I’m really proud to be selected as one of Prestige Malaysia‘s “40 under 40” for 2015. The 2015 edition features a very distinguished and accomplished list of individuals.
What a great way to end an exciting year, and what has been a busy but fun ride since taking the leap to start a small law firm in 2013. I hope all of you who’ve been a part of this journey can look back and celebrate with me.
Of course, 2016 will be even more amazing —you ain’t seen nothin’ yet!
Sometimes, you need to ignore what the world tells you.
The world — family, friends, colleagues, acquaintances, and people you may never speak to more than once — often have good intentions, but most of them speak the language of conformity.
Of the known.
Of their knowns.
Often, to the world, the best path is the path they themselves took. As if life was that simple, that dull — everyone taking the same path.
This post is a part of a series based on my Law for Startups workshop at MaGIC in September 2015. It’s a basic introduction to legalities for startup founders. You can .
A couple of posts ago, I explained the importance of bringing all the issues to the surface when reviewing contracts. This post will explain how to strive for clarity in contracts.
This post is a part of a series based on my Law for Startups workshop at MaGIC in September 2015. It’s a basic introduction to legalities for startup founders. You can .
Template and automated legal documents are increasing in popularity.
For years there have been many websites offering standard contracts for download. Most of these have a US/European law focus, but the past couple of years have seen some similar services launched in Asia.
Some of these websites offer a very comprehensive collection of legal documents which address the needs of startups and small businesses in particular — everything from NDAs to equity investment agreements are available for download, usually with a fee.
Say no to cookie-cutter contracts.
My cover slide for this part of the workshop reads: “Be very very very very careful when using standard contracts” — I’m not sure whether I should have added a few more ‘very’s to statement.
Business owners should be extremely cautious when using these legal documents.
Those who think you can complete a conveyancing transaction without a lawyer please raise your hands.
My overall conclusion is that obviously conveyancing lawyers aren’t going to be redundant anytime soon, but I’m hopeful for changes which will make the conveyancing process less of a maze. Certainty and clarity will be good for everyone (including lawyers).
From what we’ve discussed so far, it’s obvious that currently the ideal is very far from reality.
The conveyancing ecosystem in Malaysia means that a non-lawyer intending to complete a sale and purchase agreement without a lawyer will end up entering a maze. It’s dangerous, it’s complicated, and it’s impossible.
Ideating the future of a conveyancing transaction.
I’m sure that the organisers know this — that “DIY conveyancing” isn’t possible now. But the purpose of the project is to ideate solutions for the future.
What needs to change for DIY conveyancing to be possible? Hopefully CALR and others can come up with some solutions. Here are my quick thoughts before everyone gets to ideating.
