Curriculum Vitae

DR. KUEK CHEE YING

Senior Lecturer
  • Dean's Office
    Faculty of Law
  • cykuek
  • 037967 6534

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

  • PhD, (Law)
    Universiti Malaya (UM)
  • LLM, (Law)
    Universiti Malaya (UM)
  • LLB HONS, (Law)
    Universiti Malaya (UM)

ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES

  • Jawatankuasa Perpustakaan Undang-Undang
    01 Jan 2024 - 31 Dec 2025 (Faculty)
  • Pakar Jaminan Kualiti Program (Programme Quality Assurance Expert - ProQAE) Universiti Malaya
    01 Jan 2024 - 31 Dec 2025 (University Malaya)
  • Jawatankuasa Pemilihan Kemasukan Bagi Program Ijazah Sarjana Muda Jurisprudens Bagi Sesi 2024/2025
    01 Jan 2024 - 31 Dec 2025 (Faculty)
  • Jawatankuasa TaskForce Semakan Kurikulum Bagi Program Sarjana Muda Jurisprudens, Fakulti Undang-undang
    09 Dec 2023 - 08 Dec 2024 (Faculty)

MEMBERSHIPS

  • LIFE MEMBER OF ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL CURRICULUM AND EDUCATIONAL INSTRUCTION (APROCEI), MEMBER
    Since 2024 (National)
  • LIFE MEMBER OF INNS OF COURT MALAYSIA, MEMBER
    Since 2018 (National)

AWARD AND STEWARDSHIP

  • First prize in the Open Category in the MMU Press Article Writing Competition 2023
    MMU Press, Multimedia University, 2023 (National)
  • Best Paper Award in the Healthcare and Medical Law stream at Taylor's International Conference on the Future of Law and Legal Practice 2021 (ICFLP2021)
    Taylor's University, 2021 (International)
  • MMU Staff Award 2015: Excellent Teaching Award
    Multimedia University, 2015 (University)
  • MMU Staff Award: Outstanding Performance in the Academic Evaluation for Academic Year 2010/2011
    Multimedia University, 2011 (University)

PUBLICATIONS

Article in Journal
  1. Kuek, C. Y., Tay, E. S., & Ng, G. K. M. (2023). Inheritance Right of Illegitimate Child in Malaysia: Dawn or Storm after Tan Kah Fatt v Tan Ying. Asian Journal of Law and Policy, 3(3), 77-87.
  2. Kuek, C. Y. (2022). The legal implications of prenatal diagnosis in Malaysia. F1000research, 10, 1103.
  3. Kuek, C. Y., & Gurmukh Singh, S. K. (2022). Conception of saviour siblings: religious views in Malaysia. Asian Bioethics Review, 14(4), 363-377.
  4. Ng, G. K. M., Kuek, C. Y., Tay, E. S., Chin, F. N. O., & Lau, J. E. L. (2022). Will Formalities during the Pandemic: A Comparative Study of Malaysia and Selected Jurisdictions. Hasanuddin Law Review, 8(3), 211-232
  5. Kuek, C. Y., Gurmukh Singh, S. K., & Tay, P. S. (2021). Conception of saviour siblings: Ethical perceptions of selected stakeholders in Malaysia. Asian Bioethics Review, 13(2), 167-178.
  6. Kuek, C. Y., Gurmukh Singh, S. K. , & Tay, P. S. (2019). The need to address legal ambiguity on conceiving saviour siblings in Malaysia. Health Policy and Technology, 8(3), 278-281.
  7. Tay, E. S. & Kuek, C.Y. (2016). Administration of foreign assets and rights of foreign beneficiary over immovable properties. L.Rev. 4, 54
  8. Kuek, C. Y., & Tay, E. S. (2015). When obiter dictum and minority view become ratio decidendi. Malayan Law Journal, 3, lxxxii-xcvi
  9. Tay, E. S., Kuek, C. Y., & Kung, Q. S. (2015). Gated community--modern lifestyle in urban area: issues and challenges on legal development in Peninsular Malaysia. Malayan Law Journal, 1, lxxiii-xxiii.
  10. Kuek, C. Y. (2014). Legal recourse for breach of mandatory bid rule in Malaysia. Current Law Review, 1, 57-77.
  11. Kuek, C. Y.. (2014). Shareholder activism through exit and voice mechanisms in Malaysia: a comparison with the Australian experience. Bond Law Review, 26(2), 87-114.
  12. Kuek, C. Y., & Tay, E. S. (2013). Religious conversions and the conflicts between Civil and Islamic Law of Inheritance in Malaysia. Malayan Law Journal, 6, lxvi-xcii
  13. Kuek, C. Y. (2012). Receiver and Manager's Power of Sale over Charged Land: Development after the Kimlin Decision. Malayan Law Journal, 3, lxxxix-cv.
  14. Kuek, C. Y., & Tay, E. S. (2012). Unilateral conversions of a child's religion and parental rights in Malaysia. SAcLJ, 24, 92-112
  15. Tay, E. S., Kit Min, G., Kuek, C. Y., & Khong, D. W. (2012). Competition law perspectives on the Solicitors' Remuneration in West Malaysia. Malayan Law Journal, 2, xxxvii-lvi.
  16. Kuek, C. Y., & Tay, E. S. (2011). Restrictive clause in company charges: applicability of constructive notice in Malaysia.. Malayan Law Journal, 1, lxxviii-xcvii
  17. Tay, E. S., & Kuek, C. Y. (2011). The 'conclusive evidence clause' in guarantees and indemnities. Malaysian Current Law Journal – CLJ Quarterly Law Review, 4, 83-103
  18. Kuek, C. Y. (2005). Protection of expressions of folklore/traditional cultural expressions: to what extent is copyright law the solution?. JMCL, 32, 31-70.
Article in Proceeding
  1. Chow, B. J. H., Ng, G. K. M., & Kuek, C. Y. (2023, December). Abortion Law in Malaysia: Time to Review? In Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Law and Digitalization 2023 (ICLD 2023) (pp. 144-154). Atlantis Press.
  2. Ma, J., Kuek, C. Y., & Manaf, A. W. B. A. (2023, December). The Compliance Framework of Anti-Bribery for Multinational Corporations in China. In Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Law and Digitalization 2023 (ICLD 2023) (pp. 81-90). Atlantis Press.
  3. Tan, Z. K., Chong, S. Z., Kuek, C. Y., & Tay, E. S. (2023, December). Individual Legal Protection in the Deepfake Technology Era. In Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Law and Digitalization 2023 (ICLD 2023) (pp. 119-129). Atlantis Press.
  4. Chong, S. Z., & Kuek, C. Y. (2022, December). Facial Recognition Technology in Malaysia: Concerns and Legal Issues. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Law and Digitalization (ICLD 2022) (pp. 101-109). Atlantis Press.
  5. Sanghvi, H., Ling, J. S. W., Tay, E. S., & Kuek, C. Y. (2022, December). Digitalisation of Judiciary in Malaysia: Application of Artificial Intelligence in the Sentencing Process. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Law and Digitalization (ICLD 2022) (pp. 91-97). Atlantis Press.

RESEARCH PROJECT

National
  1. 2022 - 2022, Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia
    Direction of Legal Education in Malaysia ( Co-Researcher)
Private
  1. 2023 - 2024, MMU-Hertfordshire Joint Research Grant 2023
    The Application of Blockchain Land Registers in a Torrens Land System in Malaysia, Multimedia University, Malaysia (MMU) ( Co-Researcher)
  2. 2022 - 2023, IR Fund 2022
    Matured Minors in Health Care Decision-Making: A Proposal to Reform the Law of Capacity in Malaysia ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  3. 2022 - 2023, IR Fund 2022
    Exploring E-Conveyancing System in Malaysia: Contemporary Issues and Challenges ( Co-Researcher)
  4. 2022 - 2023, IR Fund 2022
    Legal Reforms to Formalities for the Valid Execution of Wills in the Era of the Pandemic and Modernisation ( Co-Researcher)
  5. 2016 - 2018, Mini Fund Research 2016-2017
    The Chagrined Rights to Land Ownership: The Legal Conundrum of Land Acquisition in Malaysia ( Co-Researcher)
  6. 2013 - 2014, Mini Fund Research 2013-2014
    Shareholder Activism through the Exit and Voice Mechanisms in Malaysia ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  7. 2012 - 2012, Mini Fund Research Cycle 1/2012
    Fiduciary Duties of Government to Indigenous People in Malaysia ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  8. 2011 - 2011, Mini Fund Research Cycle 2/2011
    The Solicitors Remuneration Order 2005 and Its Effect on Competition in the Legal Profession ( Co-Researcher)

CONSULTANCY PROJECT

  • The 4th Training Course of Nanning Law Society - Asean Legal Training Base: The Malaysian Law (2016), Guangxi University for Nationalities, Trainer
    30 Oct 2016 - 09 Nov 2017 (International)

PAPER PRESENTED

INVITED SPEAKER
  1. Trends in Educational Development and Teacher Education, Guest Lecture, Baoji Educational Institute of Shaanxi Province, Shaanxi, China (International) (18 Sep 2024 - 18 Sep 2024)
  2. Prenatal Diagnostic Procedures/Tests and the Legal Implications, OGSM Information Sharing Session, Obstetrics & Gynecological Society of Malaysia (OGSM) (National) (22 May 2021 - 22 May 2021)
  3. Transboundary Haze Pollution: Legal Issues and Challenges in Malaysia, China-ASEAN Criminal Law Forum, Law School of Guangxi University for Nationalities, Nanning, Guangxi, China (International) (18 Dec 2019 - 21 Dec 2019)
  4. The Belt and Road Initiative and the Malaysian Company Law, China-ASEAN Civil Commercial Law Forum, Law School of Guangxi University for Nationalities, Nanning, Guangxi, China (International) (19 Dec 2018 - 22 Dec 2018)
ORAL PRESENTER
  1. Surrogacy in Malaysia: Between Prohibition on Muslims and Legal Ambiguity, Criminalising Surrogacy Conference, Centre for Medical Ethics and Law (CMEL), The University of Hong Kong and Aalborg University (International) (21 Oct 2024 - 22 Oct 2024)
  2. Clinical Legal Education in Malaysia: The Way Forward, International Conference on Curriculum and Educational Instruction 2024, Association of Professional in Curriculum and Educational Instruction (International) (17 May 2024 - 19 May 2024)

ACADEMIC/PROF. SERVICES

Evaluation
  1. (2024) New Book Proposal Review for Mmu Press, National, (Reviewer)
  2. (2024) Thesis Seminar for Doctor of Philosophy Student for Faculty of Law - Bahari Yeow Tien Hong (17022917/2), University, (Internal Assessor)
  3. (2024) Reviewer for An Article Submitted to Asian Journal of Law and Policy (May-June 2024), International, (Reviewer)
  4. (2024) Reviewer for An Article Submitted to Asian Journal of Law and Policy, International, (Reviewer)
  5. (2024) Thesis Seminar for Doctor of Philosophy Student for Faculty of Law - Sivameenambigai a/P Veeriah (17000187/3), University, (Internal Assessor)
  6. (2024) Reviewer for An Article Submitted to Jambura Law Review, International, (Reviewer)
  7. (2024) Internal Examiner for Candidature Defence for Doctor of Philosophy Student for Faculty of Law - Bahari Yeow Tien Hong (17022917/2), University, (Internal Examiner)
  8. (2023) Proposal Defence for Master of Legal Studies Student for Faculty of Law, University, (Internal Assessor)
  9. (2023) Candidature Defence for Doctor of Philosophy Student for Faculty of Law, University, (Internal Assessor)
  10. (2021) Reviewer for An Article Submitted to Asian Bioethics Review, International, (Reviewer)
  11. (2021) Reviewer for An Abstract Submitted to Digital Future Congress: The 1st International Conference On Law and Digitalisation 2021 (Difcon_icld21 Law Track), International, (Reviewer)
  12. (2017) Reviewer for An Article Submitted to Australian Journal of Asian Law, International, (Reviewer)

TEACHING

Bachelor
  1. (2024) LIA1008 - Family Law
  2. (2024) LIA3009 - Introduction to Medical Law and Ethics
  3. (2024) LIA3050 - Probate and Administration of Estates
  4. (2023) LIA3009 - Introduction to Medical Law and Ethics
  5. (2023) GDL0019 - Selected Issues in Family Law
Others
  1. (2023) FAG1009 - Introduction to Law

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ACTIVITIES

  • Panel Member of The Forum 'Our Body, The Law and The Mind: a Gateway to Bliss' for The Event Gathering of The Great Minds (Gotgm) 2024, Organised by The Universiti Malaya Medical Society, (08 Jun 2024 - 08 Jun 2024) (University)
  • Guest Lecture On 'Ethical and Legal Issues in Aids' for The Students of The Universiti Malaya Medical Programme (Ummp), (16 Apr 2024 - 16 Apr 2024) (University)
  • Judge for The 16th National Secondary School Parliamentary Chinese Language Debate Competition 2018, (10 Jun 2018 - 11 Jun 2018) (National)

COURSE ATTENDED

Internal / External Course
INTERNAL COURSE- ORGANIZED BY PTJ
  1. SPECTRUM GRADEBOOK: ASSESSMENTS AND MARKING ONLINE, Zoom (10 Aug 2023 - 10 Aug 2023)
  2. EMERALD TEACHING AND LEARNING SERIES 4/2023, Bilik Pameran, Bangunan Hir, Universiti Malaya (27 Nov 2023 - 01 Dec 2023)
INTERNAL COURSE
  1. ASAS PENGGUNAAN CANVA, Atas Talian (04 Sep 2023 - 04 Sep 2023)
CONFERENCE
  1. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CURRICULUM AND EDUCATIONAL INSTRUCTION 2024 (APROCEI ICCEI), Asia Pacific University of Technology and Innovation (Apu) Atau Atas Talian (Hybrid) (17 May 2024 - 19 May 2024)
  2. TRENDS IN EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TEACHER EDUCATION, Baoji Educational Institute of Shaanxi Province (17 Sep 2024 - 19 Sep 2024)
  3. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CRIMINALISING SURROGACY, Centre for Medical Ethics & Law (Cmel), The University of Hong Kong (20 Oct 2024 - 23 Oct 2024)