Natalie Jong Ling Li
About Natalie Jong Ling Li
Natalie Jong Ling Li appears as counsel of record in 3 reported Malaysia judgments (2025). These were heard before MYCOA (2) and MYHC (1).
On the court record
Natalie Jong Ling Li appears in the corpus across professional discipline, commercial appeals and defamation, argued in the High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) and the Court of Appeal (Mahkamah Rayuan). One Court of Appeal matter, appearing for the appellant, arose under section 103E of the Legal Profession Act and asked whether it was professional misconduct for an advocate and solicitor to describe an opposing litigant — who was himself an advocate and solicitor — as a frivolous and vexatious litigant, and whether the Disciplinary Board should have accorded a right to be heard before making its decision, with the Bar Council among the parties. A second matter, in the High Court and appearing for the appellant, was an appeal against a Sessions Court judgment that had dismissed the whole of the appellant company's claims and allowed the respondent's counterclaim with costs, and against an earlier order dismissing the appellant's application to amend its writ and statement of claim — a commercial dispute in which both the substantive outcome and the refusal of the amendment were challenged. A third matter, in the Court of Appeal and appearing for the respondent, was a defamation appeal in which the questions were whether the impugned paragraph referred to the plaintiff at all, whether the plaintiff had been defamed where the article referred to a group of individuals, whether there was compelling evidence that the plaintiff's reputation had been adversely affected, the sufficiency of the particulars of malice under Order 78 rule 3(3) of the Rules of Court 2012, and the defences of justification, fair comment and qualified privilege, including the Lucas-Box and Reynolds defences and the significance of the plaintiff having been given, but declining, an opportunity to respond. Across the appearances the practice combines the regulation of professional conduct with commercial appellate work and the law of defamation, where reference, defamatory meaning and the established defences are the recurring battlegrounds.
How many cases has Natalie Jong Ling Li appeared in?
Natalie Jong Ling Li appears as counsel of record in 3 reported Malaysia judgments (2025).
Which courts does Natalie Jong Ling Li appear in?
Natalie Jong Ling Li appears before MYCOA (2) and MYHC (1).
What professional-conduct question did the Court of Appeal matter raise?
Under section 103E of the Legal Profession Act, whether it was misconduct for an advocate and solicitor to describe an opposing litigant — himself an advocate and solicitor — as a frivolous and vexatious litigant, and whether the Disciplinary Board should have accorded a right to be heard before deciding, with the Bar Council among the parties.
What defamation issues did the third appeal turn on?
Whether the impugned paragraph referred to the plaintiff where the article referred to a group of individuals, whether the plaintiff's reputation was adversely affected, the particulars of malice under Order 78 rule 3(3) of the Rules of Court 2012, and the defences of justification, fair comment and qualified privilege, including the Lucas-Box and Reynolds defences.