Wen Jun graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) from the University of London, obtaining a Second Class Upper Division. He completed his pupillage at Paul Cheah Associates under the mentorship of Mr Paul Cheah Boon Hoe.
Wen Jun is a litigation lawyer with a strong track record of securing favourable outcomes for both individual and corporate clients at all levels of the Malaysian courts. His practice spans a broad range of civil matters, including defamation, negligence, intellectual property, and commercial disputes. In many cases, he has successfully secured judgments and settlements involving multimillion-ringgit claims.
In addition to litigating disputes, he offers clients alternative resolution strategies where appropriate. He has frequently assisted clients in reaching out-of-court settlements, thereby saving time and costs.
He believes that legal knowledge is not merely a tool for resolving disputes, but a preventive asset. Wen Jun's approach goes beyond dispute resolution, he also strives to educate and advise clients on how to avoid similar issues in the future.
Notable Transactions and Cases
1A. Tort (Defamation/ Negligence)
- Secured favourable judgments in online defamation suits arising from divorce proceedings involving allegations of adultery.
- Successfully opposed a striking out application by Malaysia’s largest bank in a negligence suit.
- Negotiated a favourable settlement in a medical negligence claim involving a private hospital and doctor.
- Acted for a Chinese company in a RM10 million defamation and breach of contract suit against local influencers.
- Acted for a client in a dispute initiated by the largest telecommunications company in Asia, achieving a reduction in claimed general damages from over RM7 million to under RM50,000.
- Acted for a software company in a RM2 million copyright infringement case, resulting in a favourable settlement.
- Acted for an investment bank in a trademark infringement dispute, leading to cessation of infringing sales and deregistration of the offending entity.
- Secured a favourable judgment in a commission dispute against a major water purifier company in Malaysia.
- Secured a favourable judgment in a tenancy dispute against a museum operator.
- Successfully opposed a striking out application by a licensed Labuan financial operator in a suit for wrongful withholding of over USD6 million.
- Collaborated with a Singaporean law firm and acted for a Bursa-listed company in an arbitration proceeding involving a disputed sum exceeding €3 million.
- Acted for a prominent property developer in a legal fee dispute involving a contingency fee arrangement worth over RM2 million.
- Acted for Malaysia’s largest utility provider in debt recovery proceedings.
- Acted for a foreign entity in entering judgment in a debt recovery suit against the founder of a Bursa-listed company.
- Successfully resisted a bank’s summary judgment application in a credit card dispute, resulting in the withdrawal of the claim without liberty to refile.
- Successfully opposed a bank’s order for sale application.
- Advised the largest UK-based early childhood education provider on multiple cross-border M&A transactions involving Malaysian and Singaporean entities, each with a transaction value exceeding RM20 million.
- Acted for clients in commercial real estate transactions valued at RM6 million.
- Advised a branding agency organising international award events, each with a transaction value exceeding RM1 million.
- Advised a media production company producing an online reality cooking show, involving a transaction value of over RM300,000.
- Provided legal opinions to foreign entities and advised on regulatory and compliance matters.
- Criminal Defence
- Represented suspects in a house-breaking case involving stolen assets exceeding RM1 million.
- Successfully mitigated and reduced sentences in various cases under the Penal Code.
Reported Case
Starmax Century Sdn Bhd & Ors v. Cuckoo International (Mal) Sdn Bhd & Ors [2025] 4 MLRH 306 – Secured a favourable judgment in a commission dispute against a major water filter company, after a 14-day trial.
Other Involvement
Wen Jun currently serves as an Alumni Ambassador for the University of London and is a panel lawyer for SUHAKAM.