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. 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 shareholder's 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.

English and Malay

• Chairman, Kuala Lumpur Bar Committee 2025/2026
• 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 & 2025/2026
• Deputy Chairperson, Bar Council’s Arbitration and Construction Law Arbitration Committee 2025/2026
• Deputy Chairperson, Bar Council’s Committee on Reform to Legal Sector
• 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

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