Audete - ZMM

What We Look For in a Pupil

Zain Megat & Murad — Fri, 07 Aug 2026 09:21:37 +0000

Every pupil who walks through our doors already has the credentials. The degree, the CLP, the references, that part is a given. What we're really watching for is something a transcript can't show us.

The post What We Look For in a Pupil appeared first on ZMM.

New Lawyers Cannot Cure Old Mistakes

Zain Megat & Murad — Mon, 06 Jul 2026 07:55:55 +0000

New Lawyers Cannot Cure Old Mistakes Changing your legal counsel after a loss does not give you a blank canvas to rewrite history. We recently struck out an attempt to do exactly this. After losing a High Court trial over the enforcement of a Letter of Award, the opposing party switched law firms. Their new […]

The post New Lawyers Cannot Cure Old Mistakes appeared first on ZMM.

Pupil to Partner: Three Lawyers on What ZMM Actually Taught Them

Zain Megat & Murad — Mon, 06 Jul 2026 07:25:45 +0000

Pupil to Partner: Three Lawyers on What ZMM Actually Taught Them At most firms, the partners you see today arrived from somewhere else. They built their names at another address, joined at the right moment, and brought their book of business with them. ZMM is different. Three of the firm’s partners Shahir Tahir, Asyraf Aziz […]

The post Pupil to Partner: Three Lawyers on What ZMM Actually Taught Them appeared first on ZMM.

“By All Means, Please Do.” How Datuk Megat Munir built ZMM by trusting people to grow

Zain Megat & Murad — Mon, 06 Jul 2026 07:09:42 +0000

“By All Means, Please Do.” How Datuk Megat Munir built ZMM by trusting people to grow. When I started this firm in 2001, I was not thinking about size. I was not thinking about rankings, awards, or which practice areas would be the most profitable. What I was thinking about was culture. I wanted to […]

The post “By All Means, Please Do.” How Datuk Megat Munir built ZMM by trusting people to grow appeared first on ZMM.

ZMM Around Town: When Contracts Go Wrong

Zain Megat & Murad — Mon, 06 Jul 2026 05:37:48 +0000

Construction disputes are not accidents, they are built into projects long before anyone files a claim. On 14 May 2026, ZMM's Senior Partner Andrew Heng and Founding Partner Datuk Megat delivered a full-day programme in Putrajaya for PJH and KLCC's project and legal teams, covering the three pressure points that define virtually every construction dispute: delay, payment, and variations. The morning unpacked why refusing a justified Extension of Time does not protect LAD entitlement, it destroys it and why notice obligations are conditions precedent, not administrative formalities. The afternoon turned to what actually wins and loses cases: contemporaneous documentation, witness quality and the discipline to settle from strength rather than attrition. Across both sessions, one theme ran through everything. The disputes that are hardest to defend are the ones where the paperwork was not done at the time. The ones that hold up are the ones where it was.

The post ZMM Around Town: When Contracts Go Wrong appeared first on ZMM.

AIAC Arbitration Rules 2026 – What’s new?

Zain Megat & Murad — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 03:06:31 +0000

Solfeggio Obscuro is a music event shaped by the pulse of underground,
where rhythm moves the body and sound opens the mind.

The post AIAC Arbitration Rules 2026 – What’s new? appeared first on ZMM.