Financing TransactionMaybank granted an Islamic Murabahah financing facility of RM 50 million to Golden Base Construction Sdn Bhd for the construction of a highway. MalaysiaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationSKRINE
ArticleRefusal Of Recusal: High Court Reaffirms High Threshold For Recusal ApplicationsOn 5 November 2020, the plaintiff commenced a civil suit and applied ex-parte for various injunctive reliefs against the defendants in the nature of Anton Pillar and Mareva orders.MalaysiaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationSKRINE
ArticleThe Curious Case Of The Double Sale: Reconciling The BBA Transaction With Section 214A Of The National Land CodeIn the recent case of Maple Amalgamated Sdn Bhd & Anor v Bank Pertanian Malaysia Bhd [2021] MLJU 1245, the Federal Court had to consider the following leave question...MalaysiaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationSKRINE
ArticleHas Top Gun "Maverick" Lost His Appeal? Decline In Pilot Training Enrolments Amid Covid-19 PandemicThe pandemic has turned a global pilot shortage into a surplus. A forecast made by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) expects the number of flight passengers to return to normal in 2023.MalaysiaTransportSKRINE
ArticleStamp Duty Exemptions For PENJANA Tourism Financing Facility GazettedThe Stamp Duty (Exemption) (No. 6) Order 2021 [P.U.(A) 328/2021] (‘E.O. 6/21') and the Stamp Duty (Exemption) (No. 7) Order 2021 (‘E.O. 7/21') [P.U.(A) 329/2021] were gazetted on 4 August 2021. E.O. No. 6/21 and E.O. No. 7/21 ...MalaysiaFinance and BankingSKRINE
ArticleStar Laws – The Bill AwakensThe Malaysian Space Board Bill 2020 was presented for its first reading before the Dewan Rakyat on 3 November 2020 during the previous meeting of Parliament.MalaysiaTransportSKRINE
ArticleFederal Court: Time For Delivery Of Vacant Possession Runs From Date Of Payment Of Booking FeeThe Federal Court on 19 January 2021 held in PJD Regency Sdn Bhd v Tribunal Tuntutan Pembeli Rumah and Ng Chee Kuan and Other Appeals (Federal Court (Appellate Jurisdiction) Case No. 01(f)-29-10/2019(W)) ...MalaysiaCorporate/Commercial LawSKRINE
ArticleOf Universal Application: Recognition Of The Doctrine Of Universal SuccessionThis doctrine has been widely recognised by the Commonwealth Courts. MalaysiaCorporate/Commercial LawSKRINE
ArticleConsiderations In Respect Of Using Electronic Signatures During MCODespite the MCO, many businesses endeavour to carry on operations and proceed with transactions as far as possible. MalaysiaCoronavirus (COVID-19)SKRINE
ArticleCovid-19: Nowhere To HIDE?The Malaysian Government recently launched the Hotspot Identification for Dynamic Engagement ("HIDE") system.MalaysiaCoronavirus (COVID-19)SKRINE
ArticleHave We Seen The End Of Office Parties?Exploring the pros and cons of permanent work from home.MalaysiaCoronavirus (COVID-19)SKRINE
ArticleUpdates On Malaysia's Cabotage PolicyA cabotage policy is "a policy that governs the transport/shipping of goods or passengers between two places along coastal routes in the same country by a transport operator from another country".MalaysiaTransportSKRINE
ArticleAccelerated Capital Allowance For Qualifying Capital Expenditure Incurred On Machinery And Equipment (Including ICT Equipment) From 1 March 2020 To 31 December 2021The Income Tax (Accelerated Capital Allowance) (Machinery and Equipment Including Information and Communication Technology Equipment) Rules 20211 ("Rules") were gazetted on 15 June 2021.MalaysiaTaxSKRINE
ArticleStar Trolls: Attack Of The ClonesGrace Teoh discusses the groundless threats provisions in the Trademarks Bill 2019.MalaysiaIntellectual PropertySKRINE
ArticleVacant Possession: A Developer's Horror Story?Based on a true story, Witter Yee recounts the tale of two conflicting Court of Appeal decisions.MalaysiaReal Estate and ConstructionSKRINE
ArticleDigital Assets : The Coming Of Age?DBS Bank Limited of Singapore (‘DBS') announced the launch a digital exchange on 10 December 2020.MalaysiaTechnologySKRINE
ArticleMalaysia's Prime Minister Launches Pemerkasa PlusWith Malaysia on the cusp of imposing the most restrictive movement control measures since March 2020, the Prime Minister of Malaysia launched a RM40 billion financial aid package, the Program Strategik Memperkasa Rakyat Dan Ekonomi Tambahan ...MalaysiaCoronavirus (COVID-19)SKRINE
ArticleSarawak's Malaysia My Second Home ProgrammeWe have previously issued an Alert on the relaunch of the Malaysia My Second Home Programme on 11 August 2021 after a hiatus of about one year.MalaysiaImmigrationSKRINE
Article2021: A (Congested) Space Odyssey?One industry that has "taken off" in modern times is the space industry and in particular, satellites. MalaysiaMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentSKRINE