Introduction Legally, an ownership can be classified into two; (1) legal and (2) beneficial ownership. A legal owner is a person who holds the legal title under his name, whereas a beneficial owner is a person who enjoys the benefits of ownership even though the title is in another name. Generally, a legal owner of …
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Introduction Assets are often purchased by companies as part of its corporate exercise. The seller and buyer (“Parties”) to a sale and purchase of assets would enter into a sale and purchase agreement mutually negotiated and agreed by the Parties. A sale and purchase agreement set out all the details, terms and conditions of the …
Introduction Expropriation is an act wherein the government or prosecuting body can seize or deprive an individual or entity of their properties or accessible assets for the benefit of the public at large. The term formerly applied to any compulsory deprivation of property, particularly by a public agency, but now pertains primarily to government takings …
Introduction As briefly described in our earlier publication, “The Law Relating to Anti-Dumping Part 1”, in this article we will now further introduce and explore on the relevant investigation procedures undertaken by the Ministry of International Trade and Industry of Malaysia (“MITI”) in regulating and combating dumping issues in Malaysia under the Countervailing and Anti-Dumping …
According to Cornell’s Legal Information Institute, fraud against the government may consist of fraud in connection with federal government contracting and fraud in connection with federal and/or federally-funded entitlement programs, including public housing, agricultural programs, defense procurement fraud, educational programs and corporate frauds. As it relates to federal government contracting, investigations often involve bribery in …
Introduction A liquidator is appointed for the winding up of a company, whether it is a compulsory winding up by the court1, or a winding up commenced by its members2 or creditors.3 A liquidator acts as a key figure in the winding up process and his main role is to wind up the business of …
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