Co-authored by Nuramira Binti Mazlan* and Amanda Pang**. One of the most frequently asked questions by potential home buyers is whether they will be able to short-let their strata residential property i.e. for Airbnb services. The answer to this question… Read More »Did the Federal Court Actually Ban Airbnb?
A quick piece here about Sabah’s 16th State Election, in particular what ‘majority of elected seats‘ in Article 6 of the State Constitution means and who should be our next Chief Minister (CM). Facts As all Malaysians would know by… Read More »What the Sabah Constitution Says About Who Our Next Chief Minister Is
This is a guest post by Khor Huy Jye. Lawyers talk and write a lot; we make a living from using words. From litigators to transactional lawyers, it pays (well, that’s subjective) to have our craft perfected. It seems foolish… Read More »Oxford Comma, Semicolon, and other Peccadilloes – Pedantry or Precision?
Written by Cynthia Lee Mei Fei*. Edited by Amanda Pang**. This article was published on the Current Law Journal in October 2020 (Citation: [2020] 1 LNS(A) cii) The long anticipated Sexual Harassment Bill which is expected to be tabled in… Read More »Sexual Harassment At The Workplace: 3 Legal Protections For Victims
We are midway through the Recovery Movement Control Order, where businesses are still in decline. Some struggling employers have turned to retiring employees as a means of managing excess manpower. It has prompted me to do a research on the… Read More »Retiring Employees As A Cost-Cutting Measure?
“Pupils, like eggs, are a category of their own. They’re neither employees, interns nor apprentices.“ During this Covid-19 pandemic, we see a marked increase of employment issues such as whether pay cuts are lawful and whether employees can be forced… Read More »3 Reasons Why Pupils Should Be Given Pupillage Contracts
Growing up in a small town, I took art classes to fill my time. I was never really good at it. Most of my artworks were between subpar to downright ugly. During this MCO, I picked up the brush again,… Read More »AI is taking over my job and I kinda like it
In my previous post, I talked about possible caveats to the resumption of operation by additional economic sectors (“AES”) during MCO Phase 3, in particular those relating to the legal sector. Since then, there have been several updates from the… Read More »MCO 3: Green Zones And Grey Areas For Law Firms
10 April 2020 wasn’t just Good Friday, it was also the day our Prime Minister announced MCO Phase 3 – which is another 2-week extension of the Movement Control Order until 28 April 2020. Crucially, the government is now allowing… Read More »MCO 3: Weekend Vaguery Over Additional Economic Sectors
Given that the MCO period (18th – 31st March 2020) has been extended for another two weeks, I think that the Covid-19 issues faced by the employment sector remains a public concern. I read quite a few articles out there… Read More »What If An Employer Really Can’t Pay During The MCO Period?