Legal Associate at Messrs. P. E. LIM (March 2021 – Present)
ARBITRATION
– Co-counsel, acting for a property developer, in arbitral proceedings involving a claim of RM7 million
CONTRACT LAW
– Co-counsel, acting for a wound up company, in a Court of Appeal civil appeal involving issues of duress, misrepresentation, and undue influence
– Co-counsel, acting for a tax agent & a tax advisory company, in a civil claim for a portion of tax refunds
– Co-counsel, acting for a roof specialist company, in civil suits for outstanding sums from goods sold and delivered
– Co-counsel, acting for a supplier of electrical distribution equipment, in a civil suit for outstanding sums from goods sold and delivered
CONTRACT LAW & CONSTRUCTION LAW
– Co-counsel, acting for a roof specialist company, in civil suits for outstanding sub-contract sums and retention sums
COMPANY LAW
– Co-counsel, acting for a company & 4 of its directors, in opposing a civil suit involving the Sales and Purchase of a land and an irrevocable guarantee
– Co-counsel, acting for 5 directors of a company, in opposing a Court of Appeal civil appeal against the High Court’s decision to allow the 5 directors’ application for stay of proceedings pending arbitration
COMPANY LAW & INSOLVENCY LAW
– Co-counsel, acting for the contributories of a wound up company, in an application for a temporary stay of a winding up order pursuant to Section 492 of the Companies Act 2016
– Co-counsel, acting for a homebuyer, in opposing a judicial management application by a property developer
– Counsel, acting for a wound up company, in opposing a civil suit for declaratory and injunctive reliefs
– Co-counsel, acting for a homebuyer, in supporting a winding up petition against a property developer
– Advised clients with regard to the filing of proof of debts with the Director General of Insolvency
EMPLOYMENT LAW
– Drafted and revising contracts of employment
FAMILY LAW
– Counsel, acting for individuals, in divorce joint petitions
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS LAW
– Counsel, acting for a company, in an unfair dismissal claim in the Industrial Court
– Advised employers on matters including misconduct complaints, unfair dismissal, constructive dismissal, retrenchment, performance improvement plans
INSOLVENCY LAW
– Counsel, acting for a company, in bankruptcy proceedings against non-social guarantors
LAND LAW
– Co-counsel, acting for an individual, in opposing an application for judicial sale of a co-owned property
PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AND DISCIPLINE
– Advised Advocates and Solicitors on complaints involving inter alia purported breaches of the Legal Profession (Practice and Etiquette) Rules 1978
SUCCESSION LAW
– Advised administrators on the administration and distribution of complex estates
TORT LAW
– Co-counsel, acting for a company and its director, in opposing a Court of Appeal civil appeal against the High Court’s decision to strike out a civil suit premised on malicious prosecution, injurious falsehood, and abuse of process
– Advised a company on trespass to its land
Legal Associate at Messrs. Josephine, L K Chow & Co (November 2019 – March 2021)
EMPLOYMENT LAW
– Lead counsel for an educational institution in a Labour Court dispute involving Section 69A of the Employment Act 1955
FAMILY LAW
– Lead counsel for a divorce joint petition hearing
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS LAW & ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
– Co-counsel for an electronics manufacturer in a judicial review application against the decision of the Minister of Human Resources to accord recognition to a regional trade union
– Co-counsel for a former senior manager in a judicial review application against the decision of the Industrial Court that his dismissal by the company was with just cause and excuse
– Co-counsel for a trade union in resisting a judicial review application against the decision of the Industrial Court that the company had breached the terms of the existing Collective Agreement
– Assisted in resisting a judicial review application against the decision of the Industrial Court that an employment contract was a genuine fixed term contract
– Co-counsel for a former senior brand manager in resisting a judicial review application against the decision of the Industrial Court that his dismissal by the company was without just cause and excuse
– Co-counsel for a trade union in resisting a judicial review application against the decision of the Industrial Court in relation to a trade dispute over the terms of a Collective Agreement
– Co-counsel for a security services provider in a judicial review application against the decision of the Industrial Court that the company dismissed the employee without just cause and excuse
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS LAW
– Co-counsel for a trade union in a trade dispute over the terms of the second Collective Agreement
– Assisted in a proceeding, pursuant to Section 56 of the Industrial Relations Act 1967, on non-compliance with an Industrial Court Award
– Advised companies and individuals on matters including wage deduction, misconduct complaints, dismissal, non-confirmation of probationers, and trade union recognition
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW
– Assisted in the preparation of a Federal Court leave application revolving around the issue of unfair judicial treatment
LAND LAW & ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
– Co-counsel for an individual, in an appeal against the Selangor Registrar of Titles, seeking a declaration of ownership of property and consequential registration of the same in the Land Registry
LAND LAW
– Co-counsel for the estate of a deceased individual, in foreclosure proceedings
– Co-counsel for landlords in civil suits to recover tenanted properties
SUCCESSION LAW
– Co-counsel for an individual in an application for a Letter of Administration which co-exists with a Grant of Probate, resulting from additional assets in the absence of a residuary clause in the Will
– Co-counsel for two individuals in an application for administration pendente lite pursuant to Section 19 of the Probate and Administration Act 1959
TORT LAW
– Co-counsel for an individual in a civil suit against his former solicitors for the latters’ negligence
– Co-counsel for a management corporation in a civil suit against a tenant for inter alia trespass to land and nuisance
– Co-counsel for an overseas corrugated plastic manufacturer in a civil suit for fraud
HEALTH & SAFETY LAW
– Co-counsel for a manufacturer in criminal charges involving Section 15(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994 and Regulation 7(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health (Notification of Accident, Dangerous Occurrence, Occupational Poisoning and Occupational Disease) Regulations 2004
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