Wednesday, 15 May, 2019 12:30pm – 2:30pm Wills and Administration of Estates in Malaysia (Download pdf brochure ) Overview Many people procrastinate when it comes to writing their wills. Some ignore the need to write a will altogether. As a result, the number of intestacy cases remains high in Malaysia. This talk will cover the…
By Wong Sue Ann The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (“SUHAKAM”) and the Asia Pacific Forum Project jointly organised the National Conference on the Death Penalty (“National Conference”) at Premiera Hotel Kuala Lumpur on 28th June 2018. Dato’ Mah Weng Kwai, Commissioner of SUHAKAM and Advisor of the Asia Pacific Forum Project delivered the welcoming…
Employment Law: Medical Boarding Out or Not? Every employee of an employment contract will inadvertently fall ill every now and then. Of course, all employees are entitled to take medical leave, but in extreme cases where the employee has unfortunately contracted a disease or became medically or physically unfit; can the employer take steps to…
Wills A Will and Wasiat are governed by different sets of laws in Malaysia. However, both serve a similar purpose – to manage a deceased person’s asset after the demise of that person. Essentially, non-Muslims may practice the distribution of assets and realise their final wishes upon demise via a Will. When an individual makes…
The Johore Bar forwarded their invitation to the Kuala Lumpur Bar Council – Corporate & Conveyancing Practice Committee (“KLBC CCPC”) to deliver a seminar on Wills, Probate, LA and SEDA for one day on the 11th October 2018 at the Johore Bar Council Auditorium located at the Johore Bar building, No. 5, Jalan Tun…
This article intends to address the effect and consequences of money laundering over real estate and the legal profession in Malaysia. The flow of this article will be to extract the finer points of money laundering and how it usually comes into play; before cross-referring with real estate and the legal profession. Effectively, this write-up…
Thursday, March 22, 2018 12:30pm – 2:30pm Citizenship for Adopted and Stateless Children (Download pdf brochure ) Overview Stateless children face a lifetime of uncertainty and discrimination. And the process of being recognised as a Malaysian citizen is full of challenges. This is despite the fact that they may have been born in Malaysia and…
By Richard Wee, Lesley Lim & Saphna Ravichandran Photo credit: “New Meadowlands Stadium Mezz Corner“ by babyknight (New Meadowlands Stadium: Mezz Corner) is licensed under CC BY 2.0 The thought of an athlete falling or slipping may seem inconsequential at first because the athlete may regain their balance in time, or just pick themselves back up and give…
The plaintiff entered into a Sand Mining Agreement with Ismarau Tajuddin Sdn Bhd (“ITSB”) on 27.8.2014. The defendant was in charge of the cash sale collections for the sale of sand at the Sand Mining Site, specifically from August to December 2014. The other directors of the defendant’s company found …
By Dato’ Mah Weng Kwai Published by the Current Law Journal: Should the Death Penalty be Abolished? [1981] 1 CLJ 25 Viewed coolly, opinions whether they be for or against capital punishment are emotional, and not rational. Pro and con arguments attempt to justify rationally an emotional inclination. On the one hand, neither criminologists nor…
Thursday, August 20, 2015 (CLOSED) 12:30pm – 2:00pm Equity CrowdFunding in Malaysia (Download Flyer) Speaker: Lim Jo Yan Partner, Corporate and Commercial Practice Group Location: Art Printing Works, No. 29, Jalan Riong, Bangsar, 59100 Kuala Lumpur
by Lim Jo Yan and Teoh Huei Wen Introduction The Securities Commission of Malaysia (“SC”) described equity crowdfunding (“ECF”) as a new form of fundraising that allows start-ups or small enterprises to obtain capital through small equity investments from a large number of investors, using online portals to facilitate such investments. In this article, “issuer” refers…
By Raymond Mah & Liow Pei Xia The word “adoption” comes from the old French word “adoptare”, meaning “to choose for oneself.” Today, adoption refers to the act of legally taking another person’s child into your family to raise as your own. Adoptive parents may decide to adopt for many different reasons: some adopt due to infertility, some…
