Tan Sri Dato' Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah
About Tan Sri Dato' Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah
Tan Sri Dato' Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah appears as counsel of record in 5 reported Malaysia judgments (2021–2025). These were heard before MYHC (2), MYCOA (2) and MYFC (1).
On the court record
Tan Sri Dato' Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah's reported practice on this record is unusually broad, spanning banking, insolvency, commercial contract and serious criminal appeals, and reaching the Federal Court, the Court of Appeal and the High Court.
A significant matter is a Federal Court banking appeal concerning Public Bank Berhad and the National Feedlot Corporation group, in which he acted for a respondent. It concerned a bank's duty of confidentiality to its customer — the implied contractual term, the statutory duty under section 97(1) of the Banking and Financial Institutions Act, the application of the Tournier principle in Malaysia, and whether a bank is liable for disclosure by rogue employees, including whether the duty is strict or fault-based.
His insolvency and commercial work includes a winding-up matter concerning MBF Northern Sdn Bhd, where he acted for an applicant seeking leave to commence proceedings against a company in liquidation under section 471 of the Companies Act 2016, on whether the claim met the threshold of being real, genuine and serious rather than frivolous. In a contract dispute concerning Acmeland Development Sdn Bhd and a statutory development authority, he acted for a defendant on a joint venture agreement for a housing development that failed for want of planning approval, engaging conditions precedent, frustration and termination under sections 40 and 57(2) of the Contracts Act 1950.
He also appears in criminal appeals. Acting for respondents in a Court of Appeal matter, he defended an acquittal against a prosecution appeal in a murder prosecution under section 302 of the Penal Code, where the High Court had discharged and acquitted the accused. He has further acted for appellants in a commercial matter concerning specific performance of a tribute agreement over tin mining leases. The practice is broad, high-level litigation across banking, insolvency, contract and crime.
How many cases has Tan Sri Dato' Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah appeared in?
Tan Sri Dato' Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah appears as counsel of record in 5 reported Malaysia judgments (2021–2025).
Which courts does Tan Sri Dato' Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah appear in?
Tan Sri Dato' Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah appears before MYHC (2), MYCOA (2) and MYFC (1).
What areas does Tan Sri Dato' Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah cover in these decisions?
Banking, insolvency, commercial contract and serious criminal appeals. His matters include a Federal Court banking-confidentiality appeal concerning Public Bank Berhad and the National Feedlot Corporation group, a winding-up leave application concerning MBF Northern Sdn Bhd, a joint venture housing dispute, and a murder appeal in the Court of Appeal.
What was the banking-confidentiality appeal about?
A Federal Court appeal concerning Public Bank Berhad and the National Feedlot Corporation group, in which he acted for a respondent. It engaged a bank's duty of confidentiality to its customer — the implied contractual term, the statutory duty under section 97(1) of the Banking and Financial Institutions Act, the Tournier principle, and whether a bank is liable for disclosure by rogue employees and whether that duty is strict or fault-based.
What was his role in the murder appeal?
Acting for respondents in a Court of Appeal matter, he defended an acquittal against the prosecution's appeal in a murder prosecution under section 302 of the Penal Code, where the High Court had discharged and acquitted the accused at the close of the prosecution case.