In this article, we highlight certain aspects of the Companies Act 2016 (“CA 2016”) that have implications for Lenders and Borrowers. A) Execution of documents: common seal is optional Section 61 of CA 2016 now provides that a company may, but does not need to have the common seal. […]
One application = trade mark protection in multiple countries. It is only a matter of time before business owners can avail themselves of the harmonized process under the Madrid Protocol. Malaysian business owners who want to expand beyond the country into other markets and to protect their trade mark in the process, would [...]
The Bankruptcy (Amendment) Bill 2016 was passed by the lower house of Parliament in March 2017. The next step will be for it to be passed by the Dewan Negara before it receives Royal Assent. […]
In view of the coming into force of the Companies Act 2016, Bursa Malaysia had, in March 2017, issued a consultation paper to seek public feedback on its proposed review of Listing Requirements for ACE and Main Markets According to Bursa, the key areas of review under the Listing Requirements include the following: [...]
The Solicitors’ Remuneration (Amendment) Order 2017 (“SRAO”) has been gazetted and came into effect on 15th March 2017. The SRAO increases the rate of the scale of fees to the First Schedule (fees for sales and transfers) and the Third Schedule (fees for charges, debentures, and other security or financing documents) of Solicitors’ Remuneration Order 2005 (“SRO”), [...]