Articles | Donovan & Ho, Advocates & Solicitors

Illegality: Does The Loss Always Lie Where it Falls?

Aug 13, 2018 | Dispute Resolution

It is often said that no court will lend its aid to a man who files a claim based on…...
Amendments to the Private Employment Agencies Act

Aug 02, 2018 | Corporate and Commercial, Employment Law

Private employment agencies (informally, but commonly referred to here as “headhunters” or “recruitment agencies”) are regulated by the Private Employment…...
What Happens to Employees in a Business Closure?

Jul 30, 2018 | Employment Law

The latest in the legal drama involving Chatime and Tealive saw the Federal Court allowing Tealive to stay open pending their…...
Employee or Independent Contractor?

Jul 26, 2018 | Employment Law

How do the courts determine whether someone is an “employee” or not? We’ve seen this question asked numerous times, not…...
Reintroduction of Sales and Services Tax in Malaysia

Jul 18, 2018 | Tax

Following the zero-rating of Goods and Services Tax (“GST”) beginning 1 June 2018, our Finance Minister has announced that the…...
Bubble Tea Wars: Federal Court Allows Tealive to Stay Open (For Now)

Jul 17, 2018 | Dispute Resolution

Are you having trouble keeping track of the Tealive-Chatime dispute? To recap, here’s what happened: On 27 June 2018, the…...
Protecting Personal Data : What Should Your Business Do?

Jul 16, 2018 | Corporate and Commercial

From Cambridge Analytica’s alleged hijacking of 87 million Facebook users’ data, to something even closer to home, being Lowyat’s news…...
FAQ about Construction Adjudication in Malaysia

Jul 12, 2018 | Dispute Resolution

The Construction Industry Payment and Adjudication Act 2012 (“CIPA”) was enacted to provide a mechanism for speedy dispute resolution through…...
What is Manual Labour?

Jul 11, 2018 | Employment Law

Most people may know that Malaysian employment law is governed by the Employment Act 1955 (“Act”), but many don’t realise…...
Software-As-A-Service: Things To Consider

Jul 09, 2018 | Corporate and Commercial

Software-as-a-Service (“SaaS”) is a delivery model in which software features, applications and services are made available to customers via the…...
Bubble Tea Wars: Tealive Loses Again; Stay of Execution Dismissed

Jul 05, 2018 | Dispute Resolution

Previously, on the Bubble Tea Wars: the Court of Appeal ruled in favour of Chatime (La Kaffa) and ordered Tealive…...
GDPR and Malaysian Businesses

Jul 03, 2018 | Corporate and Commercial

If you are unsure of what the General Data Protection Regulations (“GDPR”) are and how they affect you or your…...
Are Employee Stock Options Subject to EPF?

Jul 03, 2018 | Corporate and Commercial, Employment Law

An employee stock option is a stock option granted to employees of a company, offering them the right to buy…...
Bubble Tea Wars: Chatime wins at Court of Appeal

Jun 28, 2018 | Dispute Resolution

Do you remember your first cup of bubble tea? To the uninitiated, sometime back it looked like popular bubble tea…...
Can A Stay of Execution Prevent Winding-Up?

Jun 26, 2018 | Dispute Resolution

You sued Company X. After a lengthy trial, you won. The High Court ordered Company X to pay you the…...