Personal Legal Procedures

Personal Legal Procedures
Medical Negligence Claim

Medical Negligence Claim

Legally, negligence is the failure to do something that a reasonable person, influenced by those considerations that typically govern the conduct of human affairs, would do or the doing of something that a sensible and rational person would not do. In tort law, negligence refers to breaching a legal duty to exercise reasonable care, resulting in unintended harm to the complainant. What is medical negligence? Doctors who provide poor treatment...
Personal Legal Procedures
Personal Tax Reliefs in Malaysia

Personal Tax Reliefs in Malaysia

Personal reliefs are given as deductions from the total income of an individual in arriving at their chargeable income. Personal reliefs are allowed only for taxpayers who are residents of Malaysia for the relevant year of assessment. In the case of non-resident individuals who are Malaysian citizens, a relief known as non-resident relief would be allowed if certain conditions are met.  Where total reliefs exceed total income, there would be...
Family Law
Adoption Process in Malaysia

Adoption Process in Malaysia

In simple terms, adoption can be defined as the legal act of taking another person’s child to raise as your own or a legal process by which the child enters a new parent-child relationship. In Malaysia, two legislative regimes govern the adoption of children. The Registration of Adoptions Act (ROAA) 1952 applies to all Peninsular Malaysia adoptions. It takes Islamic law into account and makes it possible for Muslims to...
Personal Legal Procedures
Latest Amendment to Insolvency Act 1967

Latest Amendment to Insolvency Act 1967

Since its introduction in 1967, the Insolvency Act 1967, formerly known as the Bankruptcy Act 1967, has undergone various amendments. The Act came into force on 6 November 2017. The reform was crucial as the legislature intended to help creditors and debtors in bankruptcy cases. This article will briefly discuss eight critical amendments to the law relating to bankruptcy cases in Malaysia. 1) Immunity of a social guarantor Section 2...