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Lum Man Chan

LL.B (Hons) Multimedia University

Phone:
+603 2710 3818


Fax:
+603 2710 3820


Email:
manchan@hhq.com.my

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Man Chan’s practice mainly revolves around corporate litigation, and critical matters such as liquidation and restructuring, debt recovery, insolvency and employment disputes.

Over the years, Man Chan has acquired vast knowledge and experience in these areas of practice and has advised and represented various prominent institutional and individual clients, both foreign and local, in all levels of Malaysian Courts.

For non-contentious matters, Man Chan regularly provide advisory on regulatory and corporate compliance to SMEs from various sectors, amongst others being – retail, property development and management, manufacturing, logistics, mining and agriculture.

QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Advocate and Solicitor, High Court of Malaya (2016)
  • Bachelor of Laws (Honours), Multimedia University

EXPERIENCES:

  • Acted for an automobile air conditioner manufacturer in its debt restructuring exercise pursuant to section 176 of the Companies Act 1965, including filing applications to court for a restraining order, resisting opposition to the proposed scheme by creditors and to convene creditors meeting.
  • Acted for a fashion retail chain in its debt restructuring exercise pursuant to section 366 of the Companies Act 2016, including filing applications to court for a restraining order and to convene creditors meeting.
  • Acted for a developer and resort operator in removing its previous judicial manager and applying to be placed under judicial management.
  • Acted for a shareholder on dispute over profit distribution arising from abandoned housing development project worth RM30million.
  • Acted for shareholders in initiating or resisting minority oppression suit filed pursuant to Section 346(1) of the Companies Act 2016.
  • Acted for shareholders in initiating or resisting winding up petition based upon just and equitable grounds pursuant to Section 465(1)(h) of the Companies Act 2016.
  • Acted for a minority shareholder based upon breach of shareholders agreement and unlawful interference of trade and business committed by its Italian majority shareholders.
  • Acted for a glove manufacturer in its recovering the construction cost of RM15million. Halim Hong & Quek | Best in Class, Seamless, Stewardship | www.dev2.trinbit.com 2 
  • Acted for a property developer in resisting the home buyer’s claim for liquidated ascertained damages based upon Federal Court’s decision of Ang Ming Lee.
  • Acted for Chamber of Commerce and Industry in resisting a claim filed by its member over alleged misappropriation of funds, violation of constitution, defamation and conspiracy to injure.

LANGUAGES:

  •  English
  •  Malay
  • Chinese

Area of Practice

Dispute Resolution
Employment
Liquidation & Restructuring
Regulatory & Corporate Compliance

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