Kirthika Padmanapan graduated with First Class Honours in Bachelor of Laws from University of Leeds in 2020 and subsequently completed her Barrister Training Course (BTC) in 2021. Thereafter she was called to the Bar of England and Wales and was admitted as a member of the Honourable Society of Gray’s Inn. She gained her legal experience as a paralegal for three months before commencing her pupillage in MahWengKwai & Associates under the guidance of Ms Lesley Lim.

Kirthika completed her pupillage in October 2022 and was admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in January 2023. Her areas of practice include strata management, family and citizenship matters, employment law and criminal defence.

Career to date

2023    Legal Associate, MahWengKwai & Associates

2022    Pupil-in-Chambers, MahWengKwai & Associates

2021    Paralegal, MahWengKwai & Associates

2021    Intern, Raj, Ong & Yudistra

2021    Intern, MahWengKwai & Associates

Particular litigation experience

  • Assisted in a joint petition for divorce at the High Court and the subsequent rescission of the decree nisi
  • Assisted in advising and representing individuals in adoption related matters
  • Assisted in advising and representing stateless individuals in seeking a declaration of citizenship by operation of law, High Court
  • Assisted in advising and representing a joint management body and management corporation in interlocutory applications at the High Court

CONTACT

Tel: 03-7887 2702
kirthika.padmanapan@mahwengkwai.com

 

AREAS OF PRACTICE

  • Dispute Resolution

    Arbitration
    Banking & Finance
    Commercial Litigation
    Constitutional law
    Data Theft
    Debt Recovery
    Environmental law
    Family Business
    Intellectual Property
    Joint Management Bodies & Management Corporations
    Land Acquisition
    Mediation
    Medical
    Shipping
    Strata Titles & Common Property
    Tax

  • Corporate

    Banking & Finance
    Charities & Not-for-profits
    Entrepreneurs & Start-ups
    Environmental law
    Intellectual Property
    Tax

  • Employment

    Contractual Documentation
    Constructive Dismissal
    Disciplinary Procedures
    Partnership Disputes
    Whistleblowing
    Wrongful Dismissal

  • Individuals & Families

    Citizenship
    Custody
    Family Business
    Immigration
    Syariah Advisory Wills