Emergency Ordinance: Govt gets immunity from lawsuits for acts, neglect or default ‘done in good faith’

Under the newly gazetted Emergency (Essential Powers) Ordinance 2021, the government is granted full immunity from any court charges or lawsuits for acts, neglect or default, done in good faith. The gazettement is dated January 14, but takes retrospective effect from January 11, the day Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah issued … Continue reading Emergency Ordinance: Govt gets immunity from lawsuits for acts, neglect or default ‘done in good faith’