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ABOUT AFIQ

Afiq read law at the Universiti Teknologi MARA and was called to the Malaysian Bar in January 2022. During his pupillage, he amassed experience across multiple levels of Malaysian court and later entered  the legal profession with great ambition. He is currently a first-year legal associate, assisting the partners of the Kuala Lumpur office.

Afiq’s main area of practice is in civil litigation, which branches into matters involving, but not limited to, contractual disputes, debt recovery, company and commercial litigation. He is also venturing into commercial crime and tortious disputes.

Personally, Afiq has multiple interests in life beyond reading law viz. sports, film, music and poetry. He believes that art, in whatever form they may be, is a necessity of life. He is also fluent in English and Malay and is learning sign language.

EDUCATION

    • Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya (2022)
    • B (Hons), Universiti Teknologi MARA (2020)

AREAS OF PRACTICE

    • Alternative Dispute Resolution
    • General Litigation
    • Contract Law
    • Construction Law
    • Criminal Law
    • Corporate & Commercial Law

SIGNIFICANT PIECES OF WORK

  • 1. Civil Procedure (2021)

    Drafted an Application to Intervene in a proceeding after final judgment had been delivered. Application was allowed by raising an interesting and recent point of law embedded in Dr Lourdes Dava Raj v Dr Milton Lum Siew Wah [2020] 5 MLJ 185 which stipulates that although the general rule is that no application to intervene is allowed after final judgment had been delivered, it is permissible and worth considering that if the applicant’s rights under natural justice is affected and that the applicant has equitable interests in the matter.

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  • 2. Civil and Company Law (2021)

    Assisted in a case of personal action to impeach an illegal Consent Judgment. The client was a majority shareholder in a company and when the company was wound up, all the assets were dissipated and the liquidator entered into a Consent Judgment contrary to the provisions of the law. Was central in defending against three (3) appeals in respect of Striking Out applications, defended against Preliminary Objections prior trial as well as defended against another Striking Out application, which all have been dismissed.

  • 3. Contract Law (2021)

    Handled a matter to recover outstanding sums amounting to RM890,000.00 for non-payment of delivery and supply of construction materials. Drafted and pursued a Summary Judgment application as well as defended against a Striking Out application by the other party.

  • 4. Land Law (2021)

    Client was the legal registered owner of a house, which the tenant refused to move out and forged documents to fraudulently misrepresent oneself as the registered owner of the house. Assisted the client in obtaining a Vacant Possession order against the tenant.

  • 5. Arbitration (2019)

    Co-wrote an article in respect of the Nature & Role of Emergency Arbitrators in Asian countries. Legal and procedural comparisons were discussed and published for legal-based audience.

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