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The Honourable Justice Dato’ Mary Lim Thiam Suan becomes an Honorary Bencher of Lincoln’s Inn

The Hon Justice Dato' Mary Lim Thiam Suan announced into Hall by the Treasurer.

The Honourable Justice Dato’ Mary Lim Thiam Suan, Justice of the Federal Court of Malaysia and Secretary of the Lincoln’s Inn Malaysian Alumni Association, has been published as an Honorary Bencher of Lincoln’s Inn.  The Treasurer introduced her to Hall at lunchtime on Tuesday 31 October.

About Honourable Justice Dato’ Mary Lim Thiam Suan

Justice Dato’ Mary Lim Thiam Suan read law at the University of Leeds, UK and graduated with a LLB (Hons) degree. She was admitted to Lincoln’s Inn as a Barrister-at-law. In 1993, she obtained her Master of Laws degree from the University of Western Australia. Prior to her elevation to the High Court of Malaya where she sat in the New Commercial Court, her Ladyship served in various capacities at the Attorney General’s Chambers of Malaysia – these include as Federal Counsel, Senior Federal Counsel, Senior Assistant Parliamentary Draftsman, Legal Advisor to the State of Negeri Sembilan, Deputy Head of Civil Division and Commissioner of Law Revision and Law Reform.

Justice Lim was the first judge of the Construction Court in Kuala Lumpur until her Ladyship’s elevation to the Court of Appeal. She is now a Judge of the Federal Court of Malaysia. Justice Lim is an ardent believer in judicial and legal training and is a qualified advocacy trainer with the Bar Council Malaysia as well as a member of the international faculty advocacy trainers. She has conducted numerous workshops on criminal, civil and appellate advocacy and has twice taught at the Advanced Advocacy Course at Keble College, Oxford. She has also delivered many public lectures on various topics associated with the law, both nationally and internationally.