Halyani Hj Hassan
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No 64, Jalan F4, Taman Melawati, 53100 Kuala Lumpur
Date of Birth
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10th August 1968
Gender
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Female
Nationality
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Malaysian
Current Designation :
Assistant Professor
Contact
Private Law Department
Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws
International Islamic University Malaysia
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03-61964372
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halyani@iiu.edu.my
Company law, Corporate Governance, Law of Partnership
and Law of Contract.
Education
(a) 1998-2002
Ph.D in Business Law
Conferred by Universiti Putra Malaysia
Thesis title : Fault lines in Corporate Governance: Directors versus
Shareholders
Supervisor: Prof. Shaik Noor Alam S.M Hussain, Ph.D
(b) 1992-1993
Master in Comparative Laws (MCL)
Conferred by International Islamic University
Thesis title: Necessity as a defense in criminal law: A comparative study
(c) 1991-1992
LL.B Shariah (Honours) Second Class Upper
- Conferred by International Islamic University
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(d) 1987-1991
LL.B (Honours) Second Class Upper
Conferred by International Islamic University
Professional Experience:
Assistant Professor from 2005
Lecturer (1993-2005)
Assistant Lecturer (1991-1993)
Teaching and Administrative Responsibility:
Course coordinator for Company Law ( 2005-2007).
Coordinate the teaching responsibility of the lecturers teaching the subject,
ascertain course content and scope of examination questions
Lecturer for Company law, Partnership law and Law of Contract for LL.B
Lecturer for Law of Meetings for Certificate in Company Administration
(CICA) 2004 -2008
Judge for Compulsory Moots 2007
Lecturer for Malaysian Business Law for BBA and BECS 2009
Academic Advisor 2009-2012
Second examiner and supervisor for correction for MCL dissertation of
Mohammed L Salih (The Financial Rights of Shareholders in the Company:
Comparative Study Between Malaysia and Australia) - 2010
Examiner for OUM ( Undang-undang Syarikat – final exam January 2011)
Supervision:
Co-Supervisor for a Ph.D thesis :
i)
ii)
Abdul Hamid Oba Yusuf
Mdm. Sharifah Nooraini bt. Syed Osman Jamalullail
Involvement:
Committee member for Conference on Law and Commerce 2002 and 2005
organised by Aikol, International Islamic University and Victoria Universiti,
Australia.
Organizing committee for Ahmad Ibrahim 10th Memorial Lecture (2009)
Committee member for IEEP 2010
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Article Published: Halyani Hj Hassan, Remedies in Breach of Contract in
Muhammad Naqib Ishan Jan Law and Commerce: The Malaysiaan
Perspective, IIUM Press, 2011.
Halyani Hj Hassan (Ed.) (2009) The Annotated Statutes of
Malaysia, Companies Commission of Malaysia Act 2001(Act 614)
Malayan law Journal Sdn. Bhd.
Zuhairah Ariff Abd. Ghadas and Halyani Hassan, From GLCs
to SMEs, High Performance SMEs through CSR : The
Malaysian Perspectives, Malayan Law Journal Reports, MLJ [2008]
4 Ivii – Ixxiv.
Conference and Seminar Presentation:
i)
Ethical Issues in Corporate Governance Principles: With reference to
Directors’ Duties at The International Conference on Ethics and
Professionalism 2010 held on 1st -2nd December 2010 Universiti Kebangsaan
Malaysia
ii)
Ownership v Control: Faultlines in Directors-Shareholders relationship, A
Special Reference to Malaysian Family Business at the International
Conference on Corporate Law 2009 held on1st -3rd June 2009 at Universitas
Airlangga, Surabaya (joint paper with Assistant Professor Dr. Zuhairah Ariff
Abd. Ghadas).
iii)
Philanthrophy yet Regulatory ! Implementation of CSR through legislations:
The Malaysian Companies Act 1965 Perspectives at The 3rd International
Borneo Business Conference [IBBL] 2008 Global Changes: Corporate Social
Responsibility held on 15th -17th December 2008 at Universiti Malaysia Sabah,
Kota Kinabalu, Sabah (joint paper with Assistant Professor Dr. Zuhairah Ariff
Abd. Ghadas).
iv)
Corporate Social Responsibility: Recent Update in Malayisa at 5th Asian Law
Institute Conference 2008, 22nd and 23rd May at National University of
Singapore.
v)
Good Governance in Malaysian Public Higher Learning Institutions: Special
Reference to the Malaysian to International Islamic University Malaysia,
International Conference on Higher Learning, International Institutes of
Muslim Unity, 23rd -24th March 2008, Kuala Lumpur. ( a joint paper with
Assistant Professor Dr. Zuhairah Ariff Abd. Ghadas).
vi)
Entrepreneurships Universities! Corporate Governance in Malaysian Public
Higher Learning Institutions at Undang-undang dan Etika: Menangani Cabaran
Globalisasi organized by Jabatan Undang –undang, Fakulti Pengurusan Awam
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& Undang–undang, Universiti Utara Malaysia on 18th-20th April 2007 at EDCUUM, Sintok, Kedah. ( a joint paper with Assistant Professor Dr. Zuhairah
Ariff Abd. Ghadas).
vii)
Corporate Governance in Public Higher Learning Institution: The Malaysian
Experience at Corporate Law and Corporate Governance: Stocktaking on
Compliance and Enforcement organized by Corporate Law Teachers
Association held on 4th-6th February 2007 at Deakin University, Melbourne. ( a
joint paper with Assistant Professor Dr. Zuhairah Ariff Abd. Ghadas).
viii)
Corporate Governance in SMEs : The Malaysian Experience at The 15t
International Congress on Legal Pluralism organized by The Commission on
Folk Law and Legal Pluralism held on 24th June – 2nd July 2006 at Universitas
Indonesia, Jakarta.(joint paper with Assistant Professor Dr. Zuhairah Ariff
Abd. Ghadas).
ix)
Extension of Directors’ Duties – Facilitating of Business versus Promoting
Responsible Commerce at International Conference on Law and Commerce
2005: Simplification and Modernization of Law for Responsible Commerce
organized by International Islamic University, Malaysia and Victoria University,
Australia held on 8th – 29th September 2005 at PJ Hilton, Petaling Jaya.
x)
Revival of Ethics in Corporate Law at Persidangan Kebangsaan Undangundang 2004, organized by Jabatan Undang –undang, Fakulti Pengurusan
Awam & Undang–undang, Universiti Utara Malaysia held on 25th September
2004 at Pulau Pinang. ( a joint paper with Assoc. Professor Dr. Aiman
Nariman Mohd. Sulaiman )
Research project:
1. IIUM funded ( RM5,000/- or more )
Group research entitled Companies Registration, Share Ownership and
Voting Rights : A Study of the Malaysian Law and Islamic Law Perspective
( submitted 2005)
2. IIUM funded – short term research contingencies
Research title Corporate Social Responsibility: A Practice in Government
Linked Companies. ( RM3,800/- submitted July 2011).
3. IIUM funded - short term research contingencies.
Research title Fault Lines in Directors – Shareholders Relationship: A special
reference to Malaysian Family Business. (RM3,800/- submitted 2011).
4. FRGS Grant (RM45 000)
Co- researcher for a research entitled regulating Legal Framework for
Charitable Organisation in Malaysia: Challenges and Prospects. ( to be
submitted May 2012)
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5. FRGS Grant (RM 50 000)
Co-researcher for a research entitled Formulation of Governance framework
for Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) in Malaysia. ( to be submitted June
2013)
6. IIUM funded (Type B –RM20 000)
Research title
Financial Reporting Failures – Enforcement Trends,
Challenges and lessons for Malaysia ( to be submitted November 2013)
Achievement:
Best paper award - Law category during 3rd IBBC Conference 2008.
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