Tag: Bread & Kaya
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Bread & Kaya: Impact of the Cyber Security Bill 2024 on the Cybersecurity Industry in Malaysia
By Foong Cheng Leong and Joanne Wong Min Min June 23, 2024 On 3 April 2024, the Cyber Security Bill 2024 (hereinafter referred to as the Bill or Act) was passed by Parliament. The Bill will be presented for Royal Assent and subsequently gazetted into law. (References to any sections herein shall be in reference…
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Bread & Kaya: 2022 Cyberlaw cases of interest
By Foong Cheng Leong 2022 saw the final appeal and incarceration of our former Prime Minister, Najib Razak. The result of his case caused effects on various laws including cyberlaw. One of them is the reliance of Facebook postings by the Chief Justice’s husband announcing his personal views made four years ago to recluse the…
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Bread & Kaya: 2021 Cyberlaw cases in the recovery period
By Foong Cheng Leong – Large increase of 40.6% in civil cyber cases between 2020 and 2021– Applying correct reasonable man test based on current development of society– Once a person clicks on a button agreeing to terms, such terms are binding– In a tiff over live streaming and streamers being poached by competitors– Leading…
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Bread & Kaya: Practical tips to ensure your electronic contracts are enforceable
By Foong Cheng Leong and Mira Marie Wong and Nur Faiqah Nadhra – Court decisions on thorny issues of hyperlinked agreements’ enforceability– Heavy price to pay for not reading online terms of any commercial agreement– 8 practical tips to ensure that your electronic contracts are enforceable– Tracking mechanism to track if counterparty accessed terms and…
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Bread & Kaya : 2020 Cyberlaw Cases: Cyberlaw in the Covid-19 Era
Since the Covid-19 pandemic, various aspects of our lives have been drastically changed to establish the new normal. The lockdown caused by the pandemic effectively closed our Courts for many months. Physical attendances were not allowed. Nevertheless, the Judiciary remained committed to ensuring the public’s access to justice. During the early days of the lockdown,…
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Bread & Kaya: 2018 Malaysia Cyber-Law And IT Cases – Cyber-Defamation
By Foong Cheng Leong April 26, 2019 In cyber-defamation cases, the High Court has granted damages between RM50K to RM100K Court assumes that you have published something if it originates from your email, Facebook, etc IN THIS second, of a four-part series, I will talk about the rise of cyber-defamation. The number of cyber-related tort cases filed…