by Donovan & Ho (BD) | Nov 11, 2019 | Consumer Protection, Corporate
In today’s business environment, it is very common to conduct business online on a website, or via an online marketplace such as Lazada, Taobao, Shopee, etc. For transactions that take place online, the business owner can expect to contract with its users...
by Donovan & Ho (BD) | Oct 7, 2019 | Consumer Protection, Corporate
Online T&Cs – Will clicking “I Accept” without looking through the T&Cs legally bind you? How often have you browsed a website and when prompted to read the terms and conditions, you just click on the “I Accept” button without actually reading it? If you did...
by Donovan & Ho (BD) | Mar 18, 2019 | Consumer Protection, Corporate
Are ‘one-sided’ exclusion clauses enforceable? The Malaysian Federal Court weighs in; As discussed in our previous post, exclusion clauses are enforceable in general, no matter how wide they appear to the courts, provided that: The clause is not found to be unfair...
by Donovan & Ho | Mar 8, 2018 | Consumer Protection, Corporate
“In no event will A be liable for any lost profits, loss of business, loss of use, loss of goodwill, lost savings or other consequential, special, incidental, indirect, exemplary or punitive damages suffered by B by reason of any delay in performance or...
by Donovan & Ho | Jan 16, 2017 | Consumer Protection, Dispute Resolution, Real Estate
Strata living is, for the most part, a microcosm of what it means to be part of society: mutual cooperation. Due to the nature of strata ownership, parcel owners do not own anything else besides their allotted unit and must depend on mutual cooperation to maintain the...
by Donovan & Ho | Jul 18, 2016 | Consumer Protection, Dispute Resolution, Personal Data Protection
Updated: Pokemon Go is now live in Malaysia effective 7 August 2016. The rest of this article is current as of the date of posting. Pokémon Go is the most downloaded mobile game in US history. Although it’s not available in Malaysia yet, this hasn’t stopped it from...
