MABC, MACC & MNZCC Live Webinar: “Establishing, Maintaining and Monitoring Your Organisation’s Anti-Corruption Compliance Program” Section 17A of the MACC Act | Malaysia New Zealand Chamber of Commerce on Glue Up

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Save the dateApril 14, 20214:00 PM - 5:00 PMGMT+8

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Organizer: Malaysia New Zealand Chamber of Commerce

Phone: +60 192380012

Contact Person: Patricia Steven

Email: communications@mnzcc.org.my

Event Details

Grab the opportunity to understand the details of Corporate liability provision, directly from the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) and our learned legal specialists including information that sheds light into establishing adequate procedures to prevent corruption in commercial organisations.

Corporate liability provision, popularly known as Section 17A in Malaysia, is a new provision under the MACC ACT 2009 that has the potency of legally implicating and holding Commercial organisations and its controllers, operating in Malaysia, responsible for acts of corruption committed by employees.

Speakers

Jayantha Sen Gupta

Deputy Head of Private Sector Engagement at the Community Education Division at Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission

Kherk Ying Chew

Partner at Wong & Partners

Kherk Ying Chew

Partner at Wong & Partners

Kherk Ying heads the Dispute Resolution practice groups with over 30 years of practice in the area of civil litigation and
corporate compliance.

She has extensive experience in advising multinational corporations on risk-related issues, and has assisted companies
in developing internal policies and procedures, as well as managing their corporate compliance programmes,
particularly in internal investigations, audits and necessary trainings in mitigating risks of non-compliance with anti-corruption and anti-money laundering regulations.

Kherk Ying has represented companies in investigations by the local anti-corruption agency and the central bank of
Malaysia, and has advised on legal remedies upon discovery of fraud or corruption. On the employment front, she has
successfully represented clients in investigations by the Malaysian Immigration Department and the termination of
company directors as a result of breaching employment, immigration and anti-corruption laws.

Kherk Ying is also regularly involved in the various stages of dispute management in both Court and arbitration
proceedings. In respect of civil litigation, she handles all aspects of commercial disputes, IP disputes, disputes arising
from and/or relating to winding-up, restructuring schemes involving capital reductions, breach of directors’ duties,
liquidation, and a variety of contentious agreements. She is also experienced in obtaining ex parte injunctions, mareva
injunctions and other interim reliefs, contracts, and torts including negligence, misrepresentation, nuisance, and
defamation.

Loong Caesar

MABC Exco Member at Malaysia Australia Business Council

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