Occupational safety and health are fundamental rights in any modern society. Every individual has the right to work in an environment free from hazards that could jeopardise their well-being. Hence, the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994 in Malaysia plays a pivotal role in ensuring workplace safety and health, profoundly impacting both employers and employees alike.
Reported by Wong Zi Ying & Tai Sher Lynn On the 16th November of 2023, Mr Richard Wee of Richard Wee Chambers was graciously invited to speak as a panellist for the Sports Forum 2.0:…
Written by Richard Wee, Fatin Ismail, Ng Chin Yang and Lim Zhi Ying Introduction In Malaysia’s journey towards reforming the policies of mandatory death penalty and life imprisonment, two Acts, namely, the Abolition of Mandatory…
Written by Richard Wee, Fatin Ismail and Lim Zhi Ying Introduction On 12 June 2023, the Ministry of Health (MOH) tabled The Control of Smoking Product for Public Health Bill 2023 in the Parliament. The…
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 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…
Reported by Wong Zi Ying On 31 January 2023, Messrs Richard Wee Chambers (“RWC”) was invited by the Sekretariat Industri Sukan to attend a townhall programme with the Minister of Youth and Sports, YB Hannah…
Written by Richard Wee and Roshaan Ramu Introduction On the 7th of January 2023, the Independent commission for the protection of children was proposed by Azalina Othman Said, the Law and institutional reform minister in…
Copyright by LexisNexis Malaysia Sdn Bhd. Reproduced with permission of LexisNexis Malaysia Sdn Bhd. By Richard Wee, Fatin Ismail, Kimberly Chan and Tee Jae Ei In a previous article Deep Dive into Gene-Editing, we have given a brief but…
Written by Richard Wee and Fatin Ismail The Sexual Harassment Act 2022 (“the Act“) has recently received Royal Assent on 8 October 2022 and has been published on 18 October. Sections 1, 2, 24, 25, and…
