by Donovan & Ho | Nov 18, 2016 | Dispute Resolution
During the announcement of the 2017 Budget, the Prime Minister said that the Bankruptcy Act 1967 would be amended in 2017. The amendments would affect “scholarship guarantors and others certified with chronic diseases as well as the elderly”. However, no...
by Donovan & Ho | Nov 10, 2016 | Donovan and Ho updates
Donovan & Ho has been ranked in the Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2017 for two practice areas: labour and employment; and corporate, mergers and acquisitions. For labour and employment we are recognised as a leading firm, ranked at Tier 3. Our corporate practice is...
by Donovan & Ho | Nov 2, 2016 | Employment Law
Most employees do not expect to get fired. While Malaysian law does prevent employees from being fired without a good reason, this does not mean that employees are infallible. We’ve set out below the 3 main things that can be legitimately used to terminate an...
by Donovan & Ho | Oct 23, 2016 | Corporate and Commercial, Real Estate, Tax
Reading through the full 55 pages of the Budget 2017 speech over my Sunday morning coffee, I’ve decided to narrow down this blog post and pick out some key highlights which are of my personal / professional interest – ie, Startups, Property, Company tax...
by Donovan & Ho | Sep 9, 2016 | Employment Law
Donovan shares his views on privacy in the workplace with Focus Week in their September 10 – 16 edition. He also talks about whether companies should use social media screening on potential hires: “Many companies now conduct social media checks when...
