Facts Remeggious Krishnan (the ‘Appellant') agreed to purchase a property unit from SKS Southern Sdn Bhd (the ‘Respondent'), who was the developer of a residential project in Johor Bharu.

Facts This dispute arose following the death of Tan Kah Yong (the ‘Deceased') where he left behind a wife to which he was married to under the Law Reform (Marriage & Divorce)...

In Dato' Sri Dr Mohamad Salleh bin Ismail & Anor v Mohd Rafizi bin Ramli [2022] 3 MLJ 758, the Federal Court discussed on whether the Respondent (i.e. the Defendant in the trial court) could rely on the defence of fair comment in a defamation claim commenced by the Appellants.

Facts By a Shareholders'Agreement, UEM Group Berhad formerly known as United Engineers (Malaysia) Berhad (UEM) and Genisys Integrated Engineers Pte Ltd (‘the Appellant') agreed...

Facts Teoh Kok Seong (the ‘Appellant') had purchased a double-storey house from the Heesland Sdn Bhd (the ‘1st Respondent').

Facts Norahayu Bt. Rahmad (the ‘1st Respondent') claimed that she had been appointed in 2018 by Ace Holdings Bhd. (the ‘Appellant') to be the Appellant's Vice President.

The Sales Tax (Amendment) Act 2022 ("Amending Act") was passed by both Houses and received the royal assent in October 2022. With its passing, the Amending Act brings with it a new sales tax...

On 25 July 2022, the Malaysian Parliament passed the Courts of Judicature (Amendment) Bill 2022 (‘the Bill'), which was subsequently granted the Royal Assent by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong on 31 August 2022.

Recently, the High Court of Penang has resolved the confusion on the correct mode to challenge an Industrial Court Award in the High Court

In The United States of America v Subramaniam a/l Letchimanan, the Malaysian Federal Court discussed the doctrine of sovereign immunity and whether the forum to decide the applicability of the doctrine in the context of an employee's claim ...

The Labour Court in Nadushalian & 4 Ors v Offimo Marketing Sdn Bhd considered whether lorry drivers could fall within the definition of "employee" within the Employment Act 1955 and thus entitling them to rest day pay and public holiday pay.

The Federal Court in Kalwant Singh A/L Ujagar Singh & Anor v Jaswant Kaur A/P Ujagar Singh A/P Ujagar Singh & Ors [2022] 3 MLJ 184 revolved around the issue of whether the absence of a residuary clause in a will results in partial intestacy ...

Facts Aminah binti Ahmad (the ‘Respondent'), is a pensioner who served the Government of Malaysia (the ‘1st Appellant') for more than 33 years.

The term Environmental, Social and Governance ("ESG") is currently in the limelight of most if not all, symposiums in the corporate industry.

Our Partner, Wong Keat Ching and Associate, Wong Yen Ni, from our Employment & Industrial Relations practice group have successfully acted for PETRONAS ("the Company") in an unfair dismissal claim...

Recently, the Court of Appeal has affirmed the High Court's decision of Fice Fransina Nenobais v. Lee Hee Chooi[1] which ruled in favour of an undocumented migrant worker to file a claim for unpaid wages in the Labour Court.

The Netting of Financial Agreements Act 20151 came into force on 30 March 2015.

Guidelines on Liquidity Coverage Ratio

With effect from September 2015, Malaysian households will be required to practise mandatory garbage separation, an initiative which is intended to benefit the environment.