Nathalie Ker discusses a Court of Appeal case on a sale by tender by receivers and managers. This article was originally published in Skrine’s Legal Insights Issue 03/2018.
It is common practice for the receivers or liquidators selling the assets of a company to conduct a sale by tender, issuing an Information Memorandum and inviting tenders from various parties. In such a situation, when does acceptance take place and when is a contract formed?
The Court applied the principles of formation of contract to the issue as to whether a contract existed between the Appellant, Emas Kiara Sdn Bhd (“Emas Kiara”), and the 1st and 2nd Respondents who were receivers and managers (“R&M”) of the 3rd Respondent, Lembah Beringin Sdn Bhd (“Lembah Beringin”). Continue reading →
This announcement was followed by a swift execution of the necessary revocation and amendment orders to remove, among others, the now redundant zero-rated supply and relief orders since no GST will be levied.
At first glance, the rakyat may be quick to describe this as the abolishment of GST. From a strictly legal perspective, however, there are greater nuances at play. Whilst economists and political analysts may have their respective takes on this measure, here are 5 points about GST at 0% viewed through a legal lens. Continue reading →
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In a report published by the International Labour Organisation in 2017 titled Global Estimates of Modern Slavery: Forced Labour & Forced Marriage, it was estimated that in 2016 there were 5 victims of modern slavery in every 1,000 people. Further, the Global Slavery Index found that, in 2016, approximately two-thirds of the 45.8 million people in modern slavery are in the Asia-Pacific region. Examples of modern slavery include forced labor, child labor, and human trafficking.
In collaboration with the British High Commission, where Her Excellency Victoria Treadell, British High Commissioner to Malaysia gave the opening remarks, the United Nations Global Compact Network Malaysia held an all-day pre-forum workshop on Slave Free Trade last March 15th in Kuala Lumpur, where various speakers from different organisations discussed the vital role businesses play in ending slavery.
The panel of speakers was notable leaders from various NGOs and CSOs, including Dato’ Aishah Bidin from the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM), Dr. Nisar Ahmad from Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, and Ms. Aegile Fernandez from local human rights and non-profit organisation Tenaganita.
LexisNexis’ Hannah Lim — Head of Rule of Law and Emerging Markets, SEA — spoke as a panelist about the ways in which even companies not directly involved in supply chains can still join the fight against modern slavery.
Image 1: H.E. Victoria Treadell, British High Commissioner to Malaysia giving the opening remarks. Image 2: Panelists flanked by UN Global Compact Malaysia officials (from second left to right) Ms Aegile Fernandez from TENAGANITA, Dr, Nisar Ahmad from USM, Dato’ Aisha Bidin of SUHAKAM, Ms Hannah Lim from LexisNexis. Image 3: Dato’ Aisha Bidin speaking on the need for following international benchmark and standards, as Hannah Lim looks on.
Post-workshop, we canvassed Hannah’s opinion on various issues on modern slavery and what can be done to tackle it.
Valuable insights from guest writer Eddie Law, as he reflects on his 10-year entrepreneurship journey with eLawyer.
10 years ago, I was going through a challenging period in my legal career. One interviewer even bluntly said to me: “You change jobs like people change clothes”. Although I was very committed and worked hard, my career somehow was not going the way I wanted. I was in a state of despair, and kept asking God where I should go, and what I should do. I was upset, and felt lost.
I experienced a period of not having a stable full-time job. In the “extra free time” that I had, I started reading about e-commerce, blogging, and online businesses. I was fascinated with the power of the internet and the endless possibilities it offered. I started my own blog and exploring what opportunties there were online.
One day, the idea came to me to build a website as an online resource for Malaysian lawyers — this was how eLawyer.com.my was born, in November 2007!
To mark the 10-year anniversary of the launch of eLawyer (my co-founder was another tech entrepreneur, Larry Lam), I would like to share 10 things I have learned over this decade-long entrepreneurship journey:
Guest writer Shi Jing shares the 5 things she hopes to achieve during pupillage. Having completed the Bar Professional Training Course with an overall grade of Outstanding, Shi Jing is about to commence her pupillage at one of the top legal firms in the country.
So you have completed 4 years of legal studies and you are about to embark on your pupillage journey. Aside from hoping to be retained by your firm, what are the 5 things you hope to achieve during pupillage? Every pupil has different priorities and goals and here are the 5 things which matter most to me. Continue reading →
Guest writer Crystal Wong, who has three law firm internships under her belt, shares her tips on making the most of those short stints.
Being an intern gives you a good platform to engage in an out-of-classroom and out-of-this-world experience. Internships give you a glimpse of how the legal scene unveils itself in a practical manner. I interned in Peter Ling & van Geyzel (PLVG) in Kuala Lumpur during my summer break in August 2017, and it turned out to be one of my favorite experiences.
Having now experienced internships in three different law firms, here are my 5 tips to make the most of your internship.
