Areas of Practice

Energy
Insurance
Intellectual Property

Contact

Tel (Sec)
03 2164 0200
ext 156

E-mail

 

 

About Lim Kock Hooi

Lim Kock Hooi was previously Senior Legal Counsel with PETRONAS, the national oil company of Malaysia, for 7 years, acting as legal adviser on upstream oil and gas contracts and petroleum-related joint ventures within Malaysia and in the South East Asian region.

Prior to being legal counsel with PETRONAS, he practised as a petroleum geologist for 8 years, being largely involved in acreage evaluation within Malaysia and South East Asia in the later part of his career. As a result of his varied experience in a legal/commercial/technical environment, he is familiar with relevant issues in the petroleum industry from different perspectives.

He joined Azman, Davidson & Co as a partner in 1996.

Qualifications and Admissions

  • BSc (Hons) in Applied Geology, University of Malaya (1981)
  • LLB (Hons) University of London (1988)
  • Certificate in Legal Practice (1989)
  • Advocate & Solicitor, High Court of Malaya (1997)
  • Registered Patent Agent
  • Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators

Areas of Practice

Kock Hooi’s areas of practice include project work in a variety of infrastructures and commercial environments ranging from energy construction to engineering/construction insurance claims. He is proficient in English, Malay and Mandarin.

Experience

Major matters Kock Hooi has handled include the following:

  • Upstream petroleum and services contracts.
  • EPC and project management contracts.
  • Procurement issues.
  • Petroleum arrangements for joint development in overlapping boundary claims areas.
  • Energy & construction insurance claims.