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[Happy Retirement to the Chief Justice and the President of the Court of Appeal]

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We extend our heartfelt congratulations to Tun Tengku Maimun and Tan Sri Datuk Amar Abang Iskandar on their well-deserved retirement, and offer our deepest gratitude for their distinguished service to Malaysia. Tun Tengku Maimun served with distinction as Chief Justice of Malaysia, while Tan Sri Datuk Amar Abang Iskandar held the esteemed position of President …

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Congratulations!

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Congratulations to University of Malaya on the latest QS World University rankings. For the 2026 edition, UM achieved its highest-ever position in history and ranked 1st in Malaysia for five out of nine indicators. Well done to all in UM!

🏛️ 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐲 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 – 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐟 𝐉𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐚

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PARFUM recently had the honour of paying a courtesy visit to the Chief Judge of Malaya, Yang Amat Arif Tan Sri Hasnah binti Dato’ Mohammed Hashim at the Palace of Justice, in Putrajaya. Yang Amat Arif is part of the graduating class of 1983 of the Faculty of Law, University of Malaya. She was appointed …

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Judicial management as a corporate rescue tool: A call for balance between secured and unsecured creditors

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Dr Sujata Balan / The Edge Malaysia 7 October 2024 The judicial management scheme, introduced by Malaysia’s Companies Act 2016 (CA 2016), represents a significant shift in the nation’s corporate rescue framework. The scheme presents a new way to help financially-distressed companies rehabilitate without going into liquidation. Rooted in Singaporean and UK laws, the scheme …

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My Say: Court rulings on chairperson’s and directors’ duties raise cautions for holders of these posts

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  By Philip T N Koh / The Edge Malaysia 10 May 2024, 01:30 pm This article first appeared in Forum, The Edge Malaysia Weekly on May 6, 2024 – May 12, 2024 Directors’ duties with respect to financial statements In 2011, in the case of Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Healy & Ors, the Federal Court of …

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My Say: Third-party arbitration financing’s unholy shadow

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This article first appeared in Forum, The Edge Malaysia Weekly on June 5, 2023 – June 11, 2023 Arbitration, international or domestic, is often seen as an expeditious way to seek justice. And increasingly we see investment companies and finance houses offering funding to help people who take their disputes to arbitration. That is called …

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My Say: Thoughts on the Constitution’s future 66 years after Independence

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This article first appeared in Forum, The Edge Malaysia Weekly on August 28, 2023 – September 3, 2023 As a nation, we celebrate 66 years of Independence this month, and in September, joined by Sarawak and Sabah, we will mark 60 years of the formation of Malaysia. The Constitution has often been defaced but it …

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My Say: A commission on private law reform is an urgent need

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This article first appeared in Forum, The Edge Malaysia Weekly on July 31, 2023 – August 6, 2023 There is an urgent need for the government to support reform in private law.Malaysian law is saddled by a legacy of legislation that is increasingly antiquated and unable to cope with contemporary commercial complexities. The regulatory framework …

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