Mr Siva Kumar Kanagasabai > Skrine > Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia > Lawyer Profile
Skrine Offices
Level 8, Wisma UOA Damansara
50 JALAN DUNGUN, DAMANSARA HEIGHTS
50490 KUALA LUMPUR
Malaysia
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Mr Siva Kumar Kanagasabai
Work Department
- Maritime and Shipping
- Employment
- Commercial Litigation and Arbitration
- Fraud and Asset Recovery
Position
Partner.
Career
Kumar heads the Maritime and Shipping practice group in the firm. He has acted and advised local and international clients in ship arrests, charterparty disputes, oil pollution claims, vessel detentions, cargo claims, Incoterm contracts and enforcement of ship mortgages under conventional and Islamic facilities.
He also co-heads the Employment practice of which he has over 20 years’ experience. He has acted as lead counsel in a full range of employment-related disputes. He is also involved in general corporate/commercial litigation and has acted as counsel in both domestic and international arbitrations. Kumar is a regular contributor to law publications and is often invited to speak at law conferences.
He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.
Languages
English, Malay and Tamil.
Memberships
- Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
- Member, Shipping & Admiralty Law Committee, Bar Council
- Member, Transport & Infrastructure Committee, Malaysian International Chamber of Commerce and Industry
- Member, Malaysian Institute of Taxation
- Panel member, Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC)
- Life member of Ikhtisas Kelautan Malaysia (Association of Malaysia’s Maritime Professionals)
- Vice-Chair, Anti-Corruption and Rule of Law Committee, Inter-Pacific Bar Association
Education
- Diploma in International Arbitration, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (2012)
- Advocate and Solicitor, High Court of Malaya (1995)
- LL.B (Hons), Adelaide (1994)
- Bachelor of Commerce, Adelaide (1993)
Lawyer Rankings
Malaysia > Shipping
(Leading individuals)The shipping cohort at Skrine has demonstrable experience representing clients in maritime disputes, involving issues including shipbuilding and failures to meet contract specifications therein, the pursuit of outstanding sums from ship mortgages, illegal port entries, and circumstances surrounding damage to or destruction of vessels. Practice co-head Siva Kumar Kanagasabai spearheads the contentious offering and handles a broad range of cases, from arrests of vessels, charterparty disputes and oil pollution claims to vessel detentions, collision claims and cargo claims, among others. Other key contacts in the team include Fariz Abdul Aziz and senior associate Dhanyaa Shreeya Sukumar, while Trishelea Sandosam departed to Wong & Partners in January 2023.
Malaysia > Labour and employment
(Leading individuals)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.
Lawyer Rankings
- Labour and employment Malaysia
- Leading individuals Malaysia > Shipping
- Leading individuals Malaysia > Labour and employment
- Shipping Malaysia
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Antitrust and competition
- Corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Intellectual property
- Labour and employment
- TMT (including Fintech)