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Navigating the Impact of the Movement Control Order

Mar 31, 2020 | Corporate and Commercial

With the extension of the Movement Control Order (“MCO”) in Malaysia to 14 April 2020, most businesses owners are bracing themselves…...
COVID-19 Economic Stimulus Package: What do Employers get?

Mar 30, 2020 | Employment Law

NB: This article is updated as of the date of publication stated above. As this situation is novel and…...
Fake News and COVID-19

Mar 26, 2020 | Employment Law

NB: This article is updated as of the date of publication stated above. As this situation is novel and the…...
Retrenchment of Workers due to COVID-19

Mar 25, 2020 | Employment Law

NB: This article is updated as of the date of publication stated above. As this situation is novel and the…...
What are "Essential Services" under the Movement Control Order?

Mar 24, 2020 | Employment Law

NB: This article is updated as of the date of publication stated above. As this situation is novel and the…...
Can Employers Process Sensitive Personal Data Considering the Covid-19 Outbreak?

Mar 23, 2020 | Corporate and Commercial

The COVID-19 outbreak saw employers in the private sector taking active steps to prevent an outbreak in the workspace, including…...
Covid-19 Movement Control Order: Handling of Contracts and Other Obligations

Mar 19, 2020 | Corporate and Commercial

The recently announced movement control order by the government of Malaysia to curb the spread of the Covid-19 virus…...
Covid-19 Movement Control Order: Paid or Unpaid Leave?

Mar 17, 2020 | Employment Law

NB: This article is updated as of 20 March 2020. As this situation is novel and the government’s response to…...
Case Spotlight: Backdoor Attempt to Set Aside a Default Judgement via Impeachment Proceedings

Mar 16, 2020 | Dispute Resolution

The Court of Appeal in Pembangunan Tanah dan Perumahan Sdn Bhd v Raja Qahaarruddin Raja Abdul Aziz [2020] 2 CLJ…...
An Introduction to Service Level Agreements

Mar 10, 2020 | Corporate and Commercial

Contrary to its name, service level agreements (“SLA”) are in fact, not standalone agreements. SLAs are typically an annexure, or…...
Case Spotlight - High Court Allows Exceptional Claims for Input Tax

Mar 04, 2020 | Dispute Resolution, Tax

In a recent matter, our firm successfully represented a taxpayer in overturning the decision of the Customs Appeal Tribunal. In…...
Transfer of Shares in a Real Property Company

Mar 03, 2020 | Corporate and Commercial

What does it entail? Although capital gains are generally not taxed in Malaysia, one exception to this is the gains…...
Initial Coin Offerings in Malaysia

Feb 25, 2020 | Corporate and Commercial

*** This infographic was prepared by Shawn Ho (Partner) & Ian Liew (Associate) from the corporate practice group of Donovan & Ho. Shawn leads the corporate practice group of Donovan…...
Moveable Properties Seized for Enforcement

Feb 18, 2020 | Dispute Resolution

How to claim against moveable properties seized for enforcement One of the most common methods to enforce a judgment…...
Case Spotlight: Mutual Separation in Redundancy Cases

Feb 10, 2020 | Employment Law

Mutual separation is an agreement between the employer and the employee for the employment relationship to come to an end. …...