Mr Romesh Abraham > Shook Lin & Bok > Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia > Lawyer Profile
Shook Lin & Bok Offices
20TH FLOOR, AMBANK GROUP BUILDING
55 JALAN RAJA CHULAN
50200 KUALA LUMPUR
Malaysia
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Mr Romesh Abraham
Work Department
Employment & Labour, General Litigation, Insurance, Competition Law
Position
Romesh Abraham has been a litigation partner in the firm since 1991 and is currently Head of the Labour and Industrial Disputes Department of the firm. His areas of practice include employment and administrative law and general tort and insurance claims.
He has appeared in arbitrations conducted under the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) pertaining to cross border joint venture and telecommunications disputes.
Romesh has represented clients on a variety of employment disputes in the Industrial Court, High Court and at appellate level. He has also advised and acted as counsel in administrative and planning law issues and disputes involving local authorities.
He has presented papers at several conferences including the Commonwealth Law Conference, the Asia Pacific In-House Counsel Summit and the Malaysian Law Conference on topics pertaining to the arbitration process, judicial review of administrative action and the preparation and presentation of evidence and legal argument for trial in court.
Career
Romesh was called to the Malaysian Bar in May, 1984 and joined the firm as an associate in the same year. He was made a partner in 1991.
Languages
Romesh’s team of lawyers, as with Shook Lin & Bok as a firm is equipped to address any queries in a multiple languages including English, Malay, Mandarin and Tamil
Memberships
Member of the Malaysian Bar.
Education
LL.B. (Hons) (Southampton) Barrister-at-Law, Gray’s Inn, London
Lawyer Rankings
Malaysia > Dispute resolution
Shook Lin & Bok counts banks, government-owned entities, and regulatory authorities among its roster of clients. The disputes practice, which specialises in international and domestic arbitration proceedings, is regularly involved in financial litigation and corporate disputes. Elsewhere, the team is also experienced in handling contractual and tort claims, joint venture disputes and real estate issues concerning rights to land and ownership. Chan Kok Keong, who is principally focused on banking, finance, and insolvency litigation, co-leads the group with Romesh Abraham, who frequently appears in Court of Appeal cases. Yoong Sin Min is a notable member of the department.
Malaysia > Labour and employment
Shook Lin & Bok acts for employers in disputes brought by employees alleging unfair dismissal and pursuing claims against employees wherein gross misconduct or fraud is being claimed, in addition handling disputes surrounding the alleged wrongful registration of trade unions. Key sectors of expertise include oil and gas, broadcasting and manufacturing. Mehala Marimuthoo, who is praised as ‘committed in safeguarding clients’ interests’, jointly leads the team alongside Romesh Abraham.