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Provided by Shook Lin & Bok

Administrative Law & Judicial Review

We act on public law issues concerning the exercise of statutory duties and power by regulatory agencies and local authorities, including representation in judicial review proceedings in High Court and at appellate level on orders of certiorari and mandamus.

Banking & Finance Litigation

We regularly handle disputes concerning, banking and securities laws, all aspects of a financial institution’s operations and corporate dealings, IPOs, bills of exchange, private debt securities, offshore loans, international trade financing, foreign exchange transactions, financial derivatives as well as stockbroking transactions.

General & Corporate Litigation
We handle contractual and tort disputes, including disputes arising from judicial reviews, claims in defamation and fraud.


Insolvencies, Receiverships and Restructuring
We handle disputes concerning priorities to assets, priority of payments in insolvencies/receiverships, fraudulent transfers of assets or transfers in breach of corporate insolvency laws, liquidation problems and asset distribution.


Land Disputes
We act in disputes over priority of rights to land, ownership issues including disputes over beneficial interests in land and lands held on trust, land acquisitions and issues concerning land compensation, fraudulent disposals of land, land title issues, disputes concerning land use and disputes in relation to tenancies/leases and rights of landlord/tenants/leaseholders. We also act for REITS.

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Dispute Resolution - Malaysia

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Band 4

What the Team is Known For

Shook Lin & Bok's established dispute resolution legal team is known for handling disputes in the banking sector and is frequently instructed by leading financial institutions in the Malaysia market. The team is well placed to advise on Islamic finance disputes, as well as debt recovery and insolvency. It is capable of handling litigation and arbitration, as well as land and construction disputes. The practice frequently acts for domestic clients, as well as international entities with subsidiaries in Malaysia, largely in the energy and manufacturing industries.

Work Highlights

  • Shook Lin & Bok acted for OCBC Bank (Malaysia), OCBC Al-Amin Bank and Malayan Banking in a dispute which arose during the liquidation process when Wong Weng Foo, a minority creditor and former auditor of LBB, challenged an application for the release and discharge of Lim San Peen as the liquidator of LBB and the appointment of Victor Saw Seng in his place.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Hooi Huang Ng
5
Band 5

Hooi Huang Ng is a partner at Shook Lin & Bok. She has experience advising clients on disputes pertaining to liquidations and Islamic finance.

She has sharp analytical skills combined with a pragmatic approach to risk assessment.

She makes complex matters simple, provides creative solutions taking into account the commercial aspects of the engagements and has very good technical skills in litigation and insolvency matters.

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Shook Lin & Bok

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Dispute Resolution

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Hooi Huang Ng
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Band 5

Members

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Bryan Chen Liang Yi

Choo Hoe Poh

Gian Chung Tan

Hooi Huang Ng

Kok Keong Chan

Head of Department

Marianne Loh Suet May

Mehala Marimuthoo

Nina Lai Jian Xian

Samuel Tan Lih Yau

Sanjiv Naddan

Victoria Loi Tien Fen