Sreenevasan Young

Managing Partner: Conrad Young
Number of Partners: 3
Number of Consultants:
Number of Lawyers: 3-5
Languages: Cantonese, English, Malay, Mandarin, Tamil

Firm Overview: Sreenevasan Young, founded in 2009, practises only in litigation and is a dynamic set of experienced litigators with a reputation built on litigation based lawyering. The lawyers are leading advocates whose expertise is frequently sought across the full spectrum of specialist litigation areas. They stand out for their adeptness in acting and conducting major cases at all tiers of Malaysian Courts. With an unrivalled wealth of experience, versality and ability to provide strategic advice, they are committed to delivering personalised and reliable services to clients at all stages of a dispute, always driven by a commitment to achieving results. While all partners have developed a broad-ranging practice in corporate, commercial and civil litigation and arbitration which includes shareholders disputes, directors’ duties, contractual disputes, land, construction, banking and insurance, they each also bring valuable experience in areas of special interest to them. Conrad Young has established a reputation for being a skilled and key advocate in matters involving company law, information communications technology and land law while Mark Lau has developed a successful practice defending banks and insurance companies as well as claims relating to water and energy sectors, fraud, misappropriation of funds, professional negligence and competition law. Ravindran's main practice areas include equity and trusts, media law and libel. The partners have acted for a diverse portfolio of clients in a broad spectrum of areas, including foreign and local public listed companies and their subsidiaries, multi-national corporations, securities firms, directors and shareholders in major corporate and shareholder disputes, and high net worth individuals. Some of the firm’s notable highlights are set out below.

Main Areas of Practice: 

Administrative Law:
Conrad acted for a corporation in the business of supplying water to Malaysian states to review the decision of authorities in respect of the grant of licences. The immediate concerns arising from the authorities’ decision was allayed with a successful interim injunction, and the matter was eventually settled out of Court. Conrad had also acted for the successful applicant in the quashing of a compulsory acquisition of land decision. Mark represented several public-listed companies, directors, shareholders and licensed representatives in challenging decisions made by regulators.

Aviation:
In 2019, Mark was engaged to represent a leading international airline against a national airport operator in a number of ongoing high-profile suits.

Banking:
Mark was involved in a factually and legally complex litigation involving a claim by bondholders against the issuer for losses suffered and a claim of indemnity by the trustee against the issuer of the bonds, its associated companies and its alter egos for accessory liability. Conrad and Mark are also involved in an on-going claim to recover a RM42 million loan.

Company:
Conrad, Mark and Ravindran regularly act in complex disputes involving private and public listed companies, as well as their directors and shareholders. Between them, they have a wide portfolio of reported cases involving the rights and duties of corporations, shareholders and directors, liquidation of companies including the appointment of liquidators and their powers and the application of Malaysian securities law.

Construction:
Conrad was engaged to act for a foreign multinational in proceedings arising from a fallout in a collaborative venture for the construction and provision of network infrastructure and facilities. Conrad has also acted for a consultant engineer against allegations of inadequate design and of breach of contractual duties and negligence, and has recently acted for a party in successfully restraining a demand on a performance bond on grounds of unconscionability. In 2018, Ravindran successfully obtained judgment for a company against a firm of architects in a professional negligence claim in respect of the design of a flyover and the granting of extension of time to the main contractor.

Energy & Water Sectors:
Mark has represented and continues to act for the electric utility company in a variety of disputes in the energy sector. Mark acted for a corporation in the business of supplying water in defending claims on water-related issues, including an on-going dispute for misfeasance in public office.

Fraud & Misappropriation of funds:
Mark is representing a public listed company to recover and trace about RM72 million of misappropriated funds. Mark has also acted successfully for insurance companies in respect of fraudulent claims.

Information Technology & Communications:
Conrad has represented public listed software systems and solutions providers. A recent case involved a dispute with a bank over the development, customisation, installation and integration of specialised banking software systems and solutions.

Land:
Conrad has an especial interest and experience in litigation involving land. He has successfully acted for the victim of a land fraud, and is presently engaged on an appeal for a similar case. Ravindran acted for a company that successfully obtained an order for specific performance against a state government for the renewal of its lease. Mark and Ravindran also acted in a constructive trust claim in respect of lands worth RM1.2 billion.

Libel:
Ravindran has acted in several high-profile libel matters including internet libel. He has also successfully obtained orders for the removal of fake news on various social media platforms.

Probate:
Mark was involved in some notable cases involving issues in relation to a dispute over the authenticity and validity of wills.

Professional Negligence:
Mark is on the panel of the Malaysian advocate and solicitors’ Professional Indemnity Insurance and regularly represents advocates and solicitors in professional negligence claims. Some of Mark’s notable cases concern complex land fraud transactions.

Securities:
Mark regularly represent clients against claims by regulators to recover losses arising from breaches of securities laws including insider trading, market manipulation and market rigging as well as representing clients and corporate entities in connection with contravention of the rules and regulations of the Stock Exchange and/or the Securities Commission.