W.S. Saw

Partner at Nethi & Saw

WP. Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

About

Notable Experience 1. Successfully defeated an arbitration claim amounting to RM245 million by an oil & gas operator against the subcontractor in respect of the rehabilitation works carried out in sub-sea pipelines and successfully recovered the subcontractor’s claim of RM25 million 2. Successfully defeated a claim for professional fees by foreign architectural firm 3. Resisting the Securities Commission’s claim of RM169 million for various breaches of the Capital Markets and Services Act 2007 4. Defending the majority shareholders and the company which were subject of the winding up petition, Mareva/ freezing orders, Anton Piller/ search orders in a shareholder dispute 5. Acting for members of a financial technology (FinTech) company in their shareholder disputes 6. Acting for a creditor/ contributory to remove the court appointed liquidator of a wound-up company on the ground of fraud and breach of statutory duties 7. Securing an injunction to preserve the composition of the board of directors of a company in Malaysia pending the resolution of an arbitration in Singapore 8. Acting for the management corporation of a residential development in Kuala Lumpur in disputes pertaining to the management of strata property 9. Successfully recovering land which was fraudulently transferred to third parties and financial institutions 10. Advising the management corporation of a residential development in Bangsar as to the viability of a claim in respect of the liquified petroleum gas piping system installed by the developer

Experience

  • Partner at Nethi & Saw
    Nov 2020 - Present · 5 yrs 8 mos

  • Legal Associate at Ranjit Singh & Yeoh, Advocates & Solicitors
    Sep 2017 - Nov 2020 · 3 yrs 3 mos

  • Thomas Philip, Advocates & Solicitors (Desa Sri Hartamas, Kuala Lumpur)
    • Legal Associate
      Jun 2016 - Aug 2017 · 1 yr 3 mos

    • Pupil-in-Chambers
      Aug 2015 - May 2016 · 10 mos