DATUK BEN LEE KAM FOO
Managing Partner
ABOUT
Mr. Ben Lee was called and admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in the year of 2000. After working as a Legal Assistant in a firm in Kuala Lumpur until the year of 2004, he has set up his own firm, Messrs. Ben Lee & Co and subsequently formed a partnership with Mr. Alizal bin Abdul Razak in the year of 2008 under the name of Messrs. Ben Lee Alizal & Co.
Upon the merger exercise of 3 legal firms in the year of 2014, Mr. Ben Lee accepted the position of Head of Dispute Resolution under the partnership of Messrs. Gan & Zul.
Mr. Ben Lee has over 20 years of experience in legal practice. He specializes in civil litigation, particularly corporate commercial disputes, construction disputes, contractual disputes and tax disputes. He also takes a very active part in statutory adjudication under CIPAA and domestic arbitration, often representing well-known domestic and international companies.
In the year of 2024, Mr. Ben Lee embarked upon a pivotal advancement in his legal career by merging his expertise and resources with Mr. Sharen bin Rosli, an esteemed legal practitioner specializing in civil and criminal litigation. This merger marked the formation of a formidable partnership of Messrs. Ben Lee & Sharen.
AREAS OF PRACTICE
- Civil Litigation
- Contractual Disputes
- Commercial Disputes
- Construction Disputes
- Land Disputes
- Arbitration
- Domestics Arbitration
- International Arbitration
- Shareholder and Company Disputes
- Trust and Equity
QUALIFICATION & ASSOCIATION
- Advocate & Solicitor
High Court of Malaya - LL.B (Bachelor of Laws)
University of London - Diploma in International Arbitration
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators - Panel Arbitrator, Mediator and Adjudicator of Asian International Arbitration Centre
- Panel Arbitrator and Mediator of Asian Institute of Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Fellow of Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb)
- Fellow of Malaysian Institute of Arbitrators (FMIArb)
- Fellow of Asian Institute of Alternative Dispute Resolution (FAIADR)
REPORTED CASES
- Tsr Bina Sdn Bhd V Kontena Nasional Bhd [2011] MLJU 1364
- Chong Wee Fung lwn Chan Seng Choy dan lain-lain dan satu lagi rayuan [2014] MLJU 1888
- Keller (M) Sdn Bhd V. Ong Leong Chiou & Ors [2017] 1 LNS 1302
- Alaganthran a/l Perumal & Moganasunthary a/p David Marsel v Loyaltage Sdn Bhd [2017] 1 LNS 246
- Wong Yee Boon v Gainvest Builders [2018] 1 MLJ 124
- Kenanga Investment Bank Bhd v Sio Ming Chuan [2017] MLJU 752
- Acoustic & Lightning System Sdn Bhd v Golden Affinity Development Sdn Bhd [2017] MLJU 2283
- Milsonland Development Sdn Bhd V Macro Resources Sdn Bhd And Another Case [2017] 8 MLJ 708
- Ecofirst Hartz Sdn Bhd v Poon Mun Cheong & Anor [2018] MLJU 901
- Notable Property Management Sdn Bhd V. Ip Skill Builders Sdn Bhd & Anor [2018] 1 Lns 2287 (Ben as counsel)
- Necroria Holdings Sdn Bhd v Sazean Development Sdn Bhd & anor [2019] MLJU 354
- Yap Boon Kong & Anor V Yap Kok Foo And Another Suit [2020] 8 MLJ 467
- Nct Building & Civil Engineering Sdn. Bhd. V Sinohydro Corporation (M) Sdn. Bhd. [2020] MLJU 776
- Mrcb Builders Sdn. Bhd. v Wazam Ventures Sdn. Bhd. [2020] MLJU 1114
- Perpetual Nice View Sdn Bhd v Tuju Setia Sdn Bhd and other cases [2020] MLJU 168
- HCM Engineering Sdn Bhd v Kuasatek (M) Sdn Bhd [2022] MLJU 769