by Donovan & Ho | Oct 6, 2017 | Dispute Resolution
The Bankruptcy (Amendment) Act 2017 comes into force today (6 October 2017) (“Act”). The Act represents an overhaul of Malaysia’s bankruptcy legislation. Key changes to note include, among others: The Bankruptcy Act 1967 will now be referred to as...
by Donovan & Ho | Aug 11, 2017 | Dispute Resolution, Employment Law
Whatsapp is a text messaging application that is used by more than 1 billion users in more than 180 countries. Its use has become so prevalent that it has become a primary mode of communication for many individuals. Many parties now use Whatsapp even for business...
by Donovan & Ho | Jul 20, 2017 | Dispute Resolution, Employment Law
The advent of technology has seen a plethora of recordings, ranging from your run of the mill song recordings to more insidious uses of the ability to covertly record conversations. When employer-employee disputes arise, it is always tempting to record any...
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 | Mar 30, 2017 | Dispute Resolution
The Bankruptcy (Amendment) Bill 2016 was passed in the Dewan Rakyat yesterday (29 March 2017). The law will be effective once it is passed by the Dewan Negara, receives Royal Assent, and is gazetted. The new law is an overhaul of the existing Bankruptcy Act 1967....
by Donovan & Ho | Feb 23, 2017 | Dispute Resolution, Real Estate, Tax
Our partners were featured in the February – March 2017 edition of Asian Property Review: Donovan Cheah provided his views on the proposed amendments to the Bankruptcy Act 1967, by answering some questions posed by readers: The proposed amendments to the...
