Our Team Member

Mark Cheng Sheng En graduated from the University of Northumbria in the UK in 2013. Thereafter, he proceeded to obtain his Certificate in Legal Practice (CLP) for the Legal Profession Qualifying Board Malaysia (LPQB).

Prior to joining Messrs Tam Yuen Hung & Co, he had worked at Messrs C.Sukumaran & Co under the litigation and dispute resolution department.

Litigation and Dispute Resolution

Arbitration

• Acted as Junior Counsel in a dispute of a Contractors’ All Risk policy wherein the claim was for RM160 million.
• Acted as Junior Counsel in a dispute with regards to default in payments for investigative services rendered under a contract.

Banking Litigation

• Acted as Junior Counsel for the Banks in a claim by purchasers who had allegedly paid full purchase price to a developer but had since gone under receivership. (Nordin Bin Ali & Ors v Focus Development & Ors)
• Acted as Counsel for the Banks in getting Orders for Sale by defaulting purchasers of their loans.
• Acted as Counsel in getting judgment against defaulters of credit card loans and proceeding with Bankruptcy proceedings.

Commercial & Corporate Litigation

• Acted as Junior Counsel in a dispute with regards to the termination of a Membership Scheme wherein the claim was for RM30 million.
• Acted as Junior Counsel for judgment creditors in an application to remove the liquidator for cause shown (Kejuruteran Letrik Man Hoe v Max-Benefit Sdn Bhd [2017] MLJU 746)
• Acted as Counsel in representing the liquidator in an application to remove the liquidator which had been successfully resisted as there was insufficient cause shown to remove the liquidator.
• Acted as Counsel in for the liquidator in an application by the liquidator for all books and statement of accounts to be released and given to the liquidator.
• Acted as Junior Counsel for 2 companies in a claim by the management corporation for management fees on the question as whether a subsequent purchaser/proprietor is liable for the outstanding fees by previous defaulting owner. (Brightvite v Pantai Towers Management Corporations & another appeal [2018] 5 MLJ 634)

General Litigation

• Acted as Counsel for a student who had failed to pay back his student loans but managed to negotiate a consent judgment for a scheduled repayment scheme.
• Acted as Junior Counsel for a private institution in the early termination of a student’s contract with the school.
• Acted and advised on Tenancies issues with regards to debts due to the landlord.

Land & Property Law

• Acted as Junior Counsel and advised for a Land Acquisition case where the amount of compensation awarded was for RM200 million.
• I have also made applications for Private Caveats, applications for replacement land titles and consent to transfer property at the Land Office.
• I have advised and drafted Joint Venture Agreements and Power of Attorneys relating to property development.

Restructuring & Insolvency

• Acted as Junior Counsel for a judgment creditor in filing a winding-up petition against a judgment debtor.
• Acted as Junior Counsel for a company in resisting a winding-up petition filed against the company for debts owed.
• Advised on Scheme of Arrangements following the Companies Act.
• Advised on the appointment of Receivers and Managers for companies and also liquidators.

He is also experienced in advising and drafting business & commercial agreements for small & medium-sized companies, tenancy agreements and joint venture agreements for developers.

He also advised on matters relating to Malaysian Immigration law.

He is conversant in English, Bahasa Malaysia and Mandarin.