KUALA LUMPUR (April 9): The government will offer a free mediation service for legal disputes involving all types of contracts valued under RM250,000. “This assistance is provided considering that mediation under the current system can only take place after the parties involved in legal disputes have filed their cases in court. “We hope this service will help them resolve disputes through the mediation process, with legal costs being borne by the AIAC,” she told reporters after attending the Artiste Symposium here on Thursday. Earlier, Azalina said in her speech that the mediation process is an alternative dispute resolution mechanism introduced under the Legal Aid and Public Defence Bill 2025 as part of ongoing legal reforms. Meanwhile, she said the number of bankruptcy cases discharged in 2025 had exceeded the target, totalling 204,000 cases.

Source: The Edge Markets April 09, 2026 10:18 UTC