Shabana is developing a practice covering all areas of the firm’s work, including Construction & Infrastructure Disputes, Commercial and Corporate Litigation, Commercial Arbitration, and Fraud Litigation.

Shabana has a degree in Biomedical Science from the University of Western Australia. Thereafter she read law at the University of Leeds before completing the Bar Professional Training Court at BPP Law School. She was called to the Malaysian Bar in 2017.

Shabana is presently involved in several ongoing high-value adjudication claims, construction arbitration disputes and international arbitration disputes which are confidential in nature, where she is led by Dato’ Sunil Abraham and Aniz Ahmad Amirudin.

  • Commercial Arbitration
  • Construction and Infrastructure Disputes
  • Corporate and Commercial Litigation
  • Fraud Litigation
  • Land & Property Law
  • Medical Negligence
  • Public & Administrative Law
  • TechnyGroup Holdings (M) Sdn Bhd v Smart Glove Industries (M) Sdn Bhd – This is a construction dispute where Smart Glove Industries (M) Sdn Bhd filed an application to set aside an Adjudication Decision totaling RM27 million on grounds of illegality as well as seek to stay the enforcement of the Adjudication Decision. The firm acted successfully for TechnyGroup Holdings (M) Sdn Bhd as the High Court dismissed both applications. The matter is on appeal before the Court of Appeal (led by Aniz Ahmad Amirudin).
  • Samsung C&T Corporation UEM Construction JV Sdn Bhd v Eversendai Constructions (M) Sdn Bhd – The is an infrastructure dispute where the firm acts for Eversendai Constructions (M) Sdn Bhd in opposing an appeal brought by Samsung C&T Corporation UEM Construction JV Sdn Bhd pertaining to the construction of the KL118 Tower. The dispute primarily revolves around the calling of a performance bond by Samsung C&T Corporation UEM Construction JV Sdn Bhd against Eversendai Constructions (M) Sdn Bhd. The Court of Appeal upheld the decision of the High Court which dismissed Samsung C&T Corporation UEM Construction JV Sdn Bhd’s claim, in ruling that there was no valid basis for the call on the performance bond arising from the unconscionable conduct on the part of Samsung C&T Corporation UEM Construction JV Sdn Bhd (led by Tan Sri Dato’ Cecil Abraham and Aniz Ahmad Amirudin).
  • China Construction Yangtze River (M) Sdn Bhd v Gold Mart Sdn Bhd [2022] MLJU 1789 – This dispute concerned an application to set aside an adjudication award granted notionally in favour of China Construction Yangtze River (M) Sdn Bhd wherein the firm represented Gold Mart Sdn Bhd. China Construction Yangtze River (M) Sdn Bhd nevertheless sought to set aside the adjudication. The High Court dismissed the arguments sought to be advanced by China Construction Yangtze River (M) Sdn Bhd under Section 15 of the Construction Industry & Payment Act 2012 premised principally on the grounds of breach of natural justice (led by Tan Sri Dato’ Cecil Abraham and Aniz Ahmad Amirudin).
  • Dhaya Maju LTAT Sdn Bhd v Kerajaan Malaysia & Anor [2021] 8 MLJ 618 – This dispute concerned an application for interim injunctive relief against the Government of Malaysia to restrain the termination of a government contract by the Secretary of the Ministry of Transport, Malaysia. The High Court in declining the injunction held that it was bound by the decision in Government of Malaysia v Lim Kit Siang and United Engineers (M) Bhd v Lim Kit Siang [1988] 2 MLJ 12, such that an interim injunction could not be obtained against the Government of Malaysia (led by Tan Sri Dato’ Cecil Abraham).
  • Hiform (M) Sdn Bhd v TSR Bina Sdn Bhd and another summons [2020] MLJU 808 – This dispute concerned an application to enforce an adjudication award and a cross-application to set aside an adjudication award (led by Aniz Ahmad Amirudin).
  • Petrochemical Commercial Co International Ltd & 2 Ors v Nexus Management Group Sdn Bhd & 13 Ors – This is a cross-border fraud litigation dispute where the firm acts for the claimants before the High Court relating to the dissipation of US$100 Million of funds from the accounts of the claimants. The principal proceedings are in Malaysia with related proceedings in Australia, Canada, Cyprus, Germany, and Singapore involving Mareva Injunctions, Anton Pillar orders, tracing orders to name but a few (led by Tan Sri’ Dato’ Cecil Abraham and Aniz Ahmad Amirudin).
  • Pembinaan Limbongan Setia Sdn Bhd v Josu Engineering Construction Sdn Bhd – This dispute concerns an application pursuant to Section 42 of the Arbitration Act 2005 seeking to set aside an arbitral award on a question of law and will re-examine the law as enunciated in Far East Holdings Sdn Bhd v Majlis Ugama Islam dan Adat Resam Melayu Pahang and other appeals [2018] 1 MLJ 1 (led by Tan Sri Dato’ Cecil Abraham and Aniz Ahmad Amirudin).
  • Tai May Chean v Ng Pik Lian & Anor – This is a highly contested dispute under the Mental Health Act 2001. A committee was appointed to administer the affairs of Datin Ng Pik Lian on the grounds that she is allegedly not competent to attend to her personal affairs. The claim by Tai Mai Chean has since been dismissed (led by Tan Sri’ Dato’ Cecil Abraham and Dato’ Sunil Abraham).
  • Bachelor of Science (Biomedical Science), University of Western Australia
  • LL.B. Hons, University of Leeds
  • Bar Professional Training Course, BPP Law School
  • Barrister-at-law of the Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn
  • Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya