As alerted in the last issue of The Legal Link, the Securities Commission (SC) had in August 2016 launched the revised Malaysian Code on Takeover and Mergers 2016 (“revised Takeover Code”), together with the accompanying Rules on Takeovers, Mergers and Compulsory Acquisition 2016 (“new Takeover Rules”). The revised Takeover Code sets out 12 general principles [...]
Janice Gan provides an overview of the implications for housing developers from the recent amendments to the Housing Development (Control & Licensing) Act 1966 The Housing Development (Control & Licensing) Act 1966 (“HDA”) is an Act to provide for the control and licensing of housing development in Peninsular Malaysia as well as protecting the interest [...]
If the person who owes you money is not responding or you are unaware of their whereabouts, all hope need not be lost. We set out below the steps that you can take in such a situation. In the course of your business, you may come across the predicament where you are owed money from [...]
This article is first in a series entitled A New Corporate Landscape: Key Changes under the Companies Bill 2015 that our clients should know about. Background to the Companies Bill 2015 CCLC’s clients have no doubt seen the headlines and heard much spoken of the impending changes under the Companies Bill 2015. The Bill has [...]
Joshinae Wong explains the benefits of taking the all-important step to register your brand as a trade mark Imagine that you have started a business selling water filters and have chosen to use the name “McQueen” to market your product. You print your marketing materials, you launch your website, you affix the “McQueen” name to [...]
Denise Chong points out the key areas that Landlords should take note and provide for in drafting Tenancy Agreements Under Malaysian Law, only a tenancy exceeding 3 years may be registered against the title under the National Land Code 1965. So, whilst a Landlord of a registered lease is statutorily protected, a Landlord of a [...]