Asia-Pacific Guide 2026 : Malaysia
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LCWP is a leading firm where disputes relating to competition law are concerned. This typically involves issues of enforcement, investigations and determination of infringements of provisions under the Malaysian Competition Act 2012 before the Malaysia Competition Commission (MyCC), Competition Appeals Tribunal (CAT) and/or the courts.
The regulator on anti-trust and competition law related matters in Malaysia, namely MyCC, engages LCWP and its lawyers for disputes before the CAT and/or the Courts. The competition law practice group of LCWP is led by Kwan Will Sen (partner), with Dato’ Lim Chee Wee (senior partner) also involved in more contentious and appellate level competition law disputes. Another notable practitioner of competition law within LCWP is Muayyad Khairulmaini (senior associate).
Some of the key and leading or landmark cases on competition law in Malaysia were led and argued by LCWP on behalf of MyCC. LCWP represented or is representing MyCC in various high-profile competition law cases, against among others, these parties – Grab Inc, Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia Berhad, Central Bank of Malaysia, Persatuan Insurans Am Malaysia (i.e. the association of general insurers in Malaysia, and all insurance companies in Malaysia (e.g. AIA, Chubb, AIG, etc), MyEG and others.
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Lim Chee Wee Partnership offers a boutique disputes practice with strength in competition and antitrust mandates. Retaining the Malaysia Competition Commission (MyCC) as one of its key clients, the team engages in matters requiring a range of competition law expertise. It handles contentious matters relating to cartels, compliance, price fixing, horizontal and vertical agreements and general behavioural breaches.
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Lim Chee Wee Partnership acted for the Malaysia Competition Commission (MyCC) in a judicial review application against the Competition Appeal Tribunal's decision in setting aside MyCC's finding of infringement against the General Insurance Association of Malaysia and its 22 insurer members.
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Lim Chee Wee is a noted competition lawyer who often handles contentious mandates. He regularly defends MyCC in challenges, covering a range of issues from cartel investigations to price-fixing arrangements.
Kwan Will Sen has notable expertise in various competition law matters. He advises clients on both contentious and non-contentious mandates.
Competition/Antitrust
Competition/Antitrust
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Kwan Will Sen
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Muayyad Khairulmaini
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