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.

The current unprecedented Covid-19 pandemic, coupled with the Movement Control Orders (MCO) imposed by the Malaysian government, have a sweeping influence across different industries, impacting big corporations and small enterprises alike. A major issue affecting various companies is performance of their contractual obligations pursuant to their written contracts.

The Ministry of Commerce, the Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar has announced that the "Soft Opening Period" for the trademarks registration process under Myanmar’s new trademark law

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With Malaysia’s accession to the Madrid Protocol, Malaysian entrepreneurs are able to protect their trademarks internationally with a single uniform application designating the countries of interest, where the application can be completed in the Malaysian trademark office.

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.

Malaysia is not immune to global financial and economic crises. Over the last 20 years, Malaysia has experienced its fair share of financial crises but never with so much uncertainty. After close to two months of lockdown under the Movement Control Order (MCO) to curb the spread of COVID-19, Malaysia slowly re-opens its economy with a new norm.

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Relying on our local knowledge and global reach, with this guide, discover the wide range of approaches to the treatment of, what are broadly referred to as, force majeure events across Asian jurisdictions.