Polwin is developing a practice covering all areas of the firm’s work, including Commercial & Corporate Litigation, Construction & Infrastructure Disputes, Commercial Arbitration, Land & Property, and Public & Administrative Law.

Polwin read law at the University of Manchester. He was called to the Malaysian Bar in 2023. Polwin is presently involved in a significant cross-border fraud litigation dispute where the firm acts for IOU Pay Ltd and its group of companies in several pieces of ongoing litigation before the courts in Malaysia. Polwin is also involved in several pending commercial and construction-related arbitration disputes where he is led by Tan Sri Dato’ Cecil Abraham, Dato’ Sunil Abraham, and Aniz Ahmad Amirudin.

  • Commercial Arbitration
  • Construction and Infrastructure Disputes
  • Environmental Law
  • Land & Property Law
  • Public & Administrative Law
  • Dato’ Dr Ng Meng Kee & Anor v Rightlink Capital Sdn Bhd & Another Appeal [2023] 9 CLJ 196 – This was an appeal pertaining to the dismissal of an Order 14A Application instituted by the appellants relating to a dispute arising from non-payment of service rendered by Rightlink Capital Sdn Bhd for services provided as an arranger in respect of a funding exercise. The Court of Appeal upheld the decision of the High Court in finding that the claim instituted by Rightlink Capital Sdn Bhd ought to be determined at trial given the existence of mixed questions of fact and law (led by Rishwant Singh).
  • Malaysian Resources Corporation Berhad v Desaru Peace Holdings Club Sdn Bhd – This is a construction dispute concerning work done in respect of the initially intended Aman Desaru Resort, which is now the One&Only Desaru Coast Resort (led by Dato’ Sunil Abraham and Aniz Ahmad Amirudin).
  • Malaysian Resources Corporation Berhad v Desaru Corniche Hotel Sdn Bhd – This is a construction dispute concerning work done in respect of the Westin Desaru Coast Resort (led by Dato’ Sunil Abraham and Aniz Ahmad Amirudin).
  • Malaysian Resources Corporation Berhad v Desaru Estate Sdn Bhd –This is a construction dispute concerning work done in respect of the Hard Rock Hotel Desaru Coast (led by Dato’ Sunil Abraham and Aniz Ahmad Amirudin).
  • Tan Bun Teet v Pahang State Planning Committee & Ors – This is an environmental law dispute by way of judicial review proceedings wherein planning permission for the construction of a Permanent Disposal Facility for Lynas Malaysia Sdn Bhd is the subject of challenge (led by Tan Sri Dato’ Cecil Abraham and Dato’ Sunil Abraham).
  • Tan Bun Teet & 3 Ors v Director General of the Department of Environment & Ors – This is an environmental law dispute before the Appeal Board under the Environmental Quality Act 1974 wherein the appellants from the Save Malaysia Stop Lynas NGO have sought to challenge the Environmental Impact Assessment Report granted to Gadding Sengara Sdn Bhd in relation to the construction of a Permanent Disposal Facility for Lynas Malaysia Sdn Bhd (led by Dato’ Sunil Abraham).
  • LL.B. (Hons), University of Manchester
  • LL.M. (PLP), BPP University Law School
  • Certificate in Legal Practice
  • Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya
  • Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, United Kingdom