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 customers’ monies. It therefore is quite natural that a bank owes a duty of care towards its customers. Accordingly, in performing its duties, a bank ought to exercise reasonable care and skill as such. However, recent developments in Malaysian jurisprudence have resulted in a limitation of this duty of care to customers only.
Written by Richard Wee, Fatin Ismail, Nurul Athirah Ja’afar and Tai Sher Lynn Introduction In 2020, The Royal Malaysia Police (“PDRM”) announced that the offence of using mobile phones whilst on the road is a…
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 Lavannya Nair There are three stages available to an aggrieved individual to resolve a dispute regarding service tax. Set against the backdrop of the abrogation of the Goods and Service…
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…
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…
Written by Darren Lai, Nurul Athirah Ja’afar & Roshaan Ramu Introduction For any genre of business, it is a norm to always keep track of and record all the transactions made with the buyers. Particularly,…
Written by Richard Wee and Roshaan Ramu Introduction and Background Buy Now Pay Later (“BNPL”) services are known to be a rapidly growing industry, however, it has been unregulated all this while. This category of service has…
Written by Richard Wee, Fatin Ismail and Faith Chow The Tribunal for Home Buyers Claims or Tribunal Tuntutan Pembeli Rumah (“TTPR”), commonly known as the “Homebuyer’s Tribunal”, is a cheaper and faster forum for home…
Written by Darren Lai and Fatin Ismail Introduction With sustainable development, diversity and human rights at the forefront in recent days, the business community is rapidly ensuring that their respective businesses accordingly follow suit. Hence,…
