01 December 2014

RWY Sports Law Conference 2014 | Speaker's Profile | JCA Dato Mah Weng Kwai

JCA Dato Mah Weng Kwai
Hon. Justice Dato' Mah Weng Kwai 


Justice Mah Weng Kwai was called to the English Bar as a Barrister-at-Law in 1971 and to the Malaysian Bar as an Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in July 1972.

In 1973, Justice Mah joined the Judicial and Legal Services of Malaysia and held, inter alia, the posts of Magistrate, President of the Sessions Court and Senior Assistant Registrar of the High Court. He also served as a Deputy Public Prosecutor and Senior Federal Counsel in the Attorney General's Chambers. 

Justice Mah obtained his Masters of Law degree with Honors in 1985 from the University of Sydney, Australia. In 1999, Justice Mah was appointed a Fellow of the Senate of the University of Sydney.

He left the Judicial and Legal Services in 1985 and commenced private practice as an Advocate and Solicitor as the principal of Messrs Mah Weng Kwai & Associates.

Justice Mah is a past-President of the Malaysian Bar and of LAWASIA, the Law Association for Asia and the Pacific. He was also a member of the Legal Profession Qualifying Board and the Advocates and Solicitors Disciplinary Board both established under the Legal Profession Act 1976. 

On 4th January 2010, Justice Mah was appointed a Judicial Commissioner of the High Court of Malaya and on 10th August 2011 a Judge of the High Court of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur. Justice Mah was elevated to the Court of Appeal, Malaysia on 21st September 2012.

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