Chee Weng was called to the Bar of England & Wales and High Court of Malaya. He worked in a top-tier dispute resolution law firm, Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill (under the Energy, Infrastructure & Projects and International Arbitration Practice Group), prior to joining LPPLAW. Leong Chee Weng regularly represents clients in complex and high-value disputes in all levels of the Malaysian courts, Arbitration, Mediation and Adjudication under the Construction Industry Payment and Adjudication Act 2012. He is often engaged to review and draft various contracts and render practical and constructive advice to clients from both legal and commercial perspectives. Chee Weng works with clients from a wide range of industries including property developers, manufacturers, foreign state-owned companies, suppliers and contractors.
Leong Chee Weng
LLB (Hons), University of Reading
Barrister-at-Law, Lincoln’s Inn
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Laws (LLB), Reading University
- Barrister-at-Law, Lincoln’s Inn
Expertise
- Construction & Engineering
- Infrastructure Projects
- Adjudication
- Arbitration
- Contract Drafting
- Contract Management Advisory
Language
- English
- Bahasa Malaysia
- Mandarin
- Cantonese
- Acting and representing subsidiary of a Fortune 500 Company relating to construction of a condominium in Sabah and Johor for a total dispute amount of approximately RM61 million.
- Acting as counsel for subsidiary of a listed company in a dispute relating to the Eco Horizon, Beacon and Tri-Pinnacle Projects.
- Acting and advising an earthworks and soil investigation sub-contractor in a project involving the restoration of track and slope in Gua Musang and Tumpat Railway station, Kelantan seeking for a sum of over RM20 million.
- Advising and representing one of Malaysia’s top developer, Mah Sing Berhad and its subsidiaries in various disputes.
- Advising and representing a palm oil mill contractor in its arbitration against the employer with a dispute sum of RM20 million involving amongst others payment for work done, liquidated damages etc.
- Advising and representing developer in its dispute with landscape architect in relation to the project of Rumah Transit Belia and Rumah Mampu Milik.
- Advised and represented subsidiary of one of Malaysia’s leading conglomerates and listed company in an adjudication for the construction of the Light Rail Transit (LRT) Project which is valued at approximately RM16.63 billion for a claim of over RM49 million.
- Advised a Swiss based company on disputes concerning the Light Rail Transit (LRT) project.
- Advised and represented a Russian development company in disputes concerning a mixed development.
- Advised and represented a Chinese construction company in disputes concerning a mixed development where the total project size is estimated to be in excess of RM350 million.
- Advised the subsidiary of a Malaysia’s Fortune 500 oil and gas company in disputes relating to construction of fuel hydrant pipe- line in KLIA.
- Advised and represented one of the world largest palm oil processors, Mewah Group in the world in disputes relating to the supply of Crude Palm Oil.
- Advised and represented a Sarawak based company in disputes relating to the construction of waste treatment plant.
- Advised and represented subsidiary of India’s largest biopharmaceutical company in disputes relating to the construction of a biopharmaceutical plant in Malaysia.
- Advised and represented a Malaysia public listed company in disputes relating to the construction of waste disposal facilities first of its kind in Malaysia.
- Advised one of the Malaysia’s strongest brands in property and infrastructure, OSK Group on disputes relating to construction of various projects.
- Advised one of the major contractors involved in the construction of the Pan Borneo Highway Project.
- Advised client on a retainer basis on matters relating to construction contract management throughout course of project.
- Advised and represented a developer in its dispute relating to the supply of construction materials to a road project.
- Represented clients in all methods of dispute resolution, including mediation, litigation, arbitration, adjudication under Construction Industry Payment and Adjudication Act 2012 and other alternative dispute resolution mechanisms, arising out of complex construction and infrastructure projects both locally and internationally.
Member, Society of Construction Law (Malaysia)
- Editorial Board Member of the book “Standard Form of Building Contracts Compared” by Datuk Sundra Rajoo published by Lexis Nexis
- Contributor to the Malaysian Civil Procedure 2021, otherwise known as Malaysian White Book
- Contributor of the Malaysian chapter in the book “Force Majeure and Hardship in the Asia Pacific Region” published by JURIS Legal Information
- Co-author of article Titled “CIPAA Does Not Apply to Contracts Before 15.4.2014” dated 21.10.2019
- Assistant writer for Dato’ Seri Mohd Hishamudin Yunus’s book titled “Hishamudin Yunus: Celebrating Judicial Independence”
- Speaker at talk hosted by CLJ titled “The Covid-19 Act: Boon or Bane to the Construction Industry?”
- Spoke on termination in construction contract titled “Divorce in Construction Project: Do I Have to Pay Alimony” on 20.6.2019
- Speaker at DRB-Hicom Legal Seminar 2019 titled “Construction Industry Payment and Adjudication 2012”
- Hosted and moderated Thursday Talk series in LHAG titled “CIPAA: Maximising the Chances of Success” on 7.11.2019
- Future Star – Benchmark Litigation Asia Pacific 2023
- “Amazing work. Very prompt, proactive and comprehensive.” – Asialaw