Written by Darren Lai and Kimberly Chan Our last article discussed the general process of initiating a suit and the rules on pleadings. We also briefly mentioned Judgment in Default (“JID”). This article explains what a JID is and…
Written by Darren Lai and Kimberly Chan Introduction This 5-part series seeks to give an overview and outline of the civil litigation process in the courts of Malaysia. In this article, we will be focussing on the commencement and…
Written by Richard Wee, Fatin Ismail and Kimberly Chan Introduction This article aims to list out the key changes made to the Employment Act 1955 (“the Act”) through the Employment (Amendment) Act 2021 (“the Bill”) that was tabled for its…
Written by Richard Wee, Saphna Ravichandran, Wong Zi Ying, Sophia Ismail. Introduction What is sports technology? Technology in sports ranges from body techniques, traditional sports equipment used by athletes within competition, to performance enhancing machines, substances as well…
Written by Richard Wee, Chew Zhen Tao and Kimberly Chan Introduction It’s 2021, and statistics show that the global esports market yearly revenue is valued at approximately 1.08 billion U.S. dollars and forecasted to exceed 1.6 billion U.S. dollars in…
Written by Richard Wee and Kimberly Chan In our previous article, we looked at the characteristics and the law on Probationary Employment. In this article, we will be taking a look at the rights of a probationary employee with…
Written by Richard Wee and Sophia Ismail Introduction What is a probationary employee? Odds are, you already know what it is. Many companies include a probationary period in their offer letters for employment. What this usually entails is a…
Written by Darren Lai, Sabrina Lee and Sophia Ismail Climate change is real. We can no longer brush it off as a myth. Apart from growing environmental activism, it is comforting that more corporations are taking the bull…
Written by Richard Wee and Carmelia Yong In our previous article on cryptocurrency, we touched on a few Malaysian legal issues related to cryptocurrency in general. Cryptocurrencies are digital assets that work on the foundation of stored digital information…
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…