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Changes to Bankruptcy Act – Easier to get...
18 Nov 2016 | Dispute Resolution[caption id="attachment_1283" align="aligncenter" width="944"] The Malaysian Bankruptcy Act will see some changes in 2017.[/caption] During the announcement of the 2017 Budget, the Prime Minister said that the Bankruptcy Act 1967 would be...
Donovan & Ho ranked in Legal 500 Asia...
10 Nov 2016 | Donovan and Ho updatesDonovan & Ho has been ranked in the Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2017 for two practice areas: labour and employment; and corporate, mergers and acquisitions. For labour and employment we are...
3 Things That Could Get You Fired
02 Nov 2016 | Employment Law[caption id="attachment_1246" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Getting the boot? These 3 things could cost you your job.[/caption] Most employees do not expect to get fired. While Malaysian law does prevent employees from...
Budget 2017 – Highlights for Startups, Property Investors...
23 Oct 2016 | Corporate[caption id="attachment_1234" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Malaysian Budget 2017: What's in store for startups, property investors and you?[/caption] Reading through the full 55 pages of the Budget 2017 speech over my Sunday...
Social Media Screening and Workplace Privacy
09 Sep 2016 | Employment Law[caption id="attachment_1212" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Can employees expect a right to privacy in the workplace? Donovan shares his thoughts with Focus Week.[/caption] Donovan shares his views on privacy in the workplace...
Is Annual Leave a Right?
01 Sep 2016 | Employment Law[caption id="attachment_1195" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Is annual leave a right or a privilege?[/caption] Many employees operate on the assumption that since their annual leave entitlement is spelled out in their contracts,...
Court of Appeal: Ignore a Demand Letter at...
17 Aug 2016 | Dispute Resolution[caption id="attachment_1188" align="aligncenter" width="960"] You've got mail? If it's a demand letter, don't ignore it.[/caption] Letters of demand are often seen as the bread and butter of litigation lawyers. These...
Federal Court Allows Sexual Harassment Claim
15 Aug 2016 | Dispute Resolution[caption id="attachment_1137" align="aligncenter" width="960"] The apex court's decision to recognise the tort of sexual harassment is welcomed.[/caption] In June 2016, the Federal Court of Malaysia in Mohd Ridzwan Abdul Razak...
What You Agree To When You Play Pokémon...
18 Jul 2016 | Dispute Resolution[caption id="attachment_1115" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Gotta catch them all? Know what you're signing up for, first.[/caption] Updated: Pokemon Go is now live in Malaysia effective 7 August 2016. The rest of...
Latest Federal Court Case: Employees’ Obligations of Confidentiality...
14 Jul 2016 | Dispute Resolution[caption id="attachment_1108" align="aligncenter" width="960"] How far can employers go to keep their trade secrets safe?[/caption] To what extent does an employee owe a duty of confidentiality to his former company...
Sleeping on the Job
04 Jul 2016 | Employment LawFormer Malaysia Airlines (MAS) CEO Christoph Mueller stirred controversy when he said that 6,000 MAS employees were retrenched because many had “nothing to do”. In an interview with Deutsche Welle,...
Changes to Malaysian Employment Law: Social Security and...
23 Jun 2016 | Employment Law[caption id="attachment_1089" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Start taking notes: these key changes will affect your bottom line and could affect the way you run your business[/caption] Malaysian employment law is undergoing two...