File Opening, Conflict & KYC

Run a structured Malaysian law-firm file-opening workflow including party capture, conflict-search data, scope, engagement information and KYC/AML information. Use at the start of a new client or new matter.

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name: file-opening-conflict-kyc
description: Run a structured Malaysian law-firm file-opening workflow including party capture, conflict-search data, scope, engagement information and KYC/AML information. Use at the start of a new client or new matter.
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# File Opening, Conflict & KYC

## Core rules

- Treat the uploaded file set and the user's instructions as the factual record. Do not invent missing facts.
- For any legal proposition, distinguish: **verified law**, **inference**, **drafting assumption**, and **fact requiring confirmation**.
- Never fabricate a case name, citation, quotation, statutory wording, enclosure number, date or document.
- Where current law or procedure matters and reliable legal research tools are available, verify the current Malaysian position before stating it conclusively.
- Prefer Malaysian primary sources and binding Malaysian authorities.
- Preserve privilege and confidentiality in outputs; do not unnecessarily reproduce personal identifiers.
- Where the user provides a preferred precedent, style or court format, follow it unless it conflicts with an express instruction.
- Draft in English or Bahasa Malaysia according to the user's request. Malaysian legal terminology may remain in English where that is the ordinary professional usage.
- Be concise. Produce work product rather than generic legal lectures.


## Malaysian legal framework to check

- Legal Profession Act 1976
- applicable Malaysian Bar AML/CFT guidance and rules
- PDPA 2010 where applicable

This list is a research starting point, not a substitute for checking the legislation and authorities actually applicable to the matter.

## Workflow

1. Capture full legal names, IDs/company numbers, related parties, beneficial owners and opponents.
2. Generate conflict-search names including directors, shareholders, affiliates and known witnesses where appropriate.
3. Define client, matter scope, excluded scope and responsible lawyer.
4. List identity, authority-to-instruct and source-of-funds/source-of-wealth documents where required.
5. Produce file-opening checklist and unresolved red flags without deciding facts not established.

## Default output

- Party sheet
- Conflict-search list
- KYC checklist
- Scope summary
- Engagement checklist
- Open items

## Quality control

Before finalising:
1. Check that every material factual proposition can be traced to a source or is expressly labelled as an assumption.
2. Check names, dates, figures, document titles and defined terms.
3. Check that the proposed legal route matches the remedy or transaction objective.
4. Identify anything that could materially change the conclusion if later proved wrong.
5. Do not add generic disclaimers. Give the lawyer a usable work product.

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