Hui Ying

Ashley specialises in construction and energy dispute resolution, with experience in arbitration, adjudication, litigation, and strategic advisory work involving complex construction and infrastructure disputes. Her practice covers all stages of dispute management, including project advisory, claims strategy, dispute avoidance, adjudication proceedings under CIPAA 2012, domestic and international arbitration, and appellate litigation.

She regularly advises developers, contractors, subcontractors, consultants, and employers on issues relating to extension of time claims, delay and disruption, liquidated damages, defects, payment disputes, termination, contractual interpretation, and project risk management under PAM, PWD, FIDIC, and bespoke construction contracts.

Ashley is a Partner at Harold & Lam Partnership and forms part of the firm’s Construction and Infrastructure Disputes Practice. She has developed a growing practice in complex construction, infrastructure, and cross-border disputes, acting in high-value arbitration, adjudication, and court proceedings.

She also leads and coordinates matters under the firm’s China Desk, advising Chinese state-owned enterprises, contractors, and cross-border investors in relation to Malaysian construction projects, disputes, and commercial transactions.

Member, Society of Construction Law Malaysia (SCL Malaysia)

Co-author, “Lam on Construction Claims in Malaysia” (LexisNexis, 2022)

Editorial Committee Member, “Standard Form of Building Contracts Compared”

Contributor to legal publications and articles relating to construction law, adjudication, arbitration, and infrastructure disputes.

a) Samsung C&T Corporation

b) Samsung C&T Corporation UEM Construction JV Sdn Bhd

c) BPX Sdn Bhd

d) CBTech (M) Sdn Bhd

e) CEIG (M) Sdn Bhd

f) Damansara One Sdn bhd

g) Crest Builder Sdn Bhd

h) EP Power Solutions Sdn Bhd

i) Gamuda Berhad

j) Lim Hoo Seng Construction Sdn Bhd

k) GGM Supplies & Holding Sdn Bhd

l) Brentley Hilltop Sdn Bhd

m) Ibra Construction Sdn Bhd

n) Malaysia- China Business Council

o) Lembaga Kemajuan Wilayah Pulau Pinang (PERDA) Kementrian Kemajuan Desa dan Wilayah

p) Shaanxi Construction Engineering (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd

q) Sinbery Corporation Sdn Bhd

r) Sunway South Quay Sdn Bhd

s) Cnqc Engineering & Construction (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd

t) Top International Engineering

u) (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd

v) Kejuruteraan Qks Sdn Bhd

w) Plenitude Tebrau Sdn Bhd

Acted as Junior Counsel for the Employer in arbitration proceedings involving the construction and completion of a renowned private hospital, dealing with substantial claims relating to delay, defects, and contractual interpretation.

Acted as Counsel assisting in an Expert Determination involving a public-listed Japanese corporation arising from a major infrastructure project with highly technical engineering and quantum issues.

Acted as Junior Counsel for a leading Chinese contractor ranked among the Top 500 Chinese Corporations in an arbitration concerning disputes arising from a development project exceeding RM80 million.

Acted as Junior Counsel in appellate proceedings before the Court of Appeal and Federal Court involving significant legal questions relating to construction payment claims and contractual entitlements.

Acted for the Employer in a dispute concerning the repair and reconstruction of a collapsed slope, involving issues of design liability, professional negligence, and remedial cost recovery.

Regularly advises and acts in adjudication proceedings under CIPAA 2012 involving payment disputes, extension of time claims, prolongation costs, and loss and expense claims.

Construction Dispute Resolution / Arbitration / Adjudication

Acted in domestic and international arbitration proceedings involving high-value construction and infrastructure disputes.

Extensive experience in adjudication proceedings under CIPAA 2012, including preparation of adjudication claims, responses, reply submissions, and enforcement proceedings.

Advises clients on project risk management, contractual strategy, dispute avoidance, and claims preservation throughout the lifecycle of construction projects.

Regularly involved in disputes concerning delay and disruption, extension of time claims, liquidated damages, defects, variation claims, and payment disputes.

Acts for major Chinese corporations and cross-border investors in Malaysian construction and infrastructure projects through the firm’s China Desk.

Experienced in handling technically and commercially complex disputes involving engineering, infrastructure, and energy-related projects.

Nottingham Trent University

a) Master of Laws (LLM) in Legal Practice

2016 - 2017

BPP University London

c) Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC)

2014 - 2015

University of Reading

d) Bachelor of Laws (LLB)

2012 - 2014

Ashley has experience advising on disputes and risk management arising from large-scale construction and infrastructure projects across the residential, commercial, transportation, healthcare, and energy sectors.

Her practice includes handling technically complex disputes involving delay analysis, extension of time claims, defects, variation claims, payment disputes, and contractual interpretation under standard form construction contracts.

She also regularly advises Chinese clients and cross-border businesses on Malaysian legal and regulatory issues, bridging commercial expectations between Chinese and Malaysian project stakeholders.