Education & Entry Into Law
Joshua Wu Kai-Ming graduated with a Second Class Upper Honours Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) from the University of London. During his legal studies, he obtained the award of “Best in Malaysia for Public Law” in the 2014 examinations.
In 2018, he graduated with a Certificate in Legal Practice and went on to pursue his pupillage at Messrs. Sreenevasan. During his pupillage at Messrs. Sreenevasan, Joshua worked closely with Dato’ Ambiga Sreenevasan on public interest cases.
Joshua was called to the Malaysian Bar on 25th October 2019.
Career
Joshua began his legal career as a Legal Associate at Messrs. Josephine, L K Chow & Co where he worked in the Dispute Resolution, and Labour and Employment departments.
In March 2021, he joined Messrs. P. E. LIM as a Legal Associate. On 1st January 2023, Joshua was promoted to a partner of Messrs. P. E. LIM.
Joshua was the Co-Deputy Chairperson of the Bar Council Constitutional Law Committee for the 2024/2025 term and the Deputy Chairperson of the Bar Council Ad Hoc Committee on Conditional Fee Rules (Re Personal Injuries and Non-Personal Injuries) for the 2025/2026 term. He is the Co-Deputy Chairperson of the Bar Council Committee on Reform to the Legal Sector for the 2026/2027 term.
Involvement in Public Interest Litigation
Joshua was involved in a landmark High Court decision on the protection of trade union officers in Malaysia [2020] 6 CLJ 354. The High Court’s decision went on appeal all the way to the Federal Court and was affirmed by the latter [2022] 6 MLJ 414, [2022] 9 CLJ 801.
He was the lead counsel in Messrs. Fahri, Azzat & Co’s judicial review application against the Legal Profession Qualifying Board (“LPQB”) [2024] MLJU 213, [2024] CLJU 152 (HC).
Joshua was also a co-counsel in the following matters:
(iii) Messrs. Fahri, Azzat & Co and another’s judicial review application against the Director of the National Registration of the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur [HC, CA, FC (leave)];
(iv) Messrs. Fahri, Azzat & Co and another’s appeal against the dismissal of their judicial review application against the LPQB on the purported abolishment of articled clerkship [2024] MLJU 3179 (CA);
(vi) YB Syed Saddiq & Ors’ judicial review application against the Prime Minister of Malaysia and Federal Government of Malaysia on the withholding of constituency allocations [2025] MLJU 1048 (HC);
He is currently a co-counsel in YB Syed Saddiq & Ors’ appeal against the non-granting of leave for judicial review against the Prime Minister of Malaysia and Federal Government of Malaysia on the withholding of constituency allocations (presently in the Federal Court), and four Petaling Jaya residents’ appeal against the partial allowing of their judicial review application relating to the proposed PJD Link highway [presently in the Court of Appeal].
Joshua has also held a watching brief on behalf of:
(i) the Bar Council in Ps. Raymond Koh’s civil suit in relation to his enforced disappearance [2025] MLJU 4081 (HC), Amri Che Mat’s wife’s civil suit in relation to Amri Che Mat’s enforced disappearance [2025] MLJU 4151 (HC), and Brickfields Asia College’s judicial review application against the Legal Profession Qualifying Board; and
(ii) The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM) in D’s motion to review a decision of the Federal Court.
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