Claudia CHEAH Pek YeeDispute Resolution Division
Claudia Cheah Pek Yee graduated from the University of Manchester, United Kingdom with LLB (Honours). She was admitted to the Malaysian Bar on 10 Sept 1999. She commenced her legal practice with Skrine and was made a partner on 1 Jan 2009.
Her areas of practice are in commercial and civil litigation, land disputes, corporate disputes, defamation, probate, banking and trust. She has appeared both as counsel and co-counsel for trials at the High Court and hearings at the Court of Appeal and Federal Court. Many of these cases have been reported in the Malaysian law journals.
LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY
English, Malay and Mandarin
PUBLICATIONS / PRESENTATIONS
- Authored “Acceptance of Part-Payments In the Midst of Bankruptcy Proceedings – An Abuse of Court Process ?” Relevan (Kuala Lumpur Bar Committee Newsletter), Issue No.1/04
- Conducted in-house trainings for the estate managers of Kumpulan Guthrie Bhd (now known as Sime Darby Bhd) on the laws governing provision of housing to estate workers, year 2006
- Conducted a workshop on ‘Duties & Liabilities of Directors & Company Officers’ at the Finance Department Workshop of Sime Darby Group, year 2008
- Delivered annual lectures on ‘Insurance Law’ at the Department of Mathematical Sciences, Universiti Malaya, year 2008 and 2009
POSTS / PROFESSIONAL
AFFILIATION
- Legal Advisor, Christian Businessmen Committee, Malaysia
- Legal Advisor, Poon Yu Association Selangor and Kuala Lumpur
- Legal Advisor, Aesthetic Painter Society, Malaysia
