Lim Chin Lun
About Lim Chin Lun
Lim Chin Lun appears as counsel of record in 5 reported Malaysia judgments (2024–2026). These were heard before MYHC (3) and MYCOA (2).
On the court record
Lim Chin Lun's reported practice is in property, strata-management and commercial litigation, appearing in the High Court and the Court of Appeal and acting for plaintiffs, defendants and respondents.
A substantial strand is strata management and the governance of mixed developments. In litigation concerning the joint management body of a Penang residential and commercial development and the Hunza Properties group, he appeared across several related proceedings — in the Court of Appeal and the High Court — on the validity of a bifurcated management structure under the Building and Common Property (Maintenance and Management) Act 2007 and the Strata Management Act 2013. The central question was whether a developer and commercial parcel owners could lawfully run a separate regime of management and maintenance for the commercial component, confining the joint management body's role. The related proceedings also included committal and stay applications, and whether special circumstances warranted a stay of judgment pending appeal.
His commercial work includes a High Court suit involving Mudajaya Corporation Berhad and Crest Worldwide Resources Sdn Bhd, where he acted for a plaintiff on the enforceability of sale and purchase agreements and a claim for specific performance, the court determining the dispute on legal argument under Order 33 of the Rules of Court 2012.
He has also acted in contract and professional-negligence litigation. Appearing for a plaintiff in a dispute involving an engineering consultancy, the case engaged an alleged oral referral agreement, questions of offer, acceptance and consideration, illegality and public policy, unjust enrichment and restitution, and a duty and standard of care under the Registration of Engineers Act 1967. The practice is property, strata and commercial litigation, with recurring questions of statutory interpretation and contractual enforceability, and a steady presence in the governance and management disputes that arise once a mixed development has been built, sold and occupied.
How many cases has Lim Chin Lun appeared in?
Lim Chin Lun appears as counsel of record in 5 reported Malaysia judgments (2024–2026).
Which courts does Lim Chin Lun appear in?
Lim Chin Lun appears before MYHC (3) and MYCOA (2).
What does Lim Chin Lun focus on in these decisions?
Property, strata-management and commercial litigation. His matters include the joint management body dispute involving the Hunza Properties group, a specific-performance suit involving Mudajaya Corporation Berhad and Crest Worldwide Resources Sdn Bhd, and a contract and professional-negligence claim concerning an engineering consultancy.
What was the strata-management dispute about?
Whether a bifurcated management structure in a mixed development was valid under the Building and Common Property (Maintenance and Management) Act 2007 and the Strata Management Act 2013 — that is, whether the developer and commercial parcel owners could run a separate management and maintenance regime for the commercial component, confining the joint management body. The related proceedings also involved committal and stay applications.
What was in issue in the professional-negligence matter?
A dispute involving an engineering consultancy that engaged an alleged oral referral agreement and questions of offer, acceptance and consideration, illegality and public policy, unjust enrichment and restitution, and the duty and standard of care of a professional engineer under the Registration of Engineers Act 1967.