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6 Things To Note When Selling Your Business
12 Apr 2017 | CorporatePlanning ahead is essential for any kind of transaction. It is an exercise which helps to anticipate potential problems, allowing steps to be taken to pre-empt any of those problems...
Social Security for the Self-Employed
05 Apr 2017 | Employment LawThe Self Employment Social Security Bill 2016 (“Bill”) was tabled for first reading before the Dewan Rakyat yesterday. The Bill proposes to make it mandatory for all self-employed Malaysians in...
Asia Employment Law Congress 2017
03 Apr 2017 | Donovan and Ho updatesDonovan Cheah will be speaking at the Asia Employment Law Congress 2017 in Singapore on 13 - 14 June 2017. His presentation will cover the following areas: Managing misconduct and...
Why You Need a (Good) Dispute Resolution Clause
03 Apr 2017 | CorporateIn most business contracts, the dispute resolution clause is usually buried at the end of the contract and hidden among many other boilerplate clauses. Some simple contracts do not even...
Parliament passes Bankruptcy (Amendment) Bill 2016
30 Mar 2017 | Debt RecoveryThe Bankruptcy (Amendment) Bill 2016 was passed in the Dewan Rakyat yesterday (29 March 2017). The law will be effective once it is passed by the Dewan Negara, receives Royal...
Stricter Requirements for Property Buyers
29 Mar 2017 | Real Estate[caption id="attachment_1681" align="aligncenter" width="503"] Shawn shared his thoughts on the proposed amendments to the Stamp Act[/caption] The Stamp (Amendment) Bill 2016 was tabled for first reading in parliament on Nov 23...
Laws to be reviewed to prevent pregnancy discrimination?
28 Mar 2017 | Employment Law[caption id="attachment_1692" align="aligncenter" width="800"] There is currently no specific legislation in Malaysia to prohibit pregnancy discrimination.[/caption] The Star reported today that the Human Resources Ministry is looking to review Malaysia's...
What is the Employee Insurance Scheme?
28 Mar 2017 | Employment Law[caption id="attachment_1673" align="aligncenter" width="800"] The Government announced that the Employee Insurance Scheme is intended to take effect in 2018.[/caption] Last week, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak announced that the...
Paternity Leave in Malaysia?
27 Mar 2017 | Employment Law[caption id="attachment_1654" align="aligncenter" width="940"] Malaysian law currently does not provide for mandatory paid paternity leave.[/caption] The Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) recently proposed that all employees be provided 1 month's paid...
Hiring a Criminal
20 Mar 2017 | Employment Law[caption id="attachment_1583" align="aligncenter" width="800"] What are the consequences of having a criminal record when it comes to employment?[/caption] The stigma of having a criminal record is often severe. The disapprobation...
The Perils of Working From Home
13 Mar 2017 | Employment Law[caption id="attachment_1576" align="aligncenter" width="526"] Professor Robert Kelly (plus 2) on BBC News[/caption] Over the weekend, most of us would have seen the viral interview with Professor Robert Kelly. Professor Kelly...
Donovan & Ho receives 5 nominations at the...
13 Mar 2017 | Donovan and Ho updates[caption id="attachment_1566" align="aligncenter" width="740"] Donovan & Ho received 5 nominations at the 2017 Malaysia Law Awards[/caption] Donovan & Ho has been nominated in 5 categories at the upcoming 2017 Malaysia...