PARFUM recently had the honour of paying a courtesy visit to the Chief Judge of Malaya, Yang Amat Arif Tan Sri Hasnah binti Datoโ 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 …
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 nationโs 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 …
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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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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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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