Sanjiv Naddan is a Dispute Resolution lawyer in Malaysia, with a focused practice spanning banking & finance litigation, commercial & contractual disputes, land disputes and various other civil disputes.
He is a founding partner of Messrs Sanjiv Naddan & Huan, a Kuala Lumpur firm focused on dispute resolution, and has contributed to two established practitioner texts on Malaysian company law and injunctive relief.
Sanjiv graduated with an LL.B. (Hons) from Cardiff University in 2015 and completed Malaysia’s Certificate in Legal Practice (CLP) in 2016. He began his pupillage at Messrs Shook Lin & Bok in 2017, was admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in January 2018, and rose through the firm’s litigation ranks to senior associate. He was made partner of the firm in January 2024.
He practised in the firm’s Banking and Finance Litigation/Dispute Resolution department and was also part of its Technology, Multimedia and Telecommunications (TMT) department, appearing at all levels of the Malaysian courts, gaining exposure to, amongst others, debt recovery, disputes in relation to financial matters, shareholder, contractual & land disputes, and restructuring & insolvency matters.
As a dispute resolution lawyer in Malaysia, Sanjiv handles a broad array of contentious matters, which include, amongst others, the following:
a) contractual disputes, ranging from breach of software licensing agreements to financial agreements.
b) enforcement of security;
c) fraud & breach of trust claims;
d) commercial disputes such as shareholder & minority oppression claims;
e) landlord and tenant disputes; and
f) land related disputes.
He also advises on insolvency & corporate restructuring and handles any associated disputes that arise from such arrangements. He also regularly advises on probate related matters and matters in relation to the Personal Data Protection Act 2010 in Malaysia.
His practice combines adversarial litigation with realistic and commercial savvy advice on the position of law in Malaysia.
Some of his dispute resolution experience includes, amongst others, the following:
Reported decisions:
Alongside practice, Sanjiv has contributed to recognised practitioner resources. He is a contributor to the Annotated Companies Act 2016 (by Thomson Reuters) and contributed to Chapter 10, “Bank Guarantees and Performance Bonds,” to Law and Practice on Injunctions in Malaysia (by Sweet & Maxwell Asia).
Sanjiv has participated in knowledge‑sharing and professional development activities for law students and practitioners. He featured as a speaker in programmes run by his former firm for law faculty orientation, illustrating his commitment to mentoring and legal education. He has also provided talks to various institutions on the Personal Data Protection Act 2010 and various other topics. Following the launch of his own practice, he and his partner have continued to engage in professional fora related to construction adjudication, land acquisition & dispute resolution topics.
In August 2025 Sanjiv co‑founded Messrs Sanjiv Naddan & Huan, a Kuala Lumpur partnership with another Partner from his previous firm with a primary focus on dispute resolution.
The new firm positions itself as a specialist dispute practice that combines litigation experience with practical dispute‑averse drafting and advisory work, aiming to deliver clear, commercially‑focused outcomes for corporate and individual clients.
Sanjiv’s partner, Yee Huan is active in arbitration and adjudication (CIPAA) with particular focus to the construction industry. He also handles various other aspects of dispute resolution work in relation to the construction industry as well as contentious probate and insurance matters.
Together, Sanjiv Naddan & Huan are able to handle all aspects of Dispute Resolution work.
Dispute resolution in Malaysia today is characterised by a busy multi‑track environment: active court dockets across civil and commercial lists, growing use of alternative dispute resolution such as arbitration and adjudication (notably under CIPAA for construction payment disputes).
For businesses and individuals, specialist expertise matters because outcomes often turn on well advised procedural steps, technical evidentiary strategy in disputes, and informed risk‑allocation advice. A lawyer with both courtroom experience and published practice guidance is well placed to manage these multi‑dimensional risks.
Sanjiv’s profile combines front‑line litigation experience with practitioner scholarship and client‑facing teaching, a blend that benefits clients who need both robust courtroom advocacy and practical risk management. His experience acting for financial institutions and corporate clients in banking, insolvency and shareholder disputes gives him a commercial perspective on litigation strategy and settlement approaches.
Further, his contributions to authoritative practitioner texts and his public speaking reflect a lawyer who keeps pace with the developments of the law—an important asset in sectors where the law and regulatory frameworks are evolving rapidly.
Businesses and individuals in Malaysia facing any form of civil dispute and/or seeking for advisory in respect of the various matters above can reach out to Sanjiv.
Sanjiv’s experience in handling various types of disputes puts him in the forefront to handle such matters.
Sanjiv Naddan is a Malaysia-based dispute resolution lawyer and founding partner of Messrs Sanjiv Naddan & Huan, known for courtroom advocacy and commercially sensible client advice.
He is also a contributor to practitioner texts on company law and the law and practice of injunctions.
He holds an LL.B. (Hons) from Cardiff University (2015), completed the Malaysian Certificate in Legal Practice (CLP) in 2016, began pupillage at Shook Lin & Bok in 2017, and was admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in January 2018. He joined the firm as an associate, was promoted to senior associate in January 2022, and made partner in January 2024, before co-founding his current firm in 2025 with his partner, Yee Huan.
He handles the disputes and also renders advice on, amongst others, banking and finance litigation (including enforcement of security, fraud and breach of trust claims), contractual and commercial disputes, shareholder and minority oppression claims, landlord-tenant disputes, land litigation, insolvency and corporate restructuring disputes, and technology-related contentious matters. He also handles matters in relation to probate.
He has acted for major financial institutions and corporations at all levels of the Malaysian courts in high-stakes commercial matters, and has contributed to practitioner resources such as the Annotated Companies Act 2016 (Thomson Reuters) and a chapter in Law & Practice on Injunctions in Malaysia (Sweet & Maxwell Asia).
His practice combines courtroom-tested litigation experience with practitioner scholarship and client-facing teaching to deliver commercially focused outcomes, complemented by the firm’s alternative dispute resolution capability.
Businesses and individuals in Malaysia facing banking, contractual, corporate, property/land, or technology-related disputes, or seeking advisory on probate matters, will find his experience directly relevant.
Sanjiv’s firm also handles various other areas of dispute, including construction disputes (be it by way of arbitration, adjudication and/or the civil courts). The firm also handles matters in relation to contested probate and family/divorce matters.
For matters that are pre-dispute, the firm regularly provides timely advice on the aforesaid areas to de-escalate and potentially settle matters prior to being filed in Court.
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