By Joseph Cheah Microsoft have had the following gaming consoles in the market: Xbox One X (discontinued around 16th July 2020) Xbox One S All-Digital (discontinued around 16th July 2020) Xbox One S (available for purchase) Xbox Series X (available on 10th November 2020) Xbox Series S (available on 10th November 2020) The above[Read More]
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By Dickson Loo Often quoted once too many times by celebrities and influencers, it is said that wealth is not the key to happiness. In this article we seek to persuade you that wealth alone is not the key to happiness. Rather, the key to true happiness is the ability to retain one’s wealth[Read More]
By Joseph Cheah If a tenant refuses to move out upon the expiry of the tenancy, the landlord is entitled to charge double rent. Section 28(4)(a) of the Civil Law Act 1956 provides: “Every tenant holding over after the determination of his tenancy shall be chargeable, at the option of his landlord, with double[Read More]
By Khoo Thean Chiap The Malaysia government has finally tabled its Temporary Measures for Reducing the Impact of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Bill 2020 (“Covid-19 Bill”) in Parliament. It seeks to address contractual and statutory issues arising from COVID-19, including modifying 16 existing laws such as the Limitation Act 1953, Insolvency Act 1967, Consumer[Read More]
By Joseph Cheah The employer-employee relationship is governed by legislations and its contract of employment. It is mandatory that both employer and employee contribute to inter alia the Employees Provident Fund (“EPF”) and the Social Security Organisation (“SOCSO”). An employee who is terminated have a right to bring an action under the Industrial Relations[Read More]
By Gan Jer Nynn The judicial management (“JM”) is another Corporate Rescue Mechanism available under the Companies Act 2016. This temporary court-supervised rescue mechanism is applicable for a company in financial distress to facilitate the rehabilitation or the restructuring of the company.
By Gan Jer Nynn On 7th April 2020, the Singapore Government passed the COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Act 2020 (“the Act”). The Act serves as temporary relieves and measures to individuals and businesses who are affected by the enforcement of the Circuit Breaker (in effect from 7th April to 4th May 2020). For the purpose[Read More]
By Gan Jer Nynn The Movement Control Order has had a huge impact to the general business environment. On 6th April 2020, the Prime Minister of Malaysia announced the Additional PRIHATIN SME Economic Stimulus Package, where the Companies Commission of Malaysia (“SSM”) is involved in some of the initiatives. On 10th April 2020, the[Read More]
By Joseph Cheah While the Movement Control Order (“MCO”) is in effect, many people will experience financial difficulty. One of the financial obligations a person would have is payment of rent. A landlord-tenant relationship is governed by the tenancy agreement. The question is: can you rely on the force majeureclause to excuse your obligation[Read More]
By Joseph Cheah As of to date, the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have impacted the esports industry negatively – forcing event organisers to cancel their events amidst concerns over health and safety of the community, employees and audience members. Some of the events that have been cancelled or delayed are: TEKKEN World Tour 2020 TwitchCon[Read More]
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