Whilst obtaining a patient's medical records is crucial to any assessment of the patient’s case, the ownership of such records resides with the medical practitioner/ hospital and procuring the same from private or public hospitals may pose a challenge. What constitutes Medical Records?The Medical Act 1971 (Act 50), an Act receiving much attention in recent days for different reasons with...

Earlier this year, it was reported that victims of online scams have collectively lost up to a total of RM3.2 billion between 2020 and 2023 in Malaysia1. Common types of digital scams currently include phishing, formjacking, identity theft, fake anti-virus software and malware. In an effort to curb such scams, our former finance minister had this month2 called for a law holding financial institutions and telecommunication companies (telcos) partially liable for financial losses resulting from digital scams to be introduced in Malaysia.

Our Tishondra Puspanathan acted as Counsel in a recent appeal at the Kuala Lumpur High Court. Tishon was successful in setting aside the judgment in default entered by the Sessions Court, with Justice Atan Mustapha ,who heard the appeal, agreeing that the Judgment was irregular and ought to be set aside as of right.

The common misconception is that personal injury claims relate to motor vehicular accidents. There is a plethora of situations that could lead to personal injury claims under the tort of negligence. A starting point would be to refer to the neighbour principle a fundamental concept in the law of torts.

It is no longer a question of when a company needs to take action to run a sustainable and ESG compliant business. The concept of ESG, the abbreviation for the three pillars that are Environment, Social and Governance is more far-reaching than ever since it became fashionable in 2023. Importantly, just as income distribution in a nation...

Dalam keadaan kecemasan tersebut amat penting untuk pihak yang terlibat itu menenangkan diri terlebih dahulu dan memastikan tiada kecederaan serius yangdialami serta keadaan persekitaran mereka adalah selamat. Setelah itu, adalahwajar bagi pihak yang terlibat itu mengumpul maklumat yang perlu untuk merekodkan kemalangan itu bagi tujuan rujukan kemudian.

On 24 August 2022, the Court of Appeal reversed the High Court’s decision in Zainor Hisham Ahmad (sebagai bapa yang sah dan penanggungan kepada Mohd Zaziwan Hisham, si mati, untuk diri sendiri) & Anor v. Norhafizah binti Samad & Anor (2020) MLJU 1083 that allowed dependents to claim for the loss of EPF contributions of...