by Donovan & Ho | Apr 14, 2017 | Corporate and Commercial, Tax
Having received several queries on whether the changes to the Withholding Tax provisions in the Budget 2017 proposals (mentioned in our previous article) have already taken effect, we have decided to provide an update. Section 6 of the Finance Act 2017 deletes the...
by Donovan & Ho | Apr 12, 2017 | Corporate and Commercial, Employment Law, Tax
Planning ahead is essential for any kind of transaction. It is an exercise which helps to anticipate potential problems, allowing steps to be taken to pre-empt any of those problems from arising. It is no less true for the sale of a business. This article is written...
by Donovan & Ho | Apr 3, 2017 | Corporate and Commercial, Dispute Resolution
In most business contracts, the dispute resolution clause is usually buried at the end of the contract and hidden among many other boilerplate clauses. Some simple contracts do not even contain a dispute resolution clause. From our experience, many parties are not...
by Donovan & Ho | Jan 20, 2017 | Corporate and Commercial
These are difficult times for businesses in Malaysia to raise funds. Start-ups that survive past their bootstrapping stage will generally look to raise funds by giving out shares in their start-up in return for cash from equity investors who may consist of family,...
by Donovan & Ho | Jan 11, 2017 | Corporate and Commercial, Employment Law
In this article, we will be looking at the issue of intellectual property (“IP”) created by employees, and how your business can retain ownership over such IP. Any references to IP in the article would cover only patents and copyrights. The current knowledge economy...
by Donovan & Ho | Dec 7, 2016 | Corporate and Commercial
DBKL’s recent announcement that at least 50% equity of all businesses in Kuala Lumpur must be owned by Malaysians starting 1 January 2017 may come as a shock to some. It has also been reported that DBKL will make it compulsory that at least 50% of the workers...
