Mr Sivabalah Nadarajah > Shearn Delamore & Co > Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia > Lawyer Profile

Shearn Delamore & Co
7th Floor Wisma Hamzah-Kwong Hing
No. 1 Leboh Ampang
KUALA LUMPUR
50100
Malaysia

Work Department

Employment & Administrative Law (Head)

Position

Partner since 1995

Career

Sivabalah has rich experience with trade disputes, collective bargaining, contracts of service, employment issues, industrial actions, judicial reviews, law on dismissals, mergers and acquisitions, minimum wage, occupational health and safety, reorganisations and retrenchment, statutory benefits, and union recognition. He has appeared extensively in the High Court, Court of Appeal, Federal Court and the then Supreme Court, principally for judicial review applications and appeals.

The Employment Law Alliance (ELA), the world’s largest network of labour, employment and immigration attorneys, honoured Sivabalah as its “Sheldon N. Sandler Award” recipient in 2020.

Languages

English, Malay

Memberships

  • Member, Malaysian Bar
  • Member, International Bar Association (IBA)
  • Firm Representative, Employment Law Alliance (ELA)
  • Former Board Member and Former Chairman of the ELA’s APAC Regional Committee

Education

  • LL.B (Hons), University of Malaya
  • Advocate & Solicitor, High Court of Malaya

Lawyer Rankings

Malaysia > Labour and employment

(Hall of Fame)

Sivabalah Nadarajah – Shearn Delamore & Co

Led by Vijayan Venugopal, the team at Shearn Delamore & Co handles the full range of matters for its roster of clients, including corporate employers, multinational companies and government-linked entities. The practice advises on such aspects as the terms and conditions of complex contracts, disciplinary action and termination proceedings, in addition to union issues. Sivabalah Nadarajah is noted for his expertise in trade union disputes, while Raymond Low frequently appears before the Court of Appeal, High Court, Industrial Court and Labour Court in Malaysia.