For business owners and leadership teams
Company Constitution Drafting and Amendment
A constitution that reflects how you actually want decisions made, rather than the default position you inherited at incorporation.
- Advocates & Solicitors
- Offices in Kuala Lumpur & Johor Bahru
- Confidential, no obligation
Real lawyers, one team behind every matter
Who this is for
Sound familiar?
Companies with more than one shareholder
Businesses issuing a new class of shares
Companies whose constitution conflicts with their shareholders agreement
Groups standardising constitutions across subsidiaries
What's at stake
What is really at stake
- 01Most companies adopt whatever constitution was filed at incorporation, or none at all, and rely on the statutory default.
- 02It usually says nothing useful about pre-emption on transfer, share classes, deadlock, or the powers you want reserved to shareholders — until the day one of those matters.
In plain words
Company Constitution Drafting and Amendment
Drafting or amending the constitution to set share classes and rights, transfer and pre-emption provisions, board composition and powers, meeting and voting rules, and the relationship with any shareholders agreement.
What good looks like
Imagine a constitution that supports your shareholders agreement instead of contradicting it, and that answers the governance questions before they become disputes.
What you get
What we deliver
Scope and fee are agreed in writing before any work starts, so you know exactly what you are getting.
- 01
Review of existing constitution and shareholders agreement
- 02
Share class rights and pre-emption provisions drafted
- 03
Board composition, powers and meeting procedures
- 04
Resolution prepared and passed
- 05
Filing with the registrar completed
How we work
Clear from the first conversation
- 1
Send a short request
Tell us what the matter is about. It takes under a minute and stays confidential.
- 2
Akmal sets a time with you
We reply within 30 minutes in office hours to arrange your consultation, online or at our KL or JB office.
- 3
Advice, then a written proposal
You get a clear view of the issues and options, then a written scope and fee proposal.
- 4
Work begins on the agreed scope
Akmal leads the matter with a team of our lawyers, working to the scope you approved. You get regular updates at every key step.
Who leads your matter
Led by Akmal Saufi, supported by our team
Akmal leads your matter as Partner. Depending on the work, other lawyers in our team handle parts of it day to day, with Akmal overseeing the matter.
Akmal Saufi
Partner, Messrs Akmal Saufi & Co
- Advocate & Solicitor, Malaysia
- Over 13 years in transactional work: M&A, joint ventures, land and infrastructure
- LLB (Hons), International Islamic University Malaysia
The team behind your matter
Meet the team →Who we have acted for
Organisations we have acted for
Federal government agencies & statutory bodies
Johor state bodies & local authorities
Government-linked companies
Private sector & NGOs
Shown with permission. Government agencies, statutory bodies and government-linked companies are identified as such. Their inclusion does not imply endorsement by any government, ministry or agency.
Next step
Request a consultation with Akmal
- 1Send a short request. It takes under a minute.
- 2Akmal reviews it and arranges a time with you.
- 3You get clear advice, then a written scope and fee proposal.
We reply within 30 minutes · Mon–Fri, 8:30am–5:30pm
Your details stay confidential. Sending a request does not mean you have appointed us.
- Licensed advocates & solicitors
- Professional indemnity insured
- Offices in KL & JB
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Still unsure? Send a short request and Akmal will tell you plainly whether and how we can help.
Do we need a constitution at all?
How is a constitution amended?
Which prevails, the constitution or the shareholders agreement?
What is Legal That Works?
What if I’m not sure what legal service I need?
Who will be helping me?
Before you sign
The cost of waiting
Where a constitution and a shareholders agreement conflict, the outcome is rarely what either document intended. Aligning them is far cheaper than litigating them.
We reply within 30 minutes · Mon–Fri, 8:30am–5:30pm
