• Acted for a bank in loan recovery actions against a group of companies in the shipping industry in respect of loan facilities in the sum of RM1 billion and advised on the appointment and upliftment of receivers and managers, contracts with government and third parties, claims brought by third parties and disputes with insurers and re-insurers.
• Acted for a bank in recovery actions against the Papparich group of companies, which were involved in the food and beverage business. Successfully maintained the judgments in favour of the bank at both the Court of Appeal and the Federal Court.
• Acted for a bank to defend a series of litigations involving allegation of fraud and forgery in the creation of land charges in a housing project comprising few hundred titles, the cases went for full trial at the High Court, appeals to the Court of Appeal and Federal Court.
• Acted for a bank in a series of litigation involving a plantation company with loan in excess of RM200 million.
• Acted for a bank in a series of actions involving allegations of fraud in the transfer and creation of land charges in a housing development.
• Acted for a bank in a protracted suit involving allegations of fraud and forgery in the creation of land charges, whereby the High Court after considering both local and foreign forensic expert evidence dismissed the claim against the bank. The High Court decision was upheld by the Court of Appeal. Also successfully resisted motion for leave to appeal to the Federal Court against the Court of Appeal’s decision.
• Acted for a foreign bank on bills of exchange involving international contracts governed by the Uniform Commercial Code.
• Acted for banks in loan recovery actions against London Biscuits Berhad and Khee San Berhad, both public listed companies involved in manufacturing of various confectionery. The cases received wide coverage in local news articles.
• Acted for a bank in loan recovery actions against a ship builder company involving loans exceeding RM800 million. Part of the recovery actions involved instructing Singapore lawyers to file an urgent injunction to restrain the release of a ship from Indonesia and making claim against Saudi Arabian purchasers, liaising with Receiver & Manager and Private Liquidator to contest claims filed by a Saudi Arabian purchaser pending arbitration in London, instructing private investigators and foreign parties to carry out assets tracing and vessels tracing exercise and successfully obtaining a judgment after full trial for a sum of RM55 million against the Government of Malaysia in respect of post-receivership funding expended to complete two navy vessels.
• Acted for a bank in loan recovery actions against a public listed company and its subsidiaries in respect of vessel financing facilities exceeding RM300 million. Part of the recovery actions involved arrests of ships in local ports.
• Acted for several banks in loan recovery actions against a rubber manufacturer public listed company and its subsidiaries in respect of loans exceeding RM500 million. Part of the recovery actions include obtaining a court order to appoint an accounting firm to carry out valuation on the assets of the company.
• Acted for a bank in loan recovery actions against a public listed company and its subsidiaries in respect of loans exceeding RM120 million. Part of the recovery actions involved negotiations with local and foreign shipping agents and port authorities on goods shipped to Dubai and India, negotiations with collateral manager, lodgement of police report on fraud perpetuated on the bank and public tender sale of scrap metals exceeding RM40 million.
• Acted for a bank in Islamic financing facilities exceeding RM250 million. Part of the recovery actions included resisting several heavily contested injunction applications to restrain the appointment and actions of the Receiver and Manager and preservation orders.
• Acted for a bank in an action involving fraudulent transactions using forged signatures. The High Court after full trial ordered the monies to be refunded to the bank.
• Appeared as co-counsel for a bank which was sued by a developer for wrongful suspension of bridging loan facilities. The issues involved the entire duration of a construction project from the release of bridging loan to end-financing over a period of 16 years for 133 houses. The developer’s claim was dismissed after a full trial and the decision was upheld by the Court of Appeal.
• Acted for a bank in contested civil proceedings against a manufacturer of extruded natural latex threads and its subsidiary involving loan facilities exceeding RM60 million.

• Acted for Malaysia Airport Holding Berhad in the scheme proceedings filed by AirAsia X Berhad, the first scheme proceedings involving an airline business in Malaysia.
• Acted for both local and foreign lenders in the judicial management proceedings and insolvency proceedings involving the Serba Dinamik group of companies.
• Acted for several banks in scheme proceedings involving a public listed company and its subsidiaries involved in the cable business.
• Acted for several banks in the civil actions and liquidation process of London Biscuits Berhad and Khee San Berhad, both public companies and their related companies.
• Acted for a creditor and successfully shown cause for removal of an existing liquidator and substitution of a new liquidator.
• Acted in a heavily contested matter involving both voluntary winding up and winding up proceeding by the court, together with application for appointment of a provisional liquidator.
• Acted for a foreign bank in a heavily contested bankruptcy action against a business tycoon which went up to the apex court. The case involved a novel question of whether part-payments can be accepted after the commencement of bankruptcy proceedings and received wide coverage in the local newspapers and also reported on the TV3 evening news, NTV7 news and radio.
• Acted in the case involving a petition to wind up on just and equitable grounds against the largest bakery chain in Malaysia. The case received wide coverage in local Chinese newspapers.
• Acted for various banks to oppose a restraining order obtained by a leading garment manufacturer in Malaysia which involves a proposed debt restructuring scheme with liabilities exceeding RM155 million and thereafter continued with winding up proceedings against the said company.
• Acted for various banks to oppose a restraining order obtained by a global supplier of lifestyle knitted apparel which involves a proposed debt restructuring scheme with liabilities exceeding RM264 million.
• Advised a bank on various aspects concerning loans exceeding RM150 million granted to a group of companies involved in oils and fats manufacturing.
• Acted for foreign and local banks in respect of a debt restructuring scheme with liabilities exceeding RM80 million.

• Acted for an individual against a notable eye hospital, an ophthalmologist and an anaesthetist in a medical negligence suit. The trial took 26 days with the examination of 7 doctors. The High Court granted damages of RM1.2 million, including an award for aggravated damages of RM1 million which is unprecedented in Malaysia. The case was reported in the local newspapers. The High Court trial decision was upheld by the Court of Appeal and the Federal Court. Novel issues of law including the liability of private hospital was decided.
• Acted for the largest plantation company in Malaysia in many land disputes involving trespass and wrongful possession of lands. Appeared both as counsel and co-counsel in all 3 tiers of court proceedings which include orders for injunction and delivery of possession of lands.  Some of these cases were reported in the local newspapers and also law journals. Arising out of some of these cases, also negotiated and drafted settlement agreements for the relocation of estate workers, church, temple and school.
• Appeared as counsel and co-counsel for a developer against the Johor Land Administrator on the forfeiture of lands alienated for the development of a major waterfront project in Johor Bahru. The High Court case received coverage in the local newspapers.
• Appeared as co-counsel to defend a trustee against a committal proceeding filed by some beneficiaries of an estate of a deceased who was the founder of a local bank. The case received wide coverage in the local newspapers.
• Acted for the largest media company in Malaysia in numerous defamation actions including the following:-

1. action brought by the Chief Minister of a State (Lim Guan Eng & Anor v The New Straits Times Press (M) Berhad & Anor [2015] 1 LNS 1140).
2. action involving the press conference concerning allegations made against the former Prime Minister and his wife (Americk Sidhu v The New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd [2016] 1 LNS 1249)
3. action brought by the Menteri Besar of Kelantan arising out a report involving the ‘Bersih 3.0’ rally
4. action brought by the former chief of the Federal Commercial Crime Investigation Department
5. several actions brought by Members of Parliament
6. action brought by Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Selangor

• Appeared as co-counsel for a trustee in a trial for breach of duties involving the estate of a deceased who was the founder of a local bank.
• Appeared as co-counsel for a trustee involved in the disputes between loan stock holders and a major bank on potential defaults under two trust deeds which would result in the immediate repayment of loan stocks exceeding RM170 million. Thereafter also appeared as counsel for the same trustee against a major public listed company for recovery of costs and expenses incurred in carrying out the trustee’s duties under the same trust deeds.
• Acted for the executors of two estates to defend claims by family members of the deceased persons to nullify the wills and deed of inter vivos gift executed by the deceased persons on the ground of fraud, undue influence and suspicious circumstances.
• Acted for insurers to defend various negligence suits against lawyers.
• Acted for a reinsurer in respect of claims arising out of defective works in the construction of a local hotel.

• Acted for foreign funds in action against trustee company for breach of trust and negligence.
• Acted for seller as well as buyer in various sale and purchase transactions involving rubber gloves.
• Acted for the directors of a public listed company in boardroom disputes between the board of directors and shareholders of the companies..
• Appeared both as counsel and co-counsel for a foreign client against a local condominium developer for breach of contract. The case was heavily contested at the civil action stage as well as at the execution of judgment stage.
• Defended an engineering and construction company in a civil trial involving allegations of forgery of documents. The High Court after full trial dismissed the forgery claim.
• Acted for a palm oil trading company in a civil trial involving the interpretation of standard PORAM contracts. The High Court after full trial allowed the client’s claim for breach of contract involving the sale and purchase of refined bleached deodorised palm oil. The decision was affirmed by the Court of Appeal and leave to appeal to the Federal Court was not granted.

• Advocate and Solicitor, High Court of Malaya (1999)
• LL.B (Hons), University of Manchester (1997)

Professional Affiliations:

• Founding member and Past Co-Chair, International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC) Malaysia Network.
• Asia Regional Membership Vice Director, IWIRC International

Authored the following publications/articles:

• Contributing writer to a textbook titled “Restructuring and Insolvency, A Commentary” (Sweet & Maxwell) [2023 Ed.]
• Contributing writer to a textbook titled “Law and Practice of Corporate Insolvency in Malaysia” (Sweet & Maxwell) [2019 Ed.]
• Author, “I hereby Assign to Thee, Absolutely” an article in the Current Law Journal [2016] 1 LNS (A)
• Author of various articles published in Skrine’s Legal Insights
• Author, ‘Acceptance of Part-Payments in the Midst of Bankruptcy Proceedings – An Abuse of Court Process?’, Kuala Lumpur Bar Committee Newsletter, Relevant Issue

Delivered the following presentations:

• Panel speaker, INSOL Seminar Singapore, 2024
• Panel speaker, INSOL Seminar Kuala Lumpur 2023
• Panel speaker, Malaysia Insolvency Conference 2023
• Panel speaker, National Symposium on Islamic Finance, 2023
• Panel speaker, “Corporate Rescue Mechanisms : Current Framework and Proposed Amendments” organised by the Bar Council in September 2023
• Delivered a talk on “Duties & Liabilities of Directors & Company Officers” at the Finance Department Workshop, Sime Darby Group
• Delivered a talk on “Law of Contract – Basic Principles and Boilerplate Clauses” for  Sime Darby Group
• Delivered talks in Mandarin relating to “Commercial Contract Disputes” at seminars organised by the China Enterprises Association
• Panel speaker, Lex Mundi Dispute Resolution group meeting held in Busan, Korea
• Panel speaker,  Lex Mundi Dispute Resolution group meeting held in Sydney, Australia
• Delivered a talk on “Enforcement of Foreign Judgments” at a seminar organised by the Kuala Lumpur Bar Committee
• Delivered a talk on “Corporate Rescue Mechanisms” organised by the International Women Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation
• Delivered a talk on “Undertaking Banker’s Tortious Liabilities and Duties”, at an event organised by the Current Law Journal
• Delivered talks on ‘Insurance Law’  at the Department of Mathematical Sciences, Universiti Malaysia
• Delivered various talks at the 90 minutes with Skrine series
• Delivered a talk on “Foreclosure Proceedings – Legal Procedure and Practical Challenges” to various banks as part of the “Talk on Insolvency for Lenders”, KPMG Corporate Services Sdn Bhd
• Delivered a talk on “National Land Code – Indefeasibility of Titles and Charges”, PricewaterhouseCoopers Malaysia
• Delivered a talk on “Landlord and Tenant: Legal Remedies” for an estate management company
• Conducted in-house trainings for the estate managers on the laws governing provision of housing to estate workers, Kumpulan Guthrie Bhd (now known as Sime Darby)
• Delivered a talk on “Banking Litigation – Legal Process and Practical Challenges”, 67th Head of Regional Corporate Remedial Management Meeting, Malayan Banking Berhad.
• Delivered talks to Bank of China on “Loan Fraud – Red Flags and Remedial Steps”  and “Banking & Finance – Avoiding Potential Pitfalls and Overcoming Practical Challenges”
• Delivered several talks to various banks and accounting firms on the Amendments to the Companies Act, 2016 affecting corporate rescue mechanisms, which took effect on 1 April 2024

• Lai Kiat Yeong v HSBC (Malaysia) Trustee Berhad [2025] CLJU 418
• Teliti Datacentres SDn Bhd v Regal Orion Sdn Bhd [2025] CLJU 31
• TMF Trust Labuan Limited v Robinson Planner Company Limited [2024] CLJU 2176
• Syarikat Usahasama Kam-Ldah Sdn Bhd v T/And Bala Pillai & Co [2024] CLJU 2893
• Felcra Berhad v Adli Shraidan Sahar & Ors [2024] CLJU 1663
• Malayan Banking Bhd v Mohd Affandi bin Ahmad (FC) [2024] MLJU 2624
• Vijayan A/L S. Chinnasami v Advanced Optronics Devices (Asia) Co Ltd & Ors (CA) [2024] MLJU 2118
• Md Isa Bin Bujang v PL Soon Huat Realty Shd Bhd & Ors [2024] MLJU 996
• Work @ H Sdn Bhd & Anor v Malayan Banking Bhd & Anor [2024] MLJU 748
• Lin Kai Lam & Anor v Colin Andrew Pereira [2023] MLJU 2654
• Lin Kai Lam & Anor v Colin Andrew Pereira [2023] MLJU 2209
• Malayan Banking Bhd v Mohd Affandi bin Ahmad & Anor and another appeal (CA) [2023] MLJU 2160
• Chan Heng Si & Ors v Pacific & Orient Insurance Co Bhd and Another Case [2023] MLJU 101
• Malayan Banking Berhad v Kumpulan Liziz Sdn Bhd & Ors DSE Construction Sdn Bhd & Ors (Third Party ) [2022] 1 LNS 70
• Malayan Banking Berhad v Bina Puri Sdn Bhd & Ors [2022] 1 LNS 3059
• Vijayan S Chinnasami v Advanced Optronics Devices (Asia) Co Limited & Ors [2022] 1 LNS 2135
• Maybank Islamic Bhd V Khee San Food Industries Sdn Bhd (Khee San Bhd, Intervener) [2022] MLJU 1239
• Idrus Zainol & Anor V. Integrated Formation Sdn Bhd & Ors [2022] 1 LNS 1365
• Mohd Affandi Ahmad & Anor V. Pembangunan Tanah Dan Perumahan Sdn Bhd & Ors [2022] 1 LNS 1217 
• Union De Banques Arabes Et Francaises Singapore Branch V. Prodimex Resources Sdn Bhd [2021] 1 LNS 2416 
• Airasia X Berhad V. Boc Aviation Limited & Ors [2021] 10 Mlj 942; [2021] 1 LNS 188 
• Malayan Banking Berhad V Maju Holdings Sdn Bhd & Anor [2020] MLJU 2405
• Malayan Banking Berhad V. Dse Construction Sdn Bhd & Anor [2020] 1 LNS 1751 
• Golden Plus Holdings Berhad V. Teo Kim Hui & Ors [2021] 7 MLJ 852; [2020] 1 LNS 851 
• Teh Wei Kian & Anor V. Golden Plus Holdings Berhad & Ors [2020] 1 LNS 1096 
• Golden Plus Holdings Berhad V. Teo Sung Ngiap [2019] 1 LNS 2145
• Maybank Islamic Berhad V. Golden Base Construction Sdn Bhd & Ors [2019] 1 LNS 1785 
• Maybank Islamic Berhad V. Warganet Sdn Bhd & Anor [2019] 1 LNS 1307
• Malayan Banking Berhad V. Cenmal Commercial Sdn Bhd & Ors [2019] 1 LNS 1142
• Malayan Banking Berhad V. Jeenhuat Foodstuffs Industries Sdn Bhd & Ors [2019] 1 LNS 1879
• Ramachandran Meyappan & Ors V. Chellapan K Kalimuthu & Ors [2019] 7 CLJ 788 
• Adam Bin Asmuni V Dato Dr Noor Azmi Bin Ghazali & 2 Ors [2019] 1 AMR 39
• Sigur Ros Sdn Bhd & Anor v. Maybank Islamic Berhad & Anor [2018] 1 LNS 1413
• Sigur Ros Sdn Bhd & Anor v. Maybank Islamic Berhad & Anor [2018] 1 LNS 669
• Dr Hari Krishnan & Anor v Megat Noor Ishak bin Megat Ibrahim & Anor and another appeal [2018] 3 MLJ 281, FC
• Sigur Ros Sdn Bhd & Anor v. Maybank Islamic Berhad & Anor [2018] 1 LNS 267
• Sigur Ros Sdn Bhd & Anor v. Maybank Islamic Berhad & Anor [2018] 1 LNS 220
• Sigur Ros Sdn Bhd & Anor v. Maybank Islamic Berhad & Anor [2017] 1 LNS 1555  
• Americk Singh Sidhu Lwn. The New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd [2016] 1 LNS 1249 
• Dr Hari Krishnan & Anor v. Megat Noor Ishak Megat Ibrahim & Anor Another Appeal [2015] 1 LNS 1476, CA
• Rafan Holdings Sdn Bhd v Chip Lam Seng Sdn Bhd [2015] 1 LNS 265
• Lim Guan Eng & Anor v The New Straits Times Press (M) Berhad & Anor [2015] 1 LNS 1140
• Allied Empire Plantations Sdn Bhd v Chip Lam Seng Berhad [2014] 6 CLJ 81
• Malayan Banking Berhad v Chip Lam Seng Enterprise Berhad [2015] 5 CLJ 260
• Axens v Mission Biofuels Sdn Bhd & Anor [2014] 1 LNS 1369
• United Overseas Bank (Malaysia) Bhd v Hytex Integrated Berhad & Another Case [2014] 1 LNS 1068
• Hong Leong Bank Berhad v Forum Pintar Sdn Bhd & Ors [2014] 1 LNS 900
• Malayan Banking Berhad v Filmax Sdn Bhd & Ors [2013] 1 LNS 284
• Malayan Banking Berhad v Heveafil Sdn Bhd [2013] 1 LNS 428
• Wong Twee Keng & Ors v Wong Swee Min & Anor and Another Case [2013] 4 CLJ 876 (decision set aside on appeal to the Court of Appeal in November 2013)
• Jagjit Kaur Sohan Singh v Angelina Subashini Amaladoss [2012] 1 LNS 1204
• Usape Nelson Wireless Sdn Bhd v Macro Kiosk Bhd (full trial) [2011] MLJU 950
• Smartframe Sdn Bhd v Anjung Bahasa Sdn Bhd [2011] 4 CLJ 416, [2011] 1 LNS 109, [2011] MLJU 166
• Gan Chiew Heang & Ors v Universal Trustee (M) Bhd & Anor (full trial) [2010] 1 LNS 1319, [2010] MLJU 1286
• Mohd Yusof @ Suub Abdullah v RHB Bank Berahd [2009] 1 LNS 385
• Re: J Raju M Kerpaya @ Jayaraman Kerpaya; Ex-Parte: Kwong Yik Bank [2009] 1 LNS 649
• The New Straits Times Press (Malaysia) Berhad v Merge Media Holdings Sdn Bhd & Ors [2009] MLJU 0422
• Johor Coastal Development Sdn Bhd v Constrajaya Sdn Bhd (FC) [2009] 4 CLJ 569, [2009] 4 MLJ 445, [2009] MLJU 0458, 0459
• Southern Bank Berhad v Arena Flora Sdn Bhd & 2 Ors [2008] 1 LNS 212, [2008] MLJU 0263
• (reported on the National House Buyers Association website)
• Tan Tien Seng & Anor v Grobina Resorts Sdn Bhd [2006] 6 CLJ 653, [2006] 5 MLJ 372, [2006] MLJU 242
• Tan Tien Seng & Anor v Grobina Resorts Sdn Bhd [2006] 4 CLJ 583
• (reported in the New Straits Times)
• Johor Coastal Development Sdn Bhd v Pentadbir Tanah Johor Bahru [2006] 3 AMR 237, [2005] 1 LNS 317
• (reported in major Chinese newspapers)     
• Eng Man Hin & Anor v King’s Confectionery Sdn Bhd & Ors [2005] 8 CLJ 77
• (reported in the New Straits Times and the Sun)     
• Highlands & Lowlands Berhad & Anor v John Mariassosai & Ors [2005] 8 CLJ 216, [2005] MLJU 522
• Mawar Awal (M) Sdn Bhd v Kepong Management Sdn Bhd and Perantara Jaya Sdn Bhd [2005] 7 CLJ 296, [2005] 6 MLJ 132
• Lim Chee Holdings Sdn Bhd v RHB Bank Berhad (CA) [2005] 5 AMR 478 , [2005] 6 MLJ 497, [2005] 4 CLJ 305, [2005] MLJU 292
• Tan Tien Seng & Chua Ah Hooi v Grobina Resorts Sdn Bhd (full trial) [2005] 7 CLJ 70, [2005] 6 AMR 161, [2005] 7 MLJ 590, [2005] MLJU 255
• (reported in major Chinese papers (front page), The Star, New Straits Times, Berita Harian, Malay Mail, TV3 evening news and radio)
• Moscow Narodny Bank Ltd v Ngan Ching Wen (FC) [2004] 2 CLJ 241, [2005] 3 MLJ 693, [2004] 4 AMR 177
• Highlands & Lowlands Bhd v Tamil a/p Periasamy & Ors  [2003] 6 AMR 282, [2003] 6 MLJ 539, [2003] 1 LNS 407
• RHB Bank Berhad v Lim Chee Holdings Sdn Bhd [2003] 1 LNS 428
• FACB Berhad v Ho See Sin & Ors (full trial) [2003] 450 MLJU 1
• Syarikat Jeleta Bumi Sdn Bhd & Anor v Nadarajah a/l Ramasamy & Ors [2003] 5 MLJ 542, [2003] 3 AMR 148, [2003] 2 CLJ 427
• Tan Tien Seng & Anor v Grobina Resorts Sdn Bhd [2002] 378 MLJU 1, [2002] 1 LNS 151
• Lim Chee Holdings Sdn Bhd v RHB Bank Berhad (full trial) [2002] 1 LNS 203
• (reported in major Chinese papers, The Star, New Straits Times)
• Helen Yeap Poh Sim & Yang Lain v Universal Trustee (Malaysia) Bhd  [2001] 7 CLJ 414
• Susning Holdings Sdn Bhd v Kota Karisma Sdn Bhd [1999] 763 MLJU 1