DANIEL CHEONG CHUN HUI

DANIEL CHEONG
CHUN HUI

LL.B. (Hons) (Lond), CLP

DANIEL CHEONG
CHUN HUI

LL.B. (Hons) (Lond), CLP

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Background and Education

Daniel graduated from the University of London with an LLB (Hons) Degree in 2004 and was called to the Malaysian Bar as an Advocate and Solicitor in 2009. Soon after, he commenced practice at Messrs Cheah Teh & Su and subsequently Messrs Michael Chow.

His main area of practice is dispute resolution and litigation, especially on civil, corporate and commercial matters. He was also an in-house legal manager and counsel for a public listed oil and gas and industrial services company for about 2 years from 2017 until 2019, for which he had acted as an ad-hoc consultant after the said company.

He returned to legal practice due to his unnerving passion to serve and represent his clients in the legal arena and became a partner of the firm in December 2019.

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Philosophy and Approach

Daniel’s approach to his practice is that every fight, big or small, is a good fight and will look at every avenue to ensure that his clients get the best representation. He is committed to the resolve of all disputes even if the odds are stacked against the situation. In that regard, Daniel believes in the saying “that it ain’t over until the fat lady sings” in his practice and will continue the good fight until it truly ends.

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Areas of Specialization

Dispute Resolution

Advised and acted for various companies on corporate matters including disputes in relation to shareholders and joint venture disputes, corporate insolvency and winding up and breach of director’s duties and breach of trust.

Acted for local and multinational employer companies in defending industrial relation claims and acted for employees with regards to unjust termination claims.

Acted for companies in relation to arbitration proceedings before the Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC), both claiming and for defending disputes.

Acted for various multinational companies and individuals with regards to matters including breach of commercial agreements, bankruptcy, Liquidated Ascertained Damages (LAD) claims, debt recovery, commercial tenancy disputes and execution proceedings including garnishee proceedings, writ of seizure and sale.

Acted for companies and individuals in relation to matters involving lands matters including trespass of land and landlord and tenancy disputes and recovery of possession of premises.

Case Law Appearances

In his practice, Daniel had represented his clients and appeared in all levels of Courts, from the lower Courts to the Appellate Courts, both in representing his clients and assisting senior counsel in appellate matters including Federal Court appeals. Some of the reported cases are as follows:-

Instantcolor System Sdn Bhd v Inkmaker Asia Pacific Sdn Bhd (Federal Court) [2017] 4 CLJ
S&M Jewellery v Trading Sdn Bhd & Ors v Fui Lian-Kwong Hing Sdn Bhd (Federal Court) [2015] 8 CLJ 16
Giga Engineering & Construction Sdn Bhd v Yip Chee Seng & Sons Sdn Bhd (Federal Court)[2015] 9 CLJ 537
Kumpulan YL Enterprise v Hamidah Abdul Razak (COA) [2014] CLJU 1460
Malayan Cement Industries Sdn Bhd v Golden Island Shipping (L) Bhd (COA) [2018] 1 CLJ 228
Leong Tuck Seong v Raytech Rhadium Premium Auto Detailing Sdn Bhd [2021] ILRU 1146

Non-litigious Commercial matters

Daniel has also acted for and advised clients on non-litigious commercial matters including the preparation and negotiation of commercial contracts, shareholders, share-sale and joint venture agreements. With his in-house counsel experience, Daniel can identify the needs of his clients and come up with the necessary legal solutions in such commercial matters.

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Invitation to Connect

Unable to crack your head on a legal dispute and need someone who will personally put his expertise to attend to such disputes? Connect with Daniel and he will be more than happy to navigate through the legal and commercial complexities to come up with the solution and the best outcome.

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Gary Lee & Partners is a rising boutique law firm based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia that provides high-quality advice and legal services to local and international clients.

DANIEL CHEONG CHUN HUI

DANIEL CHEONG
CHUN HUI