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Our partners, Darren Kor Yit Meng and Kuhendran Thanapalasingam and Associates, Daniel Lau and Jasmeet Kaur has successfully defended Telekom Malaysia Berhad in an access dispute initiated by YTL Communications Sdn Bhd (YTL) before the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) pursuant to Chapter 7 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 (CMA).

Ms Teoh Alvare and Ms Teh Jovaynne, from ZUL RAFIQUE & partners’ Employment & Industrial Relations team, succeeded in defending Maxis Broadband Sdn Bhd in an unfair dismissal claim in the case of Ng Seok May @ Angie Sabrina v Maxis Broadband Sdn Bhd

ZUL RAFIQUE & partners held its first ever Breakfast Briefing session, Breakfast Briefing @ ZRp, or BBZ. BBZ is a platform for our partners or lawyers to give briefings or updates on the latest development of the law or any relevant topics of interest for a particular areas to our existing and prospective clients

Ms Teoh Alvare and Mr Muhamad Sharulnizam Mohd Roni, from ZUL RAFIQUE & partners’ Employment & Industrial Relations team, succeeded in defending CIMB Bank Berhad in an unfair dismissal claim in the case of Norfadilah binti Abdul Halim v CIMB Bank Berhad (Case No: 22/4-1427/18), Industrial Court.

ZUL RAFIQUE & partners successfully struck out suit initiated by Radiant Splendour SDN BHD, Deepak Jaikishan and Rajesh A/L Jaikishan against Tan Sri Shukry Mohd Salleh former Chairman of Bank Kerjasama Rakyat Malaysia Berhad

Zul Rafique & partners were the Malaysian legal counsel for JBB Builders International Limited on its successful listing on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong (SEHK)

We are delighted to announce that ZUL RAFIQUE & partners has been ranked as a Leading Firm 2020 and our partners have been named as Leading Individuals 2020 by the Legal 500

Our Construction Dispute Resolution partner, Mr T. Kuhendran, will speak on “An Update on Construction Law and Practice in Malaysia” at the Conference on Malaysian Construction Law and Dispute Resolution Landscape – Are They Working? organised by Legal Plus.

We are delighted to announce that ZUL RAFIQUE & partners has been ranked as a Band 1 Firm by Chambers Asia Pacific 2020 in various practice areas

Ms Idza Hajar Ahmad Idzam together with Bailey Leong Pui Yee and Lee Sheen Yee, from ZUL RAFIQUE & partners’ Litigation team, has successfully resisted a reference of dispute to the Tribunal against its client, Koperasi in the case of Ahmad Badli Bin Mohemad v. Koperasi Maju Ekonomi Pekerja Berhad

Zul Rafique & partners is proud to announce that its Projects & Corporate Advisory team, Falisa Abu Bakar, Lee Yee Fern and Sheree Shezleen Salehaldin, were the legal counsels for Prihatin Ehsan Holdings Sdn Bhd and Training Camp Aabata Sdn Bhd, who recently entered into a Heads of Agreement with Widad Group Berhad (WGB) on 17 October 2019 for the proposed disposal of their shares in Serendah Heights Sdn Bhd (SHSB) to WGB

We are delighted to announce that ZUL RAFIQUE & partners has been ranked as a Top Tier Firm 2020 and Ms Loh Mei Mei as Market Leader 2020 by IFLR1000.

We are delighted to announce that ZUL RAFIQUE & partners has been ranked as an Outstanding firm by Asialaw Profiles 2020 in various practice areas.

We are delighted to announce that Mr Wilfred Abraham and Ms Wong Keat Ching have been recognised by Who’s Who Legal 2019 as the Global Leaders in various practice areas

Mr Shahul Hameed Amirudin, together with Ms Idza Hajar Ahmad Idzam, Bailey Leong Pui Yee and Lee Sheen Yee, from ZUL RAFIQUE & partners’ Litigation team, has successfully resisted an application for leave to appeal to the Federal Court of Malaysia filed against its client, Telekom Malaysia Berhad

Our Employment & Industrial Relations partner, Ms Wong Keat Ching, will speak on “#Ustoo? Key Learnings From The #metoo Movement On Investigating And Dealing With Sexual Harassment Issues” at the 15TH MECA Industrial Relations Convention 2019 (Day 2- 11 September 2019)

Our Energy & Utilities partner, Mr Lukman Sheriff Alias, will speak on “Salient Features of Islamic Finance & Services (IFSA)” at the Islamic Finance Legal Documentation Seminar organised by the Penang Bar

Our Employment & Industrial Relations partner, Ms Wong Keat Ching, will speak on “Social Media Misconduct” at the Employment Related Sexual Harassment And Social Media Misconduct Seminar organised by the Johore Bar Committee

We were very pleased to be the Exclusive CIPAA 1-Day Conference Sponsor during the Asia ADR Week 2019 - The Kintsukuroi Perspective: The Asian ADR Revolution

Loh Mei Mei has been recognised as one of the IFLR1000 Women Leaders for 2019

Our Employment & Industrial Relations partner, Ms Wong Keat Ching, will give a talk on “Workplace Bullying, Harassment & Sexual Harassment” at the Petronas Legally Speaking session on 21 June 2019 from 10-12pm at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre.

Our Employment & Industrial Relations partner Ms Wong Keat Ching will give a talk on “The Social Media MisConduct” at the Labour Law Conference 2019 (Day One) which will be held at The Concorde Hotel, Kuala Lumpur

Our Energy & Utilities partner, Hamdi Abdullah, gave a talk on Non-Disclosure Agreement and our Associate, Amylia Soraya, gave a talk on Trade Mark Protection in Malaysia to Co-Labs Coworking at Starling Mall.

We are very pleased to announce that ZUL RAFIQUE & partners has been ranked as Top Tier Firm by Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2019

Our Employment and Industrial Relations partner, Mr P Jayasingam and Ms Wong Keat Ching will give a talk on "Legal Action" and "Sexual Harassment" at the Employment Conference 2019 in partnership with The Malaysian Society for Labour and Social Security Law (MSLSSL) and the Malaysian Current Law Journal (CLJ)

Ms Wong Keat Ching, our esteemed Employment & Industrial Relations partner gave a talk on “Sexual Harassment at the Workplace” and our associate, Ms Teoh Alvare was a panel in the “Forum on Workplace Harassment” at the first ever KLCC Group’s KLCCGoC Ladies Event 2019

ZUL RAFIQUE & partners has been named ALB Employer of Choice by Asian Legal Business for the 9th time since 2009

Our Energy & Utilities partners, Lukman Sheriff Alias and Hamdi Abdullah gave a talk on Renewable Energy to employees of Hong Leong Investment Bank

Our Infrastructure & Construction partner, Tengku Ieras Tengku Alaudin gave a talk on A General Overview on Construction Contracts to employees of KUB Malaysia Berhad

ZUL RAFIQUE & partners’ Projects & Corporate Advisory team, Falisa Abu Bakar and Lee Yee Fern advised PETRONAS on the relocation of its first floating LNG from Kanowit field, Sarawak to Kebabangan field, Sabah

Our Oil & Gas partner, Solpiee Hj Sahmat gave a talk on The State Government’s Role in Managing Its Hydrocarbon Resources at The Inaugural Sarawak Oil & Gas Seminar and Exhibition (SOGSE) 2019 on 13-14 April 2019 at Imperial Hotel, Sarawak

ZUL RAFIQUE & partners’ Employment & Industrial Relations team - P Jayasingam together with Thavaselvi Pararajasingam and Tan Hao Wei succeeded in defending Yayasan UEM in an unjust and unfair dismissal claim by a British citizen in the case of Peter James William Dyer v Yayasan UEM

Teoh Alvare from ZUL RAFIQUE & partners’ Employment & Industrial Relations team succeeded in defending Maxis Mobile Service Sdn Bhd in an unfair dismissal claim in the case of Thilagavathy a/p Arunasalam v Maxis Mobile Service Sdn Bhd

ZUL RAFIQUE & partners’ Banking & Finance team, Ashela Ramaya, Chan Kwan Hoe and Isabella Ng Ling Ling advises the lenders on the project financing of MYR2.15 Billion for the development of the “Lifestyle Quarter” at TRX

ZUL RAFIQUE & partners’ Employment & Industrial Relations team, P Thavaselvi and Tan Hao Wei succeeded in defending IOI Building Services Sdn Bhd in an unfair dismissal claim by a former employee who was charged for misconduct relating to failure to deposit the Company’s car park collections into the bank in a timely manner

ZUL RAFIQUE & partners’ Employment & Industrial Relations team, Ms Wong Keat Ching and Nur Elissa Baharudin succeeded in defending CIMB Bank Berhad in a constructive dismissal claim by an employee who alleged that he was subjected to constant harassment and verbal abuse by his superior

Our Energy & Utilities Partner, Hamdi Abdullah will give a talk at the Kelantan Bar, Kota Bharu on the topic of Murabahah & Tawarruq on 16 April 2019 from 2.30-5.30pm.

Our Construction Dispute Resolution partner, Mr T Kuhendran gave a talk on Adjudication to the Legal Group at Petronas' knowledge sharing session, "Legally Speaking" on 21 March 2019.

Siti Hajar Othman v Learning Port Sdn Bhd [2019] 1 MELR 159

Victor Asir Jatham Juvakin v United Sanoh Industries Sdn Bhd [2019] 1 MELR 74

Various Claimants v Wm Morrison Supermarkets plc [2018] EWCA Civ 2339; [2019] 2 WLR 99

ZUL RAFIQUE & partners would like to welcome Farah Shuhadah Razali into the partnership with effect from 1st January 2019.

The 27th Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) of the Kuala Lumpur Bar will be held on Thursday, 21 February 2019 at 2:00pm at the Auditorium, Level 3, Wisma MCA, 163 Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur.

Our Infrastructure & Construction partner, Ms Ermira Faridah Mohd Said will give a talk at Bicara Alumni Fakulti Undang-undang Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) on 21 February 2019

Our Employment and Industrial Relations partner, Ms Wong Keat Ching will give a talk on "Protecting corporate and intellectual property including restrictive covenants in your organisation - doing it right from the start" at the National Employment Law Conference (NELC) 2019 on 3 April 2019 (Day Two)

ZRp's Employment and Industrial Relations team, Ms Wong Keat Ching and Syazwani Suhaimy have succeeded in defending our client Tenaga Nasional Berhad in an unfair dismissal claim by an employee with 39 years’ service who betrayed trust, honesty and integrity in the case of Mohd Arif bin Mohd Sharif v Tenaga Nasional Berhad

Our Litigation Partner, Idza Hajar will moderate the seminar on Claims Involving Companies and Misdirected Funds or Opportunities on 28 March 2019 (Thursday) at Wisma Badan Peguam Malaysia, Raja Aziz Addruse Auditorium, Kuala Lumpur.

Our associate, Lisa Khalilah will give a talk on Legal Translation on 5 March 2019 (Tuesday) at Selangor Bar Committee Auditorium.

The ZRp's Construction Dispute Resolution team, T. Kuhendran, Suhanthi Sivanesan & Kevin Nathan has successfully set aside an Adjudication Decision in the case of Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd (“Daewoo”) v TTDI Metropolis Sdn Bhd

ZRp's Construction Dispute Resolution team, Wilfred Abraham, T. Kuhendran & J. Agesh Krishendra had successfully defended their client’s position that the termination of the Agreement to Lease (ATL) was valid and binding in the case of Ra Ta Land Sdn Bhd (Ra Ta Land) v Iskandar Harta Holdings Sdn Bhd (Iskandar).

Adequate Procedures Guidelines issued by the Prime Minister's Department pursuant to section 17A(5) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009

The ZRp’s litigation team, Miss Idza Hajar Ahmad Idzam, Nan Muhammad Ridhwan Rosnan and pupil Mohammed Mifzal Mohd Murshid Kieron has successfully struck out a suit brought against its client, Air Asia Berhad.

ZUL RAFIQUE & partners has been recommended as a TOP-TIER FIRM in 4 practice areas: Banking and finance - Capital markets - Islamic finance - Labour and employment

Rozilah binti Abdul Rashid v Tenaga Nasional Berhad, Case No: 11(12)/4-1162/16, Industrial Court Malaysia

Rozilawati Binti Haji Basir v Nationwide Express Holdings Berhad & 4 Ors

Nazreen Begum v Petronas Chemicals Group Berhad

Asian-mena Counsel has announced the In-House Community Firms of the Year 2018 and ZUL RAFIQUE & partners named In-House Community Firm of the Year 2018 for Employment

Our Corporate Real Estate partner, Ms Tang Ai Leen gave a talk on Planning for Strata Development

Legal Talk to Tropicana Corporation | “Construction Adjudication under CIPAA” by Mr T.Kuhendran | “Planning for Strata Development” by Ms Tang Ai Leen | “Strata By-Laws Enforcement Basics” by Pn. Ainal Marlinda | 13 December 2018

Tanjung Offshore Berhad v Tan Wee Koh & 2 Ors

Eastern Pacific Industrial Corporation Berhad (“EPIC”) v Baltic Agencies Pte Ltd & Anor

ZUL RAFIQUE & partners awarded as the top tier firms in Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Mergers & Acquisition and Project Development: Infrastructure.

Our senior associate, Farah Shuhadah Razali was featured in The Star on 31 October 2018. The lead counsel for Defendant was our Mr Shahul Hameed Amirudin assisted by Natalia Izra Nasaruddin and Farah Shuhadah Razali.

Our Energy & Utilities Partner, Lukman Sheriff Alias presented at the REDmoney Seminars – Structure, Innovation, Governance & Application of Waqf & Waqf Based Products on 30 October 2018 at the Element Hotel by Westin, Kuala Lumpur. He discussed on the topic of  “Innovative Waqf Products – Waqf Sukuk” .

ZUL RAFIQUE & partners advises Genting Malaysia Berhad on its establishment of a MTN Programme through its wholly owned subsidiary, GENM Capital Berhad guaranteed by Genting Malaysia Berhad

ZUL RAFIQUE & partners wins the Real Estate Law Firm of the Year and Debt Market Deal of the Year (Premium) for our involvement in the PNB Merdeka Ventures Sdn Bhds’s Sukuk Programme, by Asian Legal Business at the Asian Legal Business Malaysia Law Awards 2018 held on 22 March 2018 at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

ZUL RAFIQUE & partners' Corporate Real Estate partners, Ms Tang Ai Leen gave a talk on Management of Common Property & Subsidiary Management Corporation and Ms Leong May Ling on Key changes and Recent Development of (i) Housing Development (Control and Licensing) Act 1966; and (ii) Housing Development (Control and Licensing) Regulations 1989

ZUL RAFIQUE & partners' Corporate Real Estate partner, Ms Tang Ai Leen gave a talk on Key Changes to the National Land Code and Strata Title Act