Curriculum Vitae

DR. SHEILA A/P RAMALINGAM

Senior Lecturer
  • Faculty of Law
  • 0139300903

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

  • LEGAL PRACTICE AND ETHICS
  • CIVIL LAW
  • ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
  • CONSTITUTIONAL LAW

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

  • PH.D (UM), (Law)
    Universiti Malaya (UM)
  • LL.M (UM), (Law)
    Universiti Malaya (UM)
  • LLB (UM), (Law)
    Universiti Malaya (UM)

MEMBERSHIPS

  • ORDINARY MEMBER, INTERNATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATION, MEMBER
    2012 to 2014 (International)
  • ADVOCATE & SOLICITOR, HIGH COURT IN MALAYA, MEMBER
    2004 to 2014 (National)
  • MEMBER & JUDGE, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL MOOT COMPETITION, LAWASIA, MEMBER
    2011 to 2013 (International)
  • PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE, KUALA LUMPUR BAR, MEMBER
    2011 to 2012 (National)
  • CONSTITUTIONAL LAW COMMITTEE, BAR COUNCIL, MEMBER
    2008 to 2011 (National)

PUBLICATIONS

Article in Journal
  1. Ramalingam, S. (2023). Contingency Fees and Third-Party Litigation Funding: Should Malaysia’s Legal Profession Embrace It? (2023) 4 MLJ xxv-xlvi (Malayan Law Journal).
  2. Ramalingam, S. (2023). The Case for the Tort of Privacy in Malaysia. (2023) 1 MLJ xlv (Malayan Law Journal).
  3. Ramalingam, S., Sabaruddin, J. S. & Dhanapal, S. (2023). The Establishment of One High Court for Malaysia: A Pipe Dream or a Possibility? Journal of Malaysian and Comparative Law, Volume 50 (Issue 1), 1-28. Universiti Malaya Press.
  4. Ramalingam, S., Sabaruddin, J. S., & Dhanapal, S. (2023). The Legal and Practical Issues Related to the System of Two High Courts in Malaysia. Asian Journal of Law and Policy Vol 3 No 1 (January 2023) 1 19. https://doi.org/10.33093/ajlp.2023.1. eISSN: 2785-8979. MMU Press.
  5. Ramalingam, S. (2022). Stop the Hop! 2 MLJ cccxv (Malayan Law Journal).
  6. Ramalingam, S., Sabaruddin, J. S. & Dhanapal, S. (2022). Unifying the Limitation Statutes in Malaysia. 6 CRELDA Journal 24.
  7. Ramalingam, S. (2021). The Constitutionality of Non-Mandatory Vaccinations in Malaysia. 4 MLJ cxcviii (Malayan Law Journal).
  8. Ramalingam, S. (2021). The Legal Profession in Labuan: A Legal Quagmire. 4 MLJ xviii (Malayan Law Journal)
  9. Ramalingam, S., Sabaruddin, J. S. & Dhanapal, S. (2021). Revising the Revision of Laws Statutes. 3 MLJ ccclix (Malayan Law Journal)
  10. Lingam, S. (2020). Federal-State Relations in Malaysia Amidst a Pandemic. 4 MLJ xxxv (Malayan Law Journal)
  11. Ramalingam, S. (2018). The Interpretation Statutes in Malaysia. 5 CLJ i (Current Law Journal)
  12. Ramalingam, S., Sabaruddin, J. S. & Dhanapal, S. (2018). The History of the Judicial and Legal System in Malaysia. 1 LNS(A) xliii (Current Law Journal)
  13. Ramalingam, S., Sabaruddin, J. S. & Dhanapal, S. (2018). The Legal Profession in Malaysia. 1 LNS(A) lvi (Current Law Journal)
  14. Ramalingam, S., Sabaruddin, J. S. & Dhanapal, S. (2018). The Reception and Application of English Law in Malaysia. 1 LNS(A) xlix (Current Law Journal)
ESCI
  1. Ramalingam, Sheila; Sabaruddin, Johan Shamsuddin; Dhanapal, Saroja (2022). THE LANGUAGE OF JUSTICE IN MALAYSIAN COURTS: THE LAW AND THE REALITY, IIUM LAW JOURNAL. 30(2), 23-48
Books
  1. Ramalingam, S. (2023). Environmental Law in Malaysia. Sweet & Maxwell (Thomson Reuters Asia Sdn Bhd). ISBN: 978-629-7527-48-2; e-ISBN 978-629-7527-49-9.
Chapter in Books
  1. Ramalingam, S. (2023). English Mercantile Law in Malaysia: Section 5 of the Civil Law Act 1956. In Ashgar Ali Ali Mohamed & Muhammad Hassan Ahmad (General Editors). Malaysian Legal System. CLJ Publication, 181-202
  2. Ramalingam, S. Federalism. In Ashgar Ali Ali Mohamed & Muhammad Hassan Ahmad (Editors). (2022). Constitutional Law in Malaysia. Kuala Lumpur: Lexis Nexis.
Other Publications
  1. Ramalingam, S. (2023). Case Commentary: Tan Kah Fatt & Anor v Tan Ying (Federal Court Civil Appeal No. 02(f)-82-10/2019(B)). Consti Bulletin, Issue 6, February 2023. Universiti Malaya Consti Team. - Case Study

PAPER PRESENTED

INVITED SPEAKER
  1. Does the Federal Constitution Have A Multiracial Malaysia in Mind?, Bar Council Constitutional Law Committee's Constitutional Law Conference, Bar Council, Malaysia (National) (21 Oct 2023 - 21 Oct 2023)
ORAL PRESENTER
  1. Should Environmental Rights be a Constitutional Right in Malaysia?, 12th UUM International Legal Conference, Universiti Utara Malaysia (International) (23 Aug 2023 - 24 Oct 2023)
  2. Legal Profession Act 1976, The Legal Profession, Bar Council Malaysia (National) (23 Oct 2013 - 23 Oct 2013)
  3. Limited Liability Partnership Act 2012, Limited Liability Partnerships, Chartered Secretaries Malaysia (National) (25 Feb 2013 - 25 Feb 2013)
  4. Limited Liability Partnership Act 2012, Limited Liability Partnerships, Solomon Wise Training (National) (23 Oct 2012 - 23 Oct 2012)

ACADEMIC/PROF. SERVICES

Evaluation
  1. (2022) Managing Editor, University, (External Evaluator)