The Courts of Judicature (Amendment) Bill 2020 was passed by the Dewan Rakyat (the House of Representative) on 26 August 2020. This Bill seeks to amend the Courts of Judicature Act 1964 (“Act”) that would allow court proceedings in the Federal Court, the Court of Appeal and the High Court (“the Courts”) to be televised live or through video streaming or using any other electronic communication media.
With the gazettement of the Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2020 (the “Amendment Act”) on 20 February 2020 and its partial coming into force on 1 January 2021...
Brian Law has been appointed as Managing Partner of LAW Partnership. The firm issued a statement today, adding that Law’s three-year appointment began on 1 March 2021.
The Movement Control Order (MCO) will take effect on Wednesday, 13th January till 26th January 2021, targeting some states (Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Penang, Putrajaya, Labuan, Melaka, Johor, and Sabah) as announced on 11.1.2021 by our Prime Minister.
We are delighted to announce the admission of our new Partner Nimisha Jaya Gobi and the promotion of our Senior Associate Hwee Yee Tan with effect from 1 January 2021.
ALL registered EUTMs and RCDs will be automatically cloned into separate UK registrations at the UKIPO, with brand new registration numbers however, it is possible to cancel the cloned UK registration if you do not require UK protection. The opt-out procedure will be available from 1 January 2021.
Webcast: Safeguarding Your Organisation From Corporate Liability for Bribery Offences In light of the latest developments by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), commercial organisations must […]
We previously issued an alert discussing the potential impact and effectiveness of the Temporary Measures for Reducing the Impact of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) Bill 2020. The long wait is now over and the Temporary Measures for Reducing the Impact of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) Act 2020 (the “Act”) has finally been gazetted and came into effect on 23 October 2020 where Malaysia is now hit with its third (and possibly worst) wave of infections.