Do you ever face in situations where you have monetary dispute with an individual to claim back a small amount and you don’t feel like appointing a lawyer to claim back the money? Do you know that you can actually…
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[Member] Different Standard Of Proof In Criminal Law And Civil Law
Have you ever wondered the difference between Criminal Law and Civil Law? Criminal law is a type of a public law where it usually involves the government against the individual who commits a crime and is being charged in court…
Points To Take Note With Regards To Guilty Plea
Do you recall while watching TV or movie where the Accused is charged in Court and that the charge is read for him in the language he understands and after the reading the charge he is asked to plead whether…
[Premium Member] Circular Resolution (Credit Facility)
[INSERT COMPANY NAME] (INSERT COMPANY NUMBER) (Incorporated in Malaysia) CIRCULAR RESOLUTIONS OF DIRECTORS MADE PURSUANT TO ARTICLE [INSERT NUMBER] OF THE COMPANY’S ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION We, the undersigned, being all of the directors of [INSERT COMPANY NAME], for the time…
Points To Take Note With Regards To Hearsay
What is hearsay? Hearsay is literally something you heard and you say it out to other people. So, what is the significant of hearsay? Like how does it affect people and whether the court would accept hearsay as an evidence.…
Points To Take Note For Rights Of An Arrested Person
Have you ever seen in the TV where a person is suspected in committing a crime and the police arrest him/her? Have you ever wondered what are their rights upon their arrest? If you have watch in the TV or…
[Member] CIRCULAR RESOLUTION, AUTHORIZATION [2020]
[INSERT COMPANY NAME] (INSERT COMPANY NUMBER) (Incorporated in Malaysia) CIRCULAR RESOLUTIONS OF DIRECTORA MADE PURSUANT TO ARTICLE [INSERT NUMBER] OF THE COMPANY’S ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION We, the undersigned, being all of the directors of [INSERT COMPANY NAME], for the time…
Importance Of Writing A Will
Have you ever wondered one day when you pass away, who is going to manage and pay for your assets and liability? Let us look into this scenario… Mr. X is a Chicken Rice seller. He has 1 hawker stall,…
Can You Arrest A Suspect?
Have you seen in a movie where someone stole something in the shop, and a lay person just run over and assist the shop manager to arrest the shoplifter? Do you ever think or consider the legality of that lay…
What Is Conspiracy To Injure?
Conspiracy to injure is one of the cause of actions available under the Law of Tort. To understand this concept let us look into the scenario below: Mr. X and Ms. Y are both operating a Chicken Rice Restaurant known…
More HK Folk Buying Property
GEORGE TOWN: Hong Kong house buyers are looking around in Penang. “Hong Kong people buying properties in Penang is not something new. But the number has definitely accelerated now,” said International Real Estate Federation (FIABCI) Malaysia president Michael Geh. “For…
What Should You Do When You Receive Legal Documents From A Law Firm?
Imagine a scenario Mr. X is a business man where he has a certain contractual dispute with Y Enterprise and Y Enterprise hired Z & co issue a Notice of Demand to Mr. X. Another scenario is that Y Enterprise…
Budget 2020: Tax Payer and Companies To Take Note
TAX PAYERS: Allowance and Tax relief: There will be an accelerated capital allowance for Tourism Vehicle; Entertainment duty of 5% is exempted for admission ticket for stage performance for the year 2020; There shall be a 100% tax exemption of…
Can You Contract Out Of Statutory SPA Under Housing Developer (Control And Licensing) Act 1966 (‘HDA’)?
As we all know that if a purchaser wishes to buy a property and the property is fall under HDA, The developer have no choice but to use the standard template under the HAD mainly for landed property the standard…
Settlement Agreement (Accident) II
Settlement Agreement This Settlement Agreement is entered into this on [INSERT DATE] day of [INSERT MONTH & YEAR] between [INSERT PARTY A] and [INSERT PARTY B] (“Parties”). WHEREAS, a car accident at the [INSERT LOCATION] involving a [INSERT CAR DESCRIPTION]…
What Happens If The Developer Breaches The Sale And Purchase Agreement?
Imagine a scenario where Mr. X bought a unit in Condominium X. After 4 years, Mr. X received the unit with 3 rooms and 2 windows. In the brochure, It clearly states in the Sale and Purchase Agreement that the…
What Is Exemption / Exclusion Clause?
What is Exemption/Exclusion Clause? Is all exemption/exclusion clause valid? Exemption/Exclusion Clause are Clauses in the Contract that exempt/exclude the liabilities of one of the contracting parties (an example of an exclusion clause is… XXX shall not be liable in the…
The Laws on Foreigners Buying Properties in Malaysia
Threshold for Foreigner to buy Property has dropped to 40%? Here are a few things to take note for a foreigner to buy a property in Malaysia. As announced in the Finance Budget for the year 2020, where the Finance…
Points To Take Note For Restraint Of Trade Clause In Contract
A restraint of trade clause in a contract is a promise/undertaking where one party agrees not to act in a manner or trade his profession or business in a particular place for a specified period of time. Although it sounds…
Top 5 Differences Between Contract Of Service And Contract For Service
The main difference between Contract of Service and Contract for Service is the word ‘of’ and ‘for’. To understand this 2 Contract let us look into these scenarios. Ms. D is a Sales associate in Y Boutique, she works in…