Shearn Delamore & Co

Dispute Resolution; Private Client & Family Business; Regulatory, Compliance, Enforcement & Investigations; Arbitration & Mediation; China Desk; Restructuring & Insolvency

Partner since 2005

Corporate and commercial litigation, family business feud, shareholders and directors’ disputes, banking and insolvency litigation, winding-up proceeding, asset and debt recovery and arbitration. Ken has advised on schemes of arrangement for creditors and syndicated lenders and has been involved in matters relating to anti-money laundering, anti-corruption and breach of trust. He is highly experienced in advising private clients, family corporations, wills and probate action.

Defamation and libel including online publication claims. Ken often defends the media and news publishers. He also has the niche experience of conducting a globally unique market research and readership litigation. He is involved in pre-publication vetting and consulted for his legal opinion by the media. He frequently appears as Counsel at the High Court and Appellate Courts.

Effectively trilingual, he delivered talks on shareholders’ rights and directors’ liabilities and frequently conducted training for editors and journalists at both English and Chinese media organizations.

Ken is the Head of our China Desk.

English, Malay, Chinese

• Disciplinary Committee Panel Member, Advocates and Solicitors Disciplinary Board • Commerce Committee Member, Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry of KL and Selangor (KLSCCCI) 2018 – 2021/ 2021- 2024 • Member, Malaysian Bar • Member, The Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn • Member, Belt and Road International Lawyers Association (BRILA) • Member, World Law Group (WLG) • Member, International Bar Association (IBA) • Member, Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA) • Firm Representative, Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry of KL and Selangor (KLSCCCI) • Member, The English-Speaking Union of Malaysia • Member, The Malaysian Institute of Arbitrators (“MIArb”)

LL.B (Hons), University of Wales (Cardiff) Barrister-at-Law, Lincoln’s Inn Advocate & Solicitor, High Court of Malaya

Publication:

• The Legal 500 & The In-House Lawyer Comparative Legal Guide Malaysia: Litigation (2nd Edition), 2019