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Wendy Lee and Henry Phoon attended United Detergent Industries Sdn Bhd’s (“UDI”) Annual Durian Feast 2019 in Alor Gajah, Melaka on 26th July 2019. UDI is a large and reputable manufacturer and distributor of detergents and household cleaning products under brands such as KUAT HARIMAU, WIN FABRICARE and AVA.    

Our Firm recently handled a case on adoption of a stateless child by a local family on a pro bono basis. The entire adoption process took slightly over a year to complete due to various challenges including various attempts made to locate the biological parents of the child in order to obtain their respective consent […]

Our Managing Partner, Michael Soo recently presented a paper at the 29th Inter-Pacific Bar Association  (IPBA) Annual Meeting and Conference titled “Border Control: A Useful Programme to Prevent and Stop Counterfeiting” at the Intellectual Property session. The theme of the conference, which was held in Singapore is “Technology, Business and Law – Global Perspectives”, which […]

At the recent Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) Academy hosted at University of Malaya on 30-31 March 2019, Mr Lam Ko Luen, our Head of International & Domestic Arbitration department was invited to speak in a session on Expedited Procedure (EP) under SIAC Rules 2016. The session was moderated by Ms. K. Shanti Mogan and […]

Our Partner, Mr. Lam Ko Luen recently spoke at the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) Kuala Lumpur Conference 2019 entitled “Damages in International Arbitration: Contemporary Principles and Practices” held on 29 March 2019 at the Kuala Lumpur Bar Auditorium. Our Mr. Lam spoke on Delay and Disruption Claims under the panel session III on Assessment […]

We are delighted to announce Dhaniah Ahmad as the firm’s newest partner effective 1st March 2019. Dhaniah has extensive knowledge and experience in Malaysia’s Competition Laws. She had served as an Administrative and Diplomatic officer in the Ministry of Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism and was part of the drafting team of the Competition Act […]

We are proud to announce that Shook Lin & Bok has won the prestigious IFN Deal of the Year award for 2018! The annual awards ‘honor the best in the Islamic finance industry and are one of the most prestigious awards highly recognized by the global Islamic capital markets’. The deal, in which we advised, […]

We are delighted to announce that Shook Lin & Bok has been named winner of the prestigious IFN Deal of the Year 2018 for Malaysia. This deal falls under the Social Impact category. This is a landmark RM500 million Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Islamic medium-term note based on the Islamic principle of Wakalah BI Al […]

Mr. Chan Kok Keong, Senior Partner of Shook Lin & Bok was invited to be a guest on a TV programme called ‘Dari Meja Peguam’ which will be aired soon. He was joined by Yap Jyy Huey, a former associate of the Firm. The episode, hosted by Sarah Hilderbrant covered the subject ‘Hartanah’.  

Shook Lin & Bok is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Michael Soo as the new Managing Partner of the firm effective 1st January 2019. Michael who heads the firm’s Intellectual Property, Information Technology & Licensing Department is one of the country’s top intellectual property lawyers. He is recognised as a lawyer who “is […]