Throughout the years of my legal practice, I have encountered numerous occasions where walk-in clients came for legal advice on their day to day problems. Most often, I would say the day to day problems have something to do with their ability or responsibility to react or respond to a particular act which is against their will. For instances, what should I do when my landlord does not replace a new mattress for me after I have paid for the deposits? What can I do if my tenant has failed to pay for the rental?By publishing this blog "LEGAL KNOWLEDGE AT YOUR FINGERTIPS", it is my desire that most of you could resolve any disputes concerning your daily job or life amicably.
I do sincerely hope that this blog may help to improve my communication skill each day.
Can an illegitimate child inherit his father’s estate? The answer to the above question is in the affirmative. The Malaysian Federal Court recently ruled that "the right to inherit lasted so long as there was established some genetic or blood lineage connection between the person claiming succession and the deceased." (Tan Kah Fatt & Anor v. Tan Ying [2023] (2 MLRA 525). The Federal Court arrived at its decision after having interpreted Section 3 of the Distribution Act 1958 (which is only applicable in West Malaysia and in the State of Sarawak pursuant to Modification of Laws (Distribution Act 1958) with effect from February 28, 1986) in that "the definition of "issue" in s 3 sought to statutorily extend the generational lineage beyond the immediate persons who might properly be counted as issue, to the offspring or grandchildren, even if the immediate parents of such grandchildren were themselves deceased." Legitimacy of a child born out of a ...

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