Articles tagged as Malaysian Law
The Malaysian court system is based on the UK legal system familiar to those from common law jurisdictions, but it also incorporates distinct characteristics in the form of Islamic religious courts and two separate High Courts for the Peninsula and for the Borneo states.
Latest Law Papers tagged as Malaysian Law
Including law essays, dissertations, problem questions, case summaries, and law lectures, suitable for law students working towards their LLB / LLM qualifications or those studying for the new SQE.
Malaysian Company Law: Lifting the Corporate Veil
Company Law
To what extent does, and to what extent should, Malaysian company law allow the lifting of the corporate veil between a parent company and its subsidiaries?...
Last modified: 30th Sep 2021
Case Examples of Contract Offer and Acceptance
Contract Law
Example cases demonstrating issues of offer and acceptance under Malaysia’s contract act of 1950....
Last modified: 30th Sep 2021
Judicial Precedent Examples
Contract Law
Judicial precedent is a system where a judge of a court makes a decision and the court at the same level or below it in the judicial hierarchy are bound to follow the decision....
Last modified: 28th Sep 2021
Offer or An Invitation to Treat
Contract Law
An analysis based on a statement, of whether a situation is an offer or invitation to treat, according to Section 2 (a) of the Contracts Act 1950....
Last modified: 28th Sep 2021
Essential Elements of a Contract in Malaysia
Contract Law
An essay on the essential elements of a contract in Malaysia and an explanation of the factors that make a contract voidable....
Last modified: 24th Sep 2021
Comparison of Bill Passing in Malaysia and the United States
Constitutional Law
The Bill passing process will be discussed thoroughly under the process of law making in Malaysia and The United States Of America....
Last modified: 24th Sep 2021
Contract Act 1950 Summary
Contract Law
A summary of the Contract Act 1950 including elements that constitute a contract, with case examples demonstrating contract elements....
Last modified: 24th Sep 2021
The Rule of Law in Malaysia
Constitutional Law
The doctrine of rule of law, theoretically, should be deeply entrenched in the Federal Constitution and also should be thoroughly applicable in Malaysia....
Last modified: 23rd Sep 2021
Judicial Precedent in Malaysia
Contract Law
Courts at the same level or below in the hierarchy of the Malaysian Judicial System are bound to follow previous decisions made in similar cases....
Last modified: 23rd Sep 2021
Case Law as a Source of Law
Judicial Law
Judicial precedent also called case law is the system adopted by judges where the judges follow previous decisions made in similar cases....
Last modified: 23rd Sep 2021
The Banker Customer Relationship
Commercial Law
A discussion focusing on three duties of a banker: the duty to honour the cheque, the duty to safeguard trust property and the duty of customer confidentiality....
Last modified: 22nd Sep 2021
The Principle of Corporate Personality
Company Law
A company by law is a different person from its subscribers to the memorandum. It involves the principles of corporate personality....
Last modified: 22nd Sep 2021
Legal Entity of a Company
Company Law
A company is a legal entity by itself. When justice demands, the court will be willing to lift the veil of incorporation and the principle of separate legal entity would be temporarily ignored....
Last modified: 22nd Sep 2021
Remedies for Breach of Contract
Contract Law
Breach of contract is a legal cause of action in which a binding agreement is not honoured by one or another more of the parties....
Last modified: 22nd Sep 2021
Malaysia Sale of Goods Act Summary with Case Studies
Commercial Law
Case studies of how the Sale of Goods Act 1957 has helped judges come to decisions in the Malaysian courts....
Last modified: 22nd Sep 2021
The Superior Courts In Malaysia
Constitutional Law
A summary of the superior courts of Malaysia, consisting of: The High Courts, The Court of Appeal, The Federal Court....
Last modified: 22nd Sep 2021
Legislative Process in Malaysia
Administrative Law
In Malaysia, Parliament has the power to enact laws. Legislative power is granted in accordance with Article 44 of the Federal Constitution....
Last modified: 22nd Sep 2021
Doctrine of Separation of Powers: Malaysia, UK, USA
Public Law
Reasons for a separation of powers and a look at how Malaysia, the United Kingdom and the USA implement a separation of power....
Last modified: 22nd Sep 2021
Five Ways a Contract of Agency Can be Created
Contract Law
The law of agency is an area of commercial law dealing with a contactor or quasi-contractor, or non contractor set of relationships....
Last modified: 21st Sep 2021
Freedom of Speech in Malaysia
Constitutional Law
The absolute freedom on fundamental liberties as in the British constitution is not given in the federal constitution in Malaysia....
Last modified: 21st Sep 2021
Private Nuisance
Land Law
Private nuisance is an ancient wrong designed as an action between neighbouring landowners to protect a persons interest in land from being adversely effected by the activities of his neighbour....
Last modified: 21st Sep 2021
Sources of Malaysian Law
Constitutional Law
In different countries, there are different types of legal system. Malaysia practices a mixed legal system which consists of Customary Law, Islamic Law and Common Law....
Last modified: 21st Sep 2021
An Offer Under Malaysian Contract Act 1950
Contract Law
In Malaysia, an offer in the context of the Contract Act 1950 is known as a ‘proposal’, which is defined in S. 2(a) of the Act....
Last modified: 21st Sep 2021
English Law in Malaysia
Constitutional Law
The law of Malaysia is mainly based on the common law legal system that means that English law forms part of the laws of Malaysia....
Last modified: 21st Sep 2021
Malaysian Legal System: Written and Unwritten Law
Administrative Law
Malaysia practices the mixed legal system which includes the Common Law, Islamic law and Customary Law....
Last modified: 21st Sep 2021
