The Finance Bill 2020 (‘Bill') was passed by the Dewan Rakyat (House of Representatives) and the Dewan Negara (Senate) of the Malaysian Parliament on 17 and 28 December 2020 respectively.

Subsequent to the issue of our Alert on the imposition of movement control measures across Malaysia, the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases (Measures within Infected Local Areas) ...

The Federal Court in CTEB and CWB v Ketua Pengarah Pendaftaran Negara, Malaysia, Ketua Setiausaha Kementerian Dalam Negeri and Kerajaan Malaysia (Federal Court Civil Appeal No.: 01(i)-34-10/2019(W))...

On 9 April 2020, the ICC International Court of Arbitration issued its Guidance Note on Possible Measures Aimed at Mitigating the Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic ("Guidance Note").

In conjunction with his Labour Day address on 1 May 2021, the Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, announced that a review of the Minimum Wages Order 2020 ("the 2020 Order")...

In the case of Pyo Travel (MY) Sdn Bhd & Anor v Modalku Ventures Sdn Bhd [2020] MLJU 575, the Malaysian High Court affirmed the Sessions Court's decisions in granting summary judgment...

On the surface, there appears to be a general tension between IP and competition laws.

Malaysia's Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources (‘KETSA') has issued a media release with respect to several key features of Malaysia's energy transition plans until year 2040.

The Covid-19 pandemic continues to take a heavy toll on the global aviation industry, with airline operators in particular being severely impacted.

Following from our Alert dated 9 March 2021 relating to the movement control measures in Malaysia, the following regulations were gazetted on 10 March 2021.

Following our Alerts dated 17 August 2021 and 20 August 2021, the Malaysian Government has announced several relaxations to the prohibitions and restrictions under the standard operating procedures...

In Dr H K Fong Brainbuilder Pte Ltd v SG-Maths Sdn Bhd & Ors [2021] 1 CLJ 155, the Malaysian Court of Appeal affirmed that an unregistered franchise agreement is void for illegality.

On 15 August 2021, the Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin1, announced that non-essential activities in the manufacturing, construction, mining and quarrying industries...

The district of Nabawan, Sabah has been the only area that is subjected to a movement control order since the MCO No. 4 Regulations came into force.

The Employees' Minimum Standards of Housing, Accommodations and Amenities Act 1990 ("the Act") came into force on 1 December 1990.

On 18 August 2021 we published a commentary on Thaler v Commissioner of Patents [2021] FC 879 ("the Australian Case") where the Federal Court of Australia held that an artificial intelligence ("AI") ...

On 17 March 2021, the Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, launched the Strategic Programme to Empower the People and Economy

The cause of action arose in Kelantan as the lands were situated in Kelantan and the private caveats were entered at the Land and Mines Office, Kelantan.

The Court of Appeal in the case of Ken Grouting Sdn Bhd v RKT Nusantara Sdn Bhd [2021] 2 CLJ 173 has held that an arbitration rule specifying the timeline for delivery of an arbitral award...

The RMCD has on 27 May 2021 issued the Service Tax Policy No. 1/2021 which, amongst others, provides that the Minister of Finance has, pursuant to section 34(3)(a) of the Service Tax Act 2018, ...