The Governance of the Malaysian Conveyancing System

Fraudulent Land transactions is a never-ending saga within the conveyancing system in Malaysia. Juggling between the greediness of the fraudsters and the security of tenure, solicitors have to endure an uphill task.

Malaysia adopted the Torrens System introduced by Sir Robert Torrens in 1857, which was later recommended by Maxwell in 1897. This book covers the history of Malaysian Land Law and the theoretical aspect of "property", upon registration of land dealings, the title or interest in land shall be indefeasible. This book reviews the circumstances that affect the security of tenure that could cause the registration of a title or interest could be challenged and the application of the indefeasibility principle by the Malaysian court. The discussion in this book also focuses on the stakeholders involved within the chain of conveyancing systems. Accordingly, this book also discusses the impact of fraudulent activities that cause the registration to be defeasible.