Written by Richard Wee and Sai Ganesh What is CBDC? CBDC is short for Central Bank Digital Currency. They are digital currencies issued by central banks. However, the issuance of the nation’s legal tender determines their…
Messrs Estudio Ugaz Zegarra (“EUZ“) and Messrs Richard Wee Chambers (“RWC”) are pleased to announce a trans-Pacific collaboration; building a bridge of legal services between Malaysia & Peru and to a large extent, South East…
Written by Wong Zi Ying and Lavannya Nair On 8 June 2023, several orders were enacted by the Parliament pertaining to stamp duties. The summary of those orders is as follows: STAMP DUTY (EXEMPTION) ORDER…
Reported by Sai Ganesh On the 11th of May 2023, Legal500 held the inaugural Southeast Asia Awards 2023 in Singapore. Richard Wee Chambers (“RWC”) was shortlisted in the category of “Rising Law Firm of The…
By Darren Lai and Kimberly Chan Assisted by Sai Ganesh In our previous chapters, we discussed the general process of initiating a suit and the rules on pleadings in Part 1, Judgments in Default and…
Written by Richard Wee and Fatin Ismail The new amendment for the Penal Code went through the first reading on 4 April 2023. The Bill seeks to amend the Penal Code to substitute and remove certain sections in…
Written by Darren Lai, Fatin Ismail, Jay Tee and Athirah Jaafar Introduction: ClientEarth V Board Of Directors Of Shell [2023] On 9th February 2023, a lawsuit (“the said Suit”) was filed by the Shell’s Shareholders…
Written by Richard Wee, Fatin Ismail and Nurul Athirah Ja’afar Introduction On 15 March 2023, the Ministry of Youth and Sports recently published its first edition of the Safe Sports Code, also known as “Kod…
Written by Darren Lai and Nurul Athirah Ja’afar Introduction A bank is where customers deposit their money for safekeeping. As such, a bank, since its inception has always been regarded as a guardian of its…