Andreas Dorn: Your Unconscious Mind on Change and Money

Is it legal for an employer to terminate an employee based on a contractual right to terminate the employee contained in the employment contract? Case: OMAR OTHMAN v. KULIM ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES SDN BHD [2019] 6Read more

If a tenant holds over after the expiry of the tenancy, in what circumstance can a landlord charge double rent and is there a need for the landlord to prove wilful and contumacious conduct onRead more

Can an extension of time for delivery of vacant possession of a property be granted by the Controller of Housing? Case: ANG MING LEE & ORS v. MENTERI KESEJAHTERAAN BANDAR, PERUMAHAN DAN KERAJAAN TEMPATAN &Read more

Can a landlord charge double rent for non-delivery of vacant possession if the tenant delays in handing over the property? Case: ROHASASSETS SDN BHD V. WEATHERFORD (M) SDN BHD & ANOR [2019] 1 LNS 1783Read more

Can an ex-wife refer to letters from her ex-husband which acknowledged debt owing to her sent on a without prejudice basis when seeking to recover the debt owing to her? Case: HO KAI BUN VRead more

The Construction Industry Payment and Adjudication Act 2012 (“CIPAA”) came into force on 15 April 2014. Can a contract entered before 15 April 2014 be referred for adjudication under CIPAA? Case: JACK-IN PILE (M) SDNRead more

An employee was downgraded after a Domestic Inquiry and she then claimed Constructive Dismissal. Can she? Case: SUNWAY UNIVERSITY COLLEGE V MAHKAMAH PERUSAHAAN MALAYSIA & ANOR [2019] 1 LNS 292 Brief Facts: Sherly George (“Employee”)Read more

Can a child born out of lawful wedlock in Malaysia to a Malaysian citizen father and a non-citizen mother, the marriage of which was subsequently legitimised by virtue of the parents’ marriage, be a MalaysianRead more