Saradha Lakshmi Hariharan
- Associate
- Advocate & Solicitor (High Court of Malaya)
Saradha is an Associate in the dispute resolution team, with experience in a broad range of disputes spanning construction and engineering disputes, insolvency and winding-up proceedings, competition law litigation, fraud and asset recovery, commercial litigation and corporate disputes.
Saradha began her legal career at a well-known boutique litigation firm, where she trained and practised in complex commercial disputes and regulatory matters.
She has strong advocacy support skills, extensive exposure to appellate and trial preparation work and practical experience in handling contentious proceedings across all levels of court in Malaysia, from tribunals to the Federal Court.
Her practice also focuses on construction disputes and insolvency-related matters, including adjudication proceedings under the Construction Industry Payment and Adjudication Act 2012, enforcement and setting-aside applications and winding-up proceedings. She has also independently conducted post-winding-up and uncontested winding-up hearings.
Saradha graduated with an LL.B. (Hons) (Second Class Upper) from the University of Malaya. During her time at university, she was actively involved in competitive mooting, representing the faculty in various local and international moot competitions. At present, Saradha continues to actively coach university moot teams in international competitions.
Saradha is fluent in English, Bahasa Malaysia and Tamil.
Key Practices
Qualifications
- Advocate and Solicitor, High Court of Malaya
- University Malaya, LL.B. (Malaya)
Speaking engagements
Memberships
- Member, Malaysian Bar
Selected Experience
Selected Experience
- Acted for the Malaysian Competition Commission (“MyCC”) in a judicial review application by the MyCC against the Competition Appeal Tribunal’s decision in favour of the General Insurance Association of Malaysia and its members in relation to MyCC’s findings on the alleged infringements of the Competition Act 2010 on trade discounts on automotive parts prices and hourly labour rates for motor vehicle repairs by approved workshops.
- Acted for the Securities Commission Malaysia in a matter concerning the regulatory enforcement of a breach of insider trading laws under section 188 of the Capital Markets and Services Act 2007 where the court found that there was a breach of the section and imposed a collective civil penalty of RM1.5million.
- Acted for one of the largest high-end property developers in Malaysia and successfully assisted in resisting an application for a performance bond injunction valued at RM31 million.
- Successfully represented a sub-contractor in adjudication proceedings, obtaining an adjudication decision in respect of certified and uncertified sums amounting to RM2.9 million.
- Successfully represented a contractor against an employer in adjudication proceedings, obtaining an adjudication decision in respect of certified, uncertified and retention sums amounting to RM2.7 million
Publications
- Traditional Knowledge and Legal Protection of Handicrafts as a Form of Cultural Heritage with a Focus on Indigenous Traditional Cultural Expressions – A Case Study on the Pua Kumbu [2022] 1 LNS(A) Iv 1
- Serving You Looks and Cause Papers – A Brief Overview on Modern Day Substituted Service – University of Malaya Law Review
- Case 2020-002-FB-UA – Public Comment PC-00119 (Facebook Oversight Board)
- Case 2020-006-FB-FBR – Public Comment PC-00121 (Facebook Oversight Board)