Bringing The Contracts Act Into The 21st Century

Dr Adnan Trakic, Director, Centre for Commercial Law and Regulatory Studies, Monash University

16-Jan-25 08:30

Bringing The Contracts Act Into The 21st Century

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The government has formed a committee to review the Contracts Act 1950 and bring it up to date with modern economic developments. What are the gaps in the law that need to be addressed? We discuss this with Dr. Adnan Trakic, Director of the Centre for Commercial Law and Regulatory Studies, Malaysia Hub, Monash University.

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Produced by: Tun Hizami Hashim

Presented by: Shazana Mokhtar, Keith Kam

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Categories: Law/Activism, government, politics

Tags: contract law, Contracts Act 1950, amendement, economic development, malaysian law,

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