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15 Jul 2025
The Quiet Shift to Crypto Reserves in the Corporate Sector
It started, as all tides do, with a ripple. In a quiet boardroom tucked within a high-rise in Kuala Lumpur, the CFO of Lembaran Digital Berhad tapped his…
14 Jul 2025
Fall of Titans: A Lesson in Corporate Responsibility and Restitution
On 14 July 2025, a gavel fell in the Kuala Lumpur High Court—not with the usual formality of litigation, but with the weight of corporate history crashing down.…
24 Apr 2025
The Dance of Misunderstandings – Mutual and Unilateral Mistakes in Contracts
In the intricate waltz of contracts, where promises are sealed and futures are bound, mistakes can unravel even the most carefully choreographed agreements. A contract, at its heart,…
24 Apr 2025
The Putra Heights Explosion (2025) – A Legal Analysis
The Putra Heights gas pipeline explosion that occurred on April 1, 2025, represents one of Malaysia's most significant industrial disasters in recent years. This catastrophic incident has raised…
21 Apr 2025
PTSD and Trauma in Tort Law
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) claims represent an evolving and increasingly significant area of tort law. As our understanding of mental health continues to develop, legal systems worldwide have…
21 Apr 2025
Foon Yew High School Deepfake Scandal: A Legal Analysis
In April 2025, a disturbing scandal emerged at Foon Yew High School in Kulai, Johor, Malaysia, involving a 16-year-old student (now expelled) accused of creating and selling AI-generated…
14 Apr 2025
SEC: Most Stablecoins Are NOT Securities
The US SEC's Division of Corporation Finance recently issued a statement that certain stablecoins, which it called "covered stablecoins", are not considered as securities. The "covered stablecoins" are…
24 Jun 2024
Winding Up an Association in Malaysia
Winding up refers to the order which is given by a court, shutting down the business of a company, and liquidating its assets to pay for its debts.…
5 Mar 2024
Area Denial and the Art of Litigation
The concept of "area denial" actually provides rich strategies and tactics which we can learn from and apply in courtroom litigation. This article is a bit long, but…
18 Sep 2023
Partnerships: When a Partner Dies
Many businesses in Malaysia are established as partnerships. Sometimes people just prefer partnerships, which is cheaper to operate, compared to a private limited company. But there's one problem:…
17 Apr 2023
Engaging Your Lawyer, AKA Unleashing Your Legal Eagle
Greetings, my fellow Malaysian compatriots! Are you in a pickle and thinking of engaging a lawyer? Or perhaps you're researching for a friend or relative who's in need…
17 Feb 2023
The co-operative society
A co-operative society is like an association, but with a difference: Its members get together to do business. The co-operative society is an enterprise; a way for workers…
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