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6
October
2020

No retroactive effect on Stay Orders and Adjudication Decisions – Construction Court

On 24 September 2020, the Construction Court in Kasugi Prima Sdn Bhd v Cobrain Holdings Sdn Bhd (“Kasugi Prima”) held that Federal Court decisions…

Malaysia
Adjudication, Construction , Engineering and Projects Litigation
Legal Alert
1
October
2020

Malaysia’s temporary measures under the COVID Bill

On 22 September 2020, Malaysia’s Temporary Measures for Reducing the Impact of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Bill (“COVID Bill“) was passed by the Dewan…

Malaysia
Legal Alert
30
September
2020

Contractual obligations under the COVID-19 Bill

On 25 August 2020, Dewan Rakyat passed the Temporary Measures for Reducing the Impact of Coronavirus Diseases 2019 (COVID-19) Bill (“the Bill”). The Bill…

Malaysia
Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Legal Alert
29
September
2020

Myanmar: COVID-19 Updates – Stay at Home Orders

As the rate of COVID-19 infections were on a downtrend in May-June 2020, the Ministry of Health and Sports (“MOHS”) issued notifications (50/2020), (57/2020),…

Myanmar
General
Legal Alert
18
September
2020

Beneficial Ownership Reporting Framework in Malaysia

In recent years, there has been a spotlight on corruption issues and money laundering where opaque or anonymous company ownership structures are used to…

Malaysia
Compliance & Governance
Legal Alert
18
September
2020

Jakarta Re-imposes Large Scale Social Restriction Policy

After gradually opening the economy and businesses in Jakarta in early June and “transitioning” into the “new normal” phase, Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan announced...
Indonesia
Article
15
September
2020

Minimum Wage Changes for Workers in the Textile, Garment, and Footwear Industries in 2021

On 10 September 2020, the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training (MLVT) published the 2021 minimum wage for workers in textile, garment and footwear…

Cambodia
Employment & Human Capital Services
Legal Alert
9
September
2020

Latest Developments in Myanmar’s Insurance Market (Part – 1)

The contemporary Myanmar insurance market is a young market. This is despite the fact that the modern system of insurance arrived nearly 200 years…

Myanmar
Employment & Human Capital Services
Article
9
September
2020

Myanmar’s New Insolvency Law 2020 – Part 2: The Winding-Up Process and Liquidator’s Powers and Duties

In Part 1, we analysed the new corporate rescue and rehabilitation proceedings which is a key feature in the modernisation of Myanmar’s legal framework…

Myanmar
Insolvency
Article
9
September
2020

Implementation of the Trust Law in Cambodia

A year and a half have passed since the promulgation of the Trust Law (“Trust Law”) in Cambodia on 2 January 2019. The much-anticipated…

Cambodia
Trust and Estate Planning
Article
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