Written by Darren Lai, Fatin Ismail and research by Sovitra Sukahut Som Introduction The latest bill amending Courts of Judicature Act 1964 (“CJA 1964”) — Courts of Judicature Act (Amendment) Bill 2022 (“the Amendment”) was recently passed…
Written by Richard Wee, Fatin Ismail and Yashila Kesavan These days, workplace disagreements are so common that, in the worst circumstance, they might lead to legal proceedings. These employment-related conflicts could be brought on by complaints of…
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…
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 Ashley Yip, Richard Wee & Indthu Selvamuthu This article is related to a previous article related to the Constitutional Right to legal representation if detained by authorities. Introduction It is often said that a citizen has…
Written by Richard Wee, Wendy Ho, Ian Phua, Low May Ping and Ashley Yip Legal impact of the proposed Covid-19 Bill of Malaysia Introduction The Temporary Measures for Reducing the Impact of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) Bill 2020…
Written by Richard Wee & Daniel Tan Introduction In this never-before-seen digitalised era where people are accustomed to storing a wealth of their personal information in their mobile phones and laptops, cyberattacks and/or cybercrimes such as hacking…
Written by Richard Wee & Ashley Yip Rights of a detained person under Laws of Malaysia. Introduction “I want to call my lawyer!” seems to be the key phrase uttered by detained persons and etched in the…
Written by Richard Wee and Ian Phua The Previous Law Section 27 of the Police Act 1967 confers the power to the Police to grant permits/license for assemblies & meetings. The Police must be satisfied that the proposed assembly/meeting…