Construction Claims and ADR Conference 2021 V4

Justice Dato’ Mary Lim Thiam Suan

Federal Court Judge of Malaysia

Justice Dato’ Mary Lim read law at the University of Leeds. She was called to the English Bar by the Honorable Society of Lincoln’s Inn. She obtained a Master of Laws degree from the University of Western Australia. Justice Dato’ Mary Lim served various positions in the Attorney General’s Chambers until her elevation to the High Court Bench where she was the first Judge of the Construction Court in Kuala Lumpur. Justice Dato’ Mary Lim then served as a Court of Appeal Judge on 21 March 2016. On 25 March 2020, Justice Dato’ Mary was elevated as a Federal Court Judge.

Justice Dato’ Mary Lim is a qualified advocacy trainer with Bar Council Malaysia and has conducted numerous courses on this subject. She has also delivered many public lectures of various topics associated with the law both nationally and internationally. She also taught the Advanced Advocacy Course at Keble College Oxford.

Justice Dato’ Lee Swee Seng

Court of Appeal Judge of Malaysia

Justice Dato’ Lee Swee Seng graduated with Bachelor of Laws (Hons) degree from University of Malaya and obtained his Master of Laws from the same university. He also holds an MBA degree from University of Southern Cross, Australia. Justice Dato’ Lee was called to the Malayan Bar in February 1985 and was in active legal practice until May 2010 when he was appointed a Judicial Commissioner of the High Court of Malaya. He was made a Judge of the High Court of Malaya in 2014 and promoted to the Court of Appeal on 8 August 2019.

Justice Dato’ Lee has presented numerous papers and spoken at seminars and conferences on corporate and securities law, intellectual property, franchise and competition law, mediation, contractual disputes and many other topics. He was also a visiting fellow of Taylor University Law School and a part-time lecturer with UM Law Faculty for the LLM Masters Programme.
Justice Dato’ Lee is a trained advocacy trainer with Bar Council Malaysia and has conducted numerous courses on this subject.

Justice Dato’ Lim Chong Fong

High Court Judge of Kuala Lumpur

Justice Dato’ Lim Chong Fong is a Penangite born in 1962. He studied at the Wellesley Primary School and the Penang Free School. He is a Kings Scout (Pengakap Diraja). He graduated with a Bachelor degree in Building from the National University of Singapore and a Bachelor degree in Laws from the University of London.

Justice Dato’ Lim is also a Chartered Arbitrator, Chartered Builder, Chartered Quantity Surveyor and Barrister at Law. He has worked as QS in the construction industry and practiced as construction lawyer and arbitrator from 1985 to 2013. He was ranked as a leading lawyer in construction dispute resolution by Chambers & Partners, Asialaw Profiles and The International Who’s Who of Construction Lawyers. He has undertaken research on security of construction payment as a Fulbright scholar at the William S. Richardson School of Law in Hawaii, USA and subsequently appointed by the Construction Industry Development Board Malaysia to formulate the draft Construction Industry Payment and Adjudication bill. In 2010, he graduated with a Master of Laws degree from the University of Malaya through the submission of his dissertation entitled ‘Malaysian Construction Industry Payment – Strategies for Reform’. He was Honorary Advisor (Contracts) of the Master Builders Association Malaysia and was appointed by the Minister of Works in 2013 as a member of the Expert Panel to review the Malaysian construction industry practices following the construction accident at the Penang Second Bridge Project.

YA Dato’ Lim has been appointed as Judicial Commissioner of the High Court of Malaya on 15 January 2014 and confirmed as Judge of the High Court of Malaya on 30 January 2017. He served at the Kuala Lumpur High Court (Intellectual Property Court) after having served at the Shah Alam and Penang High Courts. YA Dato’ Lim serves at the Kuala Lumpur High Court (Construction Court) now. He is a trained mediator by the AIAC and has also served as the Advisor of the Mediation Centre of the Penang Courts.

Tan Sri Datuk Seri Panglima David Wong Dak Wah

Retired Chief Judge of Sabah & Sarawak

YAA Tan Sri Datuk Seri Panglima David Wong Dak Wah read law at University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. He also obtained a B.Com (majoring in accountancy) from the same University. From 1978 to 1979 Tan Sri Datuk David was attached to a Public Accounting Firm in Sydney as a qualified audior. In 1979 he was admitted as a Barrister of the New South Wales Supreme Court in Australia.
In 1980, Tan Sri David was admitted to the Sabah Bar and he practiced as an Advocate and Solicitor in Sabah until 1992. In 1992, Tan Sri David practiced in Sydney until 1996. In 1997 he returned to Sabah and practised until 2005. Tan Sri David was appointed a Judicial Commissioner of the High Court of Sabah and Sarawak in Kuching on 29 August 2005 and elevated as a Judge of the High Court of Sabah and Sarawak with effect from 11 April 2007. On 15 January 2009 Tan Sri David was transferred to the High Court of Kota Kinabalu, Sabah until his elevation to the Court of Appeal Malaysia on 8 January 2013. He was appointed as Judge of the Federal Court on 27 April 2018 and Chief Judge of Sabah & Sarawak on 11 July 2018.

Tan Sri David retired as the Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak on 19 February 2021.