Introduction. Some cases appear, at first glance, to be about a clash of beliefs; when in truth they are about something quieter and more structural: who has legal power, how far that power goes, and which court has the final word when limits are tested. SIS Forum (Malaysia) & Anor v. Jawatankuasa Fatwa Negeri Selangor […]

Note: This article is a reflection upon the case of Yau Siew Lan & Anor v. Lim Wei Wei & Ors; Lim Wei Wei & Ors (Third Parties) [2023] MLRHU 1383. Introduction – The Weight of Trust In Kuala Lumpur, family businesses often intertwine with complex relationships, and the case of Yau Siew Lan and […]

Note: This is a case study of Protasco Bhd v. Pt Anglo Slavic Utama & Ors [2023] MLRHU 1773, which was heard at the Kuala Lumpur High Court before Liza Chan Sow Keng J. There are transactions that announce themselves loudly—glossy decks, confident voices, numbers marching across spreadsheets like obedient soldiers. And then there are […]

We find ourselves at a curious crossroads. As Malaysia prepares its own AI legislation, we aren’t just regulating software; we are negotiating the boundaries of what it means to be “real” in a world increasingly comfortable with the “virtual.” The existing landscape is vast; EU has already established an AI Act, while China is now […]

There are some cases that do not begin in courtrooms. They begin in the quiet privacy of a teenager’s room — in ink, in hesitation, in a diary not meant to be read.