• Acted as lead counsel in successfully opposing an application to set aside an arbitration award valued in excess of RM30 million related to a mixed development project in Penang (BM City Realty v Merger Insight (M) Sdn Bhd [2023] MLJU 2664).

• Acted for Petronas Gas Bhd in a successful negligence trial involving the unlawful discharge of industrial effluent which caused the corrosion and leakage of a gas pipeline (Petronas Gas Bhd v DWZ Industries (Johor) Sdn Bhd [2020] 2 CLJ 694).

• Acted for the concessionaire of the SUKE Expressway in successfully opposing numerous judicial review applications associated with the expressway’s construction (Aman Wangi Development Sdn Bhd v Ampang Jaya Municipal Council & Anor [2024] MLJU 2252 and Tan Wei Mia & Ors v Pentadbir Tanah Daerah Gombak [2024] 10 MLJ 232).

• Acted for a leading highway developer in successfully opposing a civil suit which sought to challenge a compulsorily land acquisition based on purported non-compliance with the Land Acquisition Act 1960.

• Acted for a private limited company in opposing an ex-parte injunction order which restrained the calling of an irrevocable and unconditional bank guarantee valued at RM12 million.

• Acted for a private limited company in opposing civil suits involving the alleged frustration of advertising concession agreements due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

• Acted for a municipal council in successfully opposing a judicial review application.

• Various interlocutory and execution proceedings including, amongst others, summary judgment, striking out, stay of execution, third party intervention, fresh evidence, garnishee and further and better particulars.

• Acted as co-counsel for an airport operator in a successful civil suit against a major airline company involving outstanding aeronautical charges in excess of RM17 million.
• Acted for Malaysia Airports (Sepang) Sdn Bhd in multiple successful high-profile civil suits against AirAsia involving outstanding passenger services charges in excess of RM40 million (Malaysia Airports (Sepang) Sdn Bhd v AirAsia X Bhd [2020] 11 MLJ 709).
• Acted for an airport operator in successfully opposing the first judicial review leave application filed by major airline companies against the nation’s economic aviation regulator, the Malaysian Aviation Commission (AirAsia Berhad & Anor v Malaysian Aviation Commission & Anor [2019] 1 LNS 1317).
• Acted for a private limited company in defending a civil suit involving claims valued at RM480 million from a major airline company for alleged breach of contract and negligence.
• Acted for an airport operator in opposing the first ever case in Malaysia involving a mandatory injunction for the grounding of an aircraft.

• Acted for Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd in a successful trial involving claims valued at approximately RM70 million in relation to the upgrading works at the Penang International Airport (Syarikat Pembinaan Anggerik Sdn Bhd v Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd [2022] 9 MLJ 391).
• Acted for a main contractor in a successful arbitration for a claim in excess of RM20 million against an employer for unlawful termination relating to a mixed development project in Penang.
• Acted for a main contractor in an ongoing arbitration for a claim in excess of RM7 million against a sub-contractor for purported unpaid value of works, loss of profits and loss & expense relating to a high-profile project in Kuala Lumpur. As part of this arbitration, successfully obtained one of the first ever Summary Determination Awards in Malaysia pursuant to the AIAC Arbitration Rules 2021, which was subsequently upheld by the High Court (Ideaworks Resources Sdn Bhd v Oakland Holdings Sdn Bhd [2024] MLJU 2101).
• Acted for a large multinational company in an ongoing civil suit related to the development of one of the most well-known theme parks and entertainment hotspots in Malaysia.
• Acted for an employer in a CIPAA 2012 adjudication involving a dispute arising from the construction of a hotel in Johor Bahru.
• Provided extensive project management services for a leading highway developer in relation to the construction of a high-profile expressway.
• Provided extensive project management services for a leading airport operator in relation to a project for the upgrading of an aerotrain.
• Provided project management services for a private limited company in relation to the construction of an audio-visual system for an auditorium.

Qualifications:

• Advocate and Solicitor, High Court of Malaya (2018).
• Barrister-at-Law (Lincoln’s Inn) (2017).
• LL.B (First Class Honours), University of Reading (2015).

• Committee Member, Society of Construction Law Malaysia (2023-2025).
• Chairman, Young Society of Construction Law Malaysia (2022-2023).
• Member, Bar Council Constitutional Law Committee (2021-2022).

• Moderator, “Introduction to Arbitration: Fundamental and Practical Insights – Setting Aside and Enforcement of Arbitral Awards”, Bar Council Arbitration and Construction Law Committee (6 December 2024).
• Speaker, “Building Bridges: Legal Insights in Construction”, Young Society of Construction Law Malaysia in collaboration with ALSA BAC and BAC Law Society (1 April 2024).
• Speaker, “Arbitration – Fast Track and Summary Procedures”, Skrine Professional Development & Knowledge Management Programme (28 November 2023).
• Speaker, “Building A Career In Construction Law”, Young Society of Construction Law Malaysia in collaboration with ALSA BAC and BAC Law Society (29 November 2022).
• Speaker, “Debunking Myths in ADR”, Skrine Professional Development & Knowledge Management Programme (7 October 2022).
• Moderator, “Construction Tool Kit – Tips for Overcoming the Pandemic”, SkrineCast Episode 2 on Spotify (February 2022).
• Moderator, “CIPAA Simplified: A Practical Guide to Construction Adjudication”, Young Society of Construction Law Malaysia in collaboration with the AIAC (May 2020 & June 2021).
• Moderator, “An Overview of the Construction Industry in Malaysia”, Young Society of Construction Law Malaysia in collaboration with the AIAC and the University of Westminster (January 2020).
• Speaker, “Introduction to Aviation Law”, Skrine Professional Development & Knowledge Management Programme (December 2019, April 2021 & November 2024).