Foong Cheng Leong

Author: FCL

  • Podcast: Onus is on you to prove your cyber innocence

    I was interviewed by Malaysiakini in their podcast recently on the Evidence (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012. For our 15th Middle Malaysia podcast, we speak to Foong Cheng Leong, co-chair of the KL Bar IT Committee, about the new amendments to the Evidence Act. It was Foong who first broke the news about the new…

  • Lets Talk – Amendments To The Evidence Act 1950

    I was recently interviewed by The Malaysian Observer.TV (also known as www.mobtv.my), an internet TV portal. You can see the video below. The new amendments to the Evidence Act 1950 that Parliament passed in April might force an innocent party to show that he is not the publisher. Vicims of stolen identity or hacking would…

  • Public Forum – Section 114A Evidence Act: Crime-busting or Online Control?

    I will be speaking at the above event today. The Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) is organising a public forum on the newly introduced Section 114(a) of the Evidence Act 1950 which has a huge impact on the average Internet user. Our panel of experts will discuss the amendment and its implication on online expression…

  • Registration of Copyright

    The Malaysian Copyright (Voluntary Notification) Regulations 2012 which provides for voluntarily notification of copyright is effective 1 June 2012. [Download: Copyright (Voluntary Notification) Regulations 2012]

  • Black day for Internet users

    I was quoted in an article by Centre for Policy Initiatives, a non-profit policy reform organisation regarding the Evidence Amendment (No.2) Bill 2012. The article was later published in the Malaysian Insider. The Evidence (Amendment) (No.2) Act 2012 will come into operation in a few days on June 1. The impact of this hastily and…

  • Amendment not justified, say groups

    I was quoted recently in an article by The Star entitled Amendment not justified, say groups regarding the Evidence Amendment (No.2) Bill 2012. PETALING JAYA: The amendment to the Evidence Act transfers the burden of proof to the accused, which is contrary to the principle of justice, said lawyers and Internet users. “At any trial,…

  • Evidence Act amendments, a slippery slope

    I was quoted recently in an article by Digital News Asia entitled Evidence Act amendments, a slippery slope by Edwin Yapp. May 24, 2012 Evidence Act amendments allow for wide-ranging powers to go after netizens From now on, you’re guilty until proven innocent NEWS ANALYSIS The recent amendments made to the Malaysian Evidence Act 1950 have far-reaching consequences…

  • Internet users cry foul over amendment to Evidence Act

    I was quoted in The Sun Daily after my article “Grave reprecussions for Internet users”. ———————————— Michelle Chun newsdesk@thesundaily.com PETALING JAYA (May 20, 2012): The recently passed Evidence (Amendment) (No 2) Act 2012, whereby internet users are held liable for any content posted through their registered networks or data processing device, is both unfair and…

  • Conference on Employment & Labour Laws

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  • LegalHack Series: FCL&Co Unreported Case Laws Search

    I’ve created a website to search for unreported cases from the Malaysian Industrial Court, High Court, Court of Appeal & Federal Court website. The search provides search results from the Malaysian Courts website. For example, if you are searching for case regarding trade marks, insert the words “trade marks” in the textbox below and click…