Sheena Stephanie Sebastian
About Sheena Stephanie Sebastian
Sheena Stephanie Sebastian appears as counsel of record in 5 reported Malaysia judgments (2025). These were heard before MYHC (4) and MYCOA (1).
On the court record
Sheena Stephanie Sebastian's reported practice ranges across family, company, defamation and insurance litigation, appearing in the High Court and the Court of Appeal and acting for appellants, plaintiffs and defendants.
Her family work includes a Court of Appeal matter on the division of matrimonial assets under section 76 of the Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) Act 1976, in which she acted for the appellant. The appeal raised whether particular properties were matrimonial assets, whether their sale and transfer were bona fide, and whether a resulting trust could be invoked where the companies said to hold the properties had not been joined — bringing the principle of separate legal personality into a family dispute.
Her company and reputation work includes an application for an interim injunction to restrain a defamation, in which she acted for plaintiffs including Bumi Suria Sdn Bhd; the court dismissed the application, finding that the articles complained of were supported by documentary evidence rather than published out of malice, and that the threshold for an interim injunction was not met. In a separate matter concerning Nautilus Tug & Towage Sdn Bhd, in which she acted for a defendant, the case concerned the validity of a director's removal and whether natural justice was breached by not placing the issue on the agenda of the board meeting.
She also handles insurance and contract disputes. Acting for a plaintiff, she pursued an indemnity claim against MSIG Insurance (Malaysia) Bhd arising from a road accident where the insurer alleged a fraudulent claim, turning on conflicting forensic expert evidence and the validity of notice. In another matter she was engaged on whether an agreement was a loan or an investment and whether payment of profits and principal was contingent on profitability. The practice is broad civil litigation across family, company, defamation and insurance.
How many cases has Sheena Stephanie Sebastian appeared in?
Sheena Stephanie Sebastian appears as counsel of record in 5 reported Malaysia judgments (2025).
Which courts does Sheena Stephanie Sebastian appear in?
Sheena Stephanie Sebastian appears before MYHC (4) and MYCOA (1).
What areas does Sheena Stephanie Sebastian practise in these decisions?
Family, company, defamation and insurance litigation. Her matters include a Court of Appeal division-of-matrimonial-assets appeal under the Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) Act 1976, a defamation interim-injunction application involving Bumi Suria Sdn Bhd, a director-removal dispute concerning Nautilus Tug & Towage Sdn Bhd, and an insurance indemnity claim against MSIG Insurance (Malaysia) Bhd.
What did the matrimonial-assets appeal raise?
Whether particular properties were matrimonial assets under section 76 of the Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) Act 1976, whether their sale and transfer were bona fide, and whether a resulting trust could be invoked where the companies said to hold the properties were not joined as parties — which brought the doctrine of separate legal personality into the division exercise. She acted for the appellant.
Why was the defamation interim injunction refused?
The court found that the plaintiffs, including Bumi Suria Sdn Bhd, had not met the threshold for an interim injunction, because the articles complained of were supported by documentary evidence rather than published out of malice, so the application was dismissed.