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Dato’ Brijnandan Singh Bhar

DSPN (Penang), Barrister at Law (Middle Temple, London)

Brijnandan has more than 40 years of experience at the Bar.

He was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 1971.

Thereafter, he joined the chambers of Michael Carr QC as a pupil before returning to Malaysia.

He was called to the Malaysian Bar in 1972 and commenced practice with a bespoke law firm, focusing on key areas of criminal law and general negligence matters.

In 1975, Brijnandan had the privilege of appearing at the Privy Council, London.

In 1977, Brijnandan established his own firm specializing in the areas of criminal and negligence law.

He appeared in cases emanating from the Magistrate’s courts right up to the then Supreme Court.

Following this, he then set up several other offices in other states of Malaysia due to clients’ demands.

Brijnandan is constantly involved in several groundbreaking decisions in the legal field.

He has vast experience in general civil litigation and commercial matters and is always consulted and appointed as lead counsel by other firms to conduct trials, appeals and various interlocutory matters in the High Court, Court of Appeal and Federal Court.

Brijnandan has several reported and countless unreported cases, some of which, include:

Privy Council

• Yahaya Bin Mohamad v Chin Tuan Nam [1975] 2 MLJ 117

Federal Court

• Abdul Ghaffar Md Amin v Ibrahim Yusoff & Anor [2008] 5 CLJ 1
• Gooi Hock Seng v Chuah Guat Khim [2001] 1 CLJ 583
• Teoh Kim Seng v Hassan Mohamad & Anor [1987] 2 CLJ 205

Court of Appeal

• Lim Gim Seah v Lokman Talib & Ors [2012] 5 CLJ 561; [2012] 1 LNS 253; [2012] MLJU 83
• Pacific & Orient Insurance Co Bhd v Muniammah Muniandy [2011] 1 CLJ 947
• Annamalay Retnam v Mah Chong Peng & Anor [2010] 6 CLJ 487; [2010] MLJU 449
• Sukatno v Lee Seng Kee & Anor [2009] 4 CLJ 171; [2009] 1 LNS 115
• Ibrahim Yusoff & Anor v Abdul Ghaffar Md Amin [2009] 1 LNS 1383
• Mohd Nor Afandi Mohamed Junus v Rahman Shah Alang Ibrahim & Anor [2008] 2 CLJ 369; [2007] 1 LNS 351
• Firstcrest Global Ltd & Ors v Indexia Assets Ltd & Ors [2006] 3 CLJ 860; [2006] 1 LNS 65
• Azizi Amran v Hizzam Che Hassan [2006] 2 CLJ 821; [2006] 1 LNS 24
• Noraini Omar & Anor v Rohaini Said & Another Appeal [2006] 1 CLJ 895
• Karumalay Vanniyan & Anor v Ananthan Rethinam [2005] 2 CLJ 429
• Raja Guppal Ramasamy v Sagaran Pakiam [1999] 2 CLJ 972

High Court

• Divian Michael a/l Augustin Paes v Mohd Falil Bin Md Amin & Anor [2013] 7 MLJ 313
• Shaiful Nizam bin Ismail v Mohd Azrul bin Rosli & Anor [2013] 7 MLJ 671
• Devadass a/l Raju v Tham Soon Kum & Ors [2013] 1 MLJ 700
• Yeow Siow Huat v Lim Shuh Shin & Anor [2012] MLJU 763
• Letchumay Palaniappan v Mahalingam Subramaniam & Anor [2012] 7 CLJ 271; [2012] 1 LNS 444; [2012] MLJU 572
• Mohd Fariz Mohd Taib & Anor v Abdul Rahim Alias & Anor [2011] 10 CLJ 470; [2010] 1 LNS 596
• Pacific & Orient Insurance Co Bhd v Muniammah Muniandy [2011] 9 CLJ 569; [2010] 1 LNS 1102
• Muralitharan Naraisamy & Anor v Ahmad Nowawi Saad [2011] 1 CLJ 201; [2010] 1 LNS 151
• Fauziah Hassan Khutoos v Dr Ahmad Kamal Mohamed & Anor [2010] 1 LNS 1576
• Lee Hock Lai v Yeoh Wah Pein [2010] 9 CLJ 586
• Adnan Idris v Norsharina Othman [2009] 1 LNS 874
• Sarbanum Mahdi & Anor v Johnson Arul Arulsamy & Ors [2009] 1 LNS 1218
• Pacific & Orient Insurance Co Berhad v Krishnan Moorthy Veerappan [2009] 1 LNS 1552
• Zainuddin Uyub v Jalil Tumirin & Anor [2009] 1 LNS 1139
• Kurnia Insurans Malaysia Berhad v Seeralandevan Thanda Moorthy [2009] 1 LNS 1675
• Noor Afzal Ahmad v Saifuddin Md Mokhtaruddin [2008] 1 LNS 593
• Faizal Osman v Neelakandan Manarsamy [2008] 9 CLJ 536; [2008] 1 LNS 455
• Abdul Rahman Mohd Shariff & Anor v Mohd Fauzi Selamat [2007] 1 LNS 684
• Marimuthu Velappan v Abdullah Ismail [2007] 1 CLJ 436
• Anchur Tang Velaitham & Anor v Lee Yu Hwang [2007] 1 LNS 328
• Yeoh Loh Huat v Chan Huan Seng [2006] 6 CLJ 142; [2003] 1 LNS 693
• Azizi Amran v Hizzam Che Hassan [2003] 7 CLJ 509; [2003] 1 LNS 437
• Loh Hee Thuan v Mohd Zani Abdullah [2003] 1 CLJ 410
• Tan Tok Nam And Ors v Pan Global Insurance Sdn Bhd [2002] 1 LNS 155
• Goh Sook Kim & Satu Lagi v Lee Weng Kooi & Yang Lain [2001] 7 CLJ 324
• Mohamad Mat Amin & Ors v Mohd Rabu Ihsan [2002] 5 CLJ 47
• Karumalay Vanniyan & Anor v Ananthan Rethinam [2001] 1 LNS 80
• Mohd Ismail Mukri v Annadorai Narayansamy [2001] 1 LNS 62
• Mohd Zin Abdullah v Aznizal Rajari [2001] 1 CLJ 672
• Tan Kim Swee v Pegawai Pentadbir Pusaka Harta Pusaka Norazmi Ahmad [2001] 1 CLJ 719
• Murugasan Kuppusamy & Anor v Chiew Eng Chai [2000] 1 CLJ 42
• Kerajaan Negeri Kedah v Sobri Bin Salleh [2000] 8 CLJ 256; [1997] 1 LNS 564
• Lee Hock Lai v Yeoh Wah Pein [1998] 1 LNS 364
• Lee Yee Yew v United Oriental Assurance Sdn Bhd & Another Case [1998] 4 CLJ 763
• Raja Guppal Ramasamy v Sagaran Pakiam [1998] 5 CLJ 656
• Halimah Bte Abdullah Dan Satu Lagi v Yusof Bin Darus [1997] 1 LNS 205
• Ewe Thuan Khay & Tan Suak Wak v Mathuran Narayanan [1997] 3 CLJ 903
• Salleh Fauzi Bin Hassan Mutahi & Anor v Muhammad Tarmizi Bin Pandak Ismail [1996] 1 LNS 36
• Md Saad Bin Kassim v Tan Siew Looi & Anor [1996] 1 LNS 382
• Abdul Halim Bin Ibrahim v Kilang Beras Hanafi & Anak-Anak Sdn Bhd [1995] 1 LNS 431
• Lee Ewe Teik v Ariffin Hussain [1990] 1 CLJ 191
• Kuppusamy L. Sundarajoo v Nithanathan Muniandy [1990] 1 CLJ 1148
• Anuar Bin Mat Amin v Abdullah Bin Mohd Zain [1989] 1 LNS 74
• Dewaramah Ellapin v Ibrahim Abdul Hamid & Anor [1989] 1 CLJ 18
• Hassam Bin Mohamad & Anor v Teoh Kim Seng [1986] 1 LNS 53
• Tan Goon Gan v Ang Teik Beng [1984] 1 CLJ 388
• QBE Insurance Ltd v Hashim Bin Abdul & Anor [1980] 1 LNS 157
• Mohamed Hanif & Anor v Chin Ah Bah [1973] 1 LNS 91