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Unfair Dismissal Claims against Government Related Entities
10 Aug 2020 | Employment LawSection 52 of the Industrial Relations Act 1967 (“Act”) does not allow unfair dismissal claims to be filed against any government or statutory authority. Ambiguity may arise as to whether...
Case Spotlight: Non-Physical Sexual Harassment
03 Aug 2020 | Employment LawIs it sexual harassment to call your colleague “sayang” (“dear”)? What about showering someone with gifts and attention? These are some of the questions that the Industrial Court had to...
Buyer Beware: Asking the Right Questions before Signing...
27 Jul 2020 | Real EstateBuyer Beware: Asking the right questions before signing the offer letter for your Malaysian property Throughout our conveyancing practice, we have come across unfortunate instances where purchasers of property, in...
Case Spotlight: Only Dispositive Section of Award to...
20 Jul 2020 | Dispute ResolutionMore parties are choosing arbitration as an avenue to resolve disputes for reasons such as flexibility as well as confidentiality in the proceedings, and the ease of enforceability of arbitration...
Survey Results: Cost-Cutting Measures due to COVID-19
17 Jul 2020 | Employment LawOn 18 March 2020, the Government of Malaysia imposed the Movement Control Order (“MCO”) which entailed a partial lockdown of the citizens and the temporary closure of businesses nationwide...
Foreigners Purchasing Malaysian Property using a Private Company
16 Jul 2020 | Real EstateIn the final part of our Foreign Ownership series, we consider the setting up of companies in Malaysia for the purpose of purchasing and holding Malaysian property. While such...
Cash Flow & Timing of Sub-Sale Property Purchase...
14 Jul 2020 | Real EstateCash flow and Timing of Sub-sale Property Purchase in Malaysia by Foreigners If you are a foreigner looking to purchase a sub-sale property in Malaysia (e.g. not from a...
Incidental Costs Applicable to Purchasing Sub-Sale Property in...
10 Jul 2020 | Real EstateIf you are a foreigner intending to purchase property in Malaysia on a sub-sale basis (e.g. not directly from a developer), you may need to factor in other related...
Foreigners Investing in Malaysian Property
08 Jul 2020 | Real EstateForeign purchasers searching for Malaysian investment property: Thresholds and restrictions for property in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor (updated for the year 2020) There has been a recent influx of interest in...
Case Spotlight: Foreign Employees can be Permanent Employees
29 Jun 2020 | Employment LawOn 28 May 2020, the Federal Court made an important ruling that foreign employees can be considered permanent employees, effectively changing the earlier legal position that foreign employees on...
S.O.P. for Strata Management during RMCO
24 Jun 2020 | Dispute ResolutionOn 7.6.2020, the Government announced that the Conditional Movement Control Order (“CMCO”) will be replaced by the Recovery Movement Control Order (“RMCO”). Some activities within Strata schemes/buildings that were...
Case Spotlight: Validity of Online Hearings during the...
15 Jun 2020 | Dispute ResolutionThe High Court in the case of SS Precast Sdn Bhd v Serba Dinamik Group Bhd & Ors [2020] MLJU 400 recently discussed the novel issue of the validity...