Yee Mei Ken has dedicated experience in corporate litigation and family business feud, shareholders and directors disputes, banking and insolvency litigation, winding-up proceeding, asset and debt recovery, commercial litigation and arbitration. Ken has advised on schemes of arrangement for creditors and syndicated lenders and has been involved in matters relating to anti-money laundering, anti-corruption and breach of trust. He is highly experienced in advising private clients, family corporations, wills and probate action.

Defamation and libel including online publication claims. Ken often defends media and news publishers. He also has the niche experience of conducting a globally unique market research and readership litigation. He is involved in pre-publication vetting and consulted for his legal opinion by the media. He frequently appears as Counsel at the High Court and Appellate Courts.

Effectively trilingual, he delivered talks on shareholders rights and directors liabilities and has also conducted media law training for editors and journalists at both English and Chinese media organizations.

Currently, Ken is the Head of Shearn Delamore's China Desk.

Bar Admissions
England and Wales (1997)
Malaysia (1998)

Education
LL.B (Hons), University of Wales (Cardiff)
Barrister-at-Law, Lincoln's Inn
Advocate & Solicitor, High Court of Malaya

Significant Accomplishments
The Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2016 - 2018); a Recommended Lawyer in Dispute Resolution

Professional Associations
Malaysian Bar
The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn
Belt and Road International Lawyers Association (BRILA)
World Law Group (WLG)
International Bar Association (IBA)
Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA)
Law Society of England & Wales
Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry of KL and Selangor (KLSCCCI)
European Union - Malaysia Chamber of Commerce & Industry (EUMCCI)
The English-Speaking Union of Malaysia (ESU)
Disciplinary Committee Panel Member of the Advocates and Solicitors Disciplinary Board (ASDB)




Professional Activities and Experience
Firm Representative to the Law Society of England & Wales,
Firm Representative to the European Union - Malaysia Chamber of Commerce & Industry (EUMCCI)
The English-Speaking Union of Malaysia (ESU)
Disciplinary Committee Panel Member of the Advocates and Solicitors Disciplinary Board (ASDB)
Commerce Committee Member of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry of Kuala Lumpur and Selangor (KLSCCCI)

• Demarcating The Bank’s Duty In Investment Scams

  By Yee Mei Ken |April 2021

• Shearn Delamore & Co. Legal Update February 2021

  By Yee Mei Ken |February 2021

• Shearn Delamore & Co. Legal Update November 2020

  By Yee Mei Ken |December 2020