This article is third in a series entitled A New Corporate Landscape: Key Changes under the Companies Bill 2015 that our clients should know about. As alerted in our previous issue of The Legal Link, the Companies Bill 2015 has received Royal Assent and shall come into force next year. We continue our [...]
Liew Siew Pen provides a brief roundup of the 2017 Budget features affecting the housing industry Malaysia Budget 2017 has successfully been tabled by the Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. For the housing industry, there are several innovative measures, including the “step-up” end financing scheme and exemption of stamp duty, which [...]
Mira Syahida explains the difference between a hire purchase transaction and credit sale transaction Credit Sale Credit sale in general is defined as purchases made by a consumer that do not require a payment made in full at the time of purchase. In Malaysia, credit sale is governed under Consumer Protection (Credit Sale) Regulations 2012 [...]
In this two part series, Liew Siew Pen explains the legal framework and procedures governing compulsory land acquisition Introduction The law of land acquisition is principally concerned with the rules governing the procedures to be followed in acquiring the land by compulsory means and with the awarding of compensation to the dispossessed landowner. The rights [...]