Statutory Bodies: Employment & Discipline

Our practice is broad-based, and our dynamic team has extensive experience in advising and representing statutory bodies and authorities on various issues of employment and disciplinary management.

We have advised and assisted various clients in highly publicised and complex investigations against top management officers arising from fraud, corruption etc. We also advise on contractual and non-contractual employment rights and benefits, on disciplinary management of officers and on revisions of employment contracts and policies.

Partners Specializing in this area

Partners Specializing
in this area

Learn more about our partners who specialize in this area

Arissa Ahrom

Partner

Arissa Ahrom

Partner

Lim Heng Seng

Consultant

Lim Heng Seng

Consultant

Nurul Aisyah Hassan

Partner

Nurul Aisyah Hassan

Partner

Shariffullah Majeed

Partner

Shariffullah Majeed

Partner

Key Experience

Government agencies

Advising Malaysian government agencies in regard to issues arising from a highly publicised corruption and money laundering conspiracy in Malaysia.

Tabung Haji

Successfully defending Lembaga Tabung Haji at the Court of Appeal in relation to the claim of gratuity payments by 70 of its former employees.

Islamic Financial Services Board

Successfully represented the Islamic Financial Services Board at the High Court and Court of Appeal where we successfully argued that the Board enjoys privileges and is immune from suits and legal process.

University Utara Malaysia

Successfully represented Universiti Utara Malaysia at the Court of Appeal and Federal Court where we successfully argued that the principle that officers in a university acquired a special status upon appointment that is governed by statutes, the university’s constitution, circulars and not one to be decided on contractual rights and obligations pertinent to an employer-employee relationship.

Other Practice Areas

Construction & Engineering Disputes

Corporate

Dispute Resolution

Employment & Industrial Relations

Energy, Projects & Infrastructure

Intellectual Property

International Arbitration

Regulatory & Compliance

Succession, Trusts, Estate Planning & Private Wealth (STEP)

Tax, Customs & Trade

TMT

White Collar Crime

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Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill