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Academic Achievements

Obtained 5A's in Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia public examinations in 1990, one of the only 62 candidates to obtain 5A's throughout the country.
Sole candidate to be awarded a First Class Honours Degree in Law, University of Malaya, 1995.
Awarded the prestigious Puan Sri Haseenah Abdoolcader Gold Medal for emerging as the best final year student for the degree of Bachelor of Laws.
Awarded The Lord President of Malaysia award (overall best final year law student, University of Malaya),
Awarded The Chief Justice of Malaya award (overall best third year law student, University of Malaya)
Awarded The Chief Justice of Borneo award (overall best second year law student, University of Malaya)
Awarded The Bar Council of Malaysia award (overall best first year law student, University of Malaya);
Awarded book prizes for being the top student in various law subjects in the final year law examinations, University of Malaya.
Awarded Cambridge Chevening Scholarship by the Cambridge Commonwealth Trust to pursue his Master of Laws degree at the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom,.
Graduated with an LL.M degree specialising in the area of International Trade Finance, Commercial Finance, International Sales, Commercial Insurance Law and International Commercial Litigation.
Awarded the Fellowship of the Cambridge Commonwealth Society in 1998.

Expertise

Appeared and had conduct of matters in the Federal Court, Court of Appeal, High Court, Subordinate Courts as well as the Industrial and Labour Courts.
Extensive experience in handling litigation involving corporate banking, Islamic banking, corporate disputes involving, among others, share sale agreements, profit guarantee agreements, international commercial disputes, international trade finance disputes, corporate disputes involving corporate acquisitions, private share acquisitions, private equity investment, joint venture agreement, litigation involving non-motor insurance claim construction contract, building contract, injunctions, international trade, land dealings, landlord and tenant, international trade, trade finance disputes, corporate insolvency, bankruptcy, employment and industrial relations disputes. He has also conducted arbitration proceedings and hearings of criminal litigation.
Prepared legal opinions and rendered various legal advice to public listed companies and private limited companies on various legal issues.
Maniarasan was also involved in teaching undergraduates as a part-time lecturer in Commercial Insurance Law, Conflict of Laws, Family Law and Consumer Law at the Faculty of Law, University of Malaya from 1995 to 2000.

Academic Achievements

Graduated with Diploma in Public Administration from the University Technology Mara in 2012
Graduated with BLS (Hons) from the University Technology Mara in 2015
Graduated with LL.B (Hons) from the University Technology Mara in 2016
Called to the Malaysian Bar on 24^th February 2017

Past Experience

Area of practice is general and civil litigation;
Handle matters relating to contractual disputes, company law and practice, landlord and tenant, tortious claims, defamations, land disputes, banking and finance, injunctions, corporate insolvency and bankruptcy, debt recovery, execution proceedings and employment disputes;
Experience in drafting various types of documents and/or cause papers;
Preparing legal opinions and rendered legal advice on various legal issues to clients including on litigation strategy;
Participated and advice clients in any settlement negotiations;
Appeared and had conduct matters for the corporations in the Industrial Court for non-compliance and dismissal claims;
Appeared and had conduct matters for the financial institutions, corporations and individuals in litigation before the Subordinate Court, High Courts and Court of Appeal;
Assisted in matters at the Federal Court
Appeared and had conduct of matters before the Special Commisioners of Income Tax.