For business owners and leadership teams
Corporate Governance Health Check
A structured review of how decisions are made, recorded and evidenced in your company — before an investor, a regulator or a court asks.
- 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 preparing for investment, acquisition or listing
Boards wanting assurance their decisions are properly authorised
Groups with subsidiaries whose records have drifted
Statutory bodies and GLCs subject to governance expectations
Companies where directors want their personal exposure understood
What's at stake
What is really at stake
- 01Governance is invisible until someone examines it.Then the questions come quickly. Were the directors properly appointed. Was that decision authorised. Where is the resolution. Who approved the related party transaction.
- 02Most companies find the answers are worse than assumed.Registers out of date. Board decisions taken over messages and never minuted. Authority limits nobody has defined. Related party transactions approved by the person who benefited.
- 03None of it is deliberate.It accumulates because nobody has ever been asked to produce the record.
In plain words
Corporate Governance Health Check
A review of your governance framework — constitution and its fitness, board composition and appointments, decision-making and delegation, statutory registers and filings, related party and conflict handling, and the record-keeping that evidences it — with a prioritised remediation plan.
What good looks like
Imagine a request for the corporate record producing a complete, current file. Board authority documented. Registers accurate. Conflicts recorded. Decisions traceable to a resolution.
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.
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Constitution, board composition and appointment review
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Statutory registers and filings reconciliation
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Decision-making, delegation and authority review
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Related party and conflict of interest assessment
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Prioritised remediation plan with the fixes executed
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.
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Advice, then a written proposal
You get a clear view of the issues and options, then a written scope and fee proposal.
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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.
How long does a health check take?
Is this only for large companies?
Will you fix what you find or just report it?
Does this cover subsidiaries?
What are the personal risks for directors?
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
Governance defects are cheapest to fix when nobody is asking. During diligence they become price adjustments.
We reply within 30 minutes · Mon–Fri, 8:30am–5:30pm
