Is Malaysia in desperate need of a Covid-19 bill? — Leonard Yeoh and Nurul Qarirah | Malay Mail

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MAY 30 — Malaysia was among the first countries in Asean to be heavily impacted by the spread of Covid-19, which forced the country into a movement control order (MCO) from March 18, 2020. During the MCO, non-essential businesses were generally not allowed to operate from their premises, causing...

Saturday, 30 May 2020 07:52 PM MYT

The period of MCO and CMCO had undoubtedly given rise to a large array of legal issues faced by businesses. There have been news of massive pay cuts and lay-offs as companies begin to implement cost-cutting measures. Apart from financial difficulties, the restrictions also meant that companies are forced to delay or unable to fulfil certain contractual obligations. For example, flight operators had to offer refunds for cancellation of flights due to the government’s ban on air travel.

Various parties including Malaysian business associations and retail organisations had pushed for issues of contractual obligations to be addressed in the Bill. However, there have been indications that the government does not intend to interfere in matters involving contractual freedom between parties. This essentially means that parties will be forced to bring legal action to determine their contractual rights.

 

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