Nicholas Lim Wei Jian
About Nicholas Lim Wei Jian
Nicholas Lim Wei Jian 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
Nicholas Lim Wei Jian's reported practice is in property, probate and company litigation, appearing in the Court of Appeal and the High Court and acting for respondents, defendants, petitioners and appellants.
His property and fraud work includes a Court of Appeal matter in which he acted for a respondent whose land had allegedly been transferred to others through a forged settlement agreement and a forged power of attorney. The appeal raised a significant insolvency point: whether a judgment delivered after one of the appellants had been adjudged bankrupt, without leave being obtained under section 8(1)(a) of the Insolvency Act 1967, was rendered null and void.
A second strand is succession. Acting for a defendant in a High Court suit concerning two competing wills, he was engaged on the validity of a later will against an earlier one, in a dispute over a family home and residuary estate among the children of the deceased testator.
He also appears in company and contempt litigation. Acting for a petitioner he pursued a winding-up petition under sections 464 and 465(1) of the Companies Act 2016, which the court dismissed after finding that the petitioner had not come with clean hands and that the complaints were premature pending the disposal of other suits. In related Court of Appeal matters concerning the management of Global Tobacco Manufacturers, he acted for a respondent and then an appellant where the court upheld findings of contempt for breaching an injunction that prohibited interference with the company's management, holding that issuing termination letters and convening an extraordinary general meeting pre-empted an ongoing suit, and reaffirming that disobedience of a court order is contempt. The practice is property, succession and company litigation, with a recurring thread of injunctions, contempt and the enforcement of court orders. The disputes frequently turn on the intersection of insolvency, family assets and the control of a company, and on the consequences of ignoring an order once it has been made.
How many cases has Nicholas Lim Wei Jian appeared in?
Nicholas Lim Wei Jian appears as counsel of record in 5 reported Malaysia judgments (2025–2026).
Which courts does Nicholas Lim Wei Jian appear in?
Nicholas Lim Wei Jian appears before MYCOA (3) and MYHC (2).
What areas does Nicholas Lim Wei Jian practise in these decisions?
Property, probate and company litigation. His matters include a Court of Appeal land-fraud case involving forged documents, a High Court dispute over two competing wills, a winding-up petition under the Companies Act 2016, and contempt proceedings concerning the management of Global Tobacco Manufacturers.
What insolvency point arose in the land-fraud appeal?
Whether a judgment delivered after one of the appellants had been adjudged bankrupt, without leave first being obtained under section 8(1)(a) of the Insolvency Act 1967, was rendered null and void. The underlying claim concerned land allegedly transferred by a forged settlement agreement and a forged power of attorney; he acted for a respondent.
Why was the winding-up petition dismissed?
The court found that the petitioner, for whom he acted, had not come to court with clean hands and had not shown that the grounds in the petition justified winding up the company under sections 464 and 465(1) of the Companies Act 2016, and it held the complaints premature pending the disposal of other suits.