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
- 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