Edwin Lee

Edwin is a corporate and technology lawyer. He is also the founder and deputy managing partner of Lee & Poh Partnership (LPP Law). Edwin has advised a range of companies from technology startups to multinational corporations on a range of matters. In 2020, Edwin was named as a Malaysian Rising Star by Asian Legal Business, a finalist for the Young Lawyer of the Year at the ALB Malaysia Law Awards as well as a lawyer in the annual ALB publication of Asia 40 under 40. View his full profile here.

Edwin Lee
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Effective Shareholders Agreement is A Key to The Success of A Startup

Starting a company with your business partners is an exhilarating process. You and your business partners have a big vision and a goal to achieve by setting up a company with a strong belief that the company could grow successfully. Everything is well-prepared, from the capitals to the products or services and the operating procedures. …

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Taxation On The Internet You Might Have To Pay More For Your Fav Online Services

Taxation On The Internet: You Might Have To Pay More For Your Fav Online Services.

In this world, nothing is certain except death and taxes – Benjamin Franklin (1706-90), one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. In October 2014, the Hungarian government submitted its proposed Internet tax law for 2015. One of the features under that tax law is the introduction of “Internet tax” that will be imposed on …

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Regulating Contents on the Internet The Law Behind It And Our Opinion

Regulating Contents on the Internet. The Law Behind It And Our Opinion.

On 8 March 2014, a Malaysia Airlines plane, MH 370, bound for Beijing, went missing after departing from Kuala Lumpur International Airport. Even after 5 years, MH 370 has yet to be found, despite the authorities and the international search and rescue teams working round the clock, trying to find the whereabouts of MH 370. …

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Employee Share Option Scheme: An Alternative Way To Motivate, Reward And Retain Your Employees

The recruitment and retention of talents are common issues faced by many employers. If you are a start-up company which does not have the cash to pay larger salaries to your employees or a growth-stage company struggling with retaining talents, Employee Share Option Scheme (ESOS) may be used to motivate, retain and remunerate your employees in …

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  • Apply for and extract the grant of probate.
  • Make arrangements for the funeral of the deceased.
  • Collect and make an accurate inventory of the deceased’s assets.
  • Settling the debts and obligations of the deceased.
  • Distributing the assets.

Note for Digital Executor:
If you wish to leave your digital assets to certain people in your Will, there are important steps that need to be taken to ensure that your wishes can be carried out:

  • Keep a note of specific instructions on how to access your username and password of your digital asset.
  • You are advised to store these private and confidential information in a USB stick, password management tool or write them down.
  • Please inform your executor or a trusted person of the whereabouts of the tools so that they will have access to your digital asset.