
Curriculum Vitae
PERSONAL DETAILS
DATIN GRACE MANORANJITHAM A/P GEORGE O SINGH
Research Fellow
- Faculty of Law
- +603-79676555
- gracem@um.edu.my
ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES
(Role),(Level),(Duration)
(Role),(Level),(Duration)
- OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES (TOWARDS FACULTY DEVELOPMENT) Assisting to organize Academic Short Courses towards Faculty Development , Faculty, 01/08/2021 to present
- Dean's Representative Member, Medical Ethics Committee, PPUM , University Malaya, 01/10/2019 to 30/09/2021
- PELANTIKAN SEBAGAI WAKIL TETAP JAWATANKUASA ETIKA PERUBATAN, FAKULTT pERGtctAN, UNtVERStTt MALAYA (FDMEC), Faculty, 15/09/2019 to 14/09/2021
- Member of Council of One Belt One Road Legal Service Alliance The Belt and Road Legal Services Alliance Macao, International, 22/07/2018 to 22/07/2021
- COORDINATOR, University Malaya, 15/05/2019 to 14/05/2020
- Helping to coordinate relations between the Faculty of Law, University of Malaya, and the Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration (KLRCA) , Faculty, 18/03/2017 to 17/03/2020
- Wakil Dekan, Medical Ethics Research Committee of the Faculty of Medicine/University Hospital, UMMC, University Malaya, 01/01/2015 to 09/10/2018
- Wakil Dekan, JK Etika Perubatan, Fakulti Perubatan, UM, Faculty, 01/06/2007 to 31/12/2018
- COORDINATOR, Faculty, 01/06/2014 to 30/06/2017
- Wakil Dekan, Dental Ethics Committee, Faculty of Dentistry, UM, Faculty, 01/01/2015 to present
- Ahli Panel Audit Pusat Penyelidikan 2009/2010, University Malaya, 24/11/2009 to 01/06/2010
- Member, Editorial Board Journal of Malaysian and Comparative Law (JMCL) 2008, Faculty, 27/08/2009 to 01/07/2010
- Ahli, Jawatankuasa Penyelidikan , Faculty, 21/09/2007 to 23/12/2010
- Ahli, Jawatankuasa Audit Dalaman Fakulti, Faculty, 27/08/2009 to present
- Ahli, Jawatankuasa Moot (International Moots), Faculty, 27/08/2009 to present
- Editorial Board JMCL (Penerbitan 2009), Faculty, 01/06/2009 to present
- Coordinator, Bachelor of Jurisprudence (External) Degree Programme, Faculty, 01/01/2009 to 31/12/2009
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION
(Qualification),(Field),(Institution),(Year)
(Qualification),(Field),(Institution),(Year)
- LLM (Hons), UNDANG-UNDANG(THEORIES AND PRINCIPLES OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION, NEGOTIATION AND ADVANCED LEGAL RESEARCH & WRITING), BOND UNIVERSITY, QUEENSLAND
- Diploma in International Commercial Arbitration (DipIntCommArb), UNDANG-UNDANG TIMBANGTARA, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, London
- LLM, BIDANG UNDANG-UNDANG(UNDANG-UNDANG PEMBINAAN), UNIVERSITI MALAYA (UM)
- Certificate in Legal Practice, UNDANG-UNDANG,
- LLB (HONS), BIDANG UNDANG-UNDANG(BIDANG UNDANG-UNDANG), UNIVERSITY OF LONDON, UK
- SIJIL, LAIN-LAIN, UNIVERSITI MALAYA (UM)
MEMBERSHIPS
(Organisation),(Role),(Duration),(Level)
(Organisation),(Role),(Duration),(Level)
- MACAO ONE BELT ONE ROAD LEGAL SERVICES RESEARCH ASSOCIATION, Council Member, 2019 to 2019 (International)
SPECIALIZATION
(Area)
(Area)
Area of Expertise
Research Interest
TEACHING
(Course Title),(Level of Study),(Institution),(Academic Session)
(Course Title),(Level of Study),(Institution),(Academic Session)
Teaching
Teaching Activity
PUBLICATIONS
(Title of publication in APA style)
(Title of publication in APA style)
Refereed Journals
2017
2016
2015
2013
- Grace Xavier, "Acquisition of Land In Malaysia - Recent Developments", The Law Review 2013, Sweet & Maxwell Asia, Thomson Reuters. (Non-WoS/Non-SCOPUS)
- Grace Xavier, Chapter 12: Crime and Gated/Guarded Communities, Part III: Issues & Challenges in Housing, Housing the Nation, Policies and Prospects, Cagamas Berhad, Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) (2013). (Non-WoS/Non-SCOPUS)
2012
- Grace Xavier & Jason Chew, Regulation of public
procurement: General principles and guidelines with a
brief overview of procurement principles governing the
construction industry in Malaysia , (2012) 28 Const. L.J.
Issue 5, pp 28-48. (WoS)
- Grace Xavier, Recent Developments in Arbitration Law and
Procedure The Malaysian Arbitration Act 2005 , (process
of publication, sent to publishers awaiting reply). (WoS)
2011
2009
- Grace Xavier, Liquidated Damages in Construction Contracts A Watery Grave? [2009] Vol. 2 LR pp. 195- 202. (WoS)
- Grace Xavier, 2009. Evolution of Arbitration as a Legal Institution and the Inherent Powers of the Court The Malaysian Perspective Vol. 4, LR pp. 579-595 (WoS)
2008
- 3.Grace Xavier, International Commercial Arbitration in Malaysia: Some Challenges , The Place of International Obligations in the Domestic Legal Order of States, Mary George, Azmi Sharom, Grace Xavier, Faizah Nazri and Nurhalida Mohd Khalil (eds) Proceedings of the Inaugural Malaysian International Law Symposium, Institute of Ocean and Earth Sciences (IOES), University of Malaya, 2008, pp. 249-266. (WoS)
- Grace Xavier, Gated and Guarded Communities Security Concerns or Elitist Practice ? [2008] Law Review, (LR): 293 305.
2007
- Grace Xavier, Trans-Border disputes and the Use of Mediation [2007] LR 618-626. (WoS)
2006
- Grace Xavier, Development of International Commercial Arbitration , [2006] LR pp. 633-649. (WoS)
2005
- Valuation of Varied Works in Government Contracts , [2005] LR pp 218-228. (WoS)
2004
- Global Harmonisation of Contract Laws Fact or Fiction? , (2004) 20 Const L J, pp. 3-18. (WoS)
2002
- Variations, the Contractor and the Contract Administrator A Threesome? A Look at Malaysia and Singapore, (2002) 18 Const. L.J. No. 6, Sweet and Maxwell Ltd and Contributors, London, pp. 205-232. (WoS)
2000
- Construction Claims and Related Disputes A Malaysian Perspective , (2000) 16 Const. L.J. No. 3, Sweet and Maxwell Ltd and Contributors, London, pp. 172-186. (WoS)
1998
- Contractor s Obligations in a Malaysian Construction Contract , (1998) 14 Const. L.J. No. 2, Sweet and Maxwell Ltd and Contributors, London, pp. 83-94. (WoS)
- Arbitration Law in Malaysia: The legal requirements governing the agreement, arbitrator and awards and efficacy of arbitration as an ADR mechanism [1998] ADRLJ, LLP Limited, London, pp. 277-286. (WoS)
Non-Refereed Journals
2021
- Xavier, Grace & Stephen, Eliza Stephanie, Pure Economic Loss in Construction Cases Revisited
- Xavier, Grace. Housing Development Act Collection of booking Fee Conundrum? Analysis of the Recent Court Decision: PJD Regency Sdn Bhd v Tribunal Tuntutan Pembeli Rumah and Ors (Case No. 01(f)-29-10/2019(W))
- Grace Xavier, Housing Development Act -Collection of Booking Fee Conundrum? An Analysis of PJD Regency Sdn Bhd v Tribunal Tuntutan Pembeli Rumah & Anor (and 6 Other Cases) [2021] 3 AMR 449 The Law Review (LR) August 2021 pp. 6-13.
- Grace Xavier and Stephanie Eliza, Pure Economic Loss in Construction Cases Further Developments? The Law Review, (LR) August 2021 pp 60-79.
Book
2019
2001
- Law and Practice of Arbitration in Malaysia , Sweet and Maxwell Asia, A Thomson Company, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2001.
Book Chapter
2020
2019
2018
- Grace Xavier, Commentator, (2018) CIDB Construction Law Report, (pp. 157-159), ARK Knowledge Solutions, Kuala Lumpur.
- Grace Xavier,(2018) Commentator in Legally Discerning Selected Judgments of Tun Raus Sharif with Commentaries , (Eds), pp. 249-255; Thomson Reuters Malaysia Sdn Bhd trading as Sweet & Maxwell Asia,
- Access to Justice - Selected Essays
2008
- Grace Xavier, Land Law , Survey of Malaysian Law 2006, Faculty of Law, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, 2008, pp. 149-160.
2007
- Grace Xavier, ADR: Alternative, Assisted, Appropriate Dispute Resolution Mechanisms Focus on Arbitration and Mediation , Developments in Singapore and Malaysian Law, Alan Tan Khee Jin & Azmi Sharom (eds.) Conference Proceedings NUS-UM Centennial Law Symposia 2005 , Marshall Cavendish International (Singapore) Pte Ltd, 2007, pp. 177-187.
2006
- Lim, P.G. and Grace Xavier, Chapter on Malaysia , Michael Pryles (ed) Dispute Resolution in Asia, Kluwer Law International, The Netherlands, Third Edition, 2006, pp. 267-305.
2002
- Land Use in Malaysia in Taking Land: Compulsory Purchase and Regulation in Asian-Pacific Countries, Tsuyoshi Kotaka and David L Callies (eds), University of Hawaii Press, Hawaii, February 2002 (Contributor)
- Lim, P.G. and Grace Xavier, Chapter on Malaysia , Michael Pryles (ed) Dispute Resolution in Asia, Kluwer Law International, The Netherlands, Second Edition, 2002, pp. 223-264 .
1997
- Lim, P.G. and Grace Xavier, Chapter on Malaysia , Michael Pryles (ed) Dispute Resolution in Asia, Kluwer Law International, The Netherlands, 1997, pp. 149-174.
Mass Media(Newspaper,Radio,TV,Popular Magazine)
2022
- No recognition of 'Lot Lidi' under Malaysian land law
2019
2018
- Grace Xavier: How to Deal with issues related to sales and purchase agreement Published 12th May 2018.
- Grace Xavier, Open Tender The Way Forward? Published 6th June 2018.
- Grace Xavier, Benefits and Risks of the OBOR Partnership Published 9th July 2018.
- Open tender the way forward By Datin Grace Xavier - May 28, 2018 @ 8:59am
- How to deal with issues related to sales and purchase agreement By Datin Grace Xavier - May 12, 2018 @ 11:01am
2017
- Media (Newspaper)
- Media (Newspaper)
- Media (Newspaper)
2016
- Media
2013
- 1.Are gated, guarded communities legal? - Published 18th November 2013
RESEARCH PROJECT
(Project title),(Role),(Duration),(Level)
(Project title),(Role),(Duration),(Level)
NAPREC GRANT
Geran Penyelidikan Universiti Malaya (UMRG)
Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS)
European Commission Asia Link
Short Term Research Fund (Vote F)(PJP)
SUPERVISION
Academic Adviser
(Total of Student),(No. of Contact Hours),(Academic Session)
(Total of Student),(No. of Contact Hours),(Academic Session)
External Supervision
(Title of Thesis),(Name of Candidates),(Institution),(Academic Level)
(Title of Thesis),(Name of Candidates),(Institution),(Academic Level)
Ongoing
- 'Building Bridges- Domestic Violence and Religion', MARY MANICKAM (Post Graduate Student)
Postgraduate Student
(Title of Thesis),(Name of Candidates),(Institution),(Academic Level)
(Title of Thesis),(Name of Candidates),(Institution),(Academic Level)
Ongoing
- Should Mediation Be Mandatory For Family Disputes In Malaysia?, Jacelyn Johnson, University of Malaya (UM) (Post Graduate Student)
- ADR in Intellectual Property Disputes, Sanjeetha Sidhu, University of Malaya (UM) (Post Graduate Student)
- To Adopt or not to Adopt? A Selective Comparison of Arbitration Law in Malaysia and England in the light of the UNCITRAL Model Law), Abdullah Balal, University of Malaya (UM) (Post Graduate Student)
- The State of Arbitration in Malaysia, Edward Kuruvilla, University of Malaya (UM) (Post Graduate Student)
Completed
- Liquidated Damages and Extension of Time Clauses, Lai Sze Ching, University of Malaya (UM) (Post Graduate Student)
- ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION : THE TOOTHLESS TIGER IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS PROTECTION, SANJEETHA SIDHU A/P GEETHAN SINGH, University of Malaya (UM) (Post Graduate Student)
- ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION : THE TOOTHLESS TIGER IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS PROTECTION, SANJEETHA SIDHU A/P GEETHAN SINGH, University of Malaya (MASTER)
Other
- -, LIAN SIN SHONG, University of Malaya (UM) (Post Graduate Student)
UG Student/Clinical Fellowship
(Title of Thesis),(Academic Session)
(Title of Thesis),(Academic Session)
Completed
- (1) Federal Court\'s Powers (2) Legal Aid in Perak, 2009/2010
- Project Ilmiah, 2017/2018
- Project Ilmiah, 2016/2017
Ongoing
- Farm Animal Protection in Malaysia, 2022
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ACTIVITIES
(Contribution to Society),(Duration),(Level)
(Contribution to Society),(Duration),(Level)
- Guest Lecturer on the GCP Workshop conducted by the Clinical Investigation Committee of the University Hospital, UMMC. Contribution of Legal Knowledge and expertise shared with members of the Medical Fraternity at the University Hospital, University of Malaya - started teaching from 2015 till present, 21/02/2019 to 21/02/2019
- Member of the Asia-Pacific Advisory Council, Dispute Board Federation, 2022
- Pengerusi Puspanita, Bahagian Perancangan & Penyelidikan, Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam, Malaysia (Biro Kebajikan) , 01/07/2008 to 10/08/2010 (National)
ACADEMIC/PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
Evaluation Activity
(Activity),(Duration),(Category)
(Activity),(Duration),(Category)
Academic/Technical Contribution
(Activity),(Organisation),(Duration),(Role)
(Activity),(Organisation),(Duration),(Role)
AWARD AND STEWARDSHIP
(Name of Award/Stewardship),(Awarding Institution),(Year Awarded),(Type of Award)
(Name of Award/Stewardship),(Awarding Institution),(Year Awarded),(Type of Award)
- CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENT SERVICE, University of Malaya, 2008 (CERTIFICATE)
CONSULTANCY PROJECT
(Project title),(Organisation),(Duration),(Role),(Level)
(Project title),(Organisation),(Duration),(Role),(Level)
- PPP Project and Procurement Issues , Law School Central University of Finance and Economics Beijing , 01/01/2017 to 01/01/2017 (International)
- Naiktaraf Jalan FT5 Dari Kapar ke Kelang, Fasa 3, Selangor Darul Ehsan, SPAZ SDN BHD, 01/07/2009 to 01/07/2010 (National)
- The matter of TLL/HLL v GOL, Department of Energy Promotion and Development, 01/07/2011 to 01/07/2012 (International)
- Construction LawAdvisor/ Consultant KSK Associates, Project Consultants for Satellite A Building, KL International Airport Construction ProjectMay August 1996 , KSK Associates, 01/11/1996 to 01/11/1996 (National)
PAPER PRESENTED
(Title),(Event),(Date Presented),(Organiser),(Level)
(Title),(Event),(Date Presented),(Organiser),(Level)
PLEANARY SPEAKER
INVITED SPEAKER
PRESENTER
OTHERS