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Structuring the Purchase of Rubber Gloves from Malaysia: Avoiding Risks During the Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a hit on all of Malaysia’s industrial players in every sector, with exception of one – glove manufacturers. For reasons …
Laws Relating to the Management of Scheduled Waste in Malaysia
Listed as the 25th most competitive economy in the world 1 , Malaysia engages in an exceedingly wide variety of industrial activities such as construction, …
Participation of Foreign Contractors in Construction Projects in Malaysia
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 …
Avoiding Cartel under Malaysian Competition Law: Tips for Companies
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 …
M&A Review: Recent Technology Deals in Malaysia
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 …
Regulatory Framework Updates on FinTech
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 …
Legal Aspects of Crypto Currency in Malaysia
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 …
Blockchain in Fintech: Potential & Regulation in Malaysia
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 …
Managing Legal Due Diligence Exercises
This article focuses on legal due diligence exercises (“LDDE”s) in the context of acquisitions (shares or business) and investments (debt or equity) among private companies …