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Resigning as a Company Director
07 Dec 2020 | Corporate

Resigning as a Company Director – as simple as ABC? Due to the fiduciary duties imposed by the Companies Act 2016 and the gravity of the responsibilities held by directors...

5 Takeaways from the “Retrenchments during the Covid-19...
04 Dec 2020 | Employment Law

Covid-19 has taken over almost every aspect of our lives, bringing nations into lockdown with many businesses battling to stay afloat. On our end, we’ve been receiving a number of...

Retrenchment and Unfair Dismissal Claims
30 Nov 2020 | Employment Law

During the many forms of movement control orders that were imposed by the Malaysian Government, we have seen a significant decline in business activities. Although the Government had since implemented...

MYFutureJobs: Mandatory Advertisement of Job Vacancies
23 Nov 2020 | Employment Law

Job losses have been one of the most significant impacts of the Covid19 pandemic. In an effort to address the increasing unemployment rate amongst Malaysians and to prioritize the hiring...

Budget 2021 – Hopeful News for Entrepreneurs and...
19 Nov 2020 | Corporate

The allocation for Budget 2021 is the largest on record for the country at RM322.5bil. The government’s effort to boost digitalisation and automation in the SME and start-up sectors can...

Case Spotlight: The Difficult Employee
17 Nov 2020 | Employment Law

Employees are a business’ most valuable assets. However, toxic employees can have a negative impact on productivity and morale. A demanding and argumentative employee may take up valuable management time,...

Budget 2021 – Key Property Highlights
13 Nov 2020 | Real Estate

On 6 November 2020, the government tabled Budget 2021 in Parliament. We highlight one of the key proposals which is related to the property and real estate market. Proposed Stamp...

Budget 2021: Key Employment & HR Highlights
10 Nov 2020 | Employment Law

On 6 November 2020, the government announced its proposed Budget 2021 amidst our ongoing battle against the COVID-19 pandemic.  This article focuses on several employment / human resources highlights from...

Case Update: Quitting Your Company’s WhatsApp Group
02 Nov 2020 | Employment Law

[Update: This article was written in November 2020 in respect of the Kuala Lumpur High Court’s decision on 1 July 2020, relating to an Industrial Court Award dated 27 March...

Case Spotlight: Noisy Nightmare Neighbours
26 Oct 2020 | Dispute Resolution

The Covid-19 pandemic has kept most of us at home, most of the time. During the Movement Control Order in place earlier in the year, many renovations and/or construction were...

CMCO: Work From Home Directive
23 Oct 2020 | Employment Law

On 20 October 2020, the government announced a “Work From Home” directive (“WFH Directive”) which required certain employees in areas under the Conditional Movement Control Order (“CMCO”) to work from...

Case Spotlight: Can an Arbitrator use his own...
19 Oct 2020 | Dispute Resolution

 In Malaysia, an arbitration award can be set aside if it is in breach of the “rules of natural justice” (section 37(2)(b) of the Arbitration Act 2005, or “the Act”)....