practice area

Banking

We handle retail and commercial loan documentation and advice, in particular the following:-

  • Individual and Corporate loan (preparing loan documentation and advising release of the loan for housing, hire-purchase, leasing and factoring);
  • All types of facilities and securities (including charges, mortgages, fixed and floating charges, guarantees); and
  • Attending to the Discharge of Charge and Receipt and Reassignment of Properties from Financial Institutions.

Corporate Commercial

We have the expertise to advise on a wide range of corporate & commercial work which encompasses:-

  • Drafting of various commercial agreements such as agency agreement, sale and purchase of business, shareholders, sponsorship, dealership, contract manufacturer, advertising, share sale agreement, broker services, collaboration agreement, contract for personal services agreement, distributorship and dealership agreements, hotel/resort management agreement, joint bid for future business agreement, joint venture/shareholders’ agreements, agreement for management services, transfer of technology and turn-key agreement, trust deed, website hosting and maintenance agreement;
  • Corporate advisory works, involving corporate restructuring exercise undertaken by Malaysian listed companies,
  • Conduct due diligences in connection with the proposed disposal of assets and liabilities of listed entities, amongst others.

Conveyancing

We handle a wide range of conveyancing/property matters, such as:-

  • Attending to various housing projects under the Housing Developers (Control and Licensing) Act 1966, be it residential property with or without title, shop office, shop house and commercial property;
  • Attending to sub-sale of property (sale and purchase of properties) and agriculture land and land for development;
  • Advising clients on the sale and purchase of property with or without title;
  • Drafting of sale & purchase agreements and attending to the transfer of property;
  • Providing advice on conveyancing practice rules and the procedures in obtaining consents from the State Authority for the acquisition of assets in Malaysia, State Authority for restriction-in-interest in real properties, and advising and applying for direct transfer from the Developer to the subsequent purchasers;
  • Advising and drafting of tenancy/leases of houses, shop lots, factories, etc;
  • Attending to stamping and assisting first time purchasers to apply for 50% reduction in stamp duty for residential houses for property below a certain price; and
  • Assisting purchasers and vendors to submit their CKHT forms with the relevant Inland Revenue office.

Dispute Resolution

  • We handle a wide range of dispute resolution services in all areas of practice, ranging from banking, debt recovery, foreclosure, bankruptcy, contracts, property, corporate dispute, and infringement of intellectual property rights.
  • We assist our clients in commercial dispute including debt recovery, insolvency, contractual claims to shareholders, company and joint venture disputes and winding-up.
  • We also handle application at the High Court level for injunctive relief, summary judgment in respect of contracts, Intellectual Property dispute, assisting clients to obtain Anton Piller Order, Trade Description Order and we also conduct full trial hearings and appeals.

Employment

  • We advise clients on employment issues, rights of employer and employee, contractors, dismissal and the effect of unlawful termination of contracts of employment and contracts of services.
  • We also represent clients in industrial court on matters pertaining to dispute of unlawful termination

Intellectual Property & Licencing

Our practice in this field covers a full range of all intellectual property & licensing matters, as follows:-

  • Attending to search, filing and prosecution of trade mark applications, renewal, assignment, registering registered user, and attending to Opposition proceedings and hearings;
  • Attending to filing and prosecution of industrial designs, responding to any official actions, renewals, assignments and revocation;
  • Attending to search, filing of patent applications, formalities reports, attending to substantive and modified substantive examination, renewal, assignment and filing of Utility innovation and advice on the patentability of an invention or technology;
  • Providing advice on copyright protection, preparing Statutory Declaration to claim ownership of copyright, and advice on infringement; and
  • Providing advice on other areas of Intellectual Property such as protection of data, Geographical Indications and Domain Names.

We also offer a wide range of IP corporate matters such as:-

  • Advisory matters pertaining to management of IP portfolios, IP audit and exploitation of IP rights,
  • Franchising & attending to registration of franchise,
  • Licensing and assignment of IP rights;
  • Drafting license for use and exploitation of a computer software, license for use of copyright and other proprietary materials, licensing agreement for use of trade marks, agreement for management services, transfer of technology, website hosting and maintenance agreement.
  • Drafting of license for use and exploitation of a computer software, license for use of copyright and other proprietary materials

Wills, Probate & Administration Practice

  • We advise clients on the effect of doing up wills to leave behind their assets and liabilities to their beneficiaries. We also assist our clients to draft and prepare Wills in this respect.
  • We also attend to probate and administration matters, including obtaining grant of probate and letters of administration.