Housing a team of practitioners with ‘impressive track records and impeccable legal skills’, Skrine acts for employers on the full scope of mandates, including investigations into breaches of employee confidentiality, disciplinary actions, reductions in workforce and general compliance issues. The team also advises clients on maintaining minimal exposure throughout disputes, in addition to handling civil actions and cases at the Federal Court, namely in relation to breaches of contract or restrictive covenant, and recovery of funds matters. Selvamalar Alagaratnam leads the practice and Foo Siew Li advises on contentious and non-contentious employment issues, while Siva Kumar Kanagasabai is noted for her expertise in shipping-related employment mandates.

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Testimonials

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'The team consists of individuals with impressive track records and impeccable legal skills.'
'Selvamalar Alagaratnam and Sara Lau Der Yin give a helicopter view on the matter at hand and provide practical legal solutions therein.'

Key clients

Employees’ Provident Fund
Great Eastern Life Assurance Berhad
Great Eastern General Insurance Berhad
Great Eastern Takaful Berhad
AIA Bhd
Grey Group Malaysia
Cycle & Carriage Bintang Berhad
British American Tobacco GSD (KL) Sdn Bhd
Hess Exploration and Production Malaysia B.V.
MISC Berhad
DHL Information Services (Asia-Pacific) Sdn Bhd
DNV

Work highlights

Acted for Germanischer Lloyd Industrial Services Asia Sdn Bhd in a claim of constructive dismissal brought against them.
Acting for Kumpulan Wang Simpanan Pekerja in a dispute concerning a former employee’s entitlement to the Staff Provident Fund credits.
Acting for Hess Exploration and Production Malaysia B.V. in a claim by a former contractor, who claims that Hess was his de facto employer in a dispute on breach of contract and/or duty of care.