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.

  • 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…

  • LegalHack Series: How to use CLJ as your English – Malay dictionary

    Other than Google Translate and Dewan Bahasa Dan Pustaka’s websites, CLJlaw.com can be used as a English – Malay dictionary. Although it already has a basic translation function but this has be further enhanced with a little trick I discovered. Go to CLJLaw case search. In the Advance Search menu, enter the words that you…

  • Grave repercussions for internet users

    Published on LoyarBurok on 24 April 2012. Dissecting the presumption of fact relating to publication in the controversial new Bill. The Evidence (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012 was one of the bills rushed and passed by the Parliament recently. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department, Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Aziz, when winding up the Evidence (Amendment) Bill…

  • LegalTech Forum 2012 – Giving Your Practice a 21st Century Byte

    I will be speaking on “Social Media Marketing for Lawyers” at this event on 15 June 2012. Basically, it will be on:- What can your legal practice generate from social media? How to leverage social media for your legal practice? Case Study: What has Malaysian lawyers benefited from social media. Details of this event are…