Leong Chee Weng is a Partner with Lee & Poh Partnership, heading the firm's Construction Dispute Resolution and the Arbitration Practice Group.
Chee Weng was called to the Bar of England & Wales and High Court of Malaya. He regularly represents clients in complex and high-value disputes in all levels of the Malaysian courts, arbitration, mediation and Adjudication under the Construction Industry Payment and Adjudication Act 2012. He is also often engaged to review and draft various contracts and render practical and constructive advice to clients from both legal and commercial perspectives.
Chee Weng works with clients from a wide range of industries including property developers, manufacturers, foreign companies, suppliers and contractors. He has previously advised and acted for clients in disputes relating to, amongst others, claim relating to the construction of a solar scale photovoltaic plant for a total contract sum of RM29 million, construction of the Malaysian Light Railway Transit project valued at approximately RM16.63 billion, construction of a mixed development with an estimated project size of RM350 million, construction of a fuel hydrant pipeline in KLIA, supply of Malaysian passport and construction of a waste treatment plant, which is the first of its kind in Malayaisia.
He is also the author of numerous publications and a frequent speaker at conferences. One of his recent publications include the book titled “Force Majeure and Hardship in the Asia Pacific Region” published by JURIS Legal Information where Chee Weng was the co-author to the Malaysian chapter and the book “Standard Form of Building Contracts Compared” published by Lexis Nexis where he was one of the editorial board member. Chee Weng is also a contributor to the Malaysian Civil Procedure 2021, otherwise known as Malaysian White Book.”