When signing an employment contract, you might encounter a clause that restricts you from working in a similar field or starting a...

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Prishanth and Valer recently made an agreement where Prishant, would sell his limited-edition book for a total of RM 2,000.00....

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What is a Without Prejudice (“WP”) Letter you ask? Well, it is literally a letter with a small part somewhere on the document labelled...

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Say you receive a Letter of Demand from a law firm stating the following: TAKE NOTICE that our client has instructed us to demand, which...