Renu Zechariah
About Renu Zechariah
Renu Zechariah appears as counsel of record in 4 reported Malaysia judgments (2025–2026). These were heard before MYHC (3) and MYCOA (1).
On the court record
The reported matters span legal-costs, civil-procedure, injunction and corporate-restructuring work, grounded in High Court and Court of Appeal judgments.
Renu Zechariah's reported matters cover legal-costs and taxation questions, civil procedure, injunctions and corporate restructuring, argued in the High Court and the Court of Appeal. A costs decision concerned an originating summons over a set of invoices, where the questions were whether the bills were gross-sum bills, whether the party was out of time to seek taxation under the Legal Profession Act 1976, and whether the court retained a discretion to order taxation. Appearing for a defendant, the plaintiff's application was dismissed against both defendants, with costs of RM7,500 ordered to each.
Civil procedure and injunctions feature in two further matters. In one she appeared for the plaintiff on an application to stay proceedings pending the disposal of a related appeal, where the court weighed the value of expeditious adjudication against the reasons for delay and a party's allegedly inconsistent position on a stay. In another she appeared for the plaintiff where an injunction had been set aside and the defendants sought an assessment of damages on the undertaking; the Court found the defendants had failed to establish their claimed loss on the balance of probabilities and dismissed the assessment with costs.
Corporate restructuring completes the profile. In a Court of Appeal matter concerning a scheme of arrangement, the question was whether section 366 of the Companies Act 2016 prohibits consecutive or fresh convening and restraining orders following the expiry of an earlier order; appearing for the appellant, the Court affirmed the High Court order and dismissed the appeal. A thread across these decisions is the control of process and cost in commercial litigation, from the taxation of a solicitor's bill and the grant or refusal of a stay, to the consequences of a discharged injunction and the limits on a restructuring moratorium, argued in the High Court and before the Court of Appeal of Malaysia.
How many cases has Renu Zechariah appeared in?
Renu Zechariah appears as counsel of record in 4 reported Malaysia judgments (2025–2026).
Which courts does Renu Zechariah appear in?
Renu Zechariah appears before MYHC (3) and MYCOA (1).
What areas of law feature in Renu Zechariah's reported cases?
They include legal-costs and taxation under the Legal Profession Act 1976, civil procedure such as a stay of proceedings and an assessment of damages on a discharged injunction, and corporate restructuring under a scheme of arrangement.
What did the High Court decide in the taxation-of-bills matter?
Appearing for a defendant, the Court dismissed the plaintiff's application against both defendants, with costs of RM7,500 to each, on questions of whether the bills were gross-sum bills and whether taxation was sought out of time under the Legal Profession Act 1976.
What restructuring question arose in the Court of Appeal?
Whether section 366 of the Companies Act 2016 prohibits consecutive or fresh convening and restraining orders after an earlier order expires; appearing for the appellant, the Court affirmed the High Court order and dismissed the appeal.