INTELLECTUAL-PROPERTY-CONFERENCE

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CONFERENCE 2022

Intellectual property is an asset that must be safeguarded for any business to thrive, especially after investing time, money and effort in developing ideas, technologies, and designs that set you apart from competitors or businesses.

Better Employee Protection and Curbing Forced Labour in Malaysia

Malaysia is one of the largest producers and exporters of palm oil and high quality gloves. We are also one of the few key players in semiconductor manufacturing. For decades, we rely heavily on foreign labours in these labour-intensive industries. In the past two years, several Malaysian businesses faced import bans over allegations of forced […]

Company WhatsApp Group – Can I Exit

Company WhatsApp Group – Can I Exit In this day and age, WhatsApp is the preavalent communication tool in most workplaces. Unlike other more formal modes of communication, WhatsApp communication are instant and his has revolutionized workplace communications. While WhatsApp has undoubtedly brought a lot of benifits to the workplace, it also creates few dubious […]

Talk About Mental Health In The Workplace

Talk About Mental Health In The Workplace Mental health has been getting a lot of attention lately because of the rise in suicide cases as well as the early indi- cations of long-term psychological risks. Many in the work- force choose to hide their depression, burnout, repressed emotions or lack of focus in fear of […]

Covid-19 Act 2020: Is it Practical and Effective?

The Temporary Measures for Reducing the Impact of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) Act 2020 (“Covid-19 Act 2020”) was gazetted since 23 October 2020. How does Covid-19 Act 2020 apply in various industries or sectors, such as bankruptcy and insolvency, construction and real estate, shipping, cross border, corporate and commercial, as well as mediation? After nearly […]

Construction Claims and ADR Conference 2021

The construction industry is full of conflicts and dispute. This is not surprising given the vast number of trades involved in the construction chain (and many more connected with them), and the complexity, constraints and limitations involved in or affecting the construction works. Too often, construction claims are a result of entrenched positions, lack of […]

ConTECH Talk 2021

The construction industry is full of conflicts and dispute. This is not surprising give the vast number of trades involved in the construction chain (and many more connected with them). and the complexity constraints and limitations involved in or affecting the construction works. Too often, construction claims are a result of entrenced positions, lack of […]

The Arrest of the Superyacht Equanimity

This seminar, which is based on the recently released book “The Arrest of the Superyacht Equanimity”, will highlight directly from the Author and the legal team, how Malaysia successfully reclaimed what was hers – the Superyacht Equanimity – once owned by a fugitive of Malaysia’s 1MDB financial scandal. This is the first seminar to deliver […]

Covid-19 Act 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has created challenges across a number of industries, and has given rise to numerous disputes. The COVID-19 Act 2020 came into force on 23 October 2020. To what extent does the COVID-19 Act 2020 provide a solution to these problems? What other solutions can be explored? Join our distinguished speakers for a […]

CONSTRUCTION LAW AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION LANDSCAPE 2020

In Malaysia, most of the construction disputes are resolved through arbitration and statutory adjudication. According to the statistics from the AIAC, majority of the domestic arbitrations registered with the centre concerned the resolution of construction disputes. In the realm of statutory adjudication, the number of cases registered with the AIAC have seen a steady growth […]