NUR 'IZZAH MOHD TAHIR

• Spearheading and managing the firm’s litigation department in diverse practice areas ranging from general civil litigation (contractual disputes involving local and foreign parties, tortious and negligence claims / actions against private individuals, medical practitioner, body corporate, government entities and the government, defamation actions, disputes relating to land matters (contested and non-contested), fraud actions, committal actions against company and individuals, judicial reviews, corporate and commercial litigation, alternative dispute resolutions including mediations and arbitrations, industrial relations disputes (employment and labour dispute as well as unfair dismissal of employees) and criminal litigation;

• Negotiated settlements, achieving mutually satisfactory resolutions for clients involved in disputes;

• Collaborated with a diverse team of professionals to develop innovative solutions for complex legal issues eg. suits involving construction matters & medical / dental negligence;

• Cases handled, among others:-

1) Nora binti Rozali & Anor v Araprop Development Sdn

Bhd (High Court & Sessions Court);

2) Pendakwaraya v Saiful Anuar bin Kamis @ Abdullah

(High Court);

3) Bank Pertanian Malaysia Berhad v Kilang Beras

Kubang Rotan Sdn Bhd & 2 Ors (High Court);

4) Shane Casey Peter v Tribunal Pengurusan Strata &

Anor (High Court);

5) TTL Auto Trading v Tribunal Tuntutan Pengguna &

Anor (High Court);

6) Amirafif bin Amerudin v Ram Talib bin Jani

Mohammed & 5 Ors (High Court & Sessions Court);

7) Ahmad Termizi bin Baharum v Pentadbir Tanah Daerah

Yan.

• Drafting, reviewing, negotiating and advising on commercial contracts, employment agreements and settlement agreements involving private individuals and companies;

• Conducting and leading the firm’s full trials and hearings for the firm’s litigation matters;

• Strategizing and deciding on the firm’s direction for its litigation matters as whole;

• Supervising and directing the firm’s associates for the litigation matters entrusted to them.

Attended to, handled and / or assisted the partner/s on various civil, criminal and corporate litigation matters such as contractual disputes, land fraud / trespass actions against the government and private individuals, employment / labour disputes, intellectual property, negligence suits against the government and private medical practitioner and corporate & commercial disputes (shareholders’ disputes, breach of director’s duties suits, minority oppression actions and judicial management matter);

• Reviewed contracts & other legal instruments thoroughly to identify potential areas of risk or non-compliance before execution by clients;
• Created and finalized contracts and other legal documents for clients;
• Managed complex litigation matters, among others:-

1) Shabiru (1990) Sdn Bhd v Goh Aik Chin & Anor and

Another Appeal (Court of Appeal, High Court &

Sessions Court) [2019] MLJU 1023;

2) Ramle bin Sidek & 2 Ors v Tenaga Nasional Berhad &

Anor (High Court);

3) Sripelangi Construction Bhd v Yayasan Selangor;

4) Wafa binti A. Kadir v Abu Bakar Omar & 4 Ors (Court

of Appeal);

5) Mohd Afrizan bin Hussain v Thein Hong Teck & Ors and Another Appeal (High Court, Court of Appeal & Federal Court)

[2017] 4 MLJ 633.

• Conducted comprehensive due diligence investigations for corporate transactions, mitigating risks for clients.