Company Law

  • Woon Kim Choy and Anor: When a Director is Also a Workman
    The Federal Court awarded about RM2 million to two founding shareholders and directors who were found to have been unfairly dismissed – after a five‑year legal battle that came down to a single question: can a director also be an employee?
  • Woon Kim Choy and Anor: The Full Analysis
    After a majority‑led EGM removed them as directors, the company maintained they were never employees. The Federal Court disagreed, upholding an award of RM2 million and affirming that directors can be “workmen” under the Industrial Relations Act 1967.
  • Capital City Property and the Corporate Veil
    A developer was sued alongside a related tenant for unpaid rent. The Court of Appeal set aside the High Court’s decision to pierce the corporate veil, ruling that control and injustice are not enough. Actual fraud or unconscionable conduct must be proved.
  • How Zheng Hong and the Judicial Review Appeal
    A pilot retrenched during the pandemic won his case at the Court of Appeal — but the Federal Court has now granted AirAsia leave to appeal.