Messrs S L Goon & Partners

24/01/2025

Happy Chinese New Year!

Wishing everyone abundance of wealth health luck and joy!

Our office will be closed from 28.1.2025 to 2.2.2025 and shall resume operations on 3.2.2025.

24/01/2025

Our pupil, Daniel’s admission to the Malaysian Bar today (24.1.2025) at KLHC.

Thank you Brandon Tan for moving his call.

24/12/2024

We are looking for Senior/Junior conveyancing clerk to join our firm.

Our firm is located at Setiawalk, Puchong and mainly handle civil litigation, probate & administration, bankruptcy & winding up, family matters and conveyancing.

Requirements: -
(1) Proficiency in English and Bahasa Malaysia.
(2) Disciplined and willing to learn.
(3) Highly motivated and passionate
(4) Good interpersonal skills.
(5) Able to work under pressure.
(6) With experience is a bonus. However, we will also train/teach for those without experience.

Interested candidates may email their CV to [email protected]

Send a message to learn more

15/12/2024

Esther’s admission to the Malaysian Bar on 13.12.2024 at KLHC.

Was delighted to receive her invitation to attend her long call, a significant milestone for every lawyer.

Also happy to hear that I had played a part/contributed in her growth during her internship at our firm.

Wishing her all the best in her legal career and future undertakings. See you in court! 🤭



Author: DG

09/04/2024

Selamat hari raya! Maaf zahir & batin.

From all of us at Messrs S L Goon & Partners.

04/04/2024

*Late post*

This happened just after CNY holidays.

This is the first time in my years of practice (hopefully not the last) that spouses are able to reconcile despite divorce petition and cross-petition being filed. Having parties including solicitors who are mature and reasonable is a great assistance to the court. With that, I would like to thank Ms Manjula Prakhakaran for being a cooperative and commendable opponent. Great camaraderie shown throughout the matter.

I wish the couple all the best in marriage.

Written by,
DG

08/03/2024

BOVAEP has issued several notifications on 1 Mar 2024, which are self-explanatory.

The notifications are as follows:
(1) Preparation of Tenancy Agreement (Notification 3/2024);
(2) Prohibition against Demanding or Obtaining Referral Fees from Solicitors (Notification 4/2024);
(3) The Rights of Legal Representatives of Client's Choice (Notification 5/2024).

The notifications are available on BOVAEP's website at lppeh.gov.my. Attached herewith the said notices for easy reference.

Should you require assistance with preparation and drafting of tenancy and/or sale and purchase agreement(s), kindly contact us at 03-3855 6100/6101 or e-mail us at [email protected]

02/03/2024

Following the Budget 2024 announcement, the prevailing Sales and Service Tax (SST) rate will increase from 6% to 8%, effective from 1 March 2024, on selected taxable services.

To ensure a smooth transition, our Firm will adopt the following approach:

1. SST of 6% applies to taxable services provided before 1 March 2024.

2. SST of 8% applies to taxable services provided on or after 1 March 2024.

3. For services extending over the effective date, the SST will be apportioned based on the service duration:

(a) Portion before the effective date – 6%
(b) Portion on or after the effective date – 8%

Please note that the information provided is based on the draft guide dated 7 February 2024 and published Panduan Peralihan Perubahan Kadar Cukai Perkhidmatan dated 26 February 2024 issued by the Royal Malaysian Customs Department. The above positions may change once legislation or further guidance from the Government of Malaysia is released.

We deeply value our client relationships and are committed to ensuring a seamless transition through these changes.

Thank you for your continued trust and support.

29/02/2024

Interesting topic for debate. Perhaps the same regime can be introduced in litigation as well.

In attendance: Daphne Goon & Woon Ling Li

27/02/2024

Inter-floor Leakage, Upper Floor Unit Owners always to be Blamed?
Can the statutory presumption under Section 142 of the Strata Management Act, 2013 be used as an excuse for the Joint Management Body or the Management Corporation (whatever the case maybe) not to carry out the inspection as mandated under Regulation 57 of the Strata Management (Maintenance and Management) Regulations 2015 before arbitrarily ‘determining’ that the upper floor unit to be the source of leakage?
The client, the upper floor unit owner, came to us with a Strata Tribunal Award against them. It turned out that the Management had issued a certificate or more commonly known as the Form 28, determining that our client’s unit was apparently the cause of leakage and the party responsible to rectify the same. Now what is curious is that the Form 28 was issued without inspection of our client’s unit. The only inspection that was carried out was at the affected unit. Subsequent correspondence exchanged also revealed that there was uncertainty as to the actual cause/source of leakage. Nevertheless, the Management simply shrugged its shoulder and purported to seek cover from the statutory presumption.
Naturally, client was unsatisfied with the Tribunal Award and we were instructed to file for judicial review. We took the position, inter alia, that the statutory presumption does not mean inspection of the upper floor unit is exempted. The Management has no power to omit carrying out inspection by taking advantage of the statutory presumption. If at all, such presumption is but one of the matters to be taken into consideration when determining the cause/source of leakage.
We were pleased to inform the client that the High Court is with us and quashed the Tribunal Award.
So yes, just because there is a statutory presumption, it does not mean that the Management can issue a Form 28 without the necessary inspection including the upper floor unit as mandated.

Matter handled by Ms Woon Ling Li & Jared Tee

09/02/2024

Victory before CNY. Ending the rabbit year with a win - obtained a winding up order today at the Shah Alam High Court and private liquidator appointed☺️ *Matter handled by our partner, Daphne Goon and assisted by Daniel Mahadhev, Pupil in Chambers*

GONG XI FA CAI! 🧨🎇🎆

May the Year of Dragon bring you health, happiness and prosperity!

22/12/2023

Merry Christmas!

From all of us at