Jacyn Tan Ze Xin

• Breach of contract and claim for damages
• Tortious claims
• Civil litigation
• Corporate and commercial litigation
• Construction and infrastructure disputes
• Arbitration
• Adjudication
• Mediation
• Injunctions and declaratory orders
• Labour and employment disputes
• Probate and administration of estates
• Debt recovery and execution proceedings

Civil Litigation

· Acted for the largest electricity utility company in Malaysia specialising in debt recovery and tampering meter issues, successfully recovered outstanding sums in multiple cases.

· Acted for individuals in successfully settling a complex fraud matter involving a sum in excess of RM140 million and declaratory reliefs.

· Acted for executors in successfully settling a probate matter involving various lawsuits related to breaches of fiduciary duties by the executors with assets in excess of RM8 million.

· Acted for a private company in successfully secured a judgment against a former employee for the embezzlement of over RM47 million and successfully obtained an injunction order to prevent the dissipation of the misappropriated assets.

· Acted for a private company in successfully obtaining a judgment and recovering the sum for approximately RM200,000.00 in relation to the construction services provided, and secured a declaration that a wrongfully obtained settlement agreement was void ([2024] MLJU 323).

· Acted for landowners in recovering 19 parcels of land from squatters, in a complex land dispute involving breach of trust by trustees, fraud, conspiracy, and trespass.

· Acted for beneficiaries in successfully setting aside a Distribution Order that was fraudulently obtained, ensuring the rightful distribution of assets and protecting the beneficiaries’ interests.

· Acted for private companies in employment litigation before the Industrial Court.

· Acted for an individual patient in successfully recovering the sum of more than RM440,000.00 in a medical negligence claim against a doctor and a private hospital.

· Acted for a leading digital asset custody service provider in successfully securing a judgment to recover Bitcoin fraudulently transferred to a digital asset exchange platform and injunctive relief in restraining the Bitcoin to be further transferred / dissipated.

· Acted as co-counsel in pursuing and resisting applications before different levels of the Malaysian Courts.

Commercial Litigation

· Acted for Japanese companies in recovering money in excess of RM45 million arising from breach of contract in relation to sales and purchase of vehicles.

· Acted for a Japanese company in recovering money in excess of RM4.5 million arising from breach of contract.

· Acted for a leading manufacturer of high-quality copper wire and cable products in successfully recovering money of approximately RM2 million for goods sold and delivered and defended the company in an alleged breach of contract due to failure of compliance with specifications.

· Acted for private companies in successfully recovering money in excess of RM1 million from a guarantor.

· Acted for the directors of a listed company in successfully defending an oppression action involving a monetary claim of approximately RM7 million.

· Acted for the directors of a listed company in defending a contested winding-up petition under Section 465(1)(f) and (h) of the Companies Act 2016.

· Acted for a majority shareholder in defending an oppression action involving a monetary claim of RM700,000.00.

· Acted for a private company in recovering money in excess of RM600,000.00 fraudulently paid to employees, specifically pertaining to wrongful payment of salary and bonus.

· Advised and acted for a subsidiary of one of the world’s largest construction and real estate conglomerates in relation to civil and commercial litigation matters, including but not limited to successfully obtaining the Fortuna Order in client’s favour and to recover the contra properties wrongfully sold to other purchasers.

· Acted for a private company concerning the breach of a franchise agreement by providing legal support to pursue appropriate remedies and seek redress for the breach.

· Acted for a prominent trust and fund entity in successfully defending complex trust and fiduciary matters under Capital Market and Services Act 2007, Trust Companies Act 1949 and Financial Services Act 2013.

Construction-Related Disputes

· Acted for a joint venture between a subsidiary of an Italian public company and a wholly owned subsidiary of China company in a construction dispute involving the adjudicated sum of more than RM15 million, successfully obtained an order to stay the enforcement of adjudication decision and to refer the matter to arbitration pursuant to Section 10 of the Arbitration Act 2005.

· Acted for a leading sustainable Scheduled Waste management company in successfully reducing the claimed sum in an adjudication matter under CIPAA.

· Advised and acted for a subsidiary of one of the world’s largest construction and real estate conglomerates in several adjudication matters and obtaining orders to stay the civil proceedings pursuant to Section 10 of the Arbitration Act 2005.

· Acted for various companies in setting aside adjudication decisions and opposing the enforcement of adjudication decisions in the realm of construction disputes.

· Acted for various companies in suing and defending claims arising from construction disputes.