by DNH (BD) | May 22, 2026 | Tax
Case law summary of BASF Services (M) Sdn Bhd v Pemungut Duti Setem (Case reference: [2010] 4 MLJ 596) This case summary examines a legal dispute between BASF Services (M) Sdn Bhd and the Collector of Stamp Duties regarding the proper assessment of taxes on a property...
by DNH (BD) | May 22, 2026 | Corporate and Commercial
On 30 April 2026, the Department of Personal Data Protection issued the Personal Data Protection Guideline: Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA), which provides practical guidance on when and how organisations should conduct DPIAs under the Personal Data...
by DNH (BD) | May 22, 2026 | Tax
Case law summary of Prima Cahaya Sdn Bhd v. Pemungut Duti Setem (Case Reference: [2024] 8 CLJ 109) This case concerns a legal dispute over whether the market value for stamp duty assessment should be based on a government valuation or the actual transaction price of a...
by DNH (BD) | May 21, 2026 | Corporate and Commercial
Under Para 1, General Exemptions of the First Schedule of the Malaysian Stamp Act 1949, instruments executed by or on behalf of or in favour of the “Ruler of a State” or the “Government of Malaysia or of any State” are generally exempt from stamp duty, subject to the...
by DNH (BD) | May 18, 2026 | Dispute Resolution
Our firm recently successfully acted for a company director seeking to give effect to their resignation, after the company secretary refused to lodge the necessary notification with the Companies Commission of Malaysia (“SSM”). While the dispute arose from what...
