Foong Cheng Leong

Foong Cheng Leong | Articles

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.

  • 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.…

  • Compoundable Offences under the Personal Data Protection Act 2010

    Certain offences under the Personal Data Protection Act 2010 (PDPA) are compoundable as of 15 March 2016. Under the Personal Data Protection (Compounding of Offences) Regulations 2016, the following offences are compoundable by making payment to the Commissioner of Personal Data Protection Malaysia:- Offences under the PDPA (1) Breach of any of the Personal Data…

  • New Malaysian Personal Data Protection Commissioner

    Effectively from 23 January 2017, Puan Khalidah Binti Mohd Darus replaces Encik Mazmalek bin Mohamad as the Malaysian Personal Data Protection Commissioner. [see P.U (B) 49]

  • BFM Podcast: CYBERSTALKING

    I was interviewed by BFM Radio to talk about stalking and harassment laws in Malaysia in general on 10 January 2017. Japan just recently introduced laws to ban cyberstalking after a musical artist there was stabbed by a fan. Malaysia, while having laws that deal with harassment, has yet to introduce laws on stalking. We…

  • ABCs To Understanding How Digital New Media Marketing Works For Real Estate & Property Development 2016

    I spoke at this event organised by REDHA on 6 December 2016. My topic was Common legal issues in digital marketing platforms and social media. A copy of my slides can be download here.

  • BFM Podcast: LANDMARK #16: INSULTS

    I was interviewed by BFM Radio to talk about online insults and the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 on 18 July 2016. Last month, a 76-year-old man was arrested by the police for allegedly posting an insulting picture in a Whatsapp group chat. The man, identified as Pa Ya in media reports, was arrested in…