Jonathan Lim See Kheng

What do you look for when you are hiring a lawyer to represent you? Someone who is well known or someone whom you know would always do his best for you?

Albert Einstein famously said, “I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious”. Jonathan S.K. Lim’s main strength is his strong sense of curiosity that drives him to unravel convoluted facts that are otherwise lost in massive documentation and in the process, find the most effective solutions for his clients.

He has considerable experience in shareholders’ disputes, contractual cases, tortious claims, land fraud, and land acquisition cases.

Some of Jonathan's notable work highlights are as follows: -

Commercial Litigation and Arbitration

• Acted in corporate disputes comprising of 11 lawsuits and arbitration proceedings (excluding appeals) and involving 15 entities.
• Acted for shareholder in arbitration proceedings in respect of company with contract value of USD200 million.
• Acted for directors in suit for breach of directors’ fiduciary duties with damages claimed exceeding RM12 million.
• Acted in proceedings for various types of injunctions e.g., anti-arbitration injunction and Erinford injunction.

Civil litigation and Arbitration

• Acted in land fraud cases for immediate purchaser.
• Acted in various types of contractual disputes.
• Acted in tortious claims e.g., conspiracy to defraud, negligence, inducing breach of contract, knowing receipt, and dishonest assistance.
• Acted in proceedings in relation to private caveat.
• Acted in various execution and/or enforcement proceedings e.g., garnishee, writ of seizure and sale, prohibitory order, judgment debtor summons, charging order, and committal proceedings.

Land Acquisition

• Acted in proceedings for payment of compensation of more than RM38 million into Court.
• Acted in inquiries before the Land Administrator.
• Acted in proceedings for compensation to be paid into an interest-generating account instead of into Court.

Jonathan speaks English, Bahasa Malaysia, Mandarin, Cantonese, and Hokkien.