Tell us a bit about your background? I initially grew up in Kota Bharu, Kelantan and later, at a tender age of 13, attended Tunku Kurshiah College, a secondary boarding school in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan. I graduated from International Islamic University Malaysia with a Bachelor of Laws, followed by a Postgraduate Diploma in Syariah and …
Introduction In recent years, Malaysia’s construction industry has been on the rise with a whole host of newly-announced large scale projects which is seen as ongoing momentum to the industry growth. Given the expansion scale of the market, it is unsurprising that overseas market players, particularly foreign contractors have targeted at the opportunities offered by …
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The Malaysia Competition Commission (“MyCC”) has recently imposed financial penalties for RM1.04 million against 7 warehouse operators (“Parties”) for engaging in a price-fixing cartel. The parties were found to have infringed the prohibition under Section 4 of the Competition Act 2010 (“CA2010”) by participating in an agreement which has, as its object, the prevention, restriction …
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Introduction According to United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (“UNCTAD”), the number of cross-border mergers and acquisitions (“M&A”) globally declined by 15% year-on-year in the first nine months of 2020.1 However, the trend in Asia is the polar opposite, with equivalent M&A activity in the region rising by 60% year-on-year over the same period, …
What was your last role at AzmiLaw and which area of law did you work in? Senior Associate; M&A. What was your proudest moment or greatest achievement while at AzmiLaw? Being mentored by Dato’ Azmi. Describe your present job and position in more detail. I provide centralised legal support for the Gamuda Group across the …
Tell us a bit about your background I graduated from the Inns School of Law, London, became a member of the Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn and was admitted as a barrister-in-law in July 1978. In May 1979, I joined the Judicial and Legal Service and served for 4 years as a Magistrate, Deputy Public …
The Late Tuan Haji Mohd Rasheed, Ex-Senior Counsel of AzmiLaw Read More »
On my first day as an intern at AzmiLaw, I did not know what to expect. I heard about the Firm whilst looking for internship opportunities; I lived in Thailand for a year after university and spent 6 months in Singapore on an exchange with NUS, so Malaysia would be a new experience. There were …
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Introduction In our past edition, two aspects of FinTech in Malaysia were discussed, namely the potential and regulation of Blockchain in FinTech in Malaysia, as well as the Peer-to-Peer (P2P) financing legal framework in Malaysia. In light of Blockchain’s robust development and strong appeal in today’s world because of its characteristics of disintermediation, immutability, security, …
Methods for carrying out transactions has evolved throughout the centuries, from the bartering system where people exchange items of equal value with the item to be purchased with salt, coins made out of metals, paper money, to debit or credit cards. But for the past decade or so, there emerged a new method of carrying …
Introduction Blockchain is a ledger of records organized in ‘blocks’ that are linked together by cryptographic validation which is neither stored in a centralized location nor managed by any single entity1. The block validation system results in new transactions being added irreversibly and old transactions preserved forever for all to see, hence the transparency and …
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This article focuses on legal due diligence exercises (“LDDEs“) in the context of acquisitions (shares or business) and investments (debt or equity) among private companies limited by shares incorporated in Malaysia. If not managed efficiently, LDDEs may be disruptive to the target company’s daily operations. There are varying degrees of control which the attending company …
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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