Competition/Antitrust
Asia-Pacific Guide 2024 : Malaysia
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Provided by Lim Chee Wee Partnership
LCWP is a leading firm where disputes relating to competition law are concerned. This typically involves issues of enforcement, investigations and determination of infringements of provisions under the Malaysian Competition Act 2012 before the Malaysia Competition Commission (MyCC), Competition Appeals Tribunal (CAT) and/or the courts.
The regulator on anti-trust and competition law related matters in Malaysia, namely MyCC, engages LCWP and its lawyers almost exclusively (for about 95% of its cases) in terms of disputes before the CAT and/or the courts. The competition law practice group of LCWP is led by Kwan Will Sen (partner), with Dato’ Lim Chee Wee (senior partner) also involved in more contentious and appellate level competition law disputes. Another notable practitioner of competition law within LCWP is Muayyad Khairulmaini (senior associate), as a rising star in this field.
All of the leading and landmark cases on competition law in Malaysia thus far are led and argued by LCWP on behalf of MyCC. LCWP represented or is representing MyCC in various high-profile competition law cases, against among others, these parties – Grab Inc, Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia Berhad, Central Bank of Malaysia, Persatuan Insurans Am Malaysia (i.e. the association of general insurers in Malaysia, and all insurance companies in Malaysia (e.g. AIA, Chubb, AIG, etc), MyEG and others.
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Lim Chee Wee Partnership offers a boutique disputes practice with strength in competition and antitrust mandates. Retaining the Malaysia Competition Commission (MyCC) as one of its key clients, the team engages in matters requiring a range of competition law expertise. It handles contentious matters relating to cartels, compliance, price fixing, horizontal and vertical agreements and general behavioural breaches.
Work Highlights
- Lim Chee Wee Partnership assisted MyCC with a judicial review application against a decision of the Competition Appeal Tribunal that set aside MyCC’s fine of MYR10 million against MAS and AirAsia. The fine was imposed due to MAS and AirAsia entering into a collaboration agreement in 2011 that MyCC found was anti-competitive and amounted to a cartel.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Lim Chee Wee Partnership's competition law team consists of dedicated members who are experts in the competition law field."
"Lim Chee Wee Partnership's competition law team consists of dedicated members who are experts in the competition law field."
Notable Practitioners
Lim Chee Wee is a noted competition lawyer who often handles contentious mandates. He regularly defends MyCC in challenges, covering a range of issues from exclusive dealing to price-fixing arrangements.
"He is commercially minded and practical."
"Lim Chee Wee has great legal skills and argues well in court. He puts across the case to judges well."
Kwan Will Sen is an up-and-coming partner who specialises in cases requiring expertise in competition law. He advises clients on both contentious and non-contentious mandates.
"Kwan Will Sen has become a competition law expert and has extensive knowledge in the area, all while acting in our best interests."