Saresh Mahendaren
Key Practice Areas
Saresh practises in dispute resolution and has experience across a broad range of complex civil, commercial and corporate disputes. Throughout his career, his experience has included representing and advising financial institutions, multinational corporations, government-linked entities, professional services firms, companies in the energy and telecommunications sectors, high-net-worth individuals and other corporate clients.
His areas of experience include commercial and corporate disputes, particularly contractual and shareholders’ disputes, banking and financial disputes, restructuring and insolvency proceedings, construction and employment disputes, probate and estate matters, recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments, as well as white-collar criminal and regulatory matters. His experience also extends to arbitration, both domestic and international.
He has appeared as counsel before the High Court and Court of Appeal and has acted as co-counsel in proceedings before the Federal Court.
- LL.B. (Hons), University of Malaya
- Malaysian Bar (2018)
- Bahasa Malaysia
- English
- Tamil
- Acted as part of the legal team in the significant Federal Court decision concerning the powers, duties and discharge of liquidators under the Companies Act 2016, reported as Victor Saw Seng Kee (as Joint Liquidator of London Biscuits Bhd (in liquidation)) v Wong Weng Foo & Co & Anor and Other Appeals [2026] 2 CLJ 167.
- Acted for a financial institution in complex High Court proceedings involving banking, contractual and trust issues.
- Acted in Court of Appeal proceedings involving the removal, powers, duties, remuneration and conduct of liquidators.
- Successfully acted for a foreign litigant in proceedings for the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments in Malaysia.
- Acted for a telecommunications company in complex commercial litigation arising from a distributorship arrangement.
- Acted for a golf and country club in a contractual dispute concerning membership rights and obligations.
- Acted in commercial proceedings arising from a joint venture and related settlement agreements.
- Acted in Court of Appeal proceedings concerning the sale of estate properties and an administrator’s statutory and fiduciary duties in dealing with estate assets.
- Acted in contentious probate and estate proceedings.
- Acted as counsel for a public figure in criminal proceedings under Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998.
- Acted for an international oil and gas company in criminal proceedings under environmental legislation and for a company in criminal proceedings under the Water Services Industry Act 2006.
- Was part of the legal team handling criminal proceedings involving a range of statutory offences.
- Was involved in arbitration matters involving, amongst others, construction and partnership disputes.
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