What Clients Say About Working With Keadilan Firm

CHALLENGE

A retail business in Johor Bahru City Square received a renewal lease draft with a 12% annual rental escalation clause — up from 5% in the prior agreement — along with a new reinstatement obligation covering full fit-out removal at lease end.

APPROACH

The firm reviewed the existing tenancy, current market rates for comparable retail spaces in the central JB corridor, and the legal basis for challenging the reinstatement clause. Formal written representations were submitted to the landlord's solicitors proposing specific amendments.

OUTCOME

Escalation reduced to 7% annually over a three-year term. Reinstatement clause amended to exclude structural fit-out elements. New agreement executed within three weeks of instruction. Client estimated the revisions represented meaningful long-term cost savings relative to the original draft.

CHALLENGE

A logistics company had operated for two years without filing annual returns or maintaining board minutes, having relied on verbal arrangements between its two directors. An approaching bank refinancing required the company's statutory records to be in order.

APPROACH

The firm conducted a full statutory health check, identified all outstanding SSM filing obligations, and prepared backdated board minutes and resolutions in accordance with Companies Act 2016 requirements. Late filing applications were submitted with supporting documentation.

OUTCOME

All outstanding filings resolved within six weeks. SSM records updated and confirmed by the Registrar. Bank refinancing proceeded as scheduled. Company subsequently enrolled in the annual secretarial retainer to prevent recurrence.

CHALLENGE

A small contractor in Batu Pahat had been waiting six months for payment of RM 38,000 from a subcontracting arrangement. Verbal requests and informal messages had been ignored. The contractor needed a formal document to signal serious intent without immediately commencing litigation.

APPROACH

A formal letter of demand was prepared citing the contract terms, the amount due, accrued interest under the contract, and a 14-day payment deadline before proceedings under the Construction Industry Payment and Adjudication Act 2012 would be considered.

OUTCOME

Full payment received within eleven days of the letter being delivered. No further proceedings were necessary. The contractor noted that the same debtor had responded to the letter within 24 hours despite ignoring previous informal requests for months.