The founders of The Malaysian Lawyer will be participating in a fireside chat on 9 May at MaGIC: Bridge The Gap: An Introductory Discussion to Building Bridges between Startups and the Law.
Lee Shih
Appearance on Bloomberg TV: Suits meets The Newsroom
Bloomberg Malaysia came across my earlier TML post on the Companies Bill and invited me on their show to have a short chat. I was a bit nervous leading up to it, with it being my first TV interview. But I am glad I got to share my views on the new Bill.
I spoke about how the new laws would transform the corporate landscape, spur entrepreneurship and also strengthen corporate governance.
That whole experience felt a bit like Suits meets The Newsroom. A lawyer getting a small glimpse into the inner workings of a news studio.
Bloomberg has also uploaded the clip on their YouTube channel and you can view it below.
Malaysia’s Companies Bill Passed: The 7 Upcoming Changes
Parliament passed the Companies Bill 2015 this evening. It was first tabled for Second Reading on Thursday 31 March 2016 and Parliament continued and concluded its debate on 4 April 2016.
[update: The Bill has received Royal Assent on 31 August 2016 and has been gazetted on 15 September 2016 as the Companies Act 2016. I have written briefly about this in my latest post.]
Upcoming Changes
I had previously written on some of the upcoming changes, especially on the challenges that directors may face and I was also featured on The Edge TV.
The new Companies Act will undoubtedly transform Malaysia’s corporate landscape. Underpinning the changes are the aims of spurring entrepreneurship, making the corporate vehicle more attractive for businesses, deregulating certain aspects of the corporate process, and to introduce the concept of corporate rescue for ailing companies.
It is anticipated that the new Companies Act itself will not be brought into force until a year’s time or so. This is because the new regulations, rules and guidelines will still need to be drawn up.
I set out below 7 of the more significant areas we will see in the new Companies Act. Continue reading
Have coffee with The Malaysian Lawyers!
Careers website Office Parrots are kicking off a new ‘OP Kopi’ feature, and the founders of The Malaysian Lawyer have the honour of being the first invited guests.
It’s an opportunity for law students or recent law graduates to meet us (Lee Shih and Marcus van Geyzel) for a chat over coffee. Edited: Due to popular demand, this event has now been moved to Saturday 23 April 2016 at 11am.
Lee Shih and Marcus van Geyzel nominated as ‘Young Lawyer of the Year’ at ALB Awards
We’ve received the news that both the lawyers behind The Malaysian Lawyer have been nominated in the ‘Young Lawyer of the Year’ category for the upcoming ALB Malaysia Law Awards 2016 organised by Asian Legal Business.
Needless to say, both Lee Shih and Marcus van Geyzel are honoured and delighted to be nominated, which bears testament to the legal work they’ve done through the years, and their standing within the Malaysian legal community.
Conventus Law meets The Malaysian Lawyers!
We had a great time this week, as Stephen Lai, the Managing Director of Hong Kong-based Conventus Law visited the Kuala Lumpur offices of each of the co-founders of The Malaysian Lawyer.