The loose-leaf publication Companies Act of Malaysia – An Annotation is a counterpart to Woon’s Corporations Law of Singapore and has been the authoritative research tool for many a corporate practitioner and business. This work manages, with commendable brevity and good judgment, to annotate the Malaysian Companies Act 2016 (Act 777) comprehensively, section-by-section. Case law from Malaysia and Singapore is discussed, and where relevant, cases from the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and Canada are referred to as comparative materials.
This 2024 Desk Edition of the Companies Act of Malaysia – An Annotation will incorporate all the latest amendments made to the law, including the Companies (Amendment) Act 2024 (Act A1701) which has been in force since 1 April 2024.
This book is an invaluable source of information for practitioners, company secretaries, academics, students and anyone engaged in or interested in the laws governing companies in Malaysia.
Companies Act 2016 Part I Preliminary Part II Formation and Administration of Companies Part III Management of Company Part IV Cessation of Companies Part V Miscellaneous
Appendices and Schedules First Schedule - Form and Content of Prospectus Second Schedule - Statement in Lieu of Prospectus Third Schedule - Proceedings of the Board Fourth Schedule - Approved Bodies Fifth Schedule - Directors' Report Sixth Schedule - Powers of Receiver or Receiver and Manager Seventh Schedule - Powers and Duties of Nominee for Corporate Voluntary Arrangement
Voluntary Arrangement Eighth Schedule - Moratorium for Corporate Voluntary Arrangement Ninth Schedule - Powers of Judicial Manager Ninth A Schedule - Types of Essential Goods and Services Tenth Schedule - Committee of Inspection Eleventh Schedule - Powers of Liquidator in Voluntary Winding Up Twelfth Schedule - Powers of Liquidator in Winding Up by Court Thirteenth Schedule - Activities Not Regarded As Carrying on Business in Malaysia
Professor Walter Woon was educated at the National University of Singapore (LL.B 1st Class Honours, 1981) and Cambridge University (LL.M 1st Class Honours, 1983). He was formerly Attorney-General of Singapore. He is an Honorary Fellow of the Singapore Institute of Directors. He has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Monetary Authority of Singapore, two listed companies and a charitable company, as well as several private companies. Professor Woon was Chairman of the Steering Committee for Review of the Singapore Companies Act and Special Counsel to the Steering Committee for the Re-writing of the Taiwan Company Act. Presently, he holds the following positions: Lee Kong Chian Visiting Professor, Yong Pung How School of Law, Singapore Management University; Honorary Fellow of St John’s College Cambridge; Emeritus Professor, National University of Singapore.
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