Our Partner, Chin Lit Fwu, together with Associate, Tyler Chan Xin Han from the Corporate/ Mergers & Acquisitions and Capital Markets Practice Group have advised and acted for PTT Synergy Group Berhad (“PTT”) in the disposal of the 70% equity interest its subsidiary Heap Wah Barakah Sdn Bhd for RM15.0 million.

Our Partner, Leong May Ling, together with Senior Associate, Connie Ho Suk Mun and Associate, Sia Ju Ling from the Corporate Real Estate Practice Group have advised and acted for PTT Synergy Group Berhad (“PTT Group”) in the sale and lease-back of two (2) parcels of land together with a single-storey automated logistics warehouse to be constructed thereon, located within an established and reputable industrial business park in Selangor to CapitaLand Malaysia Trust for the sale consideration of RM180 million. Upon completion of disposal of the land, a subsidiary company of PTT Group will take a lease of the land and automated logistics warehouse.

In the second edition of The Legal Industry Reviews (LIR) Malaysia, our Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions Partner, Chin Lit Fwu and Associate, Tyler Chan shared their insights on a good balance on reserved matters.

The 2025 edition of Chambers Asia Pacific ranked Zul Rafique & Partners in nine practice categories which include four Band 1 rankings, four Band 3 rankings and one Band 5 ranking. The Chambers Asia-Pacific 2025 Guide also recognised 13 of our lawyers, including one Consultant who was designated as "Senior Statespeople" and three other Partners who achieved Band 1 ranking.

Zul Rafique & Partners is pleased to announce that the Firm has been recognised by Asian Legal Business (ALB) in their Top 10 Malaysia Law Firm List as part of their Asia Top 50 list 2024.

Our Litigation Partner, Idza Hajar Ahmad Idzam together with Senior Legal Associate, Sharanya Visualingam Legal Associate, Aida Liyana Zainal Rashid and Pupil-in-Chambers, Muhammad Asyraf Hakimi Zaid, had on 21.11.2024 successfully resisted an interim injunction application (“Injunction Application”) filed in a defamation suit.

Our Litigation Partners, Idza Hajar and Nan Muhammad Ridhwan together with their Legal Associates, Muhammad Hibri, Aiesyah Mustafa and Pupil-in-Chambers, Saif Aslam Lokman had on 12.11.2024 acted for an administrator of an estate of an incapacitated person (“Plaintiff”), who is a 50% shareholder in a car dealership company (“2nd Defendant”), in resisting a Striking Out Application filed by the other shareholder, who holds the remaining 50% share in the 2nd Defendant, together with the 2nd Defendant (“Defendants”), in a Minority Oppression claim.

Our Employment and Industrial Relations Partner, Wong Keat Ching together with her Associate, Ameerah Nasri have successfully acted for a Telco company in an unfair dismissal claim by a former employee at the Industrial Court, wherein YA Tuan Paramalingam A/L J. Doraisamy handed down Industrial Court Award No. 1648 of 2024 dated 21.10.2024.

Zul Rafique & Partners is pleased to announce the admission of our new Partner – Esther Tan from our Construction Dispute Resolution practice group.

Our Partner, David Lee, supported by his Legal Associate, Chua Qian Ren from Zul Rafique & Partners' Corporate/Mergers and Acquisitions practice group, acted as legal counsel for the disposal of shares in Firmus, a leading cybersecurity company with a strong presence in the Malaysia and Singapore markets. The shares were sold to TechMatrix Corporation, a prominent Japanese listed company.

Our Litigation Partners, Idza Hajar Ahmad Idzam and Nan Muhammad Ridhwan together with their Legal Associates, Muhammad Hibri, Aiesyah Mustafa and pupil in chambers, Saif Aslam Lokman from Zul Rafique & Partners’ Litigation Practice Group had on 4.10.2024, acted for Malaysia Airlines Berhad and succeeded in resisting a Stay of Execution Proceedings Application filed by Asia Pacific Higher Learning Sdn. Bhd.

Zul Rafique & Partners is honoured to announce that we have been named the ‘Banking & Finance Law Firm of the Year’ at the prestigious IFN Law Awards 2024 organised by Islamic Finance News.

Zul Rafique & Partners is honoured to announce that we have been named the ‘Islamic Finance Firm of the Year’ at the prestigious asialaw Awards 2024, under the Malaysia Spotlight Awards category.

Zul Rafique & Partners is pleased to announce that we have been ranked as a Notable Firm in Asian Legal Business' Asia M&A Rankings 2024 for Malaysia.

We are delighted to announce that Zul Rafique & Partners has been ranked as a Top Tier Firm by IFLR1000 in their IFLR1000 2024-2025 (34th edition).

Zul Rafique & Partners would like to congratulate Loh Mei Mei, Lukman Sheriff Alias, Jerry Ong, Kung Suan Im, Ashela Ramaya, Chan Kwan Hoe, Cathryn Chay, Celine Rangithan, Chin Lit Fwu and Jayden Chuah for being recognised and named as one of the leading lawyers by IFLR1000 in their 2024 edition

Zul Rafique & Partners is proud to announce that our Consultant and 9 Partners have been recognised and named as one of the leading lawyers by asialaw in their 2024 Edition of asialaw Leading Lawyers.

We are delighted to announce that various practice areas at Zul Rafique & Partners has been ranked by asialaw 2024

Zul Rafique & Partners would like to congratulate Wilfred Abraham, P. Jayasingam, Jerry Ong, Loh Mei Mei, Darren Kor and Wong Keat Ching for being named in The A-List Malaysia's Top Lawyers 2024 by the Asia Business Law Journal.

Our Senior Legal Associate, Connie Ho Suk Mun together with our Legal Associate, Jess Ng Siow Hui from Zul Rafique & Partners’ Corporate Real Estate practice group have advised and acted for Tropicana Firstwide Sdn. Bhd. (“TFSB”), a subsidiary of Tropicana Corporation Berhad (“Tropicana”) in the disposal of freehold lands in Gelang Patah, Johor to several indirect subsidiaries of a Japanese multinational information technology service and consulting company, for a consideration of RM383.13 million.

Zul Rafique & Partners takes delight in announcing that we have won the Best Asean Green SRI Sukuk - Renewable Energy / Hydro at The Asset Triple A Islamic Finance Awards 2024 organised by The Asset.

Zul Rafique & Partners is pleased to announce that our Partner, Loh Mei Mei has been recognised in the recent Who's Who Legal (WWL) Capital Markets - Malaysia Report 2024.

T Kuhendran, Esther Tan and Delvin Singh Mangat from our Construction Dispute Resolution Practice Group have secured a conclusive victory in the significant legal battle involving a RM10 million Arbitration Award. Representing the Respondent, East Coast Economic Region Development Council (“ECERDC”), our team successfully resisted motions for leave to appeal to the Federal Court in connection with the setting aside of the Arbitration Award. The Applicant in the case was Multi-Spex Architects Sdn Bhd (“MSA”).

Our Partner, Leong May Ling together with her Senior Legal Associate, Connie Ho Suk Mun from Zul Rafique & Partners’ Corporate Real Estate practice group have advised and acted for tech hub developer, Cyberview Sdn. Bhd. (“Cyberview”) in the sale and disposal of land measuring approximately 3.54 acres in area, located at Global Tech Hub of Cyberjaya, Selangor to Equinix Inc, a US global digital infrastructure company (“Equinix”).

We are delighted to announce the elevation of 17 of our Associates to the esteemed position of Senior Legal Associate effective the 1st of August 2024.

Malaysia Day which is celebrated on 16th September 2024 is a Public Holiday. On the very same day, Malaysia will also observe Prophet Muhammad’s Birthday. Does an employee get two holidays?

P. Thavaselvi, together with Sophia Ismail from Zul Rafique & Partners’ Employment and Industrial Relations Practice Group had successfully acted for RHB Bank Berhad (“the Bank”) at the Industrial Court in respect of an unfair dismissal claim by an ex-employee of the Bank (“the Claimant”), wherein Learned Chairman YA Puan Eswary Maree decided in favour of the Bank vide Industrial Court Award No. 1054 of 2024.

Our Partner, Leong May Ling together with her Legal Associates, Connie Ho Suk Mun and Jess Ng Siow Hui from Zul Rafique & Partners’ Corporate Real Estate practice group have advised and acted for Tropicana Indah Sdn. Bhd., a subsidiary of Tropicana Corporation Berhad (“TCB”) in the disposal of the Tropicana Gardens Mall in Tropicana Indah, Petaling Jaya, Selangor to IOI Mall Damansara Sdn. Bhd. (“IOI”), a subsidiary of IOI Properties Group Bhd.

Our Litigation Partner, Idza Hajar Ahmad Idzam, and Legal Associate, Ng Ying Ci, and Julianne John had on 10.07.2024, acted for TH Ladang (Sabah & Sarawak) Sdn Bhd and TH Plantations Berhad in securing a favourable outcome in respect of an appeal by the Appellants.

Zul Rafique & Partners is pleased to announce that our Partner, Wong Keat Ching has been recognised in the recent Who's Who Legal (WWL) Labour, Employment & Benefits - Malaysia Report 2024.

Zul Rafique & Partners is proud to announce that our firm and our Head of Banking & Finance practice group, Loh Mei Mei has been shortlisted in a number of categories at the asialaw Awards 2024.

Zul Rafique & Partners would like to congratulate Wilfred Abraham, Loh Mei Mei & Wong Keat Ching for being featured and recommended in Who's Who Legal Southeast Asia 2024.

We are pleased to share the Zul Rafique & Partners has been named a winner in the Islamic Finance Category in the Asia Business Law Journal’s Malaysia Law Firm Awards 2024.

In the first edition of First edition of The Legal Industry Reviews (LIR) Malaysia Malaysia, our Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions Partner, Chin Lit Fwu and Associate, Kristine Kow shared their insights on the Significance of Disclosure Letters in M&A Transactions

At Zul Rafique & Partners, we recognise the critical importance of ESG compliance and are committed to supporting our clients in navigating this complex and dynamic area.

Zul Rafique & Partners is pleased to announce that our Consultant, Wilfred Abraham has been recognised in the recent Who's Who Legal (WWL) Construction - Malaysia Report 2024.

Our Legal Associates, Lee Sheen Yee and Sarah Kamaruzaman have successfully resisted an application for a stay of execution (“Application”) which was filed together with a certificate of urgency to amongst others restrain the Respondents from executing the Court Order dated 21.05.2024.

This infographics will highlight some of the notable amendments introduced by the Amendment Act in amplifying the corporate rescue mechanism in Malaysia. This includes the introduction of rescue financing and the amendment of laws surrounding Scheme of Arrangement, Judicial Management and Corporate Voluntary Arrangement.

Our Litigation Partners, Idza Hajar and Nan Muhammad Ridhwan together with their Legal Associates, Muhammad Hibri and Aiesyah Mustafa from Zul Rafique & Partners’ Litigation Dispute Resolution Practice Group had on 29.5.2024, acted for Malaysia Airlines Berhad (“2nd Defendant”) and succeeded in resisting an Erinford Injunction Application filed by Asia Pacific Higher Learning Sdn. Bhd. (“Plaintiff”).

Our Partner, Idza Hajar binti Ahmad Idzam and Legal Associates, Lee Sheen Yee and Siti Sarah Kamaruzaman from Zul Rafique & partners’ Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice Group have assisted in the legal strategy and navigation in obtaining an Anti-Suit Injunction (“Anti-Suit Injunction”) in the recent decision of the Supreme Court of New South Wales in the case of Berhero Pty. Ltd v Senibina Sentral Sdn Bhd [2024] NSWSC 459 (“Australian Proceedings”). The Defendants in the Australian Proceedings are represented by Swaab.

Zul Rafique & Partners takes delight in announcing that we have won 4 awards at The Asset Triple A Sustainable Infrastructure Awards 2024 organised by The Asset.

J. Agesh from Zul Rafique & Partners’ Construction Dispute Resolution Practice Group, successfully resisted an application to set aside a Judgment in Default of Appearance (“JID”) for RM2 Million in favour of the client (“Plaintiff”) against the counterparty (“Defendant”) in the Johor Bahru High Court (“High Court”).

Our Legal Associates, Lee Sheen Yee and Siti Sarah Kamaruzaman from Zul Rafique & Partners’ Litigation Practice Group have successfully obtained a declaratory order for a Defendant to be declared as a vexatious litigant and is thereby restrained and/or prohibited from “instituting any further applications and/or any legal proceedings in any courts against the Plaintiffs” without the leave of court. The on-going proceedings instituted by the Defendant against the Plaintiffs without the leave of Court shall also be struck off immediately with cost.

We are pleased to provide an update on the ongoing proceedings regarding the judicial management of Sawit Raya Sdn Bhd.

Our Partner, Leong May Ling together with our Associate, Sia Ju Ling from Zul Rafique & Partners’ Corporate Real Estate Practice Group advised and acted for Tropicana Corporation Berhad (“Tropicana”) in the acquisition of a prime leasehold land in Kota Damansara for RM224.0 million from Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Selangor. The land, measuring 7.79 acres, is situated adjacent to Tropicana’s mixed integrated development, Tropicana Gardens. As such, the land is expected to have positive development potential in the future.

The Benchmark Litigation Asia Pacific 2024 ranked Zul Rafique & Partners in four practice areas which are Tier 1 for Labour & Employment and Construction and Tier 3 for Commercial and Transaction. We were also named as Recommended Firm for White Collar Crime. We are also proud to announce that three of our Partners were recognised as Litigation Star, P. Jayasingam, T. Kuhendran and Wong Keat Ching. While Idza Hajar Ahmad Idzam was recognised as Future Star.

Our Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions Partner, David Lee, together with his Associate, Low Ee Lin and Pupil-in-Chambers, Aaron Teoh Zheng Yao recently shared their thoughts on the growing attractiveness of Southeast Asia as a private equity investment destination in an article piece written by Asian Legal Business.

T Kuhendran, Esther Tan and Delvin Singh Mangat from the Construction Dispute Resolution Practice Group have successfully obtained favourable outcomes for our client in respect of the four appeals in the Court of Appeal. We acted for the Respondent in the appeal i.e. East Coast Economic Region Development Council (“ECERDC”). The Appellant is Multi-Spex Architects Sdn Bhd (“MSA”).

Zul Rafique & Partners is pleased to welcome Syafinaz Vani into the partnership.

Our partner, Idza Hajar binti Ahmad Idzam together with our Legal Associates, Lee Sheen Yee and Siti Sarah Kamaruzaman from Zul Rafique & Partners’ Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice Group succeeded in an application to set aside a Judgment in Default dated 08.08.2023 (“JID”) entered by Menta Construction Sdn Bhd (“Plaintiff”) against our Client, PRPC Utilities and Facilities Sdn Bhd (“Defendant”). The JID concerned a Goods and Services Tax (“GST”) in the amount of RM1,034,598.79 which were purportedly retained under the contracts between the parties (“Application”).

Our Partner, Nan Muhammad Ridhwan, accompanied by Legal Associate, Muhammad Hibri and Pupil-in-Chambers, Wan Amiratul Husna from our Shariah Practice Group, obtained a Hibah Verification Order in the Syariah High Court in Kuala Lumpur, favoring the Plaintiff, a member of a royal family, regarding an immovable property valued at approximately RM2million in Hulu Langat (“the Property”).

Zul Rafique & Partners is proud to announce that our firm has been shortlisted as Malaysia Law Firm of the Year at the Chambers Asia-Pacific Awards 2024 presented by Chambers & Partners

Our Partners, Idza Hajar Ahmad Idzam and Nan Muhammad Ridhwan together with their Legal Associates, Muhammad Hibri and Aiesyah Mustafa from Zul Rafique & Partners’ Litigation Practice Group succeeded in resisting Lingkaran Hartaniaga Sdn Bhd (“Plaintiff”)’s application to set aside the Arbitral Award dated 11.8.2023 (“Award”) made in favour of Lembaga Tabung Haji (“Defendant”) in the sum of RM19.2 million (“Award Sum”) and simultaneously obtained an order to enforce the Award.

Zul Rafique & Partners would like to announce the retirement of our Consultant, Au Wei Lien, after over 24 years of being with the firm.

P. Jayasingam, P. Thavaselvi, together with Sophia Ismail from Zul Rafique & Partners’ Employment and Industrial Relations Practice Group had successfully acted for Tenaga Nasional Berhad (“1st Respondent”) and Zailan Zam Zam bin Ishak (“2nd Respondent”) at the Court of Appeal in respect of an appeal filed by an ex-employee of the 1st Respondent (“the Appellant”) against the entire decision of the High Court of Malaya in Kota Bharu on 30.8.2022 striking out the Appellant’s claim against the Respondents with costs.

Our Litigation Partner, Idza Hajar Ahmad Idzam, and Legal Associate, Irfan Husin Rosli, had on 16.2.2024, acted for Public Bank Berhad (“the 2nd Respondent”) and succeeded in resisting an appeal filed by the Appellant, Receiver and Manager of M101 Bukit Bintang Sdn Bhd against the Respondents (which also involved Esente Communications (M) Sdn Bhd as the 1st Respondent).

Our Construction Dispute Resolution Partner, Mr. Kuhendran Thanapalasingam and Communications & Multimedia Partner, Mr. Darren Kor together with Legal Associates, Mr. Daniel Lau and Mr. Clement Ling, recently played an instrumental role in defending our client, TM Technology Services Sdn Bhd (TM), as one of the respondents in an appeal before the Communications and Multimedia Appeal Tribunal (CMAT) brought by YTL Communications Sdn Bhd (YTLC).

Our Litigation Partner, Idza Hajar Ahmad Idzam, and Legal Associate, Ng Ying Ci, recently played instrumental roles in securing a favourable outcome for CIMB Bank Berhad, a secured creditor of Sawit Raya Sdn. Bhd.

P. Thavaselvi from Zul Rafique & Partners’ Employment & Industrial Relations Practice Group has successfully acted for Public Bank Berhad (“the Bank”) in an unfair dismissal claim by a former employee (“the Claimant”) at the Industrial Court, wherein YA Tuan Ahmad Zakhi bin Mohd Daud handed down Industrial Court Award No. 2374 of 2023 dated 14.12.2023.

Our Litigation Partner, Idza Hajar Ahmad Idzam, and Legal Associate, Irfan Husin Rosli, had on 26.1.2024, acted for MW Assembler Sdn Bhd and Zulkifli Bin Kasim (“the Defendants”) and succeeded in resisting an injunction application filed by the Plaintiff, Nordin Bin Mahamud against the Defendants.

Zul Rafique & Partners is proud to announce that our firm has been shortlisted in the IFLR Asia-Pacific Awards 2024 under the Deals of the Year Category for Loans. The awards is presented by IFLR1000.

P. Jayasingam from Zul Rafique & Partners’ Employment & Industrial Relations Practice Group had successfully acted for ROCA Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. (“the Company”) in an unfair dismissal claim by a former employee (“the Claimant’) at the Industrial Court, wherein YA Puan Eswary Maree handed down Industrial Court Award No. 2328 of 2023 dated 6.12.2023.

In ushering in the new year and building on our previous success in resisting a setting aside application and in enforcing an arbitral award , our Partner, Susan Tan Shu Shuen and Associates, Koh Shien Lin and Noor Sumaeya Sofea binti Shamsudin from Zul Rafique & Partners’ Construction Dispute Resolution practice group had on 18th January 2024, succeeded in resisting the Sub-Contractor’s (“Plaintiff”) application to set aside the Arbitral Award dated 12.6.2023 (“Final Award”) that was made in favour of the Main Contractor (“Defendant”) and obtained an order to enforce the Final Award and for the arbitration costs be taxed. For further insights into the case background, refer to “Victory in Arbitration: Main Contractor’s Claim of RM1.9 Million Allowed”.

Our Banking & Finance Partner, Chan Kwan Hoe together with our Associate, Tan Kar Seng recently acted for Bank Pembangunan Malaysia Berhad in respect of tawarruq asset financing facilities of up to RM2.7 billion to Prolintas Managers Sdn Bhd (as trustee-manager of Prolintas Infra Business Trust), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Projek Lintasan Kota Holdings Sdn Bhd (Prolintas).

Wong Keat Ching together with Loh Qiao Wen from Zul Rafique & Partners’ Employment and Industrial Relations Practice Group have successfully acted for a Bank in an unfair dismissal claim by a former employee at the Industrial Court, wherein YA Tuan Zulhelmy Bin Hasan handed down Industrial Court Award No. 3 of 2024 dated 02.01.2024.

T Kuhendran, Esther Tan and Delvin Singh Mangat from Zul Rafique & Partners' Construction Dispute Resolution Practice Group, acting for Petrotechnic Engineering and Construction Sdn Bhd (“PECSB”), has successfully resisted an appeal arising from a decision refusing to grant an injunction in connection with a bank guarantee for the sum of RM1,051,467.40 (the “BG”) issued in relation to a RM21 Million sub-contract.

The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2024 ranked Zul Rafique & Partners in eight practice areas which include four Tier 1 Firm rankings for Banking and Finance, Capital Markets, Islamic Finance and Labour and Employment; one Tier 2 Firm ranking for Dispute Resolution, three Tier 3 Firm rankings for Corporate and M&A, Real Estate and Construction and TMT (including Fintech)

Wong Keat Ching together with Wong Yen Ni from Zul Rafique & Partners’ Employment and Industrial Relations Practice Group have successfully acted for PETRONAS (“the Company”) in an unfair dismissal claim by a former employee at the Industrial Court, wherein YA Tuan Syed Noh Bin Said Nazir @ Syed Nadzir handed down Industrial Court Award No. 2403 of 2023 dated 21.12.2023.

Our Partners, Lukman Sheriff Alias, Teh Hooi Woon and Idza Hajar Ahmad Idzam together with our Legal Associates, Irfan Husin Rosli and Aida Liyana Zainal Rashid advised and acted for Boustead Naval Shipyard Sdn Bhd (BNS) in its negotiations with Contraves Advanced Devices Sdn Bhd (CAD) and Contraves Electrodynamics Sdn Bhd (CED) pertaining to a nearly half a billion Malaysian Ringgit dispute over a contract awarded for the building of six littoral combat ships (LCS Programme).

Our Energy & Utilities Partners, Lukman Sheriff Alias and Teh Hooi Woon, together with our Associate, Fatini Halim recently played a significant role in advising Pharmaniaga Logistics Sdn Bhd (“PLSB”) to enter into a seven-year concession agreement with the Ministry of Health (“MOH”) for the medical supply logistics services.

Our Banking & Finance Partner, Celine Rangithan together with our Associate, Skylar Yeo recently acted for OCBC Al-Amin Bank Berhad in their landmark green financing facility granted to RHB Islamic Bank Berhad. This ground-breaking facility is the first in Malaysia for a bank to offer a green Islamic foreign currency and bank-to-bank term financing facility.

Our Partners, Idza Hajar Ahmad Idzam and Nan Muhammad Ridhwan, together with their Legal Associates, Muhammad Hibri Nazim and Aiesyah Mustafa from Zul Rafique & Partners’ Litigation Practice Group, successfully represented Medivest Sdn. Bhd. (“Defendant”) in striking out actions initiated by 4 estates of the deceased (“Plaintiffs”) following the fire incident at Hospital Sultanah Aminah (HSA) Johor in the year 2016, which tragically claimed six lives (“Actions”).

Zul Rafique & Partners would like to announce the retirement of our Managing Partner, Dato’ Zulkifly Rafique after over 24 years of outstanding leadership.

Zul Rafique & Partners is thrilled to announce the appointments of Lukman Sheriff Alias & P. Jayasingam, as our new Co-Managing Partners.

Our Litigation Partner, Idza Hajar Ahmad Idzam, and Legal Associate, Irfan Husin Rosli, had recently acted for the Federal Land Development Authority (“FELDA”) and succeeded in resisting a summary judgment application filed by Skyline Access Sdn. Bhd. (“Skyline”). Skyline is seeking a sum of RM21.4 million against FELDA.

The 2024 edition of Chambers Asia Pacific ranked Zul Rafique & Partners in nine practice categories which include four Band 1 ranking for Banking & Finance, Banking & Finance: Debt Capital Markets, Islamic Finance and Employment & Industrial Relations; Band 2 for Constructions; Band 3 for Corporate/M&A and Technology, Media, Telecoms (TMT); Band 4 for Real Estate and Band 5 for Dispute Resolution.

Our Partner, Leong May Ling together with her Associate, Connie Ho Suk Mun from Zul Rafique & Partners’ Corporate Real Estate practice group have advised and acted for Tropicana Residences Sdn. Bhd., a subsidiary of Tropicana Corporation Berhad in the disposal of five-star hotel “W Kuala Lumpur” (“W Hotel”) to IOI PFCC Hotel Sdn. Bhd. and Flora Development Sdn. Bhd., both subsidiaries of IOI Properties Group Bhd.

Our Litigation Partners, Idza Hajar Ahmad Idzam and Nan Muhammad Ridhwan together with their Legal Associates, Muhammad Hibri Nazim and Aiesyah Mustafa from Zul Rafique & Partners’ Litigation Practice Group had on 7.12.2023, acted for Malaysia Airlines Berhad (“2nd Defendant”) and succeeded in resisting an Injunction Application filed by Asia Pacific Higher Learning Sdn. Bhd. (“Plaintiff”). 

Our Partners, Idza Hajar Ahmad Idzam and Nan Muhammad Ridhwan together with their Legal Associates, Muhammad Hibri Nazim and Aiesyah Mustafa from Zul Rafique & Partners’ Litigation Practice Group successfully acted for Medivest Sdn. Bhd. (“Defendant”) in defending against a claim (“Claim”) by Teraju Saga Sdn. Bhd. (“Plaintiff”).

Zul Rafique & Partners is pleased to announce that the Firm has been recognised by Asian Legal Business (ALB) as a Top 10 Malaysia Law Firm as part of their Asia Top 50 list 2023.

Our Partner, David Lee, and his team, comprising our associate, Low Ee Lin, from Zul Rafique & Partners’ Corporate Finance/M&A practice group was the Malaysian legal counsel for the listing of Euroasia Total Logistics Public Company Limited on the Stock Exchange of Thailand.

At Zul Rafique & Partners, we understand the unique challenges our clients face in the maritime industry. Our team is committed to providing comprehensive and effective legal solutions.

Our Partner, Susan Tan Shu Shuen and Associates, Koh Shien Lin and Noor Sumaeya Sofea Shamsudin from Zul Rafique & Partners’ Construction Dispute Resolution Practice Group succeeded in resisting the Employer’s (Plaintiff) application to set aside the Arbitral Award dated 7.4.2023 (“Final Award”) made in favour of the Contractor (Defendant) in the sum of approximately RM10 million (“Award Sum”), and obtained an order to enforce the Final Award.

Our Partner, Chin Lit Fwu supported by our associate, Kristine Kow from Zul Rafique & Partners’ Corporate/M&A practice group recently advised the existing shareholders of Headline Media Sdn Bhd, for their collective disposal of 30% equity interest to Catcha Digital Bhd's wholly-owned subsidiary, iMedia Asia Sdn Bhd, with an option for the purchaser to acquire another 50% equity interest in Headline Media Sdn Bhd within the next 36 months.

Our Partners, Lukman Sheriff Alias and Teh Hooi Woon played an essential role in a significant transaction that saw the signing of memorandums of understanding (MOUs) between Menteri Besar Selangor (Incorporated) with the leading aviation industry players to develop an aviation hub known as the Selangor Aero Park (SAP) on Sime Darby Plantation’s Berhad land located in the Sepang Estate.

Our Partners, Lukman Sheriff Alias and Teh Hooi Woon, from Zul Rafique & Partners, have played a pivotal role in a significant transaction that saw the signing of a sale and purchase agreement for acquisition by Hektar REIT of buildings and facilities of KYS College located at Ayer Keroh, Melaka from KYS College Sdn Bhd at the acquisition price of RM150 Million.

T Kuhendran, Daniel Lau and J Agesh from ZUL RAFIQUE & Partners’ Construction Dispute Resolution Practice Group, have successfully obtained an Order from the Kuala Lumpur High Court (“High Court”) for a conditional stay of an Adjudication Decision for RM25mil (“AD”) pending arbitration in favour of its client (“Contractor”) against the counterparty (“Subcontractor”).

We are delighted to announce that various practice areas at Zul Rafique & Partners has been ranked by asialaw 2023

Zul Rafique & Partners would like to congratulate Loh Mei Mei, Jerry Ong, Wilfred Abraham, Thavaselvi Pararajasingam, Wong Keat Ching, Jayasingam Poopalasingam and Darren Kor Yit Meng, for being recognized and named as one of the leading lawyers by asialaw in their 2022/2023 Edition of asialaw Leading Lawyers.

Zul Rafique & Partners is pleased to announce that we have been ranked as a Notable Firm in Asian Legal Business' Asia M&A Rankings 2023 for Malaysia.

Our Consultant, Mr. Shahul Hameed Amirudin and Legal Associates Sharanya Visualingam and Aida Liyana Zainal Rashid had on 04.09.2023, successfully represented Bank Kerjasama Rakyat Malaysia Berhad (“the Bank”) at the High Court in a matter involving amongst others breach of fiduciary duties, breach of contract, negligence, conspiracy and fraud.

Zul Rafique & Partners is delighted to announce that our Partner, Darren Kor Yit Meng has been listed as one of Asia’s Top 15 TMT Lawyers 2023 by Asian Legal Business.

We are proud to announce our new practice area specializing in Shariah law.

Zul Rafique & Partners would like to congratulate Wilfred Abraham, Loh Mei Mei & Wong Keat Ching for being featured and recommended in Who's Who Legal Guide 2023!

Zul Rafique & Partners' Corporate Real Estate practice group Associate, Nuramira Syahida Binti Mazlan and Wan Anis Yasmine Binti Wan Ismail, have advised and acted for Temasya Development Co. Sdn. Bhd., a subsidiary of S P Setia Berhad, in relation to the disposal of two (2) commercial buildings situated at Temasya Glenmarie, with sale considerations of RM26,830,000.00 and RM26,020,000.00 respectively.

Our Partners, Idza Hajar Ahmad Idzam and Ridhwan Rosnan together with their Associates, Muhammad Hibri Nazim and Aiesyah Mustafa from Zul Rafique & Partners’ Litigation Dispute Resolution Practice Group successfully secured an arbitration award of RM19,298,423.45 in favour of a statutory body mainly involved in investment projects ("Claimant") for the exercise of a Put Option pursuant to a Share Sale Agreement ("SSA") against an investment holding company ("Respondent").

Zul Rafique & Partners is pleased to announce the admission of two new Partners – Jayden Chuah and Nan Muhammad Ridhwan with effect from 1st August 2023

Our Legal Associate Sharanya Visualingam, together with Aida Liyana Zainal Rashid and our pupil-in-chambers, Sarah Kamaruzaman had on 09.08.2023, acted for Petronas Dagangan Berhad (“the 1st Defendant”) in a Land matter and succeeded in a Striking Out Application against the Plaintiff’s Claims.

Zul Rafique & Partners is pleased to announce the admission of two new Equity Partners – Thavaselvi Pararajasingam and Idza Hajar binti Ahmad Idzam with effect from 1st January 2023

Zul Rafique & Partners is proud to announce that our firm has been shortlisted as Malaysia Firm of the Year at the asialaw Awards 2023 presented by asialaw.

Our Partner, Susan Tan Shu Shuen and Associates, Koh Shien Lin and Noor Sumaeya Sofea Shamsudin from Zul Rafique & Partners’ Construction Dispute Resolution Practice Group achieved resounding success of obtaining RM10 million security in one of the pioneering applications for the security of sums payable under an arbitral award in accordance with section 37(7) of the Arbitration Act 2005.

Zul Rafique & Partners would like to congratulate Loh Mei Mei, Jerry Ong, Lukman Sheriff Alias, Kung Suan Im, Ashela Ramaya, Chan Kwan Hoe and Celine Rangithan for being recognised and named as one of the leading lawyers by IFLR1000 in their 2023 edition.

In the most recent edition of Corporate LiveWire Labour and Employment Law Guide 2023, our Employment & Industrial Relations Partners Wong Keat Ching & Thavaselvi Pararajasingam together with our Associate Noor Ameerah Ahmad Nasri share their insights on the Changes in the Malaysian Employment Law Landscape.

We are delighted to announce that Zul Rafique & Partners has been ranked by IFLR1000 in their APAC Firm Rankings 2023

We are thrilled and proud to share Zul Rafique & Partners’ journey with Daythree Digital Berhad, following its successful listing on the ACE Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad on Wednesday, 26th July 2023

We are pleased to share the Zul Rafique & Partners has been named a winner in two categories in the Asia Business Law Journal’s Malaysia Law Firm Awards 2023.

We are proud that the Firm and our Partner, Wong Keat Ching have been announced as shortlist in the respective categories listed at the 2023 Women in Business Law Awards (APAC).

Legal team secures victory for SME bank in Islamic banking dispute whilst also succeeding in striking out a counterclaim.

Zul Rafique & Partners takes delight in announcing that we have won 4 awards at The Asset Triple A Islamic Finance Awards 2023 organised by The Asset.

Our Litigation Partner, Farah Shuhadah Razali, and Legal Associate, Irfan Husin Rosli, had on 15.6.2023, acted for Lucky Bright Star Sdn Bhd, Nusajaya Rise Sdn Bhd and Symphony Hills Sdn Bhd (“the Defendants”) all of which are subsidiaries of UEM Sunrise Bhd and succeeded in resisting an injunction application filed by the Plaintiff, Nipponkey Sdn Bhd.

Our Partners, T. Kuhendran and Susan Tan Shu Shuen and Associates, Koh Shien Lin and Noor Sumaeya Sofea Shamsudin from Zul Rafique & Partners’ Construction Dispute Resolution Practice Group achieved a successful outcome in arbitration, securing an award of RM1,939,749.16 in favour of the Main Contractor for a construction project at the Batu Kawan Industrial Park in Penang.

Kuala Linggi International Port (KLIP), an industrial port development in Malaysia, inked an agreement with CCCC Dredging Southeast Asia for dredging and land reclamation of a 620 acre island off the coast of Malacca.

The Benchmark Litigation Asia Pacific 2023 ranked Zul Rafique & Partners in four practice areas which are Tier 1 for Labour & Employment and Construction and Tier 3 for Commercial and Transaction. We were also named as Recommended Firm for White Collar Crime.

Our Partner, Susan Tan Shu Shuen and Associates, Koh Shien Lin and Noor Sumaeya Sofea Shamsudin from Zul Rafique & Partners’ Construction Dispute Resolution Practice Group acting for the Employer of a construction project worth about RM48.3 million (“Project”), have successfully obtained a summary judgment in favour of the Employer in the Construction High Court of Shah Alam.

Zul Rafique & Partners is proud to announce that our Managing Partner, Dato’ Zulkifly Rafique has been announced as a finalists in the Managing Partner of the Year (Emerging Markets) category at the 19th Annual SE Asia Law Awards 2023 presented by Asian Legal Business. In addition to that, our firm was named as a Finalist for Regional Litigation Law Firm of the Year in the Law Firm Category and 2 Deal Categories respectively.

We would like to feature our service of Immigration and Global Mobility under our existing Employment & Industrial Relations practice area.

Zul Rafique & Partners is proud to announce that our firm has been shortlisted as Firm of the Year – Malaysia and Labour & Employment Law Firm of the Year at the Legal 500 Southeast Asia Awards presented by Legal 500.

T Kuhendran, Esther Tan and Delvin Singh Mangat from Zul Rafique & Partner’s Construction Dispute Resolution Practice Group, acting for Petrotechnic Engineering and Construction Sdn Bhd (“PECSB”), has successfully resisted an injunction in connection with a bank guarantee for the sum of RM1,051,467.40 (the “BG”) issued in relation to a RM21 Million sub-contract.

Teoh Alvare together with Loh Qiao Wen from Zul Rafique & Partners’ Employment and Industrial Relations Practice Group successfully represented Pertubuhan Peladang Kebangsaan (“the Respondent”) at the High Court in relation to the Respondent’s former employee’s (“the Applicant”) application for an extension of time and leave application for judicial review against his dismissal by the Respondent.

Zul Rafique & Partners takes delight in announcing that our Banking & Finance practice group has been named Banking & Finance Law Firm of the Year at the 10th Annual ALB Malaysia Law Awards 2023 which was held on 9 March 2023 at Pavilion Hotel Kuala Lumpur.

Our Partners, Lukman Sheriff Alias and Michele Chong from Zul Rafique & partners’ Energy & Utilities practice group, have advised Kwasa Land Sdn Bhd in two separate deals in respect of the development at Kwasa Damansara.

Zul Rafique & Partners takes delight in announcing that our Managing Partner, Dato' Zulkifly Rafique has been named Managing Partner of the Year at the 10th Annual ALB Malaysia Law Awards 2023 which was held on 9 March 2023.

Our Partner, Ahmad Khusyri Bin Abdul Majid together with our Associate, Wan Anis Yasmine Binti Wan Ismail from Zul Rafique & Partners’ Corporate Real Estate practice group have advised and acted for Khazanah Nasional Berhad (“KNB”) in relation to the disposal of land to Impeccable Vintage Properties Sdn. Bhd.; an investment holding company, at the sale consideration of RM355.3 million of which is satisfied by way of allotment and issuance of 355,300,000 redeemable convertible preference shares at an issue price of RM1.00.

Zul Rafique & Partners is proud to announce that our Managing Partner, Dato’ Zulkifly Rafique and Litigation partner, Idza Hajar Ahmad Idzam have been announced as finalists in their respective categories at the 10th Annual ALB Malaysia Law Awards 2023 presented by Asian Legal Business. In addition to that, our firm was named Finalist in 7 Firm Categories and 1 Deal Category respectively.

Our Partner, Susan Tan Shu Shuen and Associates, Koh Shien Lin and Noor Sumaeya Sofea Shamsudin from Zul Rafique & Partners’ Construction Dispute Resolution Practice Group had represented an Employer of a construction project worth about RM48.3 million (“Project”) in an appeal in the High Court, and succeeded in overturning the Sessions Court decision in dismissing a stay application under Section 10 of the Arbitration Act 2005.

Zul Rafique & Partners is proud to announce that our Partners, Idza Hajar Ahmad Idzam from Litigation practice group and Susan Tan Shu Shuen from Construction Dispute Resolution practice group together with our Associate, Esther Tan from Construction Dispute Resolution practice group have been announced as finalists in their respective categories at the ALB Women in Law Awards 2023.

Our Partner, T Kuhendran and Esther Tan from Zul Rafique & Partner’s Construction Dispute Resolution Practice Group, along with co-counsel from Providence Law Asia LLC acting for Telekom Malaysia Berhad (“TM”), had successfully defended the Partial Award (Liability) dated 6 July 2022 issued in favour of TM, and had successfully obtained a Final Award (Damages and Costs) dated 3 February 2023 in favour of TM.

Zul Rafique & Partners would like to congratulate Annisa Aaliyya Chua for being ranked in the Silver Tier in the 2023 edition of the WTR 1000: The World's Leading Trademark Professionals.

This case is significant as it is one of the earliest cases involving a judicial management application made by a creditor instead of the company itself.

The Employment (Amendment) Act was passed in Parliament and has come into force on 1 January 2023. Under the Amendment Act, Employees who earn up to RM4,000 are now entitled to overtime. Here is what you need to know.

The Islamic Finance News (IFN) named Zul Rafique & Partners' (ZRp) Banking & Finance team as the Perpetual Deal of the Year in the IFN Deals of the Year 2022 Awards. Loh Mei Mei, Celine Rangithan, Tan Kar Seng and Skylar Yeo of ZRp Banking & Finance practice group were the legal counsels for the arrangers in the Yinson Holdings’s RM1 Billion subordinated perpetual sukuk wakalah.

Zul Rafique & Partners has been recommended as a Top-Tier Firm in 4 practice areas and been recommended in another 4 practice areas in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2023 edition. Besides that, 3 Partners have been ranked in the Hall of Fame, while 3 have been named Leading Individuals and another 12 Partners as Recommended Lawyers.

P. Thavaselvi, together with Sandeep Singh Sidhu from Zul Rafique & Partners’ Employment and Industrial Relations Practice Group successfully represented Public Bank Berhad (“the Bank”) at the Court of Appeal in respect of an appeal filed by an ex-employee of the Bank (“the Appellant”) against the decision of the High Court of Malaya to quash the entire decision of the Industrial Court in Award No. 3113 of 2019 via the Appellant’s Judicial Review application.

P. Jayasingam and P. Thavaselvi together with Reyna Lim Khang Yen from Zul Rafique & Partners’ Employment and Industrial Relations Practice Group successfully represented Megasteel Sdn Bhd (“the Company”) at the Court of Appeal in respect of an appeal filed by ex-employees of the Company (“the Appellants”) against the decision of the High Court of Malaya to quash part of Industrial Court Awards No. 761, 762 and 763 of 2020 via the Company’s Judicial Review application.

Our Partner, Wong Keat Ching and Associate, Wong Yen Ni, from our Employment & Industrial Relations practice group have successfully acted for PETRONAS (“the Company”) in an unfair dismissal claim by a former employee at the Industrial Court.

The proposed scheme has been approved by the court and is now binding on the company and the scheme creditors

One of the first cases ever heard before the High Court involving a judicial management application made by a creditor instead of the company itself

The 2023 edition of Chambers Asia Pacific ranked Zul Rafique & Partners in seven practice categories which include four Band 1 ranking for Banking & Finance, Banking & Finance: Debt Capital Markets, Islamic Finance and Employment & Industrial Relations; Band 2 for Technology, Media, Telecoms (TMT), Band 4 for Corporate/M&A and Band 5 for Dispute Resolution.

Subscription and shareholders' Agreement signed between Gamuda Berhad and ERS Energy Sdn Bhd to further strengthen ERS Energy Sdn Bhd’s foothold in the regional RE sector.

Following the procurement of the order to convene the Court Convened Meeting (‘CCM’) and the restraining order from Court, Scomi Group Berhad held its CCM and the scheme of arrangement presented to the creditors was duly approved by the creditors by more than 95% majority.

Caretaker Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob has announced a Public Holiday on 18 & 19 November, in order to allow Malaysians to fulfil their responsibility to vote at the 15th General Elections. However, are employers required to observe this Public Holiday?

The 15th General Election will take place on the 19th November 2022. Malaysians will go to the polls to cast their ballots but before you do, here are somethings you need to know during polling day!

In an unprecedented occasion, Idza Hajar Ahmad Idzam, Nan Muhammad Ridhwan Rosnan, Muhammad Hibri Nazim and Aiesyah Mohd Mustafa Kamal from Zul Rafique & Partners’ Litigation Practice Group representing an Applicant (in their personal capacity and in the capacity of a parent and guardian ad litem to an underage child (“child”) successfully obtained an Interim Protection Order for the child in an alleged domestic violence case against the other parent (“alleged abuser”).

The Employment Insurance System (Amendment) Act 2022 has been gazetted and came into force on 1 September 2022. The Act makes amendments to section 16, by increasing the wage ceiling to RM5,000.

The Employees’ Social Security (Amendment) Act 2022 has been gazetted and came into force on 1 September 2022. The Act makes amendments to section 5, by increasing the wage ceiling to RM5,000.

Zul Rafique & Partners’ Litigation Partner, Farah Shuhadah Razali and Associate, Nadiea Afiqah, working together with Baker Tilly Insolvency PLT had acted for Scomi Group Berhad (SGB) and have successfully obtained an order in the High Court in respect of an Application for Leave to hold a Scheme Creditors Meeting and a 3-month restraining order against all current, pending or future proceedings against SGB or its assets.

Inaugural sukuk for edotco Group, a regional integrated telecommunications infrastructure services company.

Zul Rafique & Partners would like to congratulate Wilfred Abraham, Loh Mei Mei, and Jerry Ong for being named as The A-List Malaysia's Top 100 Lawyers 2022 by the Asia Business Law Journal.

We are delighted to announce that various practice areas at Zul Rafique & partners has been ranked by asialaw Profiles 2022/2023.

Zul Rafique & Partners would like to congratulate Loh Mei Mei, Jerry Ong, Wilfred Abraham, Thavaselvi Pararajasingam, Wong Keat Ching, Jayasingam Poopalasingam and Darren Kor Yit Meng, for being recognized and named as one of the leading lawyers by asialaw in their 2022/2023 Edition of asialaw Leading Lawyers.

Zul Rafique & Partners would like to congratulate Loh Mei Mei, Jerry Ong, Lukman Sheriff Alias, Kung Suan Im and Chan Kwan Hoe, for being recognised and named as one of the leading lawyers by IFLR1000 in their 2022 edition.

We are delighted to announce that Zul Rafique & Partners has been ranked as Tier 3 for M&A by IFLR1000 2022.

The Employment (Amendment of First Schedule) Order 2022 (“the Order”) has been gazetted on 15 August 2022 and will come in to force on 1 September 2022. The Order makes substitution to Paragraph 1 and Subparagraph 2(5) of the First Schedule as well as inserts a new Paragraph 1A.

Idza Hajar Ahmad Idzam, Nan Muhammad Ridhwan Rosnan, Nur Fatin Hafiza Hasham and Muhammad Hibri Nazim from Zul Rafique & Partners’ Litigation Practice Group representing Dato' Zakri Afandi bin Ismail successfully obtained Injunction Orders against the shareholders of Ivory Insights Sdn Bhd (“Ivory”) and Alpine Motion Sdn Bhd (“Alpine”).

We are delighted to announce that Zul Rafique & Partners has been ranked as Tier 2 for Project Development: Infrastructure by IFLR1000 2022.

In this Asia: A Legal Guide for Business Investment & Expansion, member firms in Asia will help you navigate which approach is best for you within the region.

We are proud that the Firm has been announced as finalists in the various categories listed above at the 2022 Women in Business Law Awards (APAC).

Our Partner, T. Kuhendran and Esther Tan from Zul Rafique & Partner’s Construction Dispute Resolution Practice Group, along with co-counsel from Providence Law Asia LLC acting for Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM) in the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) arbitration, have successfully obtained an Award in favour of TM.

We are delighted to announce that Zul Rafique & Partners has been ranked as Tier 1 for Capital Markets: Debt and Tier 2 for Capital Markets: Equity by IFLR1000 2022.

We are pleased to announce that our Partner, Idza Hajar Binti Ahmad Idzam has been recognised as one of ALB's Malaysia Rising Stars 2022.

We are pleased to announce that our firm, Zul Rafique & Partners has been endorsed as a Top Tier Firm in the 2022 Edition of Benchmark Litigation's Asia-Pacific & China guide.

Our Partner, Teoh Alvare and Associate, Loh Qiao Wen from our Employment & Industrial Relations practice group had successfully acted for MCC Overseas (M) Sdn Bhd in a wrongful dismissal claim by a former employee at the Industrial Court.

Our Partner, Farah Shuhadah Razali and Associate, Ng Ying Ci from our Litigation practice group acted for Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Air Negara (SPAN) in a class action suit filed by the Member of Parliament for Wangsa Maju together with 809 other residents who claimed that they suffered loss and damage as a result of the unscheduled water disruptions. The class action was in relation to the water disruptions in 2019 that lasted four days and was filed following the Wangsa Maju MP’s initiative in setting up a legal team to represent affected members of the public.

We are delighted to announce that Zul Rafique & Partners has been ranked as Tier 1 for Banking & Finance by IFLR1000 2022.

At the recent Malaysia Law Firm Awards 2022 organised by Asia Business Law Journal, Zul Rafique & Partners was delighted to have won an award in the Banking & Finance category.

Our Partner, Farah Shuhadah Razali and Associate, Ng Ying Ci from our Litigation practice group acted for Tan Sri Shukry Mohd Salleh, the former Chairman of Bank Rakyat, before the Court of Appeal in an appeal by JR Deepak Jaikishan, his brother and their company to reinstate their lawsuit against Tan Sri Shukry, Najib Razak, his wife Rosmah Mansor and two others over an alleged claim of conspiracy, fraud, malfeasance and abuse of process.

The Benchmark Litigation Asia Pacific 2022 ranked ZUL RAFIQUE & Partners in four practice areas which are Tier 1 for Labour & Employment and Construction and Tier 3 for Commercial and Transaction. We were also named as Recommended Firm for White Collar Crime.

Zul Rafique & Partners is proud that the Firm has been announced as finalists in the various categories listed above at the 18th Annual ALB SE Asia Law Awards 2022 presented by Asian Legal Business.

The Minimum Wages Order 2022 (“the Order”) has been gazetted on 27 April 2022. The Order increases the minimum wage nationwide to RM1,500 effective 1 May 2022. However there is a temporary exemption until December 2022 for employers with less than 5 employees as well as those who carry out professional activities, as classified under the Malaysia Standard Classification of Occupations (Masco).

Zul Rafique & Partners is proud that the Firm has been announced as the finalist in the ESG and Sustainability Law Firm of the Year category.

Zul Rafique & Partners has been once again named ALB Employer of Choice by Asian Legal Business for the 11th time since 2009.

Our Partner, Feruz Anwar Seth will be a speaker at a workshop titled “Tax Audit & Capital Statement " organised by Persatuan Akauntan Percukaian Malaysia (MATA) which will take place on Tuesday & Wednesday, 12-13 April 2022.

We are pleased to announce that our partner, Loh Mei Mei has been recognised as one of the IFLR1000 Women Leaders for 2022.

Encorp Berhad in joint venture with FELDA to complete development project in Padang Siding, Perlis.

We are proud to announce that Zul Rafique & Partners was awarded the Litigation Law Firm of the Year award at the 9th Annual ALB Malaysia Law Awards 2022 which was held virtually on 24 March 2022.

Strong debut on the main market by dairy producers Farm Fresh Berhad

Inaugural sustainability-linked sukuk cements Cenviro’s commitment towards the sustainability agenda.

Zul Rafique & Partners is proud that the Firm has been announced as finalists in the various categories listed below at the 9th Annual ALB Malaysia Law Awards 2022 presented by Asian Legal Business.

The infographic highlights some pertinent questions and answers in regards to an appeal against a Tax Assessment by way of Form Q.

High Court holds that expiry of fixed term contracts of service does not entitle individual to termination benefits.

Successful signing of two Development Rights Agreements an active step in fulfilling government’s national affordable housing agenda.

The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2022 ranked Zul Rafique & Partners in eight practice areas which include four Tier 1 Firm rankings for Banking and Finance, Capital Markets, Islamic Finance and Labour and Employment; one Tier 2 Firm ranking for Real Estate and Construction; two Tier 3 Firm rankings for Corporate and M&A and Dispute Resolution; and one Tier 4 Firm ranking for TMT.

Successful debut to Malaysia’s capital market a new landmark for FGV Group

The 2022 edition of Chambers and Partners Asia Pacific ranked Zul Rafique & Partners in six practice categories which include three Band One ranking for Banking & Finance, Banking & Finance: Debt Capital Markets and Employment & Industrial Relations; Band Two for Islamic Finance; Band Four for Corporate/M&A and Band Five for Dispute Resolution.

T Kuhendran, Daniel Lau and Jasmeet Kaur from Zul Rafique & Partners’ Construction Dispute Resolution Practice Group, representing SJIC Bina Sdn Bhd (“Respondent”), succeeded in the Court of Appeal in opposing an appeal by Iskandar Regional Development Authority (“Appellant”) against the decision of the High Court in Iskandar Regional Development Authority v. SJIC Bina Sdn Bhd and another appeal [2020] MLJU 2391.

T Kuhendran, Esther Tan and Delvin Singh Mangat from Zul Rafique & Partners’ Construction Dispute Resolution Practice Group, succeeded in its jurisdictional challenge, in respect of claims brought by the Claimant in an arbitration proceeding, against the main contractor (the “R1”) and their parent company based in Korea (the “R2”).

P. Jayasingam, P. Thavaselvi and Jude Pravin Peters from our Employment and Industrial Relations practice group has successfully responded in favour of Tenaga Nasional Berhad (the “2nd Respondent”) to an appeal filed by Persatuan Eksekutif Tenaga Nasional Berhad (the “Appellant”) in the Court of Appeal on 25.11.2021.

Our Partner, Celine Rangithan together with associates, Isabella Ng Ling Ling and Christin Wong Tsui Yuan from Zul Rafique & Partners’ Banking & Finance practice group have advised and acted for HSBC Amanah Malaysia Berhad on the issuance of Malaysia’s first Sustainability-Linked Sukuk Wakalah by Yinson Holdings Berhad pursuant to its Islamic Medium Term Notes Programme of up to RM1 billion in nominal value.

Zul Rafique & Partners is proud to announce that our Partner, Wong Keat Ching from our Employment & Industrial Relations practice group and Associate, Esther Tan from Construction Dispute Resolution practice group have been announced as finalists in their respective categories at the Inaugural ALB Women in Law Awards 2021.

Zul Rafique & Partners is pleased to welcome Ahmad Khusyri into the partnership.

Zul Rafique & Partners is proud to announce that the Firm has been ranked by Asian Legal Business (ALB) in their list of Asia's Top 50 2021 for the Malaysian Law Firm category.

Leong May Ling and Connie Ho Suk Mun from ZUL RAFIQUE & partners’ Corporate Real Estate practice group have advised and acted for Tropicana Senibong Sdn. Bhd. (“TSSB”) (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tropicana Corporation Berhad (“TCB”)) in relation to a joint venture agreement with Puncak Alam Housing Sdn. Bhd. (“Proprietor”) for the development of residential homes on three (3) parcels of leasehold lands measuring approximately 362.742 acres in area, located in Mukim of Ijok, District of Kuala Selangor, State of Selangor Darul Ehsan (“Lands”) (“Joint Venture”).

Our team led by Loh Mei Mei and Chan Kwan Hoe from Zul Rafique & Partners’ Banking and Finance Department recently advised on the landmark first tranche financing provided by UOB Malaysia in the form of an MYR800 million receivables purchase arrangement (RPA) to Ericsson Malaysia which will enable the latter to deliver the initial phases of Digital Nasional Bhd (DNB)’s nationwide 5G network rollout.

Idza Hajar Ahmad Idzam, Bailey Leong Pui Yee and Lee Sheen Yee from Zul Rafique & Partners’ Litigation Practice Group successfully acted for Lembaga Getah Malaysia (“1st Respondent”) before the Court of Appeal (coram consisting of Justice Yaacob Bin Haji Md Sam, Justice Haji Ghazali Bin Haji Cha and Justice Nantha Balan) in resisting Umibina (M) Sdn Bhd’s (“Appellant”) appeal pertaining to a purported unlawful termination of a contract worth MYR8,010,576.14 and the Government of Malaysia’s (“2nd Respondent”) cross-appeal in relation to the rightful contracting party to the said contract.

Celine Rangithan, Isabella Ng Ling Ling and Christin Wong Tsui Yuan from Zul Rafique & Partners’ Banking & Finance practice group have advised and acted for HSBC Amanah Malaysia Berhad in relation to the lodgement to the Securities Commission Malaysia for the establishment of a Sukuk Wakalah Programme of up to MYR1 Billion by Yinson Holdings Berhad (“Yinson”), pursuant to which rated and senior ranking Sukuk Wakalah which includes Sustainability-Linked Sukuk Wakalah and ASEAN Green/Social/Sustainability/SRI Sukuk may be issued by Yinson.

T Kuhendran, Daniel Lau and Jasmeet Kaur from Zul Rafique & Partners’ Construction Dispute Resolution Group, representing SJIC Bina Sdn Bhd (“Respondent”), succeeded in the Federal Court in opposing an application by Iskandar Regional Development Authority (“Applicant”) for leave to appeal against a Court of Appeal decision upholding the decision of the High Court in Iskandar Regional Development Authority v. SJIC Bina Sdn Bhd and another appeal [2020] MLJU 566.

Our Litigation Partner, Farah Shuhadah Razali was invited by BFM: The Business Station (89.9 MHz) to speak on what you should know before being a Guarantor.

Zul Rafique & Partners is proud that the Firm has been shortlisted in two categories as listed above at the Legal 500 Southeast Asia Awards 2020/2021.

Zul Rafique & Partners would like to congratulate Loh Mei Mei, our Partner in the Banking and Finance Practice Group for being recognised as one of IFLR Asia Best Lawyers 2021 by IFLR1000

Zul Rafique & Partners would like to congratulate Loh Mei Mei, Jerry Ong, Lukman Sheriff Alias, Kung Suan Im and Chan Kwan Hoe, for being recognised and named as one of the leading lawyers by IFLR1000 in their 31st Edition 2021/2022.

P. Jayasingam and Jude Pravin Peters from Zul Rafique & Partners’ Employment and Industrial Relations Practice Group successfully represented Megasteel Sdn Bhd in an application for Judicial Review for amongst others, an order of certiorari to quash a portion of Industrial Court Awards No. 761, 762 and 763 of 2020 before the High Court of Malaya.

Idza Hajar Ahmad Idzam, Bailey Leong Pui Yee, Lee Sheen Yee and Yap Jia Cheng from Zul Rafique & Partners’ Litigation Practice Group representing PRPC Utilities and Facilities Sdn Bhd (“Plaintiff”) successfully obtained a Fortuna Injunction in the High Court of Kuala Lumpur to restrain the PBJV Group Sdn Bhd and Macfeam Sdn Bhd (“Defendants”) from acting upon a Statutory

ZUL RAFIQUE & partners would like to congratulate Loh Mei Mei, a partner in the Banking & Finance practice group for being named as one of the world’s leading female practitioners (Banking & Finance) by Expert Guides in their 11th edition of the Women in Business Law guide 2021.

Zul Rafique & Partners would like to congratulate Loh Mei Mei, Jerry Ong, Wilfred Abraham, Thavaselvi Pararajasingam, Wong Keat Ching, Jayasingam Poopalasingam and Darren Kor Yit Meng, for being recognised and named as one of the leading lawyers by Asialaw in their 2022 Edition of Asialaw Leading Lawyers.

We are delighted to announce that various practice areas at Zul Rafique & partners has been ranked by Asialaw Profiles 2022.

Idza Hajar Ahmad Idzam, Nan Muhammad Ridhwan Rosnan and Nur Fatin Hafiza Hasham (assisted by Muhammad Hibri Nazim a Pupil-in-Chambers) from Zul Rafique & Partners’ Litigation Practice Group representing Seriemas Development Sdn Bhd, have successfully set aside a series of extensions of a Judicial Management Order granted for Macro Resources Sdn Bhd in the High Court of Shah Alam.

David Lee from our Corporate Finance/Mergers & Acquisitions Practice Group advised CabNet Holdings Berhad in its acquisition of CEE M&E Engineering Sdn Bhd.

T Kuhendran, Daniel Lau and Jasmeet Kaur from Zul Rafique & Partners’ Construction Dispute Resolution Practice Group, representing MTD Construction Sdn Bhd (“Respondent”), successfully resisted two appeals against a judgment of the High Court dismissing two applications for interim injunction in respect of the Respondent’s calls on bank guarantees securing a performance bond (“PB”) and advance payment guarantee (“APG”).

T Kuhendran, Daniel Lau and Jasmeet Kaur from Zul Rafique & Partners’ Construction Dispute Resolution Practice Group, representing Sime Darby Property (Bukit Raja) Sdn Bhd (“Appellant”), succeeded in the Court of Appeal in appealing against and reversing the decision of the High Court in Sime Darby Property (Bukit Raja) Sdn Bhd v. Alaf Pentawaris Sdn Bhd [2020] MLJU 1554.

T Kuhendran and Daniel Lau from Zul Rafique & Partners’ Construction Dispute Resolution Practice Group, acting for the Plaintiff, Aston Star Sdn Bhd, have successfully obtained judgment in favour of the Plaintiff in the Construction High Court of Kuala Lumpur.

David Lee from our Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions Practice Group and Farah Shuhadah Razali as well as Muneeba Ubaidi Hishamudin from our Litigation Practice Group worked together in advising and representing Cortez Subsea Sdn. Bhd. in its bid to overcome its debt issues with a more structured way forward.

T. Kuhendran, Michael Koh and J. Agesh from ZUL RAFIQUE & Partners’ Construction Dispute Resolution Practice Group, acting for a company (“Claimant”) in an arbitration proceeding, have successfully obtained a Final Award in favour of the Claimant in the sum of RM27 million against the contractor (“Respondent”).

ZUL RAFIQUE & Partners is proud that the Firm has been announced as finalists in the various categories listed above at the 17th SE Asia Law Awards presented by Asian Legal Business.Content.

Bailey Leong Pui Yee assisted by Marvin Low Ming Le from Zul Rafique & Partners’ Litigation Practice Group had recently acted for Suria KLCC Sdn Bhd (“Respondent”) in an application made by one of the Respondent’s tenant and its guarantors (collectively referred to as “Appellants”) in the High Court of Malaya seeking for inter alia an order to stay the execution of the Summary Judgment obtained by the Respondent in the lower Court (“Stay Application”) where the execution sought to be stayed included winding up proceeding.

Our Partner, Idza Hajar Ahmad Idzam from the Litigation practice group will be speaking on "The A to Z of Judicial Management" held on Wednesday, 8th September 2021 from 3pm - 5pm hosted by National Young Lawyers & Pupils Committee (NYLPC) as part of their Online Crash Course 4.0.

ZUL RAFIQUE & partners would like to congratulate Wilfred Abraham, Loh Mei Mei & Wong Keat Ching for being featured and recommended in Who's Who Legal: Southeast Asia 2021!

Zul Rafique & Partners would like to congratulate our Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions practice group for being ranked as Tier 3 for M&A practice area in the IFLR1000's 31st Edition 2021/2022 publication.

Lukman Sheriff Alias, Teh Hooi Woon and Alya Irdeena Idzwan from Zul Rafique & Partners’ Energy & Utilities practice group has advised and acted for Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH) for the purchase of a 20 storey corporate building known as VSQ Tower 1 from Bukit Damansara Development Sdn. Bhd., for the total consideration of MYR147 Million.

Ainal Marlinda Md Said and Muhammad Nurhaziq Abdullah from Zul Rafique & partners’ Corporate Real Estate practice group have advised and acted for The New Straits Times Properties Sdn. Bhd., wholly owned by The New Straits Times Press (Malaysia) Berhad and a subsidiary of Media Prima Berhad for the proposed disposal of one parcel of leasehold industrial land measuring approximately 23,370 square metres to Alam Flora Environmental Solutions Sdn. Bhd. (formerly known as DRB-HICOM Environmental Services Sdn. Bhd.).

Zul Rafique & Partners would like to congratulate Darren Kor Yit Meng, a Partner in our Communications & Multimedia and Intellectual Property practice groups for being named as one of the Super 50 TMT Lawyers 2021 by the Asian Legal Business (ALB).

ZUL RAFIQUE & partners’ Projects & Corporate Advisory together with the Capital Markets team, David Lee Lai Huat, Khairuzzaman Muhammad, Sheree Shezleen Salehaldin (since left), Lee Yee Fern, Evelyn Ng and Anthony Christopher Crimson advised Boustead Holdings Berhad (BHB), which entered into a share sale agreement with UON Holding (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. (UON) for the proposed disposal of 66.41% stake held by BHB in the University of Nottingham in Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. (UNIM) to UON.

Zul Rafique & Partners will be organising a webinar on “Toxic Positivity” on Friday, 27 August 2021 at 4.30pm.

Zul Rafique & Partners would like to congratulate our Energy & Utilities Practice Group for being ranked as Tier 2 for Project Development: Infrastructure in the IFLR1000's 31st Edition 2021/2022 publication.

Our Partner, Idza Hajar Ahmad Idzam, has been invited by the Institut Latihan Kehakiman dan Perundangan (ILKAP)/Judicial and Legal Training Institute as a guest speaker on the topic of “Seminar on Challenges in Enforcement and Prosecution of Cyber Terrorism” which will be held online on Thursday, 12 August 2021.

Our Corporate Real Estate Partner, Ainal Marlinda Md Said was invited by BFM: The Business Station Podcast (89.9 MHz) for the Property Show on "July 2021 Property Legal Clinic: Deals, Defaulters and Death?" to speak on buying auction property, dealing with defaulters and having a "bilik mayat" in your residence.

Idza Hajar Ahmad Idzam, Nan Muhammad Ridhwan, Nur Fatin Hafiza Hasham, and Muhammad Hibri Nazim from Zul Rafique & Partners’ Litigation Practice Group, have successfully obtained an Order from the Kuala Lumpur High Court to register and enforce an arbitral award, in favour of an existing client (“the Client”) in the sum of RM2.075 million against a non-governmental organisation registered under the Societies Act (“the Society”) pursuant to section 38 of the Arbitration Act 2005.

Wong Keat Ching and Wong Yen Ni from Zul Rafique and Partners’ Employment and Industrial Relations Practice Group, have successfully defended Hengyuan Refining Company Berhad (“the Company”) in a judicial review of the Industrial Court Award No. 693 of 2020.

Zul Rafique & Partners would like to congratulate our Capital Markets practice group for being ranked as Tier 1 for Capital markets: Debt and Tier 2 for Capital markets: Equity practice area in the IFLR1000's 31st Edition publication for Asia-Pacific.

Ms. Idza Hajar Ahmad Idzam (assisted by Ms. Bailey Leong Pui Yee, Ms. Lee Sheen Yee and Yap Jia Cheng) from Zul Rafique & Partners’ Litigation Practice Group acted for Telekom Sales and Services Sdn Bhd and succeeded in a civil claim which commenced since October 2015 at the Kuala Lumpur High Court of Malaya. The judgment after full trial was handed down on 3 June 2021 where the ex-employee of the Plaintiff was found liable for the unauthorized transfer of funds amounting to a total of MYR1,605,137. It was inter alia held that the Defendant was a constructive trustee holding the Funds on behalf of the Plaintiff and by transferring the Funds to his spouse’s and his own personal accounts, he had breached his fiduciary duty owed to the Plaintiff.

P. Thavaselvi and Julian Kie Chang Ming from ZUL RAFIQUE & Partners’ Employment and Industrial Relations Practice Group, have successfully defended Rhombus Food & Lifestyle Sdn Bhd in the Industrial Court and High Court in a claim of constructive dismissal by an individual after approximately 4 months of the alleged non-payment of salary.

T Kuhendran, Esther Tan and Delvin Singh Mangat from ZUL RAFIQUE & Partners’ Construction Dispute Resolution Practice Group, have successfully obtained an Order from the Kuala Lumpur High Court to enforce an arbitration award, and simultaneously resisted the setting aside of the said Award, in favour of the Employer, East Coast Economic Region Development Council in the sum of MYR10 million against the Principal Consultant, Multi-Spex Architects Sdn Bhd.

Our Partner, Idza Hajar Ahmad Idzam from the Litigation Department will be one of the speakers for the Commercial Disputes Session in a four-day webinar series entitled “PDC MCO 3.0 Webinar Series” organised by the KLBC Professional Development Committee.

Our Partner, Kuhendran Thanapalasingam from the Construction Dispute Resolution Department will be one of the panellists for Session 3 of the Conference on the topic of "Termination and/or determination" in the first-ever 12-hour virtual marathon ‘Construction Claims & ADR Conference 2021’ jointly organised Legal Plus and L2 i-CON.

Zul Rafique & Partners would like to congratulate our award-winning Banking & Finance practice group for being ranked as Tier 1 for Banking & Finance practice area in the IFLR1000's 31st Edition publication for Asia-Pacific.

Ms. Idza Hajar Ahmad Idzam assisted by Ms. Bailey Leong Pui Yee and Mr. Marvin Low Ming Le from ZUL RAFIQUE & Partners’ Litigation Practice Group had acted for River Retreat Sdn Bhd and succeeded in a Land Reference Proceeding at the High Court.

The Benchmark Litigation Asia Pacific 2021 ranked ZUL RAFIQUE & Partners in four practice areas which are Tier 1 for Labour & Employment and Construction and Tier 3 for Commercial and Transaction. We were also named as Recommended Firm for White Collar Crime.

ZUL RAFIQUE & partners’ Energy & Utilities team, Lukman Sheriff Alias and Michele J Chong acted as the legal counsel for KWASA DEVELOPMENT (3) SDN BHD in preparing the development rights agreement which grants Syarikat Pembenaan Yeoh Tiong Lay Sdn Bhd the right to develop a residential project worth RM200 million

Zul Rafique & Partners would like to congratulate our Partner, Loh Mei Mei, for being named as one of the Women Leaders 2021 by IFLR1000.

Our Employment & Industrial Relations Partner, Ms Wong Keat Ching will be speaking on the topic of “Drafting Effective Policies & Procedures for Telecommuting”, one of nine sessions at the IR Law Conference 2021 which will be held from 15 to 16 June 2021 at the Pullman Kuala Lumpur City Centre Hotel & Residences.

Zul Rafique & Partners would like to congratulate Ashela Ramaya for being named as an Outstanding Lawyer in Banking and Finance for Client Service Excellence 2021 by Asialaw.

Ms. Idza Hajar Ahmad Idzam, Nan Muhammad Ridhwan Rosnan and pupil, Muhammad Hibri Nazim from Zul Rafique & Partners’ Litigation practice group succeeded in obtaining leave from the High Court (“Court”) on behalf of Labuan Shipyard and Engineering Sdn Bhd (“Intervener”) to intervene in an admiralty action in rem pursuant to Order 70, rule 16(1) of the Rules of Court 2012.

Join our Partner, Idza Hajar Ahmad Idzam from ZUL RAFIQUE & partners' Litigation/Corporate Liability & Risk Management & Intellectual Property practice group in the upcoming The Law Society of Singapore & Bar Council's CPD Live Webinar "Recent Cases in Civil Fraud Litigation: Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore" which will be held on Thursday, 10 June 2021 from 2.30 PM to 5.15 PM.

ZUL RAFIQUE & partners’ Capital Markets team acted as the legal counsel for Genting Malaysia Bhd (GenM) and its wholly owned subsidiary, GENM Capital Labuan Ltd (GenM Capital Labuan) for the inaugural issuance of USD1 billion (RM4.12 billion) senior unsecured notes (Notes) fully and unconditionally guaranteed by GenM.

ZUL RAFIQUE & partners’ Capital Markets team, David Lee Lai Huat, Harpreet Kaur and Thilipkumar Ragavan acted as the legal counsel for BV Land Holdings Berhad which made a successful debut on 9 April 2021 into Bursa Malaysia’s Leading Entrepreneur Accelerator Platform (LEAP) to raise RM2.58mil from its initial public offering (IPO).

Join us in a live webinar on "Introduction to Contract Drafting" by our Energy & Utilities Department Partner, Hamdi Abdullah, on Thursday, 15 April 2021 at 3pm.

Leong May Ling and Chee Lai Yi from ZUL RAFIQUE & partners’ Corporate Real Estate practice group have advised and acted for Sime Darby Brunsfield Resort Sdn Bhd (formed under a strategic partnership between Sime Darby Group and Brunsfield International Group) in the disposal of MYR85 million worth of nine stratified office lots measuring approximately 102,299 square feet in total area to Sekhar Assets Sdn Bhd.

ZUL RAFIQUE & partners would like to congratulate Wilfred Abraham, Jerry Ong and Loh Mei Mei for being named as The A-List - Malaysia's Top 100 Lawyers 2021 by the Asia Business Law Journal.

The introduction of the novel COVID-19 vaccine brings about various legal and practical consideration for employers and employees. This webinar explores, amongst others, mandatory vaccination policies, and the balance between an individual choice to be vaccinated and an employer’s duty to ensure adequate workplace health and safety.

Join us in a live webinar on "Survivor, Pupillage Edition" by our Litigation Partner, Idza Hajar Ahmad Idzam, on Thursday, 8 April 2021 at 3pm.

Join us in a live webinar on "Litigation 101" by our Litigation Partner, Farah Shuhadah Razali, on Wednesday, 7 April 2021 at 3pm.

Our Corporate Real Estate Partner, Ainal Marlinda Md Said was invited by BFM: The Business Station Podcast (89.9 MHz) for the Monthly Property Legal Clinic March 2021 to talk about sales and purchase agreements, defect liability periods and freehold titles but with restrictions.

Join our Partner, Wong Keat Ching from ZUL RAFIQUE & partners' Employment & Industrial Relations/Litigation/Legal Forensic Investigation & Compliance practice group in the upcoming Bar Council's CPDLive Webinar "Navigating the Post-Vaccine Workplace" which will be held on Thursday, 1 April 2021 from 3 to 4 pm.

Join our Partner, Farah Shuhadah Razali and our Associate, Syazwani Suhaimy, among other speakers across Malaysia, the Philippines, India and Singapore, in the upcoming Women's Rights Virtual Conference 2021 - Malaysian Women Lawyers: Fit for the 21st Century which will be held on Saturday, 20 March 2021 from 8.30am to 4.30pm.

Wong Keat Ching and Syazwani Binti Suhaimy from ZUL RAFIQUE & partners’ Employment & Industrial Relations team succeeded in defending Tenaga Nasional Berhad in a consolidated unfair dismissal claim by 3 claimants namely, Mohd Nizam bin, Shariman bin, and Mohd Zul Husni bin Che Mail in the case of Mohd Nizam bin Baharom v Tenaga Nasional Berhad (Award No 305 of 2021), Industrial Court.

Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) Business Travellers Entry Mechanism as gathered from the MIDA Safe Travel website issued by the OSC Secretariat (Industry Talent Management and Expatriate Division) of Malaysian Investment Development Authority.

We are pleased to invite you to join our ZUL RAFIQUE & Partners webinar on “Women in Law: Experience, Challenges, Tips and Tricks” which is held in conjunction with International Women’s Day 2021.

ZUL RAFIQUE & Partners acted as Counsel for the development, operations and financing of Solar Park II

Our Litigation Partner, Farah Shuhadah Razali was invited by BFM: The Business Station (89.9 MHz) to discuss on the recent Federal Court case on 19 February 2021 which held Malaysiakini in contempt of court for publishing readers’ comments which were deemed to have insulted the judiciary.

ZUL RAFIQUE & Partners has established the ZRp China Desk dedicated to support and provide legal services to Chinese clients and corporations.

Our Construction Dispute Resolution partner, Mr T. Kuhendran, and Litigation partner, Ms Farah Shuhadah Razali, were the moderators at the Navigating the Malaysian Insurance Scene webinar hosted by the Sterling Group of Companies and presented by its Group CEO, Mr Abdul Halim on 17 February 2021 (Wednesday) from 11am to 12pm, for one of our valued clients, SapuraOMV.

Our Construction Dispute Resolution partner, Mr T. Kuhendran, will be conducting a webinar on COVID-19 Act: Impact on the Construction Industry on Friday, 19 February 2021 from 11Am to 12PM. This webinar is free of charge, but advance registration is required.

Our Litigation Partner, Farah Shuhadah Razali was invited by BFM: The Business Station (89.9 MHz) to speak on the impact of the recent Court of Appeal’s ruling on 20 January 2021 which stated that a listed company has to be delisted when served with a winding-up order in accordance with the Bursa Malaysia’s listing rules.

The Islamic Finance News (IFN) named ZUL RAFIQUE & partners' Banking & Finance team as the Real Estate Deal of the Year in the IFN Deals of the Year 2020 Awards for acting as the arrangers' legal counsel in the Sime Darby’s MYR800 Million ASEAN Sustainability SRI Sukuk Musharakah Issuance.

We are delighted with the recognitions received in the recent Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2021 rankings and would like to take this opportunity to thank our clients and friends for their loyal support and for the trust you have placed in us.

We are proud to have our Pupil-in-Chambers, Wong Yen Ni and our ex-pupil Irsyad Tariq as the Moderator and Speaker for the Discussion on Child Witnesses: To Believe or Not to Believe, hosted by Yayasan Chow Kit.

The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2021 ranks nine ZUL RAFIQUE & partners' practice areas and recognises 17 of our lawyers for their outstanding contribution in their respective practice areas.

Wong Keat Ching, Teoh Alvare and Loh Qiao Wen from ZUL RAFIQUE & partners’ Employment & Industrial Relations team succeeded in defending Putrajaya Properties Sdn Bhd in an unfair dismissal claim in the case of Mohd Azmil bin Abd Shukor v Putrajaya Properties Sdn Bhd (Award No 42 of 2021), Industrial Court.

ZUL RAFIQUE & Partners is pleased to announce the admission of four new Partners - Teoh Alvare, Susan Tan Shu Shuen, Bailey Leong Pui Yee and Amylia Soraya Aminuddin with effect from 1 January 2021. We are confident that our new Partners will further strengthen and enhance the Firm's capabilities in Malaysia. We would like to wish them continued success in fulfilling their new roles. Please join us in congratulating them on their well-deserved promotions!

The Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2019 was gazetted on 20.2.2020. To usher in the New Year, certain provisions under the Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2020 ("the Amending Act") have now come into force since 1.1.2021, effectively amending the Industrial Relations Act 1967 ("IRA").

Wong Keat Ching and Teoh Alvare from ZUL RAFIQUE & partners’ Employment & Industrial Relations team succeeded in defending PricewaterhouseCoopers in an unfair dismissal claim in the case of Yong Pui Yee v PricewaterhouseCoopers (Award No 4 of 2021), Industrial Court.

The 2021 edition of Chambers Asia Pacific ranked ZUL RAFIQUE & partners in seven practice categories which include four Band One ranking for Banking & Finance, Banking & Finance: Debt Capital Markets, Employment & Industrial Relations and Real Estate; Band Two for Islamic Finance in the Asia-Pacific Region; Band Four for Corporate/M&A and Band Five for Dispute Resolution.

Join us in this free webinar hosted by Taylor Vinters as we examine the process requirements, cultural considerations and legal risks associated with carrying out a Reduction in Force (RIF) in Indonesia and Malaysia. We will also discuss on how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted planned or ongoing RIFs in both countries.

Our Energy & Utilities partner, Mr Lukman Sheriff Alias, was a panelist at ASIAWATER Virtual Event 2020, on the topic Strategic Policy Initiatives for A Sustainable, Progressive and Equitable Water Sector, which was held on Tuesday, 1 December 2020 from 12 to 1 pm.

ZUL RAFIQUE & partners’ Banking & Finance team, Ashela Ramaya, Jayden Chuah Jer Yang, Farrah Yakin, and Nurishqa Aisya acted as the solicitors for AmInvestment Bank Berhad, OCBC Al-Amin Bank Berhad, and United Overseas Bank (Malaysia) Bhd as the Joint Lead Arrangers to a Sukuk programme of up to MYR500 million in nominal value under the Shariah principle of Murabahah (via a Tawarruq arrangement) by Swift Haulage Sdn Bhd, one of the top three largest integrated logistics services providers in Malaysia.

The COVID-19 pandemic has created a significant impact on the livelihood of the people and has caused economic uncertainties to the world at large. Malaysia's Budget 2021 is the largest in Malaysian history with its theme, ‘Stand United, We Shall Prevail’. The well-being and health of the rakyat are of utmost priority, while business continuity and economic resilience are the foundations to achieve shared prosperity for all.

Syazwani Suhaimy and Teh Jovaynne from ZUL RAFIQUE & partners’ Employment & Industrial Relations team, succeeded in defending Gamuda Land (T12) Sdn Bhd in a constructive dismissal claim in the case of Chan Yeong Sen v Gamuda Land (T12) Sdn Bhd (Award No 1622 of 2020, Industrial Court).

Our Energy & Utilities partner, Mr Lukman Sheriff Alias, will be speaking on Corporate Lawyering & Networking at the Online Crash Course 2.0 webinar, a 2-hour intensive course on specific topics tailor-made for young lawyers, which will be held on Friday, 23 October 2020 from 3 to 5pm.

Ms Wong Keat Ching and Ms Syazwani Suhaimy from ZUL RAFIQUE & partners’ Employment & Industrial Relations team, succeeded in defending Malaysia Airlines Berhad in an unfair dismissal claim in the case of Ahmad Zil Syamil bin Sukhairi v Malaysia Airlines Berhad (Award No 1477 of 2020, Industrial Court)

ZUL RAFIQUE & Partners is proud to be a part of Meritas, a global alliance of leading independent law firms, and are happy to recommend Meritas member firms to our clients considering the stringent requirements and quality standards placed within the membership. Despite these challenging times, Meritas members remain active, relevant and connected.

Our very own Idza Hajar Ahmad Idzam will be speaking at the upcoming LIVE WEBINAR: Law of Succession - Probation, Letters of Administration & Islamic Law of Succession: Understanding the Law & Procedural Application organised by the The Malaysian Current Law Journal (CLJ) on the topic of "Probate & Letters of Administration". The Webinar will be held on Tuesday, 13 October 2020, 3pm – 5.30pm via Zoom.

ZUL RAFIQUE & partners has been recognised as an Outstanding firm in several practice areas and our Partners have been identified as leading individuals in the region.

Teoh Alvare and Teh Jovaynne from ZUL RAFIQUE & partners’ Employment & Industrial Relations team, succeeded in defending MMC Gamuda KVMRT (T) Sdn Bhd in an unfair dismissal claim in the case of Noorberi bin Yusoff v MMC Gamuda KVMRT (T) Sdn Bhd (Industrial Court Award No 1194 of 2020)

In a recent case handled by Ms. Idza Hajar Ahmad Idzam from Messrs Zul Rafique & Partners, the permissive word ‘may’ was given a close examination by the High Court of Kuala Lumpur. Ms. Idza was appearing for the defendant i.e. PRPC Utilities and Facilities Sdn Bhd and an application was filed by the Defendant for inter alia an order to stay the court proceeding pending reference to arbitration.

Our Construction Dispute Resolution partner, Mr T. Kuhendran, will be the moderator at the Dispute Resolution: The Role of Quantity Surveyors webinar, hosted by the Bar Council Construction Law Committee on Wednesday, 26 August 2020 from - 4.30pm

We are proud to announce that ZUL RAFIQUE & partners has won the Equity Market Deal of the Year at The 7th Annual ALB Malaysia Law Awards 2020. Cathryn Chay from the Capital Markets and M&A department acted for the Banks in the Sapura Energy’s MYR4 billion rights issue.

Our Employment & Industrial Relations partner, Ms Wong Keat Ching, will speak at the webinar on “Managing Disciplinary Cases in a WFH Culture” hosted by IR Law on Wednesday, 29 July 2020 from 2.30-3.30pm.

Our Employment & Industrial Relations partner, Ms Wong Keat Ching is one of the panel speakers to speak on the topic of “Workforce Reduction, Business Sustainability and The Way Forward”, one of six sessions at the Malaysian Society for Labour and Social Security Law (MSLSSL) Employment Virtual Conference 2020 organised by MSLSSL in partnership with the Malaysian Current Law Journal (CLJ).

This free session will explore available career options specifically from the legal practice, academia and activism perspectives.

We are proud to announce that our partner, Loh Mei Mei has been recognised as Women Leaders 2020 by IFLR1000. Women Leaders are recognised as leading female transactional lawyers in the world.

We are proud to announce that our partner, Tunku Alizan RM Alias has been named as External Counsel of the Year 2020 by In-House Community for receiving outstanding recommendation from clients.

T Kuhendran and Esther Tan from ZUL RAFIQUE & Partners’ Construction Dispute Resolution Practice Group, acting for the Employer (the “Claimant”) in one arbitration proceeding, have successfully obtained an Award in favour of the Claimant in the sum of RM10 million against the Principal Consultant (the “Respondent”).

We are proud to announce that our partner, Idza Hajar Ahmad Idzam has been named as an Outstanding Lawyer 2020 for Client Service Excellence by Asialaw.

Ms Teoh Alvare and Mr Muhamad Sharulnizam from ZUL RAFIQUE & partners' Employment & Industrial Relations practice group, succeeded in defending CIMB in an unfair and unjust dismissal claim by the Bank's former Branch Manager in the case of Othman Bin Abdul Manan v CIMB, Kuala Lumpur Industrial Court.

New Section 17A of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009 has come into force on 1 June 2020. Section 17A imposes a corporate liability on organisations, who may now be held accountable for the corrupt offences committed by their employees or any persons deemed associated with the organisations.

The Prime Minister’s Office has announced in a statement dated 21 May 2020 that the date of coming into force of Section 17A MACC Act is to remain on 1 June 2020. Companies and law firms must act now to avoid liability by taking the necessary steps to have robust policies and Standard Operating Procedures in place.

Our Communications & Multimedia partner, Mr Darren Kor, spoke at the webinar on Dealing With Privacy Issues In Your Next Virtual Meetings on Monday, 11 May 2020, organised by Indah Water Konsortium.

Zul Rafique & Partners offers a team of lawyers to assist organisations to prepare a Business Resilience Plan to be implemented so that all the procedures, guidelines and requirements set by the Ministries during the period of COVID-19 pandemic are observed and adhered to.

We are delighted to announce that ZUL RAFIQUE & partners has been ranked as a Top Tier Firm 2020 and our partners, Ms Wong Keat Ching has been named as Dispute Resolution Star and Ms Idza Hajar Ahmad Idzam as Future Star 2020 by the Benchmark Litigation

ZUL RAFIQUE & partners would like to congratulate Wilfred Abraham, Jerry Ong and Loh Mei Mei for being named as The A List - Malaysia's Top 100 Lawyers 2020 by the Asia Business Law Journal.

ZUL RAFIQUE & partners has been named ALB Employer of Choice by Asian Legal Business. This is our 10th win since 2009.

Ms Wong Keat Ching and Ms Syazwani Suhaimy from ZUL RAFIQUE & partners’ Employment & Industrial Relations practice group, succeeded in defending Tenaga Nasional Berhad in an unfair and unjust dismissal claim by the Company’s former meter reader in the case of Muhammad Taufiq bin Mohd Pahlawi v Tenaga Nasional Berhad (Award No: 551 of 2020)

Ms Syazwani Suhaimy from ZUL RAFIQUE & partners’ Employment & Industrial Relations practice group, succeeded in defending Tenaga Nasional Berhad in an unfair dismissal claim in the case of Krishnan A/L Subramaniam v Tenaga Nasional Berhad (Award No: 387 of 2020), Industrial Court.

Zul Rafique & Partners has been named an In-House Community: Firm of the Year, 2019 for Employment and Real Estate and Construction

ZUL RAFIQUE & partners takes pleasure in announcing our three new practice areas namely Corporate Liability & Risk Assessment, Legal Forensic Investigation & Compliance and Tax

ZUL RAFIQUE & partners welcomes newest Partner and Head of Tax Practice Group, Feruz Anwar Seth

Loh Mei Mei, Teh Hooi Woon and Elisa Nadia of ZUL RAFIQUE & partners’ Banking & Finance and Energy & Utilities team acted as solicitors of Dayang Enterprise Holdings Bhd in issuing Unrated Islamic medium term notes programme of up to MYR682.5 million

Celine Rangithan and Chan Wye Zhi of ZUL RAFIQUE & partners’ Banking & Finance team acted as solicitors of HSBC Amanah Malaysia Berhad as the mandated lead arranger and bookrunner who led the syndication of Serba Dinamik Holdings Berhad’s syndicated Commodity Murabahah term financing facility of up to MYR1.2 billion

Loh Mei Mei and Renee Fong Siew Ern of ZUL RAFIQUE & partners’ Banking & Finance team acted as solicitors of Genting RMTN Berhad as the issuer (“Issuer”) in the establishment and issuance of medium term notes (“MTN”) pursuant to a medium term notes programme of MYR10 billion in nominal value

Chan Kwan Hoe, Renee Fong Siew Ern and Tan Kar Seng of ZUL RAFIQUE & partners’ Banking & Finance team acted as solicitors of the principal adviser, lead arranger and lead manager in the establishment and implementation of an asset-backed securitisation transaction by way of issuance of asset-backed medium term notes by Semangkuk 2 Berhad as the issuer

ZUL RAFIQUE & partners’ Banking & Finance team, Ashela Ramaya, Chan Kwan Hoe and Farrah Yakin acted as the solicitors for Affin Hwang Investment Bank Berhad and HSBC Amanah Malaysia Berhad as the Joint Lead Arrangers in relation to a Sukuk programme of up to MYR1 billion in nominal value under the Shariah principles of Wakalah Bi Al-Istithmar (agency) and Murabahah (via a Tawarruq arrangement) by Konsortium KAJV Sdn Bhd

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

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

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.

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).

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

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 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

Ms Nur Elissa Baharudin and Syazwani Suhaimy, from ZUL RAFIQUE & partners’ Employment & Industrial Relations team, succeeded in defending Tenaga Nasional Berhad in an unfair dismissal claim in the case of Umar bin Abdullah v Tenaga Nasional 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.

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

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

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.

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).

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

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.

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

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

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

Nazreen Begum v Petronas Chemicals Group Berhad

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

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

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

Tanjung Offshore Berhad v Tan Wee Koh & 2 Ors

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” .

Our Employment & Industrial Relations Partner, Wong Keat Ching presented at the 14th MECA Industrial Relations Convention on 9 - 11 October 2018 at the Royale Chulan Damansara Hotel, Petaling Jaya.

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 named 'Outstanding Firm' by Asialaw Profiles 2019

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