Despite the recent revision of the Employment Act 1955 (Act 265), the primary legislation governing the employment framework in Malaysia, effective from 1 January 2023...

We published a newsletter regarding Legal updates: the New Minimum Wage and the Recently Passed Employment (Amendment) Bill 2021.

The Malaysian law does not expressly interpret what amounts to "misconduct" by employees. Section 14(1) of the Employment Act 1955 (the "Act") indicates that a misconduct may be the ground of employment termination...

Money is the lifeblood of modern society and the assets that we accumulate by spending money can be seen as metaphorical organs.

In this modern era, more individuals and companies have started to make their mark in other countries.

With a more globalized marketplace, more and more investors have started to aspire to expand their businesses abroad. And in order to actualize such aspirations, funding into a target country is necessary.

The legal system in Malaysia recognized companies as separate legal personalities from its officers, directors or shareholders.

CIPAA 2012 is the acronym of the Act known as the "Construction Industry Payment and Adjudication Act 2012" enacted by the Malaysian Parliament and came into force on 15th April 2014.

In our previous edition, we have looked into the commencement of a legal suit. However, they may be instances where drastic measures need to be taken in order to protect a party's rights...

Claiming overdue payments could be an inconvenient process. For business owners, it may affect business relationships and at the same time the non-payment will impact business' cash flow...

"Compliance Framework" is a structured process or system through which companies demonstrate that they have conformed to specific requirements in laws, regulations, contracts, strategies and policies.

On 4 August 2022, the Consumer Credit Oversight Board Task Force, supported by the Ministry of Finance, Bank Negara Malaysia (‘BNM')...

Trademark is one of the best-known Intellectual Properties in Malaysia. The Trademarks Act 2019 governs the law relating to the registration of trademark, as well as the rights and remedies...

As reported in the news, the Malaysian Employment Act has been recently amended to extend the maternity leave period and grant paternity leave to male employees (for details of the amendments...

In Malaysia, Stamp duty is a tax levied on a variety of written instruments specifies in the First Schedule of Stamp Duty Act 1949...

As of late, new laws and regulations have been created in order to address modern concerns. In Malaysia, the Personal Data Protection Act 2010 ("PDPA") is the core of such system.

When proceeding in a business venture, ensuring a streamline of finances is vital to any such venture.

The Malaysia Competition Commission ("MyCC")[1] has embarked on an amendment exercise for the Competition Act 2010. On 25th April 2022, MyCC published its proposed amendments to the Competition Act...

According to the 2022 Milken Institute Global Opportunity Index (GIO), Malaysia is the most attractive destination in Southeast Asia for foreign investors.