Trainer
Edmund Bon Tai Soon
Edmund read law at University College London and was called to the English Bar (Lincoln’s Inn) in 1997. He holds a Masters degree from Oxford University and was admitted as an advocate and solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in 1998. He was a five-time elected member of the Bar Council and previously chaired the Constitutional Law, National Young Lawyers and Human Rights committees.
Edmund represents individuals, financial institutions, public-listed companies, multi-national corporations and governments at all stages of complex business transactions – from establishing companies and contract negotiations to dispute resolution and arbitration. In particular, he provides corporate and strategic litigation advice.
Edmund is a specialist counsel with extensive trial and appellate court experience and routinely appears in the courts instructed on a range of briefs in the following areas of law: capital markets, commercial, corporate, construction, criminal, defamation, land, matrimonial, personal injury, water, administrative, constitutional, human rights, and private international law.
Edmund practises in the firm of BON, Advocates and utilises BON’s self-crafted total law solution to deploy various practical legal methods and strategies in the application of the law for his clients’ benefit. He has conducted more than 800 hours’ worth of training and workshops on law-related subjects for private clients and the public. He is also regularly consulted by the Malaysian Bar, public authorities and non-governmental organisations on law reform, and speaks at local and international conferences on legal issues.
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Sharmila Sekarajasekaran
Specialising in Intellectual Property (IP) law, Sharmila covers both the contentious and non-contentious areas of IP practice. She is also the co-founder and chairperson of the non-governmental organisation ‘Voice Of Children’.
Long Seh Lih
Co-founder of the Malaysian Centre for Constitutionalism and Human Rights, Seh Lih has over 10 years of experience working in the field of human rights both locally and internationally.
Syahredzan Johan
A general litigation lawyer, Syahredzan has chaired, and served in various committees of the Bar Council
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Cheng Leong focuses in the areas of Intellectual Property, Information Technology, Franchise and Data Protection laws.
Fahri Azzat
Fahri is a lawyer with wide experience in litigation at all levels focusing on construction law, landlord and tenant, and commercial disputes.
Lee Shih
Focusing on international arbitration, corporate litigation, and corporate insolvency, Lee Shih has acted in arbitrations under the International Chamber of Commerce Rules, United Nations Commisson on International Trade Law, and ad hoc arbitrations, with seats of arbitrations both in and outside of Malaysia.
Edward Saw Keat Leong
Practising mainly in the area of industrial relations and employment law, Edward appears regularly in the Industrial Court and has handled a wide variety of unfair dismissal claims.
Shanmuga Kanesalingam
Shanmuga is both a litigator and corporate and conveyancing solicitor. His areas of practice include corporate insolvency, administrative law, corporate and commercial litigation, and property matters.
Amer Hamzah Arshad
Amer has appeared extensively in high profile criminal law cases at all level of the judiciary and has vast experience in the areas of commercial crimes and criminal law.
Edmund Bon Tai Soon
A total law solution advocate in practice for 16 years, Edmund is regularly consulted for corporate and strategic litigation advice. He routinely appears in the trial and appellate courts and has conducted 800 hours’ worth of training and workshops on law-related subjects for private clients and the public.
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