Profile
Mahadevan Sekaran is a Partner in Conflict Resolution
Department in Jayadeep, Hari & Jamil
He specialises in Insurance and Takaful litigation,
particularly in complex, high magnitude claims at trial
and all appellate levels. He is emplaced on the panel of
many General Insurance and Takaful Insurance companies. He
is also appointed as lead counsel by clients, to assist
their panel solicitors when they are faced with
complicated legal matters or as the situation arises.
Additionally, he has numerous dismissals and reported
cases to his credit. He is also actively involved in
mediation process and is responsible for negotiating
settlements on behalf of insurance companies with the
claimants.
Key practice areas
- Bodily injury claims
- Property damage claims
- Medico legal claims
- General insurance claims
Qualifications
- LL.B. (Hons) London (2009)
- Certificate of Legal Practice, CLP (2010)
- Advocate and solicitor, High Court of Malaya, (2012)
- Certification in Mediation, Malaysian International Mediation Centre (2023)
Professional affiliations
- Malaysian Insurance Institute - Member
- Medico-Legal Society of Malaysia - Life Member
- Malaysian Association of Risk and Insurance Management - Member
- Malaysian Institute of Arbitrators - Member (MMIArb)
Awards
- Advisory Excellence Insurance Law expert 2022 - Certificate of Excellence Winner
- Leaders in Law Global Awards 2022 - Insurance Law Expert of the Year in Malaysia.
- 2023 Leading Adviser Awards - Leading Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year - Malaysia
- Leaders in Law Global Awards 2023 - Insurance Law Expert of the Year in Malaysia.
Media / News
- Coverage by Sinar Harian on 9/6/2017
- Guest Moot Judge for 17th Lawasia International Moot Competition 2022.
- Speaker (workshop) on S41 & S43 Road Transport Act 1987 and Orthotics & Prosthetics claims for National Insurance & Takaful Claims Society (NICS) 2022
- Guest Moot Judge for 18th Lawasia International Moot Competition 2023.
- Speaker (workshop) on emerging trend in insurance claims with emphasis on erectile dysfunction and psychiatric injury for National Insurance & Takaful Claims Society (NICS) 2023
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Contact Me
Phone
0166655696
maha@jhj.com.my