On Friday 8 May 2020, I will be moderating a webinar organised by the Asian International Arbitration Centre. The title is “Statutory Rescue: Whether Introducing a COVID-19 Act Can Save the Economy?” This is a free webinar and you can email: [email protected] to register for the Zoom webinar or you can view it on AIAC’s Facebook page.
A group of Malaysian lawyers drafted a Remote Hearing Protocol setting out a proposed protocol to conduct remote hearings during the movement restrictions in Malaysia. The paper hopes that it can be used as a road map for conducting hearings and trials remotely, and to be used as a guide for the Judiciary and the Bar in the future.
I touch on three points in the Remote Hearing Protocol. I highly recommend reading the protocol in full. You can download the Remote Hearing Protocol over here.
FraudNet is an international network of independent lawyers who are the leading civil asset recovery specialists in each country. It has been ranked by Chambers Global as the world’s leading asset recovery legal network.
FraudNet has now put up a global guide on the effects of COVID-19 on fraud and asset recovery. You will be able to click on each country to get access to that country’s write-up. I am the Malaysian member of FraudNet, and I reproduce the Malaysian chapter below. Continue reading
This morning, I was invited by BFM Radio to share my thoughts on whether Malaysia should have a specific COVID-19 Bill. This is similar to the approach taken by Singapore. I also shared generally on how legal practice has been affected by the movement control restrictions and how it is important to leverage on technology.
I set out below some of the questions and my answers, and you can tune in to the BFM podcast (the BFM website requires free registration) for the full discussion. Continue reading
INSOL International and the World Bank Group have produced a Global Guide. It summarises the measures from 38 countries to support distressed businesses through the COVID-19 crisis.
The Global Guide is an interactive map and you can access it here. I am honoured to have contributed the Malaysian chapter to the guide. The guide is as at April 2020.
The guide will continue to be updated to cover more countries and to track further developments.
On 10 April 2020, the Companies Commission of Malaysia (SSM) announced that seven reliefs will be provided to companies in light of the COVID-19 outbreak and Malaysia’s Movement Control Order (MCO). These initiatives are very much welcomed. They range from temporary protection from winding up of companies, extension of time to lodge statutory documents, and an extension of time for the annual general meeting.
