Administration of Estates in Malaysia: Law and Procedure, Second Edition is designed to provide a clear account of the theoretical and procedural framework relating to estates administration for both Muslims and non-Muslims in Malaysia. It focuses on the jurisdiction, scope and procedure for estates administration by the High Court, the Estate Distribution Section and the Public Trust Corporation (Amanah Raya Berhad). 

Law for Business highlights the important principles, cases and legislative provisions governing this area of law to provide students and business professionals with a strong foundation in legal theory as well as the practical and applied aspects of the laws affecting trade and business activities in Malaysia. 

A comprehensive analysis of the legal principles governing the application of the Construction Industry Payment and Adjudication Act 2012, providing in-depth analysis and practical guidance on all stages of the adjudication process in Malaysia.

The author discusses at length on the legal and operational aspects of banking and finance and moves on to capital markets and issues relating to money laundering. Mergers and acquisitions and corporate law are tackled by providing instances of FinTech acquisitions coupled with a lesson on takeovers and due diligence. He then moves on to the technical aspects of digital banking covering several jurisdictions. With his background in Islamic finance, he deals with takaful insurance, Islamic FinTech and E-waqf. 

With the continued growth of the Singapore media and entertainment industry, the fourth edition of this title not only updates the laws relevant to this industry, it expands into discussions of the practical application of these laws and regulations in the framework of managing media production. It is hoped that this enhances the primary purpose of this book in acting as a concise and practical reference guide for media students and practitioners.

Author: Editor-in-Chief, The Honourable the Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon; General Editor, Denis Brock and Team of contributors who are leading experts in the field of Alternative Dispute Resolution from local and international law firms.

The first analysis of Singapore international arbitration legislation and materials

This all-in-one reference text draws together, for the first time, all the international arbitration legislation in Singapore - annotated with a detailed analytical commentary, together with a comprehensive collection of related laws and materials.

Recent changes in mediation include the passing of the mediation bill in 2017; amendments to the Supreme Court practice directions on the provisions for Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) for civil cases; and the reallocation of cases by the Family Justice Courts to Mediation.

State Secrets and Trade Secrets in China guides you through the new state secrets and trade secrets law, both of which came into force in 2010, with detailed and practical analysis. It helps foreign investors and lawyers understand the new state secrets and trade secrets law in China, identifies the possible risks and suggests practical solutions/steps to take.

Intellectual Property Rights in China explains the structure and role of the intellectual property rights system in the modern Chinese economy. The content conveys the expertise of leading Chinese practitioners with straightforward and practical guidance.

In April 2010, a year after the implementation of the Civil Justice Reform, the University of Hong Kong and University College London hosted a joint conference entitled “Civil Justice Reform - What Has It Achieved?”.This publication seeks to answer that vitally important question and makes essential reading for practitioners seeking to understand the new procedures of civil justice reform.

Intellectual Property Law and Practice in Hong Kong is the essential treatise for the modern day IP practitioner.This fully comprehensive, up-to-date book takes a highly practical approach and includes two unique chapters of Commercial IP and Internet IP.

• Part 1 covers rescission: firstly its principles and process are explained.
• Explains each of the possible grounds for rescission, including misrepresentation, mistake and non-disclosure; duress, undue pressure and influence; impaired capacity, unconscionable conduct and breaches of fiduciary duty.
• Details the bars to rescission, explaining what damages might be due in lieu of rescission.
• Outlines the consequences of rescission, including compensation, apportionment of loss and concurrent claims.
• Part 2 introduces the different types of breach and the terminology that governs them, and explains strict and non-strict obligations.
• It sets out and analyses concepts such as renunciation, anticipatory breach, and repudiation by actual breach.
• Discusses the common law right to terminate for breach of condition, particularly with regard to time stipulations.
• Explains innominate or intermediate terms, deriving from the Hongkong Fir case, and its reception in Australia and New Zealand.
• Analyses the nature and process of termination for breach, including international principles, and explains the ‘entire obligation’ rule.
• Part 3 deals with discharge by impossibility, illegality or frustration.
• Part 4 discusses remedies available, beginning with the right to sue for a debt and the limits to such an action.
• Covers damages for breach of contract, laying out the measures of award.
• Explains financial loss, covering the various ways of expressing the loss, via concepts such as expectation, reliance, consequential damage, ‘cost of cure’ and balance sheet calculation, and questions of timing.
• Analyses the two limbs of the Hadley v Baxendale principle and their consequences.
• Covers other types of damages including agreed damage and gain-based awards.
• Discusses specific relief, focusing on the grant of specific performance and injunctions.
• Focuses on English contract law, but also shows how other jurisdictions have different approaches, and suggesting new ideas drawn from the US, Australia and civil law systems.

New to the 2nd edition:

• Substantial case law updates across all four key areas of the book since the first edition was written in 2011
• Includes analysis of the effect of recent legislation on contractual duties, i.e. the Consumer Rights Act 2014

Powers of Attorney is the definitive work providing clear guidance on the creation, interpretation and use of powers of attorney. Written in a succinct and straightforward manner, it provides everything needed to operate effectively in this area of the law. Beginning with an explanation of the scope of powers of attorney, it goes on to examine the duties of the parties involved, before looking at specific situations in which powers of attorney can be used.

The new 11th edition has been updated throughout to reflect recent developments in legislation and case law.

• Clarifies the role, powers and duties of donor, attorney and third parties
• Shows how powers of attorney are used in different situations, including land and companies
• Advises on drafting issues
• Includes forms and precedents
• Explains how powers of attorney interact with trusts law
• Covers lasting powers of attorney and examines the key case law since their introduction in 2007
• Reproduces relevant statutes, statutory instruments and rules, so they can be consulted easily

Whilst providing an authoritative guide to the law relating to all aspects of conflicts of interest, this title also offers practical guidance on how the problems and risks of conflicts of interest can be avoided or reduced and provides strategies for assessing and managing conflict situations.