Foong Cheng Leong

Author: FCL

  • GE13 Candidates and 114A

    Published on LoyarBurok on 16 April 2013. I am no expert in election laws but GE13 Candidates should take note of this. If you are running a blog, I suggest you moderate or close the comments section until and after the 13th General Election. The reason why I say so is because s.114A(1) of the…

  • Let’s Get hIP in Kinabalu (7 June 2013)

    I will be speaking at Kota Kinabalu on the topic “Introduction to Personal Data Protection Act 2010” on 7 June 2013. This event is jointly organised by the Malaysian Bar and Sabah Law Association.

  • Bread & Kaya: Limited Liability Partnership: An alternative business structure

    Limited Liability Partnership: An alternative business structure Foong Cheng Leong May 01, 2013 – With LLP, entrepreneurs have more options to choose the most preferred form of business vehicle – This would benefit small businesses (including startups), professionals groups and others Bread & Kaya by Foong Cheng Leong THIS month’s topic brings us to the…

  • Bread & Kaya: Start-ups, get your house in order

    My 4th Bread & Kaya’s column was published on Digital News Asia on 3 April 2013. Bread & Kaya: Start-ups, get your house in order – There are a number of things you need to get done before potential investors do due diligence on your start-up – Seek advice from others, ensure any legal advice…

  • GE13: Online campaigns get nasty

    I was quoted by The Star in their article “GE13: Online campaigns get nasty” on 12 April 2013. PETALING JAYA: Online campaigning has gone nasty in the run-up to the May 5 general election with cyber troopers from both sides of the political divide going beyond mudslinging at times. The fight tends to get ugly…

  • Workshop on Marketing for Young Lawyers @ Melaka

    I will be speaking at the above workshop in Melaka at the invitation of the Malacca Bar Young Lawyers and Chambering Pupils Sub Committee on 17 May 2013. This is my second talk on this topic.

  • Industrial Designs (Amendment) Act 2013

    The Industrial Designs (Amendment) Act 2013 will come to force on 1 July 2013. In brief, the new amendment provides that a registered industrial design may now be collateralized. It also provide for consideration of public disclosure elsewhere than in Malaysia in determining the novelty of an industrial design. Prior to the amendment, an industrial…

  • FMM ICT Conference 2013: Going Mobile on 15 May 2013 @ The Royale Bintang Damansara

    I will be participating in Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) ICT Conference as a panelist for the “Getting Ready for Mobile” panel discussion. Click on image for larger view

  • Bread & Kaya: Looks can be deceiving!

    My 3rd issue of Bread and Kaya was published by Digital News Asia on 7 March 2013. Bread & Kaya: Looks can be deceiving! – Under Malaysian laws, what amounts to obscene, indecent, false, menacing or offensive in character is quite wide – Sessions Court decisions perhaps the reasons why Section 114A of the Evidence…

  • Personal Money: Keeping it Personal

    I was featured in the February issue of Personal Money regarding the Personal Data Protection Act 2010. Scanned copy of the article can be seen below. (Click on image for larger view)