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CHRISTINA LAU

 

SENIOR ASSOCIATE
Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Christina obtained a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) from Northumbria University, United Kingdom in 2010. She then undertook and completed the Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) and became a member of the Middle Temple, Inns of Court and was called to the English Bar in 2011. She then chambered with a property & litigation law firm and was admitted to the Malaysian Bar in January 2013.

Prior to joining MKP in May 2019, Christina practiced in Kuala Lumpur in the area of civil and commercial litigation, handling general litigation matters, professional negligence (under professional indemnity insurance), banking litigation, medico-legal claims, tenancy disputes, insolvency and debt recovery matters.

Since joining the Litigation & Dispute Resolution Department of the firm, she has been handling civil and commercial litigation, construction litigation and arbitration, statutory adjudication, industrial relations and employment and dispute resolution matters on behalf of clients of the firm. She has appeared as junior or lead counsel in adjudications, arbitrations and at all levels of the Malaysian Court hierarchy.

 

Areas of Practice

  • Civil and Commercial Litigation and Arbitration
  • Construction Litigation and Arbitration
  • Corporate and Securities Regulation and Litigation
  • Dispute Resolution
  • Employment
  • Property and Real Estate Litigation

 

Education

  • Bachelor of Laws (Hons), Northumbria University, 2010

 

Professional Affiliations:

  • The Honourable Society of Middle Temple, 2011
  • Malaysian Bar, 2013