Jurisprudentia (Q1 January - March 2019)

6 May 2019

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Banking & Finance

Bank Negara Malaysia issues policy document on outsourcing

Federal Court holds that exclusion clause which absolutely precludes a party from claiming any remedies for a breach of contract is void under section 29 of the Contracts Act 1950

Bank Negara Malaysia issues policy document on investment-linked business

Capital Markets

Securities Commission introduces framework to facilitate trading of digital assets 

Corporate & Commercial

Federal Court finds there is no necessity for proof of actual loss or damage under section 75 Contracts Act 1950

High Court finds written resolution passed by more than half the number of shareholding of the members and not more than half the number of the members to be valid

Income Tax (Amendment) Act 2018 gazetted, widens applicability of breach of confidence offence

Publications

International Comparative Legal Guide to Enforcement of Foreign Judgments 2019 – Malaysia chapter

International Comparative Legal Guide to Litigation & Dispute Resolution 2019 – Malaysia chapter

Malayan Law Journal - Proprietary Remedy for Unjust Enrichment by Kwong Chiew Ee