Author: Guat Hong Teh

An Employer Cannot Impose Higher Standards After the Fact or Selectively Blame One Employee for Systemic Failures

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An Employer Cannot Impose Higher Standards After the Fact or Selectively Blame One Employee for Systemic Failures
YONG KONG CHUAN v AMFUNDS MANAGEMENT BERHAD [2025] 3 ILR 312 Factual Background The claimant, a Fund Manager, was dismissed after approving an erroneous redemption transaction caused by a maker’s manual input error that escaped the checker’s verification. The employer alleged negligence, but the claimant maintained he followed the established approval process within an extremely limited timeframe. Summary of the Findings and Principles The Industrial Court found that the claimant’s dismissal was without just cause or excuse because the employer failed to establish that he had commi...
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A Deceased Investor’s Estate Remains Bound by Existing Trading Agreements Until a Valid Grant of Probate is Produced

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A Deceased Investor’s Estate Remains Bound by Existing Trading Agreements Until a Valid Grant of Probate is Produced
YAP MEI LEE & ORS v LAU MONG FIU & ORS [2024] CLJU 870  Factual Background The plaintiffs, as the deceased investor's executrix and beneficiaries, sued two remisiers and CGS-CIMB, alleging negligence, breach of contractual and fiduciary duties arising from post-death dealings with the deceased's margin financing and share trading accounts, which resulted in forced sales and alleged investment losses. Summary of the Findings and Principles The High Court dismissed the Plaintiffs' claims after finding that they had failed to establish any breach of contractual, fiduciary ...
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My Strata Title is Out – What’s Next?

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My Strata Title is Out – What’s Next?
What is perfection of transfer and charge? So, you have just received a letter from the developer informing you that your strata title has been issued. You are asked to contact a lawyer to perfect your title and charge. In this article, we will answer some questions that you always wanted to ask a lawyer but never had the chance. [su_row] [su_column] Your question: I have signed a sale and purchase agreement before this. You mean I didn’t have a strata title to my property all this while? If you receive such a letter from the developer, it is likely that individual strata title ha...
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