Articles & Publications

Summary The High Court in a recent decision, Uzma Engineering Sdn Bhd v Khan Co., Ltd. dated 26th August 2020 (unreported), set aside an adjudication decision on the grounds that the Main [...]

The High Court recently reversed the position taken in the decisions of a number of Special Commissioners of Income Tax tribunals in holding that sums equivalent to Bumiputra discounts paid to a [...]

(I would like to thank Ms. Lai Wern Ching for kindly allowing me to use the relevant slides she prepared for an ADC in-house seminar). Introduction As mentioned in my previous article[1], the [...]

At the time of writing, the world is going through a pandemic, all eyes are on the contagious Covid-19 virus yet legal rights and liabilities that might come under a Letter of Demand could be [...]

Introduction This is the first of a series of articles on Maritime Law in Malaysia which I hope to contribute in the near future. It is not meant to be the “be-all and end-all” thesis for the [...]

A Consultant’s Duties With Regard To Landslide Risks Encountered In Development Projects Introduction Landslide risks in development projects can vary tremendously in type and magnitude depending [...]

Introduction The Limitation (Amendment) Act 2018 was passed in 2018 and came into force on 1 September 2019. The major change made by this legislation is the insertion of Section 6A entitled [...]

Introduction The Federal Court in the recent case of Jack-In Pile (M) Sdn Bhd v Bauer (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd [2020] 1 CLJ 299   decided the question whether the Construction Industry Payment [...]

Retention sums are monies deducted and retained by an employer (or main contractor) from sums otherwise payable to the main contractor (or subcontractor) under a construction contract, which will [...]

Have you been repeatedly requesting or even pressuring your subordinate for a date? Or have you been ogling, whistling and making sexual comments about your new neighbor’s clothing? Or has [...]