Written by Richard Wee and Carmelia Yong Ever since 2008, when the first cryptocurrency Bitcoin was invented by the enigmatic Satoshi Nakamoto, cryptocurrency has been steadily growing in popularity. Nowadays, most people would have heard of cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, Dogecoin…
Reported by Sabrina Lee Nominated in 7 categories for the Firm, and 2 Individual categories, RWC takes home the Sports Law Award at the recent ALB Annual Malaysia Law Award 2021. Thomson Reuter’s Asian Legal Business (ALB) holds an…
Written by Richard Wee, Sophia Ismail and Sabrina Lee Wei Ling To the world outside of the Olympics, the Olympic Charter (“the Charter”) is akin to a constitution of a nation. It includes, inter alia, recognition of the…
Working in the esports industry is like any other job! By Natasha Hashim [First published on IGN Southeast Asia Website here] Growing up, I actually wanted to become a game developer and write stories about games (I’m…
Written by Richard Wee, Wong Zi Ying and Sophia Ismail To regulate legal fees for conveyancing matters, the Solicitors Remuneration Order 2005 was passed by the Bar Council as a guideline. This includes sale and purchase agreements transactions,…
Reported by Lee Wei Ling On 25th of June 2021, RWC Community Series organised a Webinar titled “Artificial Intelligence and the Law” via Facebook live. It was part of RWC’s new webinar series related to Regulation Technology.…
Reported by Sophia Ismail On 12th June 2021, RWC Community Series organised a Webinar titled “Introduction to Neurolaw” via Facebook live. The speaker was Dr Tsee Leng Choy, a neuroscientist with past experience in academia and currently…
Reported by Sophia Ismail On 5th June 2021, RWC Community Series organised a Webinar titled “Introduction to Genome Editing and The Law” via Facebook live. It was part of RWC’s new webinar series related to Regulation Technology.…
Written by Sophia Ismail Oftentimes in the news, you’d see someone appearing in the Sessions Court, charged in the High Court, and appealing their case in the Court of Appeal. Have you ever wondered what these courts…
Written by Sophia Ismail What is mediation? Do you want more control over the outcome of your dispute? Avoid the stressors of going to court? Preserve the relationship with the other party? In a quick and confidential…
Written by Richard Wee and Carmelia Yong Chiu Thung Introduction In our previous articles, we looked at various legal disputes in the gaming and esports industry with regards to contract law, anti-competitive law, intellectual property infringement and class action…
Written by Sabrina Lee Wei Ling The Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2020 (hereinafter referred to “IRA”) is gazetted on 20 February 2020, with effect from 1 January 2021. In this article, we will be discussing one of…
Reported by Wong Zi Ying and Sabrina Lee Wei Ling On 18th of April 2021, RWC Community Series organised a Webinar titled “Revitalising Mass Participants Sports Event” via Facebook live. The discussion surrounded on the sports event…
Summary Of The Federal Court Case Of Crystal Crown Hotel & Resort Sdn Bhd v Kesatuan Kebangsaan Pekerja-Pekerja Hotel, Bar & Restoran Semenanjung Malaysia Written by Marlysa Razak and Athirah Jaafar This case had determined the standing of the…
By Natasha Hashim [First published on ign southeast asia website here] While it sounds awesome for talents in the Southeast Asian gaming industry to be involved in video games for a living – whether behind the scenes…
Written by Marlysa Razak and Brenda Tan Introduction In the beginning of 2021, the travel industry and community renewed their hopes and dreams that travelling would soon be possible again, especially with the introduction of vaccines for the Covid-19.…
Reported by Nurul Athirah Ja’afar On 18th March 2021, marks the first case of a company, Pristine Offshore Sdn Bhd, being charged by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission, under the newly incorporated Section 17A of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption…
Written by Mark Chuah Chi Ming The 1st of March 2021 marked the second session of an ongoing legal aid clinic aimed to discuss current legal issues in Esports and Sports law hosted by Mr. Richard Wee,…
By Brenda Tan On the 23rd of February 2021, RWC’s Partner, Marlysa Razak was invited by Beacon International College, Singapore to give a lecture on the impact of company, employment and contract law on business decision making in the…
Written by Marlysa Razak and Wong Shuang Jie Introduction In recent times of pandemic, there have been restrictions or even complete halt on international aviation. Despite there are countries that do allow for necessary travels, there are still rigid…