Lawyers

Celinne Teh

  • Email: ct@hikpartners.com

Celinne graduated from the University of Leeds in 2018 and obtained her Certificate in Legal Practice a year later. She completed her pupillage at MahWengKwai & Associates and was admitted to the Malaysian Bar in 2021. Celinne joined the Firm in 2022 as a Legal Associate in the Dispute Resolution/Litigation Department and was promoted to Senior Legal Associate in 2024. Her practice covers civil litigation, including strata management, construction disputes, defamation, and employment matters. Celinne regularly handles complex cases and appears at all levels of court for trials, hearings, and appeals.

LL.B (Hons) University of Leeds
Advocate & Solicitor, High Court of Malaya

1. Trenergy Infrastructure Sdn Bhd v Hong Leong Bank Bhd [2025] 12 MLJ 398
– Represented the Plaintiff – Claim allowed. Court found that bank’s attempt to contra and set off facilities after cancelling the same untenable

2. Poh Kee Lock & Anor v Ivan Goh-Lee En Tatt & Anor [2025] MLJU 3884
– Represented the Defendant – Succeeded in setting aside the ex parte anton pillar order

3. MPG Career Sdn Bhd v Bukit Beruntung Golf & Country Resort Bhd & Ors [2025] MLJU 1016
– (Issue concerning breaches of the terms of a golf course operations and management contract)

4. Jambatan Kedua Sdn Bhd v Gammerlite Sdn Bhd [2024] MLJU 2525
– (Enforcement of Adjudication Award issued pursuant to CIPAA 2012)

5. CTOS Data Systems Sdn Bhd v Suriati bt Mohd Yusof [2024] 5 MLJ 811
– (Defamation and breach of statutory duties claim against a credit reporting agency for alleged inaccurate credit reporting)

6. SCP Assets Sdn Bhd v Perbadanan Pengurusan PD-1 [2024] MLJU 168
– ( Issues surrounding the powers and exercise of discretion by a management corporation to determine and collect different rates of maintenance chargers pursuant to the Strata Management Act 2013)

7. RPH Global Property Management Sdn Bhd v Badan Pengurusan Bersama Residensi PV21 [2023] MLJU 1812
– ( Judgement on contractual entitlement to payment in lieu of notice under a property management agreement)

8. Permodalan Masteron Sdn Bhd v Stanley Saw Boon Leong & Anor [2023] MLJU 2504
– (Defamation claim arising out of Libellous statements against a developer in a Whatsapp group

9. Mah Sau Cheong v Wee Len @ Wai Shiang Liang [2024] 12 MLJ 671
– (Judgement on enforcement of a foreign judgement in common law)