"If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster and treat those two impostors just the same" - Rudyard Kipling; Inscribed at the entrance of Centre Court, Wimbledon.
Alex De Silva
Alex was called and admitted to the English Bar as a Barrister, Middle Temple in 1991, the Malaysian Bar in 1993 and the Singapore Bar in 2001.
Alex worked in England for a year before returning home to begin his legal career. He spent his early years in legal practice as a junior to the former Chief Justice, Tun Zaki Tun Azmi at Rashid & Lee, assisting with landmark constitutional and administrative law cases.
At his next post at Skrine & Co. Alex worked closely with Mr. Tommy Thomas, the current Attorney General, in mainly corporate, company and shareholder related disputes.
Alex is an accomplished legal practitioner who has mastered his craft under the guidance of prominent personalities such as the former Chief Justice, Tun Zaki Tun Azmi and the former Attorney General, Mr Tommy Thomas.
Well known amongst legal circles as a tenacious litigator who never quits, Alex has served individual clients from all walks of life as well as corporations and trade unions. Other lawyers have sought him out as Lead Counsel in appeal cases. Alex has appeared in the Industrial Court, High Court, Court of Appeal and the Federal Court.
In a legal career spanning a quarter of a century, Alex has amassed extensive experience and expertise over many areas of civil litigation including corporate/company/shareholder disputes, defamation, commercial, banking, constitutional, administrative, industrial and trade union law. Many of the cases he has argued and won have resulted in landmark developments in Malaysian law and have been reported in law journals.
Alex helms the Industrial Relations/Employment department in the firm and recently won a landmark decision in the Federal Court related to fixed term contracts and rights of foreigners to full time employment in Malaysia. Alex is a a qualified mediator with the Malaysian Mediation Centre.
Alex is also an active trainer with the Bar Council’s Advocacy Training Course training lawyers hone their litigation skills. He has trained in various parts of Malaysia, South Africa, Hong Kong and Singapore.
Contact Alex at: alex@bpdlex.com
Qualifications
Barrister-at-Law, Middle Temple, UK
Advocate & Solicitor, Supreme Court of Singapore
Advocate & Solicitor, High Court of Malaya
Alex De Silva
Alex was called and admitted to the English Bar as a Barrister, Middle Temple in 1991, the Malaysian Bar in 1993 and the Singapore Bar in 2001.
Alex worked in England for a year before returning home to begin his legal career. He spent his early years in legal practice as a junior to the former Chief Justice, Tun Zaki Tun Azmi at Rashid & Lee, assisting with landmark constitutional and administrative law cases.
At his next post at Skrine & Co. Alex worked closely with Mr. Tommy Thomas, the current Attorney General, in mainly corporate, company and shareholder related disputes.
Alex is an accomplished legal practitioner who has mastered his craft under the guidance of prominent personalities such as the former Chief Justice, Tun Zaki Tun Azmi and the former Attorney General, Mr Tommy Thomas.
Well known amongst legal circles as a tenacious litigator who never quits, Alex has served individual clients from all walks of life as well as corporations and trade unions. Other lawyers have sought him out as Lead Counsel in appeal cases. Alex has appeared in the Industrial Court, High Court, Court of Appeal and the Federal Court.
In a legal career spanning a quarter of a century, Alex has amassed extensive experience and expertise over many areas of civil litigation including corporate/company/shareholder disputes, defamation, commercial, banking, constitutional, administrative, industrial and trade union law. Many of the cases he has argued and won have resulted in landmark developments in Malaysian law and have been reported in law journals.
Alex helms the Industrial Relations/Employment department in the firm and recently won a landmark decision in the Federal Court related to fixed term contracts and rights of foreigners to full time employment in Malaysia. Alex is a a qualified mediator with the Malaysian Mediation Centre.
Alex is also an active trainer with the Bar Council’s Advocacy Training Course training lawyers hone their litigation skills. He has trained in various parts of Malaysia, South Africa, Hong Kong and Singapore.
Alex can be contacted at:
Email: alex@bpdlex.com
Tel: +6012-6586769
Qualifications
Barrister-at-Law, Middle Temple, UK
Advocate & Solicitor, Supreme Court of Singapore
Advocate & Solicitor, High Court of Malaya
Practice Areas
- Civil litigation
- Corporate & commercial litigation
- Corporate advisory
- Employment law
- Arbitration & Mediation
Leading cases
Kumpulan Perubatan (Johor) Sdn Bhd v Dr Mohd Adnan bin Sulaiman [2015] MLJU 2109.
Nur Rasidah bt Jamaludin v Malayan Banking Bhd and other appeals [2018] 3 MLJ 127.
Sazean Engineering & Construction Sdn Bhd v Bumi Bersatu Resources Sdn Bhd – [2018] MLJU 839
Lim Nyuk Foh v Datuk Zainal Abidin bin Haji Ahmad & Anor [2018] MLJU 800