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Malaysia Chapter: INSOL-World Bank Group Global Guide Covid-19

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The INSOL-World Bank Group has updated its Global Guide on measures adopted to support distressed businesses through the Covid-19 crisis. The publication is now updated to the changes as at April 2021. I had earlier posted up the earlier edition of the guide as at April 2020.

The Global Guide covers 80 countries, and how each country had tackled the Covid-19 crisis through governmental, regulatory and legal relief measures.

Nathalie Ker and I contributed the Malaysia chapter for the INSOL-World Bank Global Guide.

In comparison with global trends, Malaysia has not been quick enough to update laws to provide the full range of reliefs for distressed businesses.

 

Case Update: Bank Negara’s Small Debt Resolution Scheme Does Not Have Mandatory Moratorium

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In the High Court decision of Bank Muamalat Malaysia Berhad v Prolink Marketing Sdn Bhd & 2 others [2019] 1 LNS 702, the Court held that Bank Negara’s Small Debt Resolution Scheme (SDRS) merely provided advice to a bank to observe a standstill in legal proceedings against distressed borrowers. It was not mandatory for the bank to halt legal proceedings.

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Case Update: Scheme of Arrangement Principles for Proof of Debt and Leave to Proceed against Restraining Order

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The High Court in the decision of Top Builders Capital Berhad and two others [2021] 10 MLJ 327 (grounds of judgment dated 30 April 2021) set out certain important principles on scheme of arrangement law. The decision dived deep into issues on assessing the proof of debt for the creditors’ vote in a scheme and how to obtain leave to proceed against a restraining order.

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Case Update: First Unfair Prejudice Claim against Singapore Judicial Managers

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The Singapore High Court decision in Re HTL International Holdings Pte Ltd [2021] SGHC 86 dealt with an unfair prejudice claim made against judicial managers. The decision confirms the high threshold to show the decision of the judicial managers was plainly wrong, unfair or perverse. This decision is very persuasive authority for Malaysia judicial management law. Continue reading →

Scomi Group: Listed Company Applies for Judicial Management

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Scomi Group Bhd, listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia, has applied for judicial management. This provides Scomi Group with a moratorium from legal proceedings and is part of its financial restructuring plan. This case also raises interesting legal issues. Continue reading →

Winding Up Statutory Demand Threshold at RM50,000 from 1 April 2021

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Starting from 1 April 2021, the threshold for the issuance of a winding up statutory demand is now fixed at RM50,000.00.

Through this gazette notice (GN No. 4159), the Minister has set this prescribed amount. This is consistent with the powers of the Minister under section 466(1)(a) of the Companies Act 2016 to prescribe the minimum amount of indebtedness for the issuance of a statutory demand for winding up.