On 5 January 2026, the Ministry of Finance announced several changes to the SST regime in a few key areas. Except for the final change (place of worship), which took effect on 1 July 2025, all changes take effect on 1 January 2026.
This first instalment unpacks the core concepts behind Chapter 1, explains what qualifies as an “agreement”, and highlights the types of conduct that are automatically treated as prohibited cartel behaviour.
The Malaysia Competition Commission (‘MyCC’) is an independent body established under the Competition Commission Act 2010 to enforce the Competition Act 2010. The main role of MyCC is to protect the competitive process, benefiting businesses, consumers and the economy. Pursuant to s 66 of the Competition Act 2010, MyCC has the power to issue guidelines for the better carrying out of the provisions of the Competition Act 2010. These guidelines provide guidance on economic and legal analysis to be used in determining cases and principles to be used in determining any penalty or remedy imposed under the Competition Act.
The Legal Affairs Division of the Prime Minister’s Department has since officiated and implemented the Code of Practice for Third Party Funding, with it coming into operation on 1 January 2026. The Code of Practice is an important guideline to complement the enforcement of “light touch regulatory framework”. The Code of Practice sets out the ethical standards and minimum practices that all third-party funders in Malaysian arbitrations are expected to comply with when they fund arbitration claims in return for a share of the recovery.
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) reports that the 2026 List of Prohibited Substances and Methods (‘the List’) came into force on 1 January 2026 bringing about several major modifications.
The Online Safety Act 2025 (‘the Act’) comes into force 1 January 2026. It is an Act to enhance and promote online safety in Malaysia by regulating harmful content and providing for duties and obligations of the application service providers, content application service providers and network service providers. The Act was introduced to address harmful content by placing clear responsibilities on licensed service providers where it aims to make the internet safer for everyone in Malaysia by making service providers more responsible. This in turn safeguards the public from harmful online content.
The appellant, alleged that the respondents were negligent in several respects, including failing to properly diagnose foetal distress, failing to ensure the availability of a paediatrician or neonatal specialist, failing to have proper systems in place for emergency referral, and delaying the transfer of the newborn to a hospital with neonatal intensive care facilities. It was contended that these failures collectively resulted in hypoxic injury, leading to cerebral palsy.
The respondent, a Turkish company, exported steel reinforcing bar (‘rebar’) into Malaysia through its intermediary. The Malaysian Steel Association petitioned to the Minister of International Trade and Industry (‘second appellant’), pursuant to the Countervailing and Anti-Dumping Duties Act 1993 (‘the CADD’), to conduct an anti-dumping investigation on rebar from Singapore and Turkey.
Written by Poovarasan Nalechami Introduction This case focuses on the scope of participation by creditors in judicial management proceedings under the Companies Act 2016 and the Companies (Corporate Rescue Mechanism) Rules 2018 (‘the CRM Rules’).…
The United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation, also known as the Singapore Convention on Mediation (‘the Convention’) was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 20 December 2018, and subsequently came into force on the 12 September 2020. Malaysia being a signatory of the Convention, is desirous of ratifying the convention and thereby becoming a Party to the Convention.