ABOUT US

Jason Teoh & Partners is an International Trade and Civil Litigation boutique law firm based in Malaysia. We are uniquely placed through our expertise and experience to cater to the needs of our clients both local and international.

With us, you can expect to receive sound, practical, effective, and creative legal solutions that are tailored to achieve your business’ goals, both in and out of the courtroom.

We take time to understand you and your business to maximize your chances of winning. We address our analysis and advocacy skills to the commercial context of your matter.

Commercial.

Practice
Areas

International Trade

  • Anti-Dumping
  • Anti-Subsidy/ Countervailing
  • Customs & Excise
  • Global Trade Compliance
  • Dispute Settlement
  • Safeguards

CIVIL LITIGATION

  • Banking and Finance
  • Competition Law
  • Contracts
  • Defamation
  • Directors and Officers Liability
  • Family Law
  • Industrial Relations
  • Insurance
  • Land Acquisition
  • Landlord and Tenant
  • Partnerships
  • Real Estate Disputes
  • Professional Indemnity
  • Professional Liability / Negligence
  • Probate
  • Tort
  • Trusts

We are tenacious but will always maintain our credibility and yours. We cut through frivolous issues to avoid distracting from your best arguments.

Ethical.

Principal:
Jason Teoh Choon Hui

A proud alumni of the Victoria Institution, Jason was called to the Malaysian Bar in 2008. Jason chambered under the tutelage of Mr. Wong Chong Wah, an esteemed member of the Malaysian Bar and subsequently practiced in one of the largest firms in Malaysia until 2015. During this time, he was primarily engaged in trade remedies and civil litigation work.

Jason has represented foreign and local manufacturers, importers and exporters in trade remedy actions and acted as counsel to foreign exporters in every safeguards investigation initiated in Malaysia to date.

Jason is listed in the Whoʼs Who of Trade & Customs Lawyers 2012, 2016 to 2019. He was individually recommended in the International Whoʼs Who of Trade & Customs Lawyers 2016 as “a super-talented young lawyer who will become a leading name in the region.” He was also commended for “excellent logical composition of his arguments” and his “strong strategic awareness”.

In 2017, Jason was awarded the ILO Client Choice Award for International Trade Practitioner of the Year (Malaysia).

Jason is a proud member of the Strategic Alliance on WTO Law and Trade Remedies Practitioners (SAWTR) .

Jason has appeared as counsel or co-counsel before all levels of courts in Malaysia in a wide variety of legal disputes. Jason is fluent in English and Bahasa Malaysia.

  • 2006 - LLB (Hons), University of West of England, Bristol
  • 2007 - Certificate in Legal Practice
  • 2008 - Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya
  • 2012 - Certificate of Completion on World Trade Organization - Dispute Resolution, The University of Sydney

Legal Associate:
Balqis Mohd Nor

  • 2018 - Bachelor of Laws (Hons), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
  • 2019 - Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya

Trade Advisor:
Juita Mohd Jamil

Juita Mohd Jamil, a Chartered Accountant registered with the Malaysian Institute of Accountants is Jason Teoh & Partner’s Trade Advisor.

Prior to joining Jason Teoh & Partners, Juita was part of the Malaysian Investigating Authority under the purview of the Trade Practices Section of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (“MITI”) from 2009 until January 2017.

During her tenure in MITI, Juita specialized in trade remedy investigations and was involved in all anti-dumping and safeguards investigations initiated by Malaysia and also participated in trade remedy cases initiated by other countries against Malaysia.

Juita is fluent in English and Bahasa Malaysia.

  • 2002 - Bachelor in Accountancy (Hons), Universiti Teknologi Mara, Malaysia
  • 2010 - Masters in Forensic Accounting & Financial Criminology, Universiti Teknologi Mara, Malaysia

We are conscious of economic realities and strive to provide you with the best legal services within your budget.

Efficient.

Experience

INTERNATIONAL TRADE  SEE MORESEE LESS
    Safeguards Investigation
  • Acted for a foreign trade association in resisting the petition for safeguards duties in the Malaysian Safeguards Investigation on Rebar Imports.
  • Acted for a domestic trade association and a foreign trade association in resisting the petition for safeguards duties in the Malaysian Safeguards Investigation on Steel Wire Rods Imports.
  • Acted for a consortium of Japanese steel mills and a trade association in the Malaysian Safeguards Investigation on Hot Rolled Plates Imports.
  • Acted for a consortium of Japanese steel mills and a trade association in the first Malaysian Safeguards Investigation on Hot Rolled Coil Imports.
  • Acted for a domestic trade association and several foreign exporters in opposing the Petitioner’s application for judicial review in the Malaysian High Court with respect to the Malaysian Safeguards Investigation on Hot Rolled Coil Imports.
    Anti-Dumping Investigation
  • Acted for a Malaysian exporter in the Australian Anti-Dumping Investigation on Zinc Coated (Galvanised) Steel.
  • Acted for a Malaysian exporter in the Turkish Anti-Dumping Investigation on Synthetic and Artificial Staple Yarn Imports.
  • Acted as advisor and coordinator for a US door-skin manufacturer with production facilities in Malaysia in the Indian Anti-Dumping Investigation on Bonded Wood/Fibre Board Imports.
  • Advised a foreign importer/distributor of building materials subject to EU Anti-Dumping duties.
  • Acted for 4 foreign exporters from Korea, China and Vietnam in the Malaysian Anti-Dumping Investigation on Cold Rolled Coil Imports.
  • Acted for a Vietnamese foreign exporter in the Malaysian Anti-Dumping Investigation on Pre-Painted/Painted/Colour Coated Steel Coils Imports.
  • Acted for a group of importers and a foreign exporter in the Malaysian Anti-Dumping Investigation on Cold Rolled Stainless Steel Imports.
  • Acted for a Chinese exporter in the Malaysian Anti-Dumping Investigation on PET Imports.
  • Acted for Korean and Chinese steel companies in the Malaysian Anti-Dumping Investigation on Hot Rolled Coil Imports.
  • Acted for a consortium of Chinese steel mills in the Malaysian Anti-Dumping Investigation on Rebar Imports.
  • Acted for a consortium of Chinese and Taiwanese exporters and a trade association in the Malaysian Anti-Dumping Investigation on Steel Wire Rod Imports.
  • Acted for a Taiwanese exporter in the Malaysian Anti-Dumping Investigation on Hot Rolled Coil Imports.
  • Acted for a consortium of Chinese steel mills in the Malaysian Anti-Dumping Administrative Review Investigation on Steel Wire Rod Imports.
  • Acted for a Vietnamese exporter in the Malaysian Anti-Dumping Investigation on Biaxially Oriented Polypropylene Film Imports.
  • Advised a Chinese client undergoing a due diligence exercise for an IPO in Hong Kong on the rules and regulations of Malaysia regarding anti-dumping duties, tariffs, and quota system for manufacturing and exporting products from China to Malaysia
    Judicial Review
  • Acted for a domestic trade association and several foreign exporters in opposing the Petitionerʼs application for judicial review in the Malaysian High Court with respect to the Malaysian Safeguards Investigation on Hot Rolled Coil Imports.
  • Acted for a domestic trade association in a judicial review application in the Malaysian High Court with respect to the Malaysian Safeguards Investigation on Steel Wire Rods Imports.
  • Acted for 2 exporters in 2 judicial review applications in the Malaysian High Court with respect to the Malaysian Anti-Dumping Investigation on Galvanized
Iron Imports.
CIVIL LITIGATION  SEE MORESEE LESS
  • Conducted full trials in the Malaysian Sessions Court and High Court.
  • Appeared as counsel or co-counsel in the Malaysian Court of Appeal and Federal Court.
  • Counsel in a civil suit arising from an allegedly fraudulent RM8 million land transaction in the Malaysian High Court, Court of Appeal and Federal Court where we succeeded in defending our client.
  • Counsel in a Section 176 Petition and an application for a Restraining Order on behalf of a public listed company for its restructuring scheme.
  • Co-counsel in the recovery of a RM113 million arbitration award which was made in favour of the client. Follow up recovery efforts include filing claims against the holding company of the judgment debtor under the principle of “lifting of corporate veil” to attach liability.
  • Co-counsel in a defamation suit arising from the inquiry process on the Malaysian division of a foreign accountancy professional body.
  • Co-counsel in the Court of Appeal case of Lim Soon Heng v Tan Beng Choo (P) [2009] MLJU 261 which involved a heavily contested family dispute where we succeeded in setting aside and varying the maintenance order on behalf of our client.
  • Co-counsel in a High Court fraud case involving negotiations for variation of an injunction order.
  • Assisted in various land acquisition claims for increased compensation, claims for injurious affection and severance.
  • Co-Counsel in a High Court dispute where prohibitory and mareva injunctions were successfully obtained.
PUBLICATIONS  SEE MORESEE LESS
  • Malaysian chapter of “Getting the Deal Through –Trade and Customs” 2013, 2014 and 2015.
  • Malaysian chapter of “Getting the Deal Through – Private Antitrust Litigation” 2014.
  • Malaysian chapter of the “Herbert Smith Guide to Dispute Resolution: Guide to Privilege in Asia Pacific” 2010, 2012, 2013 and 2014.
  • Malaysian chapter of the “Herbert Smith Guide to Dispute Resolution in Asia Pacific” 2013 and 2014.

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