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Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill

Employment, IR & Trade Dispute Resolution

Employment, IR & Trade Dispute Resolution
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Employment, IR & Trade Dispute Resolution

We regularly act for and represent various public and private-listed, multinational and government-linked companies in connection with employment, industrial relations and trade disputes. This includes unjust dismissal and wrongful termination claims, breach of express and implied terms of employment, breach of confidentiality, trade union and collective agreement disputes, discrimination, retaliation etc.

Our employment and industrial relations lawyers are known for their excellent counsel work. Their knowledge and experience coupled with their technical skill and commercial awareness provides our clients with representation of the highest calibre. Our lawyers are experienced before the Labour Department Court, Industrial Court, High Court, Court of Appeal and Federal Court and administrative tribunals such as the SOCSO Appellate Board.

We have successfully defended and represented numerous clients in various complex disputes including CIMB Bank Berhad, Nestle Products (M) Sdn Bhd, Unilever (M) Holding Sdn Bhd, Zurich Insurance Malaysia Berhad, Hewlett Packard Enterprises and DRB Hicom Berhad. Our key clients whom we are currently representing also include the United States of America, Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas), Maxis Berhad, ExxonMobil Exploration & Production (M) Inc, Malaysia Airlines Berhad , UEM Berhad and Black & Decker Asia Pacific (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd.

Partners Specializing in this area

Partners Specializing
in this area

Learn more about our partners who specialize in this area

Amardeep Singh Toor

Partner

Amardeep Singh Toor

Partner

Arissa Ahrom

Partner

Arissa Ahrom

Partner

Lim Heng Seng

Consultant

Lim Heng Seng

Consultant

Key Experience

BASF Malaysia

Successfully representing BASF (Malaysia) in a judicial review application filed by its former Senior Manager, Facilities & Administration, at the High Court against the Industrial Court’s decision that he had not been dismissed by the client without just cause or excuse.

TH Plantations

Representing client TH Plantations Berhad in an unjust dismissal claim in the Industrial Court filed by its former Chief Financial Officer, which was complex as the client decided that the Claimant had committed 12 AOM relating to four land matters over three years and which involved senior management personnel.

Nova Beta Energy

Representing Nova Beta Energy Sdn Bhd in an application for judicial review filed by its former Executive Director at the High Court against the Industrial Court’s decision that he had not been dismissed by the client without just cause or excuse.

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.

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.

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.

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