Abstract Common law courts award remedies for breach of contract primarily to compensate economic loss or enforce performance, not to compel symbolic acts like apologies. This article examines whether courts can order apologies, focusing on the compensatory focus of contract law and barriers such as free speech and enforcement difficulties. It centres on the Malaysian… Continue reading A Comparative Analysis in Common Law Jurisdictions: Is an Apology a Court Remedy for Breach of Contract?
EXTENDING THE LONGEVITY OF BUSINESS JOINT VENTURES
Joint ventures are value-creating transactions that depend on mutual dependencies to generate value. Conflicts of interest over how to share that value are managed and mitigated through governance mechanisms outlined in transaction documents. The legal dynamics of these transactions follow a clear pattern: the deeper the mutual dependencies, the less conflict arises, and the greater… Continue reading EXTENDING THE LONGEVITY OF BUSINESS JOINT VENTURES
DYNAMIC PRAGMATISM IN THE AGE OF FLUID TRADE WARS: A JEET KUNE DO RESPONSE TO MERCURIAL TARIFFS
Trump's mercurial tariff policies—broad, sudden, and frequently shifting—punished global trade in 2025 through massive duties imposed via the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). These included 10–25%+ levies on imports from China, Mexico, Canada, and many others, justified by claims of drug crises, trade deficits, or national security. The approach created chaos: exemptions appeared and… Continue reading DYNAMIC PRAGMATISM IN THE AGE OF FLUID TRADE WARS: A JEET KUNE DO RESPONSE TO MERCURIAL TARIFFS
PRIME MINISTER MODI’S EASTWARD JOURNEY
On August 31, 2025, as I hiked through the Yungang Grottoes in Datong—just two high-speed train hours from Beijing—news of Prime Minister Modi’s state visit to China surged through global social media and filled my consciousness. Surrounded by the towering, serene figures of benevolent bodhisattvas carved into ancient rock, I felt time collapse—past, present, and… Continue reading PRIME MINISTER MODI’S EASTWARD JOURNEY
BELT AND ROAD INITIATIVE AND THE INTERNATIONAL MULTILATERAL RULES BASED ORDER
As Co-Chair of the LAWASIA Belt and Road Initiative Committee, our Senior Partner Jeff Leong, delivered a welcome speech at the 2025 LAWASIA Belt and Road Initiative & Employment Law Conference in Jakarta on August 11. The Indonesian Bar Association (PERADI) hosted the event. In his address, Jeff Leong highlighted globalization’s success in Asia and… Continue reading BELT AND ROAD INITIATIVE AND THE INTERNATIONAL MULTILATERAL RULES BASED ORDER
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