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International Arbitration Commercial Litigation and Arbitration Company Law and Shareholders’ Disputes Regulatory Enforcement Restructuring and Insolvency

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Nimalan is a commercial litigator who primarily practices in the areas of civil and commercial litigation, company law and shareholders’ disputes, international arbitration, restructuring and insolvency, and regulatory enforcement. He has appeared at all tiers of the Courts. .

Nimalan has acted in various commercial disputes, with the highlights being acting as Counsel in disputes involving breaches of contracts, officer duties, and trustee duties. He also has experience acting in shareholders’ disputes, primarily in oppression actions and in winding-up proceedings.

Nimalan has also appeared as co-Counsel in international arbitrations, under both the AIAC Rules and SIAC Rules. He has also been involved in arbitral-related court proceedings such as applications to set aside and enforce arbitral awards, and to stay court proceedings pending arbitration.

Lastly, Nimalan regularly acts for Bursa Malaysia in initiating enforcement actions against listed issuers and/or their directors as well as in opposing any judicial review actions initiated against the Stock Exchange.

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Honorary Secretary, Kuala Lumpur Bar Committee 2023/2024 & 2024/2025 Co-Chairperson, Kuala Lumpur Bar Civil Practice and Court Liaison Committee 2021/2022 to 2024/2025 Co-Chairperson, Kuala Lumpur Bar Technology Committee 2021/2022 to 2022/2023 Deputy Chairperson, Bar Council’s Publications Committee 2024/2025 Treasurer, Malaysian Inner Temple Alumni Association 2024/2025 Committee Member, Malaysian Inner Temple Alumni Association 2021/2022 to 2023/2024 Committee Member, Malaysian Institute of Arbitrators 2024/2025 Panel Member, Disciplinary Committee, Advocates & Solicitors Disciplinary Board Trainer, Advocacy Training Course, Bar Council, Malaysia Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb)

Advocate and Solicitor, High Court of Malaya (2012) Barrister-at-Law (Inner Temple) (2011) LL.B (Hons), King’s College London (2010)