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Malaysia’s Participation In The WIPO Alert Data Sharing Platform To Enhance IP Protection

Malaysia’s Participation In The WIPO Alert Data Sharing Platform To Enhance IP Protection

by DNH (BD) | Dec 16, 2024 | Corporate Newsletter

This update is especially relevant to business owners, advertisers, ad agencies, digital marketeers, and tech service providers who promote their own and/or third party brands and products through third-party websites or apps. Key Update Combatting Ad Placement on...
Case Spotlight: Voluntary Separation Scheme or Unfair Dismissal?

Case Spotlight: Voluntary Separation Scheme or Unfair Dismissal?

by DNH (BD) | Dec 11, 2024 | Employment Law

In Tan Chin Lin v. Seagate Global Business Services (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd  [2023] MELRU 2260, the Industrial Court of Malaysia was tasked with determining whether the Claimant had been unfairly dismissed or had voluntarily ended his employment through the company’s...
Case Spotlight: Exorbitant Interest on Friendly Loan is Illegal Money Lending

Case Spotlight: Exorbitant Interest on Friendly Loan is Illegal Money Lending

by DNH (BD) | Dec 6, 2024 | Dispute Resolution

Friendly loans are common and are generally enforceable in Court. Illegal money lending, however, is not. The Court will not enforce illegal moneylending agreements, and could even deny the lender the right to recover the principal sum. The distinction between...
Introduction of the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Act

Introduction of the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Act

by DNH (BD) | Dec 2, 2024 | Corporate Newsletter

This update is vital for multinational corporations, large enterprises, and SMEs, as it highlights the new regulatory landscape surrounding energy efficiency and conservation in Malaysia. With the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Act (“EECA”) receiving royal assent...
Case Update – Unfair Dismissal Claims Against Wound-Up Employers

Case Update – Unfair Dismissal Claims Against Wound-Up Employers

by DNH (BD) | Nov 29, 2024 | Employment Law

We previously wrote about the High Court’s decision in Utusan Melayu (Malaysia) Bhd (Dalam Penggulungan Sukarela Pemiutang) v Menteri Sumber Manusia & Ors and other applications [2023] 1 CLJ 804.  There, the High Court held that employees are required to obtain...
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