Overview  

Oommen Koshy holds a B.A. (Hons) Law degree from the University of Kent and is a Barrister of the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple, admitted in Trinity 1989. He was admitted to the Malaysian Bar in June 1990. He commenced his legal practice with Mohamed Ismail & Co. and became a partner of that firm in January 1996. He joined Skrine as a partner in October 2008.

Oommen is primarily engaged in litigation matters and regularly appears in the High Court, the Court of Appeal and the Federal Court. Some of the matters in which he has been involved in have been reported in the Malaysian law journals. His practice includes Islamic Finance litigation and all areas of commercials and civil litigation. He has been involved in landmark cases in the Malaysian Courts on Islamic Finance.

Oommen is also involved in the activities of the Malaysian Bar and sits on various sub-committees. He has helped organize numerous Malaysian Law Conferences and the 21st LawAsia Conference 2008. He also indulges in sport, especially hockey in his free time.

  Further Details  

Areas of Practice
Banking, Bankruptcy, Companies Winding-Up, Construction & Engineering, Contracts, Corporate & Commercial Disputes, Islamic Finance, Landlord & Tenant, Partnership, Real Estate Disputes, Securities & Shares, Sports, Tort, Trust

Professional Affiliations
Hon Treasurer, Malaysia Inner Temple Alumni Association

Panel Member, Investigating Tribunal, Legal Professional Disciplinary Board

Panel Member, Compensation Fund,  Legal Profession Act

Council Member, Kuala Lumpur Hockey Association

Member, Disciplinary Board, Kuala Lumpur Hockey Association

Member, Legal Committee, Malaysian Hockey Federation – 2002/5

Member, Bar Council - 2005/6

Hon Secretary, Kuala Lumpur Bar Committee - 2002/4

Member, Kuala Lumpur Bar Committee -1998/2004

Qualifications
Advocate & Solicitor, High Court of Malaya

Barrister of the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple

B.A. (Hons) Law degree from the University of Kent

  Experience  

Engagements include:

Islamic Finance Litigation

• Appeared for the Bank before the Supreme Court in the case of Adnan bin Omar v Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad [Civil Appeal No. 02-390-1994] which dealt with the procedure to be applied in an Order For Sale application in Islamic Banking cases. The appellate court upheld the High Court decision which granted an Order For Sale to the Bank. This was the first Islamic Banking case before the Supreme Court.
• Appeared for the Bank before the Court of Appeal in the case of Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad v Lim Kok Hoe & Anor And Other Appeals [2009] 6 CLJ 22 which dealt with the validity of Bai Bithaman Ajil contracts. The appellate court reversed the High Court decision which held that the contracts were null and void.
• Appeared for the Bank before the Court of Appeal in the case of Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad v Azhar bin Osman [Civil Appeal No. W-02-751-2010] which dealt with the quantum of the Bank’s claim. The appellate court reversed the High Court decision which held that the Bank must grant a rebate for “unearned profit”. The appellate court held that the Bank is entitled to claim the outstanding Sale Price under the contract.