Corporate Liability under Section 17A of MACC: What Directors Must Do Now

In this Part 2 of our discussion on Corporate Liability under Section 17A of the MACC Act 2009, we move beyond the fundamentals and focus on what directors and senior management must do to protect their organisations from corporate liability. As enforcement under Section 17A continues to evolve, companies can now be held liable for corrupt acts committed by employees or associated persons. This makes governance, oversight and compliance more critical than ever. The discussion highlights the statutory defence of “adequate procedures” and why policies, trainings, monitoring and enforcement must go beyond paper compliance. We sit down again with: • Mr Ankit Sanghvi, Partner and Head of ESG at Halim Hong & Quek • Ms Cynthia Gabriel, founder of Cynthia Gabriel & Associates, and award-winning anti-corruption and human rights advocate Corporate liability is no longer just a legal risk. It is a call for stronger governance, accountability and integrity across organisations operating in Malaysia.