by DNH (BD) | May 4, 2021 | Corporate and Commercial
How can I safeguard my organization against corruption liability under Section 17A of the MACC? The Section 17A of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009 (“MACC”) which came into force on 1st June 2020 introduced corporate liability for...
by DNH (BD) | Apr 28, 2021 | Employment Law
When the pandemic first hit in early 2020, the job market was hit: employers with a conservative outlook were looking to cost-cutting and retrenchment due to the uncertain economy. Some employers reconsidered new hires and retracted job offers. Do candidates have any...
by DNH (BD) | Apr 26, 2021 | Employment Law
In advising employers about retrenchment, the usual advice is that there must be a “genuine redundancy”. There are many cases which explain what amounts to a genuine redundancy, and we won’t repeat the definitions here. However, many employers (and sometimes,...
by DNH (BD) | Apr 19, 2021 | Corporate and Commercial
Dividends are often known as the “fruits of investment”, paid to shareholders for the risks taken in their capital investment into a business. Paying dividends is the primary way for companies to distribute its retained profits and cash to its shareholders. There may...
by DNH (BD) | Apr 14, 2021 | Corporate and Commercial
Implementing an Employee Share Incentive Scheme to weather the COVID Storm? Covid-19 has caused unexpected financial hardships to many businesses, with companies having to conserve their cash outflows in order to stay solvent. Yet, in these challenging and uncertain...
