Sachin Nair
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sachin@sn-advocates.com
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PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION
Sachin Nair
ADMISSIONS
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Advocate & Solicitor, High Court of Malaya (2021)
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Barrister-at-Law, Lincoln’s Inn (2018)
Areas of Expertise
- Civil Fraud
- Commercial Litigation
- Arbitration
- Competition Law
- Regulatory Enforcement
- Conflict of Laws
Career
Sachin Nair
• Sole Proprietor
July 2026 – present
Lim Chee Wee Partnership
• Associate
July 2023 – May 2026
Notable Cases
Civil Fraud
- SRC International Sdn Bhd & Ors v Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib. Acting as junior counsel for a state-owned company and its subsidiaries in various civil claims filed against the former Prime Minister of Malaysia and other fiduciaries in relation to a wide-scale fraud involving billions of ringgit. Sachin assisted counsel during the trials of these civil suits and undertook the cross-examination of a former director of the state-owned investment fund. Sachin also assisted with the drafting of witness statements, interlocutory submissions, and trial documents.
- 1Malaysia Development Berhad & Ors v Rosmah bt Mansor. Acting as junior counsel for a sovereign wealth fund, its subsidiaries, and foreign liquidated entities in a billion-ringgit claim against the former first lady of Malaysia for jewelleries purchased with misappropriated funds. Sachin assisted with the drafting of the pleadings and various interlocutory applications including applications for injunctive reliefs, further and better particulars, leave to admit a further affidavit, and leave to amend pleadings. Sachin also assisted senior counsel during hearings for the various interlocutory applications before the High Court and Court of Appeal.
- Svalbard Holdings Ltd v Khoo Boon Gui. Acting as junior counsel for the plaintiff / appellant foreign investment management firm in a crypto-fraud claim of USD 3 million against a Malaysian crypto-investor. Sachin assisted with the drafting of the pleadings, application for a Mareva freezing injunction and proprietary injunction, appeal papers, and submissions before both the High Court and Court of Appeal dealing with issues of jurisdiction and forum non conveniens, including the proper interpretation of Rule 10 of the Rules of Court 2012. Sachin also assisted senior counsel at the hearings before the High Court and Court of Appeal. The Court of Appeal allowed the appeal and agreed with all points of the appellant’s submissions.
Commercial Litigation and Arbitration
- Assisting local and foreign counsel in an LCIA arbitration against a global investment bank in relation to a USD 1.4 billion dispute under a settlement agreement governed by English law.
- Selama Daya Sdn Bhd v Mercuria Energy Trading Pte Ltd [2024] MLJU 3022. Acting as junior counsel for the defendant Singaporean company in a contractual dispute concerning an agency agreement for the supply of coal. Sachin assisted senior counsel during the trial of the suit and assisted with the drafting of the post-trial submissions. The Kuala Lumpur High Court found in favour of the defendant and dismissed the plaintiff’s claim in its entirety.
- Pureman Venture Sdn Bhd v Kedah Cement Sdn Bhd (formerly known as Lafarge Cement Sdn Bhd) and another case [2021] MLJU 807. Assisting counsel (as a pupil) in a contractual dispute involving the right to terminate under an agreement. Sachin assisted with the drafting of submissions on behalf of the defendant to oppose a summary judgment application and in support of a striking out application. The written submissions dealt with the law of good faith in Malaysia and the Braganza duty. The Kuala Lumpur High Court found in favour of the defendant for both applications and commended the written submissions for its analysis of the law and quality of drafting.
Competition
- Chubb Insurance (Malaysia) Bhd & Ors v Competition Commission [2021] 11 MLJ 189. Assisting counsel (as a pupil) in a CAT appeal filed by 22 insurers, the General Insurance Association, and Bank Negara Malaysia against a finding of infringement by the MyCC. Sachin assisted with the drafting of replies and submissions to oppose the insurers’ appeal and stay applications. The CAT’s decision on the stay applications is the first reported authority on the test for a stay of the MyCC’s decision pending an appeal before the CAT.
- Malaysia Airline System Bhd v Competition Commission and Another Appeal [2021] MLJU 2089 (Court of Appeal). Assisted counsel (as a pupil) in the landmark Court of Appeal case involving the MyCC’s first finding of infringement under Section 40 of the Competition Act 2010 against two major airline operators in relation to a market sharing agreement. Sachin assisted with the drafting of written submissions on behalf of the MyCC which dealt with the interpretation of the Competition Act 2010, in particular, the ‘deeming provision’ under Section 4(2).
- Competition Commission v Abadi Malaysia Sdn Bhd & 2 Ors. Acting for the MyCC in a CAT appeal by 3 government contractors against the MyCC’s finding of bid-rigging in tenders for maintenance works in Putrajaya. Sachin assisted with the drafting of the MyCC’s replies to the notices of appeal and applications for a stay of the MyCC’s decision.
- Competition Commission v Dagang Net Technologies Sdn Bhd [2026] MLJU 821. Acting for the MyCC in successfully opposing a judicial review application filed by Dagang Net against the CAT’s decision upholding the MyCC’s finding of infringement under Section 10(1) of the Competition Act 2010 in respect of exclusivity clauses under agreements for trade and customs documentation. Sachin assisted with the drafting of the submissions.
- Competition Commission v MyEG Services Berhad & Anor. Assisted counsel (as a pupil) in successfully opposing an application for leave to appeal to the Federal Court by MyEG in respect of the MyCC’s finding of infringement under Section 10(1) of the Competition Act 2010.
Regulatory
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Securities Commission Malaysia v Wong Shee Kai & Ors. Acting for the Securities Commission of Malaysia in a civil suit against a former director of a public listed company for securities fraud and contraventions of the Capital Markets and Services Act 2007. Sachin assisted senior counsel during the trial of the suit and hearings for various interlocutory applications before the Kuala Lumpur High Court, as well as hearings before the Court of Appeal. Sachin also assisted with the drafting of affidavits and submissions for various interlocutory applications and appeals, including submissions for an injunction under the Capital Markets and Services Act 2007 and submissions opposing an application for further and better particulars. See Securities Commission Malaysia v Wong Shee Kai & Ors [2024] MLJU 3020 and Securities Commission Malaysia v Wong Shee Kai & Ors [2024] MLJU 3021.
Publications
- Co-author, Chapter 43 on ‘Digital Assets and Cryptocurrency’ in Bullen & Leake & Jacob’s Malaysian Precedents of Pleadings (4th edn).
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‘The “Balance of Convenience” in the Grant of Freezing Injunctions’ [2025] CLJU(A) cxiii.
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‘The CAT’s Decision in Warehouse Operators: Case Comment’ [2024] CLJU(A) ix.
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‘Brexit and the declaration of ineffectiveness: Channel Tunnel Group Ltd v Secretary of State for Transport [2019] EWHC 419 (TCC)’, The Institution of Civil Engineers Construction Law Quarterly, 2019.
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‘No litigation privilege for commercial settlement discussions: WH Holding Limited & Anor v E20 Stadium LLP [2018] EWCA Civ 2652’, The Institution of Civil Engineers Construction Law Quarterly, 2019.
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‘Out by the door, back through the window: “no oral modification” clauses’ The Institution of Civil Engineers Construction Law Quarterly, 2018.
Appointments, Memberships & Awards
- Bar Council Panel of Solicitors (2024 – present)
- Runner-up, Thomas A. Finlay Moot Court Competition, University College Dublin, Ireland (2018)
- RG Lawson Prize in European Union Law (2016)
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Bar Council Strategic Litigation Committee (2026 – present)
Education
- Bachelor of Civil Law, University of Oxford (2024)
- LL.M (Hons), King’s College London (2019)
- Bar Professional Training Course, The University of Law (2018)
- LL.B (Hons), University of Manchester (2017)
Languages
- English
- Malay
Sachin’s practice centres on civil fraud, commercial litigation and arbitration, competition law, and regulatory enforcement.
Prior to establishing his own practice, Sachin was an associate at a leading commercial litigation and arbitration firm in Malaysia. He acted for foreign and domestic companies and regulators across a range of complex, high-value matters, most notably for a Malaysian sovereign wealth fund and its related entities in ongoing civil proceedings arising from one of the largest global financial scandals.
His fraud practice spans domestic and cross-border cases, including applications for freezing and proprietary injunctions, and matters raising novel questions of private international law in Malaysia. He has also acted for regulators, including the MyCC and the Securities Commission, in proceedings before the Competition Appeal Tribunal, the High Court, and appellate courts, including in several landmark competition cases.
Sachin is on the panel of solicitors for the Bar Council and accepts instructions as sole counsel in appeals and applications under the Legal Profession Act 1976. He has worked with solicitors and counsel from Singapore, Hong Kong, the BVI, the United States, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom, and with a broad range of professionals including liquidators, forensic accountants, financial crime investigators, auditors, and foreign and domestic law enforcement and government authorities.
