Prishanth Linggaraj

Experience

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  SJK (T) Nibong Tebal

  Mar 2017 - Jul 2017

  Teacher

  I chose to work as a teacher in my hometown as a way to connect and engage with the community, and during my time there I taught primary school students a variety of subjects, including Tamil, Science, and Moral Studies. I also oversaw teams participating in a district level public speaking competition and a national level science fair.

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  Shearn Delamore & Co

  Jan 2019 - Feb 2019

  Legal Intern

  - Participated in the preparatory work for two appeal cases involving issues of intellectual property (specifically passing off, trade mark infringement and wrongful registration of trade mark) by conducting research and taking part in discussions- Conducted extensive research on various legal topics, such as digital currency, the law of evidence and medical negligence

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  Taylor's University

  Feb 2019 - Mar 2019

  Research Assistant

  Worked under Ms Marini Arumugam to assist with her research regarding Malaysian jurisprudence on medical negligence, by compiling and analysing all Malaysian High Court & appellate court cases involving medical negligence from 2000 to 2019 to identify whether the Bolam/Bolitho tests and the common law approach to causation were applied correctly in each judgement. I made extensive use of online legal databases like LexisNexis and Westlaw during this project.

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  Shearn Delamore & Co

  Jan 2020 - Feb 2020

  Legal Intern

  Returned to Shearn Delamore for university-mandated 6 week internship. Tasks completed include:- Assisted with drafting pleadings for an application for stay of proceedings; - Researching various legal questions for associates and partners (e.g. limitation periods, patent application procedures, trademark infringement, bankers' liens);- Worked on drafting and research for the Annotated Trade Marks Act 2019 which my supervisor Mr Indran Shanmuganathan was writing at the time;- Compiled and summarised data from invoices and records to assist with a construction contract dispute;- Tabulated correspondences between the firm and clients to complete inventories;- Compiled a list of costs for expert witnesses in an arbitration cause paper;- Liaising with government ministries and courts, translation, transcribing, dispatch runs Show less

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  Steven Thiru & Sudhar Partnership

  Jun 2022 - Apr 2023

  Pupil

  Completed my pupillage, during which time I did the following:- Assisting with legal matters i.e. research, drafting and compiling court documents, liaising with government bodies and the courts, conducting case management/mentions, attending meetings and trials, translating documents from English to Malay and vice versa, transcribing court proceedings- Writing reports and research notes to aid the lawyers with their conference presentations and seminars- Assisting Mr Steven Thiru with his work in his capacity as Vice President of the Commonwealth Lawyers Association (attending meetings to take notes, compiling council reports)- Writing articles for publication on the firm's website and for submission to journals and newsletters- Designing banners, flyers and infographics using Canva- Acted as a translator for a Tamil-speaking client Show less

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  The Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Center)

  May 2023 - now

  Policy and Legal Research Officer

  Presently I work on identifying gaps, inadequacies, or inconsistencies in Malaysian laws and government policies which allow for the perpetration and perpetuation of corruption and poor governance. Some of my responsibilities include:- Writing reports and policy papers on various areas of legal reform, including ombudsman institutions, whistleblower protection, right to information, and the autonomy of domestic oversight bodies;- Writing press statements on important developments within the organisation's thematic focus areas;- Attending consultations, workshops, discussions etc. with various stakeholders (governmental, non-governmental, and international) on topics of legal reform and liaising with partner organisations on cross-cutting issues;- Spearheading C4 Center’s engagement with the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process and advocating for the understanding of corruption as a human rights issue.In 2024, I was also appointed by the Legal Affairs Division of the Prime Minister's Department to sit on two Working Groups: on the Establishing of the Malaysian Ombudsman and the review of the Trustees (Incorporation) Act 1952. I am also working with a CSO coalition on a CSO Model Right to Information Bill in conjunction with the government’s move to enact a Freedom of Information Act. Show less