About

Provided by Shearn Delamore & Co

Our dedicated team of lawyers assist employers to effectively manage legal matters relating to Employment and Industrial Relations. As the first firm in the country to establish a focused-driven team catering exclusively to the practice of employment and administrative law, we have a rich and diversified experience in this area.

The firm’s early practitioners before the Industrial Court include prolific legal personalities such as Dato’ Mahadev Shankar and Dato’ V. L. Kandan, followed by V. T. Nathan in the early 1970s who became the firm’s first lawyer to undertake a fully specialised practice in Industrial Relations. Sivabalah Nadarajah who currently heads this pioneering Practice Group joined the team in 1984 and is renowned in the employment law landscape.

Today, our Employment & Administrative Law Practice Group continues to offer comprehensive representation and assistance to clients involved in various stages of employment-related dispute resolution. We have been engaged in cases that have contributed to the evolution and expansion of administrative law in this country. The practice continues to keep abreast of changes to the law to regularly advise clients on the nature and implications of key amendments.

Chambers Review

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Employment & Industrial Relations - Malaysia

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What the Team is Known For

Shearn Delamore & Co has an outstanding employment law practice in Malaysia, capable of lending its expertise to redundancy and unfair dismissal actions, including dismissals relating to poor performance. The firm represents both Malaysian and international clients in a range of sectors, including the finance, transportation and TMT industries.

Work Highlights

  • Shearn Delamore & Co represented IOI City Hotel over an alleged constructive dismissal claim made by an employee following her reassignment during the restructuring prompted by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Raymond Low
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Raymond Low
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Band 2

Raymond Low is a partner at Shearn Delamore & Co in Kuala Lumpur. He has extensive experience in matters such as unfair dismissal disputes.

Raymond has what it takes and ticks all the boxes. He is a great lawyer.

Vijayan Venugopal
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Vijayan Venugopal
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Band 2

Vijayan Venugopal is a partner at Shearn Delamore & Co in Kuala Lumpur. He has extensive experience in handling complex cases relating to misconduct, as well as judicial reviews. He represents employers from a range of sectors in unfair dismissal cases.

Suganthi Singam
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Suganthi Singam
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Band 3
Suganthi Singam is a partner at Shearn Delamore & Co and is based in Kuala Lumpur. She has a busy practice working on misconduct and poor performance claims. She frequently acts for employers across sectors, including finance and transportation.

She is a strong and commendable opponent in court.

Suganthi is able to instill confidence that your organisation is safe with her advice in complex situations.

Ranked Lawyers at
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Malaysia

Employment & Industrial Relations

Raymond Low
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Raymond Low
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Band 2
Vijayan Venugopal
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Vijayan Venugopal
2
Band 2
Suganthi Singam
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Suganthi Singam
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Band 3

Members

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Kian Jun Wong

Reena Enbasegaram

Sivabalah Nadarajah

Sivabalah Nadarajah

Head of Department

Clients

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HSBC, Hong Leong Bank, Sime Darby, PETRONAS, Heneikken

Industries

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Banking, Airlines, Oil and Gas, Manufacturing, Plantations, Education, Commercial and Medical