At the recent Asian Legal Business ALB Malaysia Law Award 2024, RWC received nominations for a few categories (Dispute Resolution, Fintech, Labour & Employment); and successfully received the Sports Law Firm of the Year 2024…
In an era where almost all young people play games, the gaming industry is thriving around the world, and becoming a professional esports player has become a dream profession for many teenagers. When the opportunity to achieve your dreams appears right in front of you, what should you be mindful of before signing your name on the contract?
Written by Richard Wee, Kimberly Chan, Sai Ganesh and Lavannya Nair The Ministry of Youth and Sports of Malaysia (Kementerian Belia dan Sukan Malaysia) (“KBS”) launched its Pelan Strategik Pembangunan Sukan Elektronik KBS 2020-2025 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 Sovitra Sukahut Som Sovitra was the First Runner-Up in the ALSA UUM Article Writing Contest 2022: A New Face of Cybercrime Abstract In Malaysia, cybersecurity is governed by several main legislations such as…
Copyright by LexisNexis Malaysia Sdn Bhd. Reproduced with permission of LexisNexis Malaysia Sdn Bhd. By Richard Wee, Fatin Ismail and Kimberly Chan INTRODUCTION We have previously discussed the potential legal issues that could arise from the new digital phenomenon,…
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.…
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)…
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…
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…