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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

Daniel Annamalai Legal Associate If you’ve been following the news, #ZahidHamidi was granted a discharge not amounting to an acquittal for his charges on #corruption, #criminalbreachoftrust and #money laundering. This is after the prosecution stated that it wishes to stop prosecuting further, for the time being at least. Reason: the prosecution would like to study the facts and evidence led

Sashiraj Uthrapathy Partner at Raj, Ong & Yudistra Intestate may sound like a medical condition of a person lacking some crucial male anatomy. However, it is not. Instead, it refers to a condition where a person dies without leaving a valid last will & testament. A will is legally binding document expressing your intention on

Yudistra Darma Dorai Advocate & Solicitor at Raj, Ong & Yudistra My tips to be good in court (not seriously good, just good):