Maritime Insurance Law Part 11

Pursuant to the earlier topic of Introduction to Maritime Law in Malaysia, published on 22 February 2021, in the coming series the basis and elements of Marine Insurance claims will be explored. The Pre-Contractual Duty Of Utmost Good Faith Introduction Section 17 MIA provides as follows:- A contract of marine insurance is a contract based…

Maritime Insurance Law Part 10

Pursuant to the earlier topic of Introduction to Maritime Law in Malaysia, published on 22 February 2021, in the coming series the basis and elements of Marine Insurance claims will be explored. Persons Who May Claim On A Policy Section 26 MIA Section 26 MIA provides as follows:- The subject-matter insured must be designated in…

Maritime Insurance Law Part 9

Pursuant to the earlier topic of Introduction to Maritime Law in Malaysia, published on 22 February 2021, in the coming series the basis and elements of Marine Insurance claims will be explored. Valuation of Insurable Interest Basis of Valuation Valuation is important to know the quantum of indemnity that the assured is rightfully entitled to…

Maritime Insurance Law Part 8

Pursuant to the earlier topic of Introduction to Maritime Law in Malaysia, published on 22 February 2021, in the coming series the basis and elements of Marine Insurance claims will be explored. Change Of Voyage, Deviation And Delay Attachment Of Risk, Change Of Voyage And Deviation Section 45 MIA provides as follows:- Where, after the…

Maritime Insurance Law Part 7

Pursuant to the earlier topic of Introduction to Maritime Law in Malaysia, published on 22 February 2021, in the coming series the basis and elements of Marine Insurance claims will be explored. Duration of Risk : Time Policies And Voyage Policies Time and Voyage Policies Defined Section 25 MIA provides as follows:- Where the contract…

Maritime Insurance Law Part 6

Pursuant to the earlier topic of Introduction to Maritime Law in Malaysia, published on 22 February 2021, in the coming series the basis and elements of Marine Insurance claims will be explored. Floating Policies & Open Covers Floating Policies Section 29 MIA provides as follows:- A floating policy is a policy which describes the insurance…

The Role of Due Diligence in Private Acquisition

The Role of Due Diligence in Private Acquisition

The Importance of Due Diligence in Private Acquisitions What is Private Acquisition? Private Acquisition refer to transaction whereby a buyer (“Buyer”) acquires privately owned companies, businesses or assets in Malaysia by way of either (i) acquisition of shares in a target company (“Share Sale”); or (ii) acquisition business or assets from a target company (“Business…

Digital Signature & Electronic Signature As Coping Tools During Covid-19 Endemic

More and more organisations and businesses have begun to fully embrace digital transformation as the world persevered through a pandemic and now an endemic. Many businesses in Malaysia are forced to change their modus operandi and it spurs the mainstream adoption of digital signature and electronic signature (“e-signature”). At the same time, controversy arises on…

Vacant Possession

Grab Deliveries of Vacant Possession Selling a piece of property that is already built and standing would make the job of delivering vacant possession a lot easier for the Vendor. The same cannot always be said for housing developers who have to juggle completion of the building in addition to meeting the demands of the…