Lately, there have been several key developments in medico-legal matters, and as legal practitioners, it is vital to keep abreast of such developments which shape our practice accordingly. In this session, the speakers will delve into and examine recent medico-legal decisions across different jurisdictions, examining the possible impact these decisions may have on the medico-legal landscape.
Lately, there have been several key developments in medico-legal matters, and as legal practitioners, it is vital to keep abreast of such developments which shape our practice accordingly. In this session, the speakers will delve into and examine recent medico-legal decisions across different jurisdictions, examining the possible impact these decisions may have on the medico-legal landscape.
Charlaine Adrienne Chin was called to the Utter Bar of England and Wales, and is currently an advocate and solicitor of the High Court of Malaya and partner at Raja, Darryl & Loh.
She conducts trials and appeals at various levels of the Malaysian courts and the bulk of her practice thus far has been in medico-legal cases, representing medical practitioners in civil suits as well as in disciplinary inquiries before the Malaysian Medical Council.
She was part of the team that was involved in successfully defending a host of landmark medical negligence appeals at the Federal Court, which clarified the issues of standard of care in respect of a doctor’s duty to diagnose and treat, and a doctor’s duty to advise of risks.
On the corporate and commercial front, she currently represents public listed corporations, private companies, and individuals in tortious and contractual claims at all levels of the court involving, among others, sale of goods, oil and gas disputes, automobile-related disputes and injunctive proceedings. Her dispute resolution experience also encompasses arbitration and mediation.
Cheong Chi Yan is a legal associate at Raja, Darryl & Loh. She completed the Bar Professional Training Course at BPP Law School in Leeds (2018–2019) and earned a Bachelor of Law (LLB) from the University of Essex (2017–2018). Chi Yan was admitted to the Utter Bar of England and Wales as a Barrister-at-Law and as a member of the Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn in 2019.
She actively handles medico-legal and civil litigation files, meeting clients and experts to gather instructions, attending medical inquiries with a supervising partner, as well as advising clients on legal matters.
Sofiya Imran is an associate at Raja, Darryl & Loh since 2023. She holds a LLB in Law with Criminology from the University of Manchester in 2016. Sofiya completed the Bar Professional Training Course at the University of Law (London) in 2017, and earned an LLM in Medical Law from Queen Mary University of London in 2018.
She was admitted to the Utter Bar of England and Wales as a Barrister-at-Law and as a member of the Honourable Society of Gray’s Inn in 2017. She was admitted as an advocate and solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in 2023.
She currently actively handles medico-legal and civil litigation files. The majority of her practice includes representing medical practitioners in civil suits, in addition to representing medical and dental practitioners in inquiry proceedings before the Malaysian Medical Council (“MMC”) and the Malaysian Dental Council (“MDC”).
Her professional employment also includes serving as a lecturer in law at HELP University.
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