Compulsory acquisition of land is the process by which the government acquires land from private landowners for a public purpose or for a purpose beneficial to Malaysia’s economic development. It is a drastic form of state intervention that results in the dispossession and eviction of landowners and other occupants from their properties. The compulsory acquisition…
MahWengKwai & Associates congratulates our managing partner, Mr. Raymond Mah, who succesfully completed the Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration (“KLRCA”) Adjudication Training Programme in 2012 and has been qualified by the KLRCA as an adjudicator. Launch of the Malaysian Society of Adjudicators The Malaysian Society of Adjudicators was launched in conjunction with a dinner…
The consistent growth of the construction industry in the past few years driven mainly by government projects as part of the Economic Transformation Programme (“ETP”), has continued to rise to many construction-related disputes. Some problems in the construction industry include speculative development without sufficient financial capital, the extensive period of time and the high cost…
By Lim Jo Yan and Liow Pei Xia A bill on Access to Biological Resources and Benefit Sharing of Malaysia is expected to be tabled in Parliament in 2014 (“Bill”). Given that Malaysia is recognised as one of the 12 Mega Biodiversity countries in the world, it is crucial that a national law exists to…
by Lum Ying Mei How Does XBRL Work? XBRL works by adding “data about the data”, through the use of “descriptive data” (tags). XBRL enables unique identifying tags to be applied to each individual piece of business and financial data, providing information about the data, in order to allow computers to communicate with one another without any…
Tuesday, August 27, 2013 12:30pm – 2:30pm Land Acquisition, Compensation and Disputes (pdf) Speaker: Raymond Mah (View Profile) Managing Partner, Dispute Resolution Practice Group Location: MahWengKwai & Associates, Level 10, Tower B, Prima Avenue, Dataran Prima.
Wednesday, July 31, 2013 12:30pm – 2:30pm Adjudication of Construction Disputes Speaker: Raymond Mah (View Profile) Managing Partner, Dispute Resolution Practice Group Location: MahWengKwai & Associates, Level 10, Tower B, Prima Avenue, Dataran Prima.
By Lim Jo Yan and Liow Pei Xia Introduction The Competition Act 2010 (“the Act”) was gazetted on 10.6.2010 and became effective on 1.1.2012. The Act applies to all commercial activities within and outside of Malaysia so long as the commercial activity transacted outside of Malaysia has an effect on competition in any market in…
Monday, June 24, 2013 & Monday, July 8, 2013 2:30pm – 2:30pm The Life Story of a Shareholders’ Agreement Speaker: Lim Jo Yan Partner, Corporate & Commercial Practice Group Location: MahWengKwai & Associates, Level 10, Tower B, Prima Avenue, Dataran Prima.
By Lim Jo Yan & Liow Pei Xia Introduction to environmental law enforcement Malaysia’s objective towards having a comprehensive legislation in relation to the environment is manifested by the enactment of the Environmental Quality Act 1974 (“EQA”). The EQA is the primary legislation dealing with environmental protection and enforcement in Malaysia. The Department of Environment (“DOE”) is…
Disputes can be costly and time consuming, affecting both personal and business relationships. However, a better understanding of the available options for dispute resolution and the mechanics of each process greatly assists with decision making and the management of expectations. MahWengKwai & Associates can help you effectively manage and resolve your disputes. Our purpose driven and personalised approach…
Failure to lodge annual returns by Directors can result in a fine or imprisonment. The Petaling Jaya’s Magistrate Court today convicted Hasniza Binti Wazer, the director of Megan Armani Sdn. Bhd. and Electronics Team Sdn. Bhd on two charges for failing to lodge the company’s Annual Return to the Registrar of Companies under Section 165(4)…
This was an application to stay all further proceedings for the taxation of costs ordered under the judgment of the Court dated 29 June 2012, pending the hearing and disposal of the petitioner’s appeal and the respondent’s cross appeal against the said judgment. The petitioner applied for an order …
