Cross-Border Insolvency Act 2026 · Updated to 30 Jan 2026 · Part III · Recognition of Foreign Proceedings and Relief
18. Subsequent information
Feedback & supportFrom the time an application for recognition of foreign proceedings is filed and continuing thereafter, the foreign representative shall promptly notify the Court—
foreign proceedings
“foreign proceedings” means collective judicial or administrative proceedings in a foreign State, including interim proceedings, under the law relating to insolvency in which proceedings the property and affairs of the debtor are subject to control or supervision by a foreign court, for the purposes of reorganization or liquidation;
of any substantial change in the status of the recognized foreign proceedings or the status of the foreign representative’s appointment; and
foreign representative
“foreign representative” means a person or body appointed, including a person or body appointed on an interim basis, and authorized in foreign proceedings to administer the reorganization or liquidation of a debtor’s property or affairs or to act as a representative of the foreign proceedings.
of any other foreign proceedings or proceedings under
Malaysian insolvency law regarding the same debtor that comes to the knowledge of the foreign representative.
Malaysian insolvency law
“Malaysian insolvency law” means— (a) this Act; (b) subdivisions 2 and 3 of Division 7 of Part III, Division 8 of Part III, and Parts IV and V of the Companies Act 2016; (c) sections 74, 127, 130zb, 131, 131a, 151c and 151d of the Labuan Companies Act 1990; (d) any subsidiary legislation made under this Act, the Companies Act 2016, the Labuan Companies Act 1990 and the Courts of Judicature Act 1964; and (e) the common law of Malaysia relating to or in connection with any provision of this Act, the Companies Act 2016, the Labuan Companies Act 1990 and the Courts of Judicature Act 1964 or any provision of any subsidiary legislation made under this Act, the Companies Act 2016, the Labuan Companies Act 1990 and the Courts of Judicature Act 1964;