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.

  • 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)

  • PDC Seminar on The Personal Data Protection Act on 28.05.2013

    I will be speaking about the Personal Data Protection Act 2010 at the KL Bar on 28 May 2013. Details are below. 2 CPD Points ( 28052013/KLB/KLB1183/2 ) As part of its Professional Development Programme, the PDC is pleased to present the above Seminar by Mr Foong Cheng Leong on 28.05.2013 (Tuesday) from 3.00pm to…

  • 2nd Annual Employment Law & Industrial Relations Conference – 27 & 28 March 2013

    My partner, Dymphna Lanjuran and I will be presenting at this conference. Dymphna will be speaking on “Rightsizing, Redundancy and Retrenchment” at 11.15 a.m. on 27 March, while I will be speaking on “Internet Security, Privacy and Social Media Policies” at 6.00 p.m. on the same date. For more details, please refer to the brochure.

  • Cyber Law – The Light in 114A Cyber Law Development in Malaysia

    I will be speaking at the ALSA National Forum 2013 on the topic “Cyber Law – The Light in 114A Cyber Law Development in Malaysia” on 16 March 2013. The other speakers will be Miss Jaspal Kaur Sadhu Singh of HELP University, and Mr Anselm Charles Fernandis from the Attorney’s General Chambers.

  • Malaysia’s data privacy Act slow to take off

    I was quoted by ZDNet in their article “Malaysia’s data privacy Act slow to take off” on 5 February 2013. To date, our Malaysian Personal Data Protection Act 2010 is still not in force. Summary: Country’s personal data protection Act was due to take effect last month, but is still pending formalities. Despite that, many…

  • Kuala Lumpur Bar Committee 2013 / 2014

    I am pleased to announce that I have been elected as a committee member of the Kuala Lumpur Bar Committee for the year 2013 / 2014. I have also been appointed to chair the Kuala Lumpur Information Technology Committee.

  • marketing for Young Lawyers

    I gave a talk on marketing for Young Lawyers on 27.2.2013. The turn out was great. I had about 50 over participants. You may download the slides by clicking here.

  • Bread & Kaya: Attention e-commerce businesses: Fraud, the law and you

    My Bread & Kaya’s second column was published on Digital News Asia on 29 January 2013. Attention e-commerce businesses: Fraud, the law and you Jan 29, 2013 – A new law to protect users of online trading portals goes into effect July 1 – While it may cost them a bit, operators of such businesses…

  • Podcast: Resource Centre: The Personal Data Protection Act 2010

    I was interviewed by Freda Liu of BFM Radio on the topic of Personal Data Protection Act 2010 (“PDPA”) on 15 January 2013.   The PDPA provides that any information that directly or indirectly relates to a data subject (i.e. individual) who is identified or identifiable from that information, is personal data. This information may…