Skrine

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

Partner

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

English and Malay

Committee Member, Kuala Lumpur Bar Committee 2021/2022 Committee Member, Malaysian Inner Temple Alumni Association 2021/2022 Co-Chairperson, Kuala Lumpur Bar Civil Practice and Court Liaison Committee Co-Chairperson, Kuala Lumpur Bar Technology Committee Member, Bar Council’s Legal Profession Committee Member, Bar Council’s Arbitration Committee

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