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.

  • LegalHack Series: How to download files from the Malaysian e-Court File System (Phase 2)

    [Edited on 24  January 2020] The Malaysia Court Online File Search System has now implemented a download function. A download button is now located next to each file listed in the search page. [Edited on 13 December 2017] In 2016, I posted an article entitled “LegalHack Series: How to download files from the Malaysian Court…

  • Bread & Kaya: Are WhatsApp admins going to jail?

    Bread & Kaya: Are WhatsApp admins going to jail? By Foong Cheng Leong | May 02, 2017 – Two key elements in s. 233 are not fulfilled by a group chat admin – To use s. 114A to attach liability on a group chat admin is stretching s. it too far I REFER to the…

  • BFM Podcast: LANDMARK #17: FACEBOOK

    Subsequent to my update on the Malaysian 2016 cyberlaw cases, I was interviewed by BFM Radio to talk about general laws applicable to social media in Malaysia on 13 April 2017. I also covered the rules applicable to your digital data after your death and how to manage them in preparation of your death. Who…

  • Feedback to the proposed Personal Data Protection (Transfer Of Personal Data To Places Outside Malaysia) Order 2017

    The Malaysian Personal Data Protection Commissioner (Commissioner) has published the Public Consultation Paper (PCP) No. 1/2017 (click to download) entitled Personal Data Protection (Transfer Of Personal Data To Places Outside Malaysia) Order 2017 (“Order”). The public consultation is intended to solicit feedback from data users and/or relevant parties pertaining to the whitelist places for transfer…

  • CCTVs in cinema are legal, but…

    I was quoted in an article entitled “CCTVs in cinema are legal, but…” the in Free Malaysia Today news portal on 21 March 2017. It was reported that Kuala Terengganu has finally had its first cinema in 20 years. However, CCTV cameras are installed in each of the cinema hall. The cameras will broadcast live…

  • Creepshotting

    I was quoted in an article entitled “Cheap Shots” by Renyi Lim in ELLE Malaysia (March 2017). The article spoke about the practice of “creep shotting”, the act of taking picture of a person, generally a woman, without his or her knowledge or consent. I said:- “Unfortunately, creepshotting is not against the law or an…

  • Bread & Kaya: 2016 Cyberlaw cases – Cyber Court, Facebook fights and hacking

    SEPT 1, 2016 marks the commencement of Malaysia’s first Cyber Court. Consequently, pending cases relating to cybercrime such as PP v Mohd Zaid bin Ibrahim (for a charge under s. 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 for allegedly making an offensive statement while calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Najib Razak) was…

  • Kuala Lumpur Bar Committee 2017/2018

    I am pleased to announce that I have been re-elected as a committee member of the Kuala Lumpur Bar Committee for the year 2017/2018. I have also been re-appointed to chair the Kuala Lumpur Information Technology and Publication Committee. This Committee will continue its development of the Kuala Lumpur Bar website, App and membership management…

  • MY Legal History: Lecture on Traditions of The Bar by Dato Dr Peter Mooney – 28 February 2000

    Last year, I found a box full of cassettes at the Kuala Lumpur Bar Secretariat. They were recordings of various Kuala Lumpur Bar events in the late 1990s and early 2000 where smartphones were not widely available yet (perhaps not even in existence). One of the cassettes had the label “Lecture on Traditions of the…

  • Upcoming Events: Cyber Law Seminars

    The Bar Council Information Technology and Cyber Law Committee and the Kuala Lumpur Bar Information Technology Committee will be organising “Seminar on Cyber Law” on 13 March 2017 and “Securing Your Digital Assets” on 9 March 2017 respectively. Please see below for further information (click on image for larger view) Download the registration form here.…