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Lying on Your Resume

Apr 12, 2016 | Employment Law

The television series “Suits” follows Mike Ross, an intelligent college dropout with an eidetic memory, who works as an associate…...
Employee Share Options in Start-Ups - Part 2: Tax Basics

Mar 31, 2016 | Corporate and Commercial, Employment Law, Tax

Do you understand the tax implications involved in employee share options? In Part 1, we explored some FAQs about the…...
Pregnancy Discrimination: The Need for Law Reform in Malaysia

Mar 21, 2016 | Employment Law

Does Malaysian law adequately protect pregnant women from discrimination? Article 8 of the Malaysian Federal Constitution was amended in 2001…...
Misconduct After Office Hours / Off-Duty

Mar 14, 2016 | Employment Law

Can disciplinary action be taken against an employee who does something inappropriate outside office hours and outside of the company…...
Employee Share Options in Start-ups - Part 1: Basics and Regulatory Framework

Mar 02, 2016 | Corporate and Commercial, Employment Law

One way to incentivize employees is through an Employee Share Option Scheme Note: This article was published on 2-Mar-2016. Subsequent…...
Donovan & Ho named as one of the "Firms to Watch 2016" by Asian Legal Business

Feb 16, 2016 | Donovan and Ho updates

ALB describes Donovan & Ho as “hard to miss online due to its robust social media strategy…” Asian Legal Business’…...
Should You Accept Ang Pow from Suppliers?

Feb 15, 2016 | Employment Law

During Chinese New Year, it is customary to give and receive “ang pow” or “hong bao” (monetary gifts in red…...
The Right to Ang Pow

Feb 10, 2016 | Employment Law

Agnes Ann was a secretary at one of the top advertising agencies in Kuala Lumpur. One day in late February,…...
Settlement Discussions are Inadmissible in Judicial Review

Feb 03, 2016 | Dispute Resolution, Employment Law

The High Court held that settlement offers (and their rejections) are inadmissible as evidence, if those settlement discussions took place…...
How Much Should I Capitalise My Company - at RM2 or RM100,000?

Feb 02, 2016 | Corporate and Commercial, Tax

Does your company have the right capital structure? In considering which business vehicle to use in Malaysia, the feature of…...
Friendly Loans (The Edge, Consult the Experts, 11 January 2016)

Jan 18, 2016 | Dispute Resolution

This article first appeared in Consult the Experts, the Edge, 11 January 2016. Q: Six months ago, a friend asked…...
Ordinary Shares and Preference Shares - How Do They Affect Shareholders' Rights?

Jan 12, 2016 | Corporate and Commercial

Companies may issue different classes of the same type of shares (e.g. ‘A’ ordinary shares and ‘B’ ordinary shares) or…...
Video: Unfair Dismissal in Malaysia

Jan 06, 2016 | Employment Law

As part of our continuing campaign to share our knowledge on legal matters, we have prepared another video in our 2…...
Best Practices for a Domestic Inquiry

Jan 04, 2016 | Employment Law

Whodunnit? A domestic inquiry may help employers determine whether a misconduct was committed. Under Malaysian law, where an employee is…...
Hands Off My Customers

Dec 22, 2015 | Employment Law

Customer lists are part of a business’ strongest assets. Expect them to be guarded as such. One evening in early…...