Lim Kock
Hooi is the present Managing Partner of the firm since January 2009. He 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
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BSc (Hons) in Applied Geology, University
of Malaya (1981)
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LLB (Hons) University of London (1988)
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Certificate in Legal Practice (1989)
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Advocate & Solicitor, High Court of
Malaya (1997)
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Registered Patent Agent
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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:
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Upstream petroleum and services
contracts.
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EPC and project management contracts.
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Procurement issues.
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Petroleum arrangements for joint
development in overlapping boundary claims areas.
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Energy & construction insurance claims.
