WP. Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Wei Jiet is a trial & appellate lawyer with more than 40 reported judgments. He has appeared as lead counsel at all levels of the Malaysian Courts, and is versed in arbitration proceedings. Wei Jiet is ranked in LexisNexis’ 40 Under 40 Asia List for 2025, which recognises the Asia Pacific region's elite lawyers under 40. He was a finalist for “Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year” in Thomson Reuters’ Asian Legal Business Malaysia Law Awards 2024 & 2026. In the award's 2022 edition, he was named Malaysia's "Young Lawyer of the Year". He has an active corporate & commercial litigation practice. He has navigated high-value disputes relating to shareholder oppression, breach of directors’ duties, commercial contracts & winding-up of companies. His clients include MNCs, PLCs, SMEs & HNWIs across a broad range of industries. Wei Jiet is also particularly adept at constitutional & administrative law. He regularly acts for clients against the Government/statutory bodies in matters touching on competition law, tax & revenue, immigration, trade unions, registration of societies, internet freedom, freedom of expression, freedom of assembly, right to information, right to vote & climate change. Over the years, he has been entrusted by global organisations such as UN agencies, the International Bar Association, the American Bar Association & the Clooney Foundation for Justice to act as amicus curiae & provide critical advice on Malaysian law. He is the author & editor of various leading practitioner texts, including Malaysian Court Practice - Trial Courts (2019) (LexisNexis). A legal affairs commentator, he regularly appears on national primetime TV, radio stations & news portals. Outside the law, he served as Secretary-General of Malaysia's National Human Rights Society (HAKAM) & as a member of the National Youth Consultative Council.
Commercial Litigation & Arbitration • Co-counsel for a California-based IT MNC in arbitration proceedings against a central bank on a contractual dispute involving the provision of a nationwide banking software valued up to RM40 million • Co-counsel for a shareholder in minority oppression proceedings against a Scandinavian-based oil and gas MNC with a claim of up to RM45million • Co-counsel for the liquidator in the winding-up of a RM300 million family conglomerate involving interlocking disputes between its creditors, shareholders, former liquidator & a major accounting firm Civil Litigation • Co-counsel for a director in breach of trust proceedings involving novel questions of law on res judicata & issue estoppel • Co-counsel in a defamation suit involving senior members of the Malaysian Bar • Lead counsel for a patient in a negligence suit against a premier private hospital in Selangor Intellectual Property Litigation • Co-counsel for a local oil & gas company against a UK-based MNC in a patent dispute involving mobile offshore production units • Co-counsel for trust companies against its former Singaporean-based parent company on the continued use of trademarks & copyright in Malaysia Administrative & Constitutional Law Litigation • Co-counsel for a civil society leader against the Government of Malaysia for imposing a travel ban • Lead counsel for students against a premier public university on procedural non-compliance of its disciplinary proceedings & breach of freedom of expression Selected Criminal Litigation • Co-counsel for a Middle-East citizen in an application for habeas corpus pursuant to a detention & pending deportation to a hostile home country under the Immigration Act 1959/1963 • Co-counsel for a former student leader in a charge for exciting citizens to alter the government by unlawful means under the Sedition Act 1948.
A Council of leaders tasked to consult the Minister of Youth & Sports on youth development & empowerment in Malaysia.
Administering & overseeing a prominent national human rights society in Malaysia, with a focus on advocating for human rights awareness & legal reform.