Kang Mei Yee FCIArb

Partner

CV
PRACTICE AREAS
  • Arbitration
  • Corporate Litigation & Risk Management
  • Boardroom Risk & Reputation
  • Construction, Engineering, Infrastructure & Projects
  • Corporate Governance & Compliance
  • Employment, Benefits and Incentives & Industrial Relations
  • Insurance & Reinsurance
  • Intellectual Property
  • Regulatory & Compliance
  • Technology, Media & Telecommunications
ADMISSION

Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya

MEMBERSHIP
  • Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb), United Kingdom
QUALIFICATION
  • LL.B (Hons), University of Malaya
LANGUAGES
  • Bahasa Malaysia
  • English
  • Mandarin

Profile

Mei Yee is skilled in handling boardroom and shareholder disputes. She brings in-depth knowledge and practical experience to navigating the complexities of shareholder conflicts, including those involving multifaceted legal issues arising from share transfers and pre-emptive rights. She is commended for her practical advice and strategic approaches to resolving impasses stemming from intense and often adversarial shareholder dynamics.

In addition, Mei Yee is well-versed in handling construction disputes. She brings her expertise to litigation, arbitration, and adjudication processes, offering practical and strategic solutions to clients in the construction industry.

Mei Yee holds an LLM in Public International Law from Leiden University in the Netherlands. Her advanced academic background complements her extensive experience in law. She is also a part-time lecturer in Advanced Public International Law at a leading university in Malaysia, where she imparts her knowledge to graduate students. This role allows her to stay at the forefront of legal developments while contributing to the growth of future legal professionals.

Fluent in Chinese, Mei Yee leads the firm’s China desk, where her language proficiency and strong understanding of Chinese working culture have made her a trusted advisor to Chinese clients. Her ability to bridge cultural and legal gaps has proven invaluable to her clients, particularly those seeking to navigate cross-border legal challenges.

Her legal expertise, combined with a thorough understanding of both domestic and international law, makes her adept at handling challenging international disputes for clients from diverse backgrounds.

Some significant matters which Mei Yee was involved in:

Corporate/ Civil Disputes

  • Acted for an arbitration institution in the first constitutional challenge on statutory adjudication regime reported as Mega Sasa Sdn Bhd v Kinta Bakti Sdn Bhd & Ors [2020] 4 CLJ 201.
  • Acted in multiple actions arising from complex disputes between directors and shareholders of a company operating in the nature of a quasi-partnership, among others, reported as Ng Boon Teik v Chang Tong Lee [2020] 1 LNS 1135.
  • Acted for a quarry company in a dispute arising from a quarry agreement reported as Sunway Quarry Industries Sdn Bhd v Pearl Island Vista Sdn Bhd & Anor [2019] MLJU 400.
  • Acted for a company in an action against a former director for breach of fiduciary duties reported as Superplas Technology Sdn Bhd v See Chou Shon [2017] MLJU 980.
  • Acted for the former director of an arbitration institution in suits challenging his appointment to the office.
  • Acted for a telecommunication company in a claim brought by a shareholder in defiance of their arbitration agreement.
  • Acted for a company and its director in a corporate dispute arising from a profit-sharing arrangement involving novel legal questions concerning trust and fiduciary duty.
  • Defending one of the largest telecommunication providers in Malaysia in a suit involving fraudulent trading and discovery actions.
  • Acted for a financial advisory firm and a financial advisor in a professional negligence suit involving offshore investment.
  • Represented an elevator provider in a corporate dispute which involved a sum of approximately RM26 million arising from a joint venture arrangement.

Employment & Industrial Relations Disputes

  • Acted in the highly publicised dispute involving Chinese educationist in Malaysia.
  • Advised an association and banking institutions in matters relating to the termination of their employees.
  • Acted for an oil and gas multinational company in a judicial review proceeding before the High Court relating to the Minister’s reference for unjust dismissal claim reported as ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Malaysia Inc. v Menteri Sumber Manusia & Ors [2019] MLJU 614.
  • Advised an oil and gas multinational company on employment issues, particularly on domestic inquiry process.

Mei Yee has authored/ co-authored various publications including:

  • Global Legal Insights, International Arbitration 2019 – Chapter on Malaysia
  • Global Legal Insights, International Arbitration 2020 – Chapter on Malaysia
  • Selected Articles
    • Court rules former director of AIAC’s directorship is non-justiciable
    • Derivative proceedings: leave of court is substantive legal requirement
    • Competing claims in curial and arbitral proceedings: recent anti-arbitration injunction developments
    • Court rules on challenges to AIAC and statutory adjudication
    • Understanding the Impact of the COVID-19 Act 2020 on your contractual obligation to pay
    • COVID-19 – Legal Mechanisms for Companies and Individuals Facing Financial Distress
    • Embrace the storms of the Movement Control Order