THE UPDATE SCOOP (#12/2024)

Legal Test to Decide on a s.346 Oppression Action or a s.347 Derivative Action │ Company Law   By TAY & HELEN WONG – September 4, 2024   Our Federal Court set the legal test to determine whether a shareholder’s complaint is actionable by way of an oppression action (under s.346 of the Companies Act […]

THE UPDATE SCOOP (#11/2024)

Improper Retrenchment based on High Salary     │    Employment   By TAY & HELEN WONG – August 26, 2024   A retrenchment exercise based solely on high salary was struck down by the Industrial Court (the IC) in Tam Sheh May v Taylor’s University Sdn Bhd [2024] 3 ILR 71 as discriminatory or biased against […]

THE UPDATE SCOOP (#10/2024)

NO Duty of Care owed by CTOS    │   Tort COA Overturned High Court Decision   By TAY & HELEN WONG – August 20, 2024   In our Blog No. 5 # 2024, we featured a groundbreaking decision of the High Court in Suriati Mohd Yusof v CTOS Data Systems Sdn Bhd [2024] 3 MLRH 688 […]

THE UPDATE SCOOP (#9/2024)

Bank Not Liable for Forged Cheques; Customer’s Own Negligence │ Bank / Contract   By TAY & HELEN WONG – July 3, 2024   Claim by customer against its bank for allowing forged cheques to be paid out was not allowed in the Court of Appeal case of Starfish Holdings Sdn Bhd v Hong Leong Bank […]

THE UPDATE SCOOP (#8/2024)

Discoverability of Actual Loss and Not Contingent Loss as the Start of Limitation Period for Negligence │ Tort/Limitation        By TAY & HELEN WONG – June 4, 2024   A claim in civil matter is subject to limitation bar, which means a claim must be filed in court within the period prescribed under the statute […]

THE UPDATE SCOOP – FRESH FROM THE OVEN 🍞 (n6/2024)

“Dynamic” Listing on LEAP Market It is our privilege to be able to witness yet another successful listing at the Exchange Square, Bursa Malaysia Berhad. Total Dynamic Holdings Berhad made its debut on Bursa Malaysia’s Leading Entrepreneur Accelerator Platform (LEAP) market today on 27 May 2024 and became the first company to be listed on […]

THE UPDATE SCOOP (#7/2024)

Marital Agreement Enabling Husband to have a Mistress │ Family / Contract   By TAY & HELEN WONG – May 13, 2024               In a ground-breaking decision, the High Court in HLC v PTL (Kuala Lumpur High Court, Divorce Petition No.: WA-33-30-01/2021) upheld a marital agreement in which the wife consented to the husband […]

THE UPDATE SCOOP (#6/2024)

Hotel Liable for Drowning Death in Pool │ Tort / Negligence / Occupier’s Liability             By TAY & HELEN WONG – May 6, 2024   A citizen of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) (the Deceased) drowned whilst swimming in the pool (Pool) at Sunway Putra Hotel in Kuala Lumpur (the Hotel) which was open […]

THE UPDATE SCOOP – FRESH FROM THE OVEN 🍞 (n5/2024)

Today marks a historic day for Keyfield Group as we witnessed Keyfield International Berhad’s listing ceremony at the Exchange Square, Bursa Malaysia Berhad. Our heartfelt congratulations to everyone at Keyfield International Berhad on the company’s successful listing on the MAIN Market of Bursa Malaysia Berhad. We wish them every success in their future endeavours. Thumbs […]

THE UPDATE SCOOP (#5/2024)

Duty of Care owed by CTOS  │  Tort   CTOS not legally empowered to formulate credit scores   By TAY & HELEN WONG – April 22, 2024   It is common knowledge in the business community in Malaysia that CTOS Data Systems Sdn Bhd (CTOS) is tasked, under the Credit Reporting Agencies Act 2010 (the […]