Did you know that Malaysia is one of the last countries in the common law jurisdiction that still lacks a Residential Tenancy Act? What does this mean? Well, traditionally, when you become a tenant, the terms of the lease or the tenancy agreement is the be all and end all. The agreement stipulates the rights,…
Last week we saw a spate of incidents where heavy winds and rain felled trees in the center of KL city. Most notably, on May 7th, a big tree fell down on 17 vehicles along Jalan Sultan Ismail, just outside the Concorde Hotel, during an afternoon thunderstorm. With one dead, several injured and damages in…
Living in a gated community? Pay your security and maintenance fees, or open the gates yourself~ How many of us have experienced this? Certain neighbors who want to continue living in a gated community, but refusing to pay the monthly fees, and yet expect the same treatment as those who pay. Well things may soon…
Want to keep a mistress but cannot afford a costly divorce? Get your wife to agree to it~ This was the recent development in the divorce courts, which have set down an interesting precedent. In a divorce proceeding before Justice Evrol Mariette Peters at the KL High Court, a wife was sought to divorce her…
In a recent decision, the Industrial Court has ruled that secret recordings of meetings are admissible as evidence in dismissal cases. The ruling came in a case where an employee of Agarcorp Sdn Bhd admitted to several wrongdoings during a meeting with the company’s managers, unaware that the meeting was being secretly recorded. He was…
Sunway Putra Hotel Drowning Case: Estopped by Proposing a Settlement? Earlier this month, we learned of the Court of Appeal’s decision in a lawsuit brought by the purported parents and dependents of a 22 year old Chinese national who drowned in Sunway Putra Hotel’s pool. The Plaintiffs (being the purported parents of the Deceased) then…
Lawyers Take Notice: When Drafting Pleadings for Defamation Lawsuits, Always Have Translation of Defamatory Words in the National Language Last week, the KL High Court dismissed a defamation suit filed by former attorney general Tan Sri Mohamed Apandi Ali’s special officer, Mabel Sheela Mutthiah against the Sarawak Report’s editor Clare Rewcastle-Brown. The dismissal was due…
Working From Home? Malaysia Has Allowed for it, Even Before Singapore~ Last month, the news that Singaporean employers will now be able to grant certain workers the right to work from home. This was due to an introduction of a “formal process” for Singaporean employees to request for flexible work arrangements starting from December 2024,…
Legal Update: Siow Ching Yee (Suing Through His Wife and Litigation Representative, Chau Wai Kin) v Columbia Asia Sdn Bhd [2024] 3 MLJ 66 As Malaysians become more aware of their legal rights, medical negligence cases have become more prevalent in court. These are lawsuits stemming from a mistake of either the doctor in making…
The KL20 Summit 2024 was launched by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim in Kuala Lumpur, where he unveiled the KL20 Action Paper aimed at attracting global talent and investors through innovative initiatives and incentives to accelerate Malaysia’s transition to a high-income economy. The “Golden Pass” program is one of the “Unicorn Golden Pass” and…