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Qualifications & associations:
- LL.B (Hons.) Malaya
- Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya (2019)
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Rachel Ng Li Hui is a Principal Associate in the firm. She holds an LL.B (Hons.) degree from the University of Malaya. Rachel Ng was admitted to the Malaysian Bar in 2019.
Rachel Ng focuses on corporate and commercial litigation, with a portfolio comprising of numerous high-level shareholder disputes as well as claims for breaches of directors' duties and land disputes. Rachel Ng and her esteemed colleagues were also featured in asialaw, where her clients gave the following feedback regarding her work:
"Good advice was provided."
"Tan Jee Tjun and Rachel Ng, who handled our cases, closely monitored developments and advised the directors on the next steps, potential implications, defences, and relevant articles in the firm's newsletter, ensuring the directors understood the plaintiffs' arguments and our company's responses. Their familiarity with cases and legal concepts meant their recommendations carried conviction, allowing management to make decisions quickly and confidently with less time spent on litigation and more focus on business challenges."
Rachel Ng had successfully acted as lead counsel in a contractual dispute at the Court of Appeal as well as co-counsel in obtaining a landmark victory at the Federal Court regarding oppression.
Rachel Ng frequently writes articles on areas that pique her interest, one of which was published by the Malayan Law Journal. She is also a member of the International Women's Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC) and was selected as part of the INSOL Future Leaders Malaysia (2024) program.
Areas of Practice
- Corporate Disputes
- Commercial Disputes
- Shareholder Disputes
- Contractual Disputes
- Insolvency and Restructuring
- Trusts
- Land Disputes
Team Members
- Represented a foreign public company in a landmark Federal Court case which held that directors and third parties can be held personally liable in oppression actions under S346 of the Companies Act, 2016. We won the appeal.
- Defended a former director in a complex corporate dispute involving shareholding, wills, fraud, conspiracy, fiduciary duties, and jurisdictional issues initiated by, among others, a public listed company.
Auspicious Journey Sdn Bhd v. Ebony Ritz Sdn Bhd & Ors |
[2021] 3 MLJ 549 |
Federal Court |