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Christopher Arun Francis

Christopher Arun Francis

Work Department

Dispute Resolution

Position

Partner

Career

Experience

Christopher is a Partner at Ariff Rozhan & Co. He is an experienced litigator and has appeared at all levels of the Judicial System in Malaysia including the Federal Court. He has extensive experience in contentious civil and contractual matters, primarily property disputes, defamation, tort and negligence.

Career

Christopher was called to the Malaysian Bar in February 2003 and commenced his legal practice in Raja Darryl & Loh. He later became a Partner in the Litigation & Dispute Resolution Department of Zaid Ibrahim & Co in the year 2012. In July 2015, he joined Ariff Rozhan & Co. He has been consistently recognised as “Litigation Star” by Benchmark Litigation and “Notable Practitioner” by Asialaw Profiles.

Quotes on Christopher:

“……. while the ‘commercially savvy’ Christopher Arun is well-versed in property and tort cases….”

“Chris is a very easy person to work with, dependable, open-minded and experienced.”

“Chris is responsive and approachable. He is also knowledgeable on the subject-matter he handles.”

“Approachable and always recommends solution. He is also very experienced in dispute resolution.”

Languages

English, Bahasa Malaysia (Malay)

Memberships

Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya

Education

Certificate in Legal Practice, Legal Profession Qualifying Board, Malaysia Bachelor of Law Degree from University of London (external programme)

Personal

Practice Areas

General Litigation & Dispute Resolution Arbitration Civil, Contractual and Commercial Disputes Employment Property Disputes Defamation

Publications

Authored “In-Depth: Dispute Resolution” (formerly The Dispute Resolution Review) published by Lexology: https://www.lexology.com/indepth/dispute-resolution/malaysia Authored the “Lexis Nexis Dispute Resolution and Foreign Investment Law Guide 2024”: https://www.lexisnexis.com.hk/insights-and-analysis/law-guide

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