Muhammad Farhan bin Muhammad Shafee
About Muhammad Farhan bin Muhammad Shafee
Muhammad Farhan bin Muhammad Shafee appears as counsel of record in 5 reported Malaysia judgments (2024–2025). These were heard before MYHC (2), MYFC (2) and MYCOA (1).
On the court record
Muhammad Farhan bin Muhammad Shafee's reported practice includes high-profile constitutional and public-law litigation alongside commercial, strata and defamation work, and it reaches the Federal Court, the Court of Appeal and the High Court.
A significant strand is judicial review and contempt in constitutional litigation. Acting for the applicant in a High Court matter, he sought leave to commence committal proceedings against a respondent, where the alleged contempt arose from the stand taken to oppose leave in judicial review proceedings said to be inconsistent with the respondent's knowledge of a court order. In related Federal Court proceedings he acted for the respondent on the Attorney General's role at the leave stage of judicial review under Order 53 rule 3(3) of the Rules of Court 2012, the test for admitting fresh evidence at the appellate stage under rule 7(3A) of the Rules of the Court of Appeal 1994 and its relationship to Ladd v Marshall, and the justiciability of a decision of the Pardons Board on a royal pardon under the Federal Constitution.
He also handles property and strata litigation. Acting for respondents in a Court of Appeal matter concerning the joint management body of a mixed development, the appeal concerned voting rights under the Strata Management Act 2013 and the court's holding that parcel owners in arrears cannot vote unless disputes over the arrears are resolved by a full trial, directing the matter to proceed as a writ action.
His civil work extends to defamation. Acting for plaintiffs in a High Court suit that arose from a children's sleepover that ended a friendship, he pursued a claim in defamation over a damaging rumour. The practice combines constitutional and administrative-law litigation with commercial, strata and reputation disputes. The work moves between the apex constitutional questions of the Federal Court and the practical property and contract disputes of the High Court.
How many cases has Muhammad Farhan bin Muhammad Shafee appeared in?
Muhammad Farhan bin Muhammad Shafee appears as counsel of record in 5 reported Malaysia judgments (2024–2025).
Which courts does Muhammad Farhan bin Muhammad Shafee appear in?
Muhammad Farhan bin Muhammad Shafee appears before MYHC (2), MYFC (2) and MYCOA (1).
What kinds of cases does Muhammad Farhan bin Muhammad Shafee appear in?
Constitutional and public-law litigation together with commercial, strata and defamation work. His matters include Federal Court judicial review proceedings on the Attorney General's role at the leave stage and the justiciability of a Pardons Board decision, a Court of Appeal strata voting-rights appeal under the Strata Management Act 2013, and a High Court defamation suit.
What constitutional issues arose in the Federal Court proceedings?
Acting for the respondent, the proceedings engaged the Attorney General's role at the leave stage of judicial review under Order 53 rule 3(3) of the Rules of Court 2012, the threshold for admitting fresh evidence on appeal under rule 7(3A) of the Rules of the Court of Appeal 1994 and its relationship to Ladd v Marshall, and whether a decision of the Pardons Board on a royal pardon is justiciable.
What did the strata voting-rights appeal decide?
The Court of Appeal held that parcel owners in arrears cannot vote under the Strata Management Act 2013 unless the disputes over the arrears are resolved through a full trial, and it directed that the matter proceed as a writ action. He acted for respondents.