Medical Negligence Lawyer in Malaysia
An Established Medical Law Firm Focused on Healthcare Negligence Claims with a Transnational Reach
Medical Malpractice & Boutique Litigation Firm in Malaysia
Evan Lee Advocates & Solicitors is a law firm in Malaysia with a primary focus on healthcare law and ethics, particularly, medical negligence and other clinical malpractice claims. Colloquially referred to as “medical lawyers” or the “medical law firm”, we provide bespoke legal services for all things related to healthcare.
Practice Areas
We provide legal opinions on medical law and ethics, and represent patients, healthcare providers, and other stakeholders in medico-legal disputes – particularly in cases involving medical and dental negligence, clinical malpractice claims, disciplinary inquiry proceedings, and enforcement proceedings by the Ministry of Health, Malaysia. As a firm focusing on medical law, we regularly assist in navigating complex issues at the intersection of healthcare and the law. We also undertake other areas of civil litigation. Below are the list of our practice areas:
Medical & Dental Law
We represent patients and healthcare providers in Court, the Malaysian Medical Council, the Malaysian Dental Council, the Traditional & Complementary Medicine Council and in mediation.
Personal Injury Claims
We provide representation in claims for compensation for personal injury such as road traffic accidents, workplace injuries, assault & battery, and accidents on private property.
Commercial and Corporate Disputes
We provide litigation assistance in matters involving commercial and corporate disputes, including but not limited to minority oppression, boardroom tussles, goods sold & delivered, insolvency & bankruptcy, debt recovery, and contractual disputes.
Civil Disputes
We undertake claims for defamation, fraud, trespass to goods, disputes over land and property, employment & industrial relations, and family disputes such as divorce proceedings & disputes over inheritance.
Alternative Dispute Resolution
We undertake alternative dispute resolution (ADR) like private mediation and arbitration.
Non-Contentious Matters
We provide non-contentious legal services, including contract review, will writing, and probate & administration.
As our work deals with an exclusive focus on disputes involving medical science, we are supported by medically qualified advisers who assist in pre-action screening of cases, and instruct healthcare practitioners from every medical specialty as independent experts in Court.
For access to clinical information and medical records from healthcare centres outside of Malaysia, we collaborate with foreign law firms to ensure effective cross-border support. We also assist foreign law firms to obtain medical records for their clients.
Our Medico-Legal Lawyer
Evan Lee Sian Wen
LL.B. (Hons.) University of Reading
PGDip in Bar Professional Training, Cardiff University
Barrister-at-Law of the Middle Temple (England & Wales)
Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court in Malaya
MMIArb, Professional Diploma in International Arbitration
Evan Lee is a medical negligence-centric lawyer in based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He was called to the Bar of England & Wales in 2015 and the Malaysian Bar in 2016. He is also a member of the Medico-Legal Society of Malaysia and the Malaysian Institute of Arbitrators.
Evan’s experience spans divers medical disciplines including but not limited to therapeutic and cosmetic surgery, dentistry, allied healthcare, and traditional & complementary medicine. He leads clients in navigating the complexities of medical-related disputes.
For legal advice or representation on medicolegal matters, schedule a consultation with Evan Lee himself.
Our Clients
We provide advisory and advocacy services to local and international patients, healthcare professionals, healthcare centres, and law firms embroiled in medico-legal disputes.
We are qualified to appear in all tiers of Courts in Peninsula Malaysia, the High Court at Labuan, and before various regulatory and disciplinary bodies, including the Malaysian Medical Council, Malaysian Dental Council, Malaysian Dental Therapists Board, Malaysian Allied Health Professions Council, and the Traditional and Complementary Medicine Council. For matters arising in the states of Sabah & Sarawak and the Subordinate Courts at Labuan, we engage and provide counsel support for locally qualified lawyers.
We are also eligible to appear in the Labour Court, the Industrial Court, military court-martial proceedings, arbitration and mediation proceedings, and before the Tribunal for Home Buyers Claims, Pardons Board, Tribunal for Anti-Sexual Harassment, Advocates & Solicitors Disciplinary Board, and other professional disciplinary authorities.
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