Gokul Radhakrishnan
About Gokul Radhakrishnan
Gokul Radhakrishnan appears as counsel of record in 5 reported Malaysia judgments (2025–2026). These were heard before MYCOA (3) and MYHC (2).
On the court record
Gokul Radhakrishnan's reported practice is in commercial litigation, banking disputes and public law, appearing in the High Court and the Court of Appeal and acting as appellant's, plaintiff's and applicant's counsel across the matters.
A distinct line of work involves pre-trial discovery against financial institutions. He acted for the appellant in a series of Court of Appeal appeals arising from discovery applications under Order 24 rules 3 and 7 of the Rules of Court 2012, brought against investment banks including AmInvestment Bank Berhad, Affin Hwang Investment Bank Berhad and TA Securities Holdings Berhad. The appeals turned on whether the applications were meritorious or amounted to a fishing expedition, whether discovery was prohibited by statutory secrecy provisions such as section 43 of the Securities Industry (Central Depositories) Act 1991, and the scope of a bank's duty of care to non-customers under the Financial Services Act 2013.
He also appears in commercial fraud litigation. In a High Court matter he acted for the plaintiff in a claim of fraudulent misrepresentation against Genneva Malaysia Sdn Bhd and others, where the court examined the elements of fraud — a false representation of fact, knowledge of its falsity or recklessness, and an intention to induce reliance — in the context of representations that a gold-trading business was licensed and legitimate.
His public-law work includes judicial review. He acted for the applicant, a trade union, in a challenge by judicial review to a decision of the Industrial Court over an award concerning a hotel operator; the court held that the application disclosed no merit and dismissed it with costs. Across these matters the practice blends banking and securities litigation, commercial fraud and administrative-law challenges, argued at both first instance and on appeal, and several of the matters turn on the boundary between a legitimate request for documents and an impermissible fishing expedition, and on how far statutory confidentiality shields a financial institution from disclosure.
How many cases has Gokul Radhakrishnan appeared in?
Gokul Radhakrishnan appears as counsel of record in 5 reported Malaysia judgments (2025–2026).
Which courts does Gokul Radhakrishnan appear in?
Gokul Radhakrishnan appears before MYCOA (3) and MYHC (2).
What areas does Gokul Radhakrishnan practise in these decisions?
Commercial litigation, banking and securities disputes, and public law. His matters include Court of Appeal appeals on discovery against investment banks, a fraudulent-misrepresentation claim involving Genneva Malaysia Sdn Bhd, and a judicial review of an Industrial Court decision brought on behalf of a trade union.
What was in issue in the discovery appeals against the banks?
Whether the discovery applications under Order 24 rules 3 and 7 of the Rules of Court 2012 were meritorious or a fishing expedition, whether discovery was barred by statutory secrecy such as section 43 of the Securities Industry (Central Depositories) Act 1991, and the extent of a bank's duty of care to non-customers under the Financial Services Act 2013. He acted for the appellant against banks including AmInvestment Bank Berhad, Affin Hwang Investment Bank Berhad and TA Securities Holdings Berhad.
What did the fraudulent-misrepresentation claim concern?
A claim against Genneva Malaysia Sdn Bhd and others alleging that representations about a licensed and legitimate gold-trading business were false. The court analysed the elements of fraud, including a false representation of fact, knowledge of its falsity or recklessness, an intention to induce reliance, and actual reliance and loss.