Introduction In general, when an individual asks “how can I protect my invention?”, only one answer comes to mind: patents. While this is not wrong, most individuals are unaware of the patent’s lesser-known sibling – the utility innovation. Utility innovations are commonly known as ‘minor’ or ‘petty’ patents. Much like patents, owners of a granted…
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In February 2020 a high court allowed a shareholder to convene a one-member extraordinary general meeting (EGM) of a family-run company in Lee Yee Wuen v Kien Yiap Trading Sdn Bhd.(1) In applying for a court-ordered meeting, applicants must prove that it is otherwise impracticable to hold the meeting. This case is significant to the…
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Employers can offer fixed-term contracts to their employees (often for economic or management reasons). However, such prerogative is subject to scrutiny by the Malaysian courts so that it does not fetter employees’ rights in terms of employment security. In Ahmad Zahri bin Mizra Abdul Hamid v AIMS Cyberjaya Sdn Bhd ([2020] 1 LNS 494), the…
Facts In SS Precast Sdn Bhd v Serba Dinamik Group Bhd,(1) the plaintiff obtained a judgment in default of defence against the first to sixth defendants on 28 March 2020, which was during the enforcement of the Movement Control Order (MCO) in Malaysia. The defendants then filed applications to set aside the judgment in default,…
