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Vinodhan Kuppusamy
Feb 1, 20224 min read
My Signature Was Forged! What Can I Do? - Malaysia
Sree was served a summons last week for defaulting on a contractual obligation. Confused about the entire ordeal, she requested for a...
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Vinodhan Kuppusamy
Jan 18, 20213 min read
What Constitutes a Binding Contract?
Prishanth and Valer recently made an agreement where Prishant, would sell his limited-edition book for a total of RM 2,000.00....
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Vinodhan Kuppusamy
Jan 7, 20214 min read
Separate Legal Personality: A Non-Human Person?
If a Company is liable for legal action, do the shareholders and directors automatically become liable as well? How can a Company be...
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Vinodhan Kuppusamy
Dec 29, 20203 min read
Malaysian Contract Law: Is Past Consideration Good Consideration?
For a contract to make sense or be worthwhile, all parties to the contract must receive some sort of benefit from it. In legal sense,...
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Vinodhan Kuppusamy
Nov 20, 20204 min read
Judgment In Default of Appearance - Malaysia
In 2014, when tennis ace Roger Federer pulled out of the World Finals, millions of tennis enthusiasts dubbed the act as a “disgrace”. Now...
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Vinodhan Kuppusamy
Nov 20, 20204 min read
Functus Officio: When Does A Court Lose Its Powers?
A) What is Functus Officio? The phrase “having discharged his duty” resonates with the term Functus Officio as it refers to an officer or...
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Vinodhan Kuppusamy
Nov 20, 20203 min read
Abuse of Process in the Court of Law - Malaysia
Abuse of Process (“AOP“) is where a person and/or a party uses the legal system in a way that does not serve the underlying goal of a...
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Vinodhan Kuppusamy
Nov 19, 20203 min read
Without Prejudice Letters: When & How Can They Be Admissible In Malaysian Court?
What is a Without Prejudice (“WP”) Letter you ask? Well, it is literally a letter with a small part somewhere on the document labelled...
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Vinodhan Kuppusamy
Nov 9, 20203 min read
Constructive Res Judicata - Malaysia
Constructive res judicata is a subset of the doctrine of res judicata. When a party tries to put forth various legal issues which could...
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Vinodhan Kuppusamy
Nov 6, 20203 min read
The Final Nail in the Coffin – Res Judicata - Malaysia
As humans, letting go of something or someone, that was once important can be difficult. Now, although courts in general, have never met...
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Vinodhan Kuppusamy
Oct 15, 20204 min read
Received A Letter of Demand? Here’s What You Should Know - Malaysia
Say you receive a Letter of Demand from a law firm stating the following: TAKE NOTICE that our client has instructed us to demand, which...
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Vinodhan Kuppusamy
Oct 15, 20203 min read
An Application for Further & Better Particulars - Malaysia
Pleadings are important in every civil action as they lay down the bricks that make up one’s case. Sometimes however, the Pleadings may...
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Vinodhan Kuppusamy
Oct 13, 20203 min read
Who can be a Director of a Company? - Malaysia
Steven Spielberg, Michael Bay and the Russo Brothers are some of the greatest directors of our time. Everyone wants to be just like them....
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Vinodhan Kuppusamy
Sep 14, 20204 min read
Sexual Harassment at the Workplace: Bossku Panggilku ‘Sayang’? - Malaysia
Status Quo Sexual harassment at workplace is a serious and commonly under-reported problem in Malaysia. The leading “guide” (so to speak)...
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Vinodhan Kuppusamy
Sep 8, 20203 min read
Park At Your Own Risk! Who is Liable for Losses to Your Car? - Malaysia
Raju parked his car at a paid parking space in a Mall. A couple of hours later when he returned to his car, he found his car broken into...
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Vinodhan Kuppusamy
Sep 1, 20203 min read
Unfairly Dismissed by Your Employer? What Happens Next?
Salmah was served a notice of termination by her employer due to bad performance. The reasons provided by her employer are vague and...
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Vinodhan Kuppusamy
Aug 20, 20204 min read
Coerced to Sign an Agreement? Here’s What You Should Know.- Malaysia
Ali and Fatimah are married for 3 years now. One day, Ali forces Fatimah to sign a document. Fatimah insists on reading the document...
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Vinodhan Kuppusamy
Aug 13, 20205 min read
Concurrent Sentencing vs Consecutive Sentencing - Malaysia
“Walao why he guilty for all 6 charges but Court give him 10 years jail only not 60 years leh? Law also got combo package liddis meh?”...
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Vinodhan Kuppusamy
Aug 10, 20203 min read
Protection of Foreign Workers under Malaysian Law
Over the past few months, there have been a rise in cases involving mistreatment of foreign workers in Malaysia. During the recent...
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Vinodhan Kuppusamy
Jul 21, 20203 min read
Can You Call In Sick On Work And Go Cuti-Cuti? - Malaysia
Your bestie, Samantha is getting hitched soon so your girls plan a three-day bachelorette party at Boracay, Philippines in December 2020....