Practice Areas

We advise and represent clients across the construction, projects, infrastructure and energy sectors, with particular experience in complex and high-value disputes arising from the development, construction and delivery of projects.

Our work covers the full project lifecycle, from contract negotiation and contract administration to dispute resolution and enforcement. We act for developers, contractors, subcontractors, consultants, suppliers, project owners and other stakeholders in contentious and non-contentious matters.

Our experience includes disputes involving delay and disruption, extensions of time, liquidated damages, variations, defects, progress claims, back-charges, termination, suspension and claims for set-off.

We also provide contract administration and project advisory, including reviewing and advising on contractual rights and obligations, notices, claims, variations, extensions of time, payment mechanisms, contractual procedures and potential dispute exposure. Our approach is to identify issues early and provide commercially practical advice that enables clients to manage risk before disputes escalate.

Our experience extends to infrastructure and energy projects, including those structured under engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracts, as well as supply and development arrangements involving multiple contractual parties and interconnected project agreements.

Where disputes proceed to formal resolution, we act in adjudication, arbitration and court proceedings, working closely with our dispute resolution team to protect our clients' commercial and legal interests.

We advise and represent individuals, businesses and corporations in commercial and contractual disputes arising from business relationships, transactions and contractual arrangements.

Our work includes disputes concerning breaches of contract, non-payment and debt recovery, tortious claims, misrepresentation, repudiation and termination, contractual interpretation, guarantees and indemnities, supply and service agreements, and other commercial arrangements.

We assist clients from the early assessment of a dispute through pre-action negotiations, correspondence and settlement discussions, to litigation and enforcement where necessary.

We work closely with clients to understand their commercial objectives and tailor our strategy accordingly. Where matters do proceed to formal dispute resolution, we provide robust and commercially attuned representation, aimed at achieving practical, cost-effective outcomes.

We represent clients in both domestic and international arbitration proceedings, including institutional arbitrations administered by bodies such as the Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC) and PAM Arbitration, as well as ad hoc arbitrations conducted under various procedural rules. Our arbitration experience spans construction and infrastructure disputes, commercial and shareholder disputes, and cross-border contractual disputes.

We advise clients at various stages of the arbitral process, from the drafting and negotiation of arbitration clauses through to the commencement of proceedings, preparation of pleadings, bundles of documents and witness statements, hearings, and post-award matters, including the enforcement of and challenges to arbitral awards in the High Court.

We are experienced in navigating the interplay between arbitration and other forms of dispute resolution, including adjudication and litigation, and advise clients on the appropriate forum and strategy for resolving their disputes.

Our approach is focused on developing a clear case strategy, managing complex evidence effectively and pursuing our clients’ commercial objectives throughout the arbitral process.

We advise and represent companies, shareholders, directors and other stakeholders in corporate disputes and contentious insolvency matters.

This includes shareholder and boardroom disputes, minority oppression, derivative actions, disputes concerning directors’ duties, corporate governance issues, shareholder agreements, management and control disputes, and claims involving breaches of fiduciary and statutory duties.

We also act in matters involving fraud, asset recovery, tracing and recovery of misappropriated assets, as well as disputes arising from corporate transactions and relationships between shareholders, directors and companies.

On the insolvency side, we advise and represent companies, liquidators, creditors, shareholders and other interested parties in proceedings involving winding-up, judicial management, receivership and related applications. We also advise on matters concerning debentures, enforcement of security, the appointment and powers of receivers and managers, and strategies for protecting and recovering assets, enforcing debts and responding to insolvency proceedings.

We take a commercially minded approach to corporate disputes, recognising that such matters often carry significant implications for ongoing business relationships, reputation and corporate governance.

We advise and represent employers and employees across a broad range of employment and industrial relations matters, including employment contracts, handbook and workplace policies, domestic inquiries, misconduct, voluntary separation scheme and termination of employment.

Our practice also covers unfair dismissal claims, constructive dismissal, employment-related disputes and proceedings before the Industrial Court. We provide clear, practical advice aimed at protecting our clients’ interests while navigating Malaysia’s evolving employment landscape.

We advise digital asset businesses, trading platforms and other stakeholders on legal and commercial issues arising within Malaysia’s evolving blockchain and digital asset ecosystem.

Our experience includes advising a digital asset trading platform on disputes and court proceedings involving cryptocurrencies and other digital assets. We have also advised on the tracing and recovery of stolen digital assets, cryptocurrency-related fraud and ownership upon transfers and withdrawal of digital assets.

Combining our dispute resolution experience with an informed understanding of the underlying technology, we provide practical advice in an area where the legal and regulatory landscape continues to develop.