Xin Miao is an associate in the firm’s Construction and Engineering practice.
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Construction Litigation, Arbitration and Adjudication
Assisted as a junior in representing a municipal council in a High Court civil suit and successfully applied to set aside an arbitral award with an amount in dispute of approximately RM1.1 million. (KHN Trading & Construction v Majlis Perbandaran Ampang Jaya [2024] CLJU 2696).
Assisted as a junior in acting for a prominent hotelier and property owner in a High Court civil suit and successfully applied to strike out said civil suit with an amount in dispute of approximately RM1 million (High Point Furnishing Sdn Bhd v President Hotel Sdn Bhd & Anor [2024] MLJU 3030).
Assisted as a junior in acting for a municipal council in a High Court civil suit and successfully resisted the application for judicial review brought by the developer. (Aman Wangi Development Sdn Bhd v Ampang Jaya Municipal Council & Anor [2024] MLJU 2252).
Assisted as a junior in a Session Court civil suit involving a dispute between two solar energy farm operators and owners with an amount in dispute of approximately RM800,000.
Assisted as junior in acting for in a High Court civil suit and successfully resisted the amendment application brought by the architect. (Chinpakloong Architect v Genting Malaysia Bhd [2024] MLJU 2782).
Litigation
Assisted as a junior in the High Court for a pre-action discovery application and successfully secured an order for a court-mandated disclosure of a digital data logger from two leading Malaysian shipping companies.
Environmental, Health and Safety
Assisted in advising a leading oil and gas company in Malaysia on the impacts of conviction under the Environment Quality Act 1974.
Assisted in preparation for an in-house seminar for a public-listed company aimed at introducing the implementation and implications of the Occupational Safety and Health (Construction Work) (Design and Management) Regulations 2024.
Qualifications
Advocate and Solicitor, High Court of Malaya (2023)
LL.B (Hons), University of Malaya (2023)
Publications
Co-author, “Building a Safer Future in Construction Sites: An Overview of the Construction Work (Design and Management) Regulations 2024”.