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“Counsel with heart”
small by stature, astute by nature.
small by stature, astute by nature.
Ho Kok Yew
“Vincit Qui Se Vincit” – he conquers who conquers himself
With close to 18 years as a legal practitioner, armed only with the belief that to discover something he did not understand was the beginning of knowledge, and that without the security of any certainty, he could only but do what his heart told him, Kok Yew finally resolved to establish HKY in 2018. And since then, the only time he had ever looked back, was to see how far the firm had come.
Kok Yew focuses on litigation practice but also handles corporate matters employing a practical and sensible approach, bringing together his years of practice in corporate law and in litigation, and with the advantage of prior hands-on experience whilst he left private practice and was in the corporate sector from 2006 - 2010.
Kok Yew handles various aspects of contentious disputes, from civil to corporate, with an emphasis on his advisory role in commercial aspects with the aim of achieving the most effective resolution of the dispute by balancing the client’s exposure to risk and their business and/or personal and financial objectives. As a mediator accredited and appointed to the Malaysian International Mediation Centre’s (MIMC) Panel of Mediators, Kok Yew is a staunch believer of the maxim “mediate first, litigate last”, preferring flexibility and cooperation as a means of control in order to resolve conflict.
Currently, his services are also retained by several corporations to examine and draft their contracts and other legal documentations and provide legal advice with regard to the validity or viability thereof in relation to the clients’ business objectives. The firm has recently been appointed to advise and represent in court, liquidators who are attached to a multinational professional advisory and services network of firms headquartered in London, United Kingdom, in respect of several contentious matters.
Kok Yew continues to appear in the lower courts, High Courts and superior Courts in Malaysia regularly, handling a wide range of civil, commercial and corporate disputes in a myriad of disciplines. Kok Yew also regularly accepts his appointment as counsel in various contested matters to conduct trials and appellate hearings at both lower courts and High Courts.
Liew Zu-En
“The most important thing in communication (with your client) is hearing what isn’t said.” – Peter Ferdinand Drucker
Zu-En was called to the Bar in 2019. She joined the firm in 2022, already armed with an arsenal of experience and exposure that include a widespread of affairs. She now assists in a vast range of subject matters, both contentious and non-contentious, involving corporate rescue mechanisms, liquidation and insolvency, shareholder disputes, employment disputes, contractual disputes, tortious disputes, admiralty, debt recovery, probate and letters of administration, and execution proceedings.
In the short number of years she has been with the firm, she has become an embodiment of valuable resource contributing to the firm’s success on many an occasion, appearing regularly as both lead counsel and second chair across various levels of the Courts.
Where old lawyers are committed to share the law, Zu-En consistently seeks opportunities to ensure the firm stays updated on industry trends. She is also instrumental in bringing a unique perspective to the process while anticipating clients’ true interests in any given matter.