Partner

Sharmini Singarajah

Through her years of practice, Sharmini has advised various corporate bodies, banking and financial institutions in a wide variety of areas of the law dealing with conveyancing, litigation and corporate assignments.

Her expertise in handling conveyancing matters ranges from land development, sale and purchase transaction for commercial, residential properties and housing development for individual and corporate clients whether local or foreign including the financial and banking aspects of the conveyancing transactions (both conventional and Islamic).

She also drafts and prepares sale and purchase documentation, tenancy/lease agreements and other forms or deeds, agreements and documents relating to the conveyancing portfolio for individual and corporate clients.

Sharmini also has expertise in dealing with litigation matters (mainly banking litigation) comprising of hire-purchase, foreclosure, execution proceedings, other forms of debt recovery and various other areas of civil actions whether in the lower or High Courts and other Courts of competent jurisdiction.

Her experience includes:
  • Advising on, drafting and vetting documentation for sale and purchase agreements and other related documentation for sale and purchase of commercial, residential properties and housing development including the loan financing aspects of the conveyancing portfolio for individual and corporate clients;
  • Advising on, drafting documents of commercial documents including for joint venture, corporate & debt restructuring, documentation for housing developer’s projects by advising developers such as UEM-Sunrise Sdn Bhd and UDA Holdings Berhad among others;
  • Advising on, drafting and vetting legal documentation for end financing in relation to sale and purchase of properties (individual and corporate) among others for Banks and Financial Institutions in Malaysia and Singapore whether local or foreign based Banks;
  • Advising on, drafting and vetting of various summons, application, affidavits, submissions and other documents for court proceedings for the lower Court, High Court including the Court of Appeal with regards to debt recovery, foreclosures and execution proceedings especially bankruptcy and writ of seizure and sale amongst others for Banks and Financial Institutions and Corporate clients. She also conducts trials and hearing in Court

Sharmini was called to the Malaysian Bar in November 1993 after completing her pupillage at Messrs Gulam & Wong, Kuala Lumpur and then commenced practise with Messrs Adliza Subra & Partners before joining the Firm in 2005. Sharmini was appointed as the Resident Partner of the Johor Bahru office since 2007.

Contact Details

+607 2317755

+607 244 6992

sharmini@abdulrahman.com.my

Johor Bahru, Malaysia

Admission(s)

Malaysian Bar

Education
LLM

LLB (Hons.), University of London, CLP

Professional Education / Certifications
Ongoing Professional Education / Certificate