Vinodhini Benjamin Samuel
About Vinodhini Benjamin Samuel
Vinodhini Benjamin Samuel appears as counsel of record in 4 reported Malaysia judgments (2025–2026). These were heard before MYCOA (2) and MYHC (2).
On the court record
The reported matters concentrate on admiralty and shipping work, with evidence and civil-procedure questions, grounded in High Court and Court of Appeal judgments.
Vinodhini Benjamin Samuel's reported matters are concentrated in admiralty and shipping, with related civil-procedure and evidence questions, argued in the High Court and the Court of Appeal. A significant admiralty decision arose on an application to set aside a warrant of arrest of a vessel, where the questions were whether a bareboat charterparty had been terminated, whether the plaintiffs had a right to possession of the vessel, and whether the plaintiffs' control over the charterer conferred the necessary interest. Appearing for an intervener, the matter engaged the strict requirements for founding an action in rem and the circumstances in which an arrest will be set aside.
Admiralty jurisdiction also features at the appellate level. In a Court of Appeal matter the question was the jurisdiction of the Admiralty High Court under section 24(b) of the Courts of Judicature Act 1964, read with the relevant provisions of the United Kingdom's Senior Courts Act 1981, which are incorporated into Malaysian admiralty practice; appearing for the appellant, the appeal turned on the reach of that jurisdiction over the claim.
Civil procedure and evidence complete the profile. In a Court of Appeal appeal the issues included the legal burden of proof and its reversal, the distinction between the legal and the evidential burden, and the treatment of circumstantial and expert evidence; appearing for the respondents, the Court ordered a refund sum to be paid with interest at five per cent per year and costs of RM150,000. A thread across these decisions is the application of specialist maritime jurisdiction and rigorous evidential analysis, from the arrest of a vessel and the limits of admiralty jurisdiction to the allocation of the burden of proof, argued in the High Court and before the Court of Appeal of Malaysia. The reported work thus sits squarely in the admiralty and shipping field, grounded in the judgments.
How many cases has Vinodhini Benjamin Samuel appeared in?
Vinodhini Benjamin Samuel appears as counsel of record in 4 reported Malaysia judgments (2025–2026).
Which courts does Vinodhini Benjamin Samuel appear in?
Vinodhini Benjamin Samuel appears before MYCOA (2) and MYHC (2).
What is the focus of Vinodhini Benjamin Samuel's reported cases?
They are concentrated in admiralty and shipping, including an application to set aside the arrest of a vessel and a question on the jurisdiction of the Admiralty High Court, together with civil-procedure and evidence questions on the burden of proof.
What was in issue in the warrant-of-arrest matter?
Whether a bareboat charterparty had been terminated, whether the plaintiffs had a right to possession of the vessel, and whether their control over the charterer conferred the necessary interest to sustain the arrest; she appeared for an intervener.
What jurisdictional question arose before the Court of Appeal?
The jurisdiction of the Admiralty High Court under section 24(b) of the Courts of Judicature Act 1964, read with the relevant provisions of the United Kingdom's Senior Courts Act 1981 as incorporated into Malaysian admiralty practice; she appeared for the appellant.