May 2024

Daniel AnnamalaiLegal practitioner Community Service under Offenders Compulsory Attendance Act 1954 (Act 461) Community Service Order under s. 293 CPC

Daniel AnnamalaiLegal practitioner Recently, the Court of Appeal (“COA”) acquitted and discharged the former FELDA Chairman Tan Sri Isa Samad (“TSIS”) on 9 counts of bribery charges. In overturning the decision of the High Court, the COA panel delved into several contradictions made by a key witness; TSIS’s special officer (“SO”). It is the prosecution’s

Nurul Hanani A.Legal Associate In Malaysia, minority shareholders have legal remedies available to them when their rights as shareholders are infringed upon by the majority shareholders or the directors of a company.  Two common legal remedies available are the Minority Oppression Suit and the Derivative Action. While both legal remedies can be used to protect the rights of minority

Nurul Hanani A.Legal Associate The first time I came across the term “Scheme of Arrangement”, I was completely clueless. This is not something they taught in law school (or if they did, I probably didn’t pay attention…). So, here is me sharing what I’ve learned in the process of familiarizing myself with corporate restructuring. This

Nurul Hanani A.Legal Associate Some of you may have been eyeing a particular item, from a particular brand. Unfortunately, such an item is beyond your tax bracket. So, what choice do you have other than to resort to a cheaper alternative? (Fret not, I believe a lot of us are guilty of this). Some call

Nurul Hanani A.Legal Associate (Yes, this includes playing off songs from YouTube and Spotify Premium). The question that would come to mind: why do I need a license, when I’m already paying a premium fee on certain platforms? Under the Copyright Act 1987: These copyright owners would register themselves under a specific licensing body, depending on

Nurul Hanani A.Legal Associate Yesterday, I was scrolling on TikTok (senior lawyers, and my bosses particularly, please don’t judge me) and saw this post by a brand owner claiming that she obtained the copyright over a particular design for hijabs. Apparently, it bears an L-shape design which makes the styling easier. The gist of the

Nurul Hanani A.Legal Associate In my last article, I mentioned trademarks briefly. Here, I would like to talk more about it. So, what’s a trademark? The Trademarks Act 2019 says trademarks are signs capable of distinguishing goods or services of one undertaking from another. (Remember the emphasis on “sign” here as we’ll see more of

Nurul Hanani A.Legal Associate This is a common query received from clients. Understandably, if you have to go to court to get what’s rightfully yours, after someone has wronged you, you’d want to be compensated for all the expenses you incurred when you win. But, does the law allow you to? Costs – what is