Jurisprudentia Q3 2025

24 October 2025

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Banking & Finance

BNM issues Policy Document on Registration Procedures and Requirements on Professionalism of Adjusters

BNM issues Policy Document on Prudent and Professional Conduct of Insurance and Takaful Brokers

BNM enhances flexibility for corporates with a full rollout of the Qualified Resident Investor programme

Competition & Antitrust

Competition regulator seeks feedback on market review of digital economy

Cybersecurity & Data Protection

PDP Commissioner invites feedback on proposed amendments to the Personal Data Protection Regulations 2013

Tax

Federal Court finds “generating, transmitting, and distributing electricity” constitutes utility services, not manufacturing

Court of Appeal rules novation does not constitute a transfer or conveyance of property attracting ad valorem stamp duty

Technology, Media & Telecommunications

MCMC seeks feedback on proposed regulatory framework for unsolicited commercial electronic messages

Malaysia implements export control measures on advanced AI chips

Publications

Practical Law Banking Regulation in Malaysia 2025 - Overview

The Legal Industry Reviews: Malaysia (Edition 4, August 2025)

ICLG: Vertical Agreements and Dominant Firms 2025 (9th Ed)

Lexology In-Depth: Structured Products Law (7th Ed, 2025)

Deals

Debt Restructuring of Sapura Energy Berhad

RM100,000,000 term loan facility to MF Solar Tronoh Sdn. Bhd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mega First Corporation Berhad

Ikhlas Capital’s investment in PMG Healthcare Sdn. Bhd.

Acquisition of shares in SACOFA Sdn. Bhd.

Disposal of shares in Golden Fresh Sdn. Bhd. by a Malaysian seller

Acquisition of 100% of the share capital of Fosroc Group

Development and construction of new manufacturing facilities for 1-Gamma (1γ) DRAM and HBM3E in Taiwan

Development and construction of high frequency components manufacturing facility in Penang, Malaysia

Awards & Rankings

Rahmat Lim & Partners Maintains Tier 1 Rankings in IFLR1000 Asia-Pacific 2025

Rahmat Lim & Partners achieves Tier 1 ranking in the Asian Legal Business Asia M&A Rankings 2025 for ninth consecutive year

Eight Rahmat Lim & Partners lawyers recognised in Asia Business Law Journal’s “The 2025 A List”

Rahmat Lim & Partners recognised in Lexology Index’s Southeast Asia Guide 2025

Rahmat Lim & Partners receives Impact Deal of the Year at ITR EMEA Tax Awards 2025

Rahmat Lim & Partners’ Intellectual Property Practice recognised for Copyright & Related Rights in Managing IP’s IP STARS 2025