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The Partners of Messrs James Monteiro welcomes a new Legal Associate

Ms Tina Ann Francis joined the firm on 1st December 2011 as a legal associate. Tina was admitted to the Malaysian Bar on August 2010 and has been exposed to both conveyancing and banking matters in her previous practice. Tina's focus will be on litigation.

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New Competition Legislation for Malaysia

The Competition Act 2010 and the Competition Commission Act 2010 came into force on 1st January 2012. The Acts were passed to promote economic development by promoting and protecting the process of competition, thereby protecting the interests of consumers and to provide for matters connected therewith. For more information kindly contact John or Vishal on john@jamesmonteiro.com or vishal@jamesmonteiro.com

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Arbitration Act 2005 Amended

The Arbitration Act 2005, which was a modification of the UNCITRAL Model Law, was amended by the Arbitration (Amendment) Act 2010, with changes to sections 2, 8, 10, 11, 30, 38, 39, 42 and 51. For more information kindly contact James or Vishal on james@jamesmonteiro.com or vishal@jamesmonteiro.com.

APRAG conference in Kuala Lumpur

The biennial APRAG Conference will be hosted by the Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration from 8^th – 10^th July 2011. The theme for this year’s conference is “International Arbitration in a Challenging Region”. The Conference will be held in the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Kuala Lumpur. For more info, please visit www.klrca.org.my/aprag2011.

Parlex Group 40th Anniversary

The Parlex Group celebrated its 40^th Anniversary this year. The spring meeting was held in Freiburg, Germany from 19^th May to 22^nd May 2011. Over 70 lawyers and spouses attended the Gala dinner held on 21^st May 2011.

Messrs James Monteiro joins the Parlex Group

Messrs James Monteiro is the first firm of lawyers from South East Asia to be admitted into the Parlex Group. Formed in 1971, the Parlex Group is the oldest European alliance of law firms with 25 European member Countries. Messrs James Monteiro was officially inducted into the Group as an associate member in November 2010 at the Dublin, Autumn meeting.