Foong Cheng Leong

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I am an advocate and solicitor of the High Court of Malaya and a registered trade mark, industrial designs and patent agent. I am also the author of the books, Compendium of Malaysian Intellectual Property Cases consisting of two (2) volumes, namely, trade marks and copyright and industrial designs, and Foong’s Malaysia Cyber, Electronic Evidence and Information Technology Law.

  • 2nd Annual Employment Law & Industrial Relations Conference – 27 & 28 March 2013

    My partner, Dymphna Lanjuran and I will be presenting at this conference. Dymphna will be speaking on “Rightsizing, Redundancy and Retrenchment” at 11.15 a.m. on 27 March, while I will be speaking on “Internet Security, Privacy and Social Media Policies” at 6.00 p.m. on the same date. For more details, please refer to the brochure.

  • Cyber Law – The Light in 114A Cyber Law Development in Malaysia

    I will be speaking at the ALSA National Forum 2013 on the topic “Cyber Law – The Light in 114A Cyber Law Development in Malaysia” on 16 March 2013. The other speakers will be Miss Jaspal Kaur Sadhu Singh of HELP University, and Mr Anselm Charles Fernandis from the Attorney’s General Chambers.

  • Malaysia’s data privacy Act slow to take off

    I was quoted by ZDNet in their article “Malaysia’s data privacy Act slow to take off” on 5 February 2013. To date, our Malaysian Personal Data Protection Act 2010 is still not in force. Summary: Country’s personal data protection Act was due to take effect last month, but is still pending formalities. Despite that, many…

  • Kuala Lumpur Bar Committee 2013 / 2014

    I am pleased to announce that I have been elected as a committee member of the Kuala Lumpur Bar Committee for the year 2013 / 2014. I have also been appointed to chair the Kuala Lumpur Information Technology Committee.

  • marketing for Young Lawyers

    I gave a talk on marketing for Young Lawyers on 27.2.2013. The turn out was great. I had about 50 over participants. You may download the slides by clicking here.

  • Bread & Kaya: Attention e-commerce businesses: Fraud, the law and you

    My Bread & Kaya’s second column was published on Digital News Asia on 29 January 2013. Attention e-commerce businesses: Fraud, the law and you Jan 29, 2013 – A new law to protect users of online trading portals goes into effect July 1 – While it may cost them a bit, operators of such businesses…

  • Podcast: Resource Centre: The Personal Data Protection Act 2010

    I was interviewed by Freda Liu of BFM Radio on the topic of Personal Data Protection Act 2010 (“PDPA”) on 15 January 2013.   The PDPA provides that any information that directly or indirectly relates to a data subject (i.e. individual) who is identified or identifiable from that information, is personal data. This information may…

  • Singapore Personal Data Protection Act came to force on Jan 2

    The Singapore Personal Data Protection Act 2012 came into force on 2 January 2013. Companies have 18 months from the enforcement date to comply with the law. The files below can be downloaded by clicking on the links below. You will be brought to another page to download the files. You are required to pay…

  • YLC Workshop on Marketing for Young Lawyers on 27.02.2013

    I will be conducting a workshop for young lawyers on how to market themselves. YLC Workshop on Marketing for Young Lawyers on 27.02.2013 2 CPD Points (27022013/KLB/KLB1167/2) The Young Lawyers Committee is organising a Workshop on Marketing for Young Lawyers by Mr Foong Cheng Leong on Wednesday, 27.02.2013 from 3.00pm to 6.00pm. Venue: KL Bar…

  • Trial by Facebook

    I was featured in The Star newspaper in their article entitled “Trial by Facebook” in January 2013. Trial by Facebook Posted: 11th January 2013 by R.AGE in Stories By KEVIN TAN and ANGELIN YEOH alltherage@thestar.com.my MANY memes and posts go viral on the Internet every week, from harmless Chuck Norris jokes to the more factious…