S Saravana Kumar
Partner
Phone
+603 6209 5400
Saravana is the Head of the Firm’s Tax, SST & Customs and has appeared in benchmark litigations with a sizeable volume of wins in tax disputes.
Saravana has been recognized as one of the leading lawyers by Asialaw Profiles and has been named one of the 40 leading lawyers under 40 in Asia by Asian Legal Business in 2018. He was also named as one of the 100 leading lawyers in Malaysia by Asia Business Law Journal.
Legal 500 commented that ‘Saravana Kumar is an outstanding tax lawyer with an impeccable track record. His arguments and strategies are courageous and groundbreaking. He is not only knowledgeable and up to date but also humble and polite. Highly recommended tax lawyer.’He was formerly an Adjunct Professor with Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN). He also chairs the Taxation & Customs Committee of LAWASIA.
Qualifications
LL.B (Hons), University of London
LL.M in Taxation, London School of Economics
M.Sc in Development Planning, University College London
Bar Vocational Course, Nottingham Law School
Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya
Barrister-at-Law (Inner Temple)
Practice Areas
Tax, SST & Customs
Incentives
Trade Facilitation
Publications
Malaysia and Singapore Tax Cases Digest
CCH GST Case Summaries
The Law of Goods and Services Tax in Malaysia
Halsbury’s Laws of Malaysia (Revenue)
Annotated Statutes of Malaysia – Price Control and Anti- Profiteering Act 2011
Hishamudin Yunus: Celebrating Judicial Independence, Editor & Contributor
Awards/Accolades
Top 100 lawyers in Malaysia 2021, Asia Business Law Journal
Leading Individual for Tax 2021, Legal 500 Asia Pacific
Top 100 Lawyers in Malaysia 2020, Asian Business Law Journal
Band 1, Tax Lawyer in Malaysia, Chambers Asia 2020
Leading Individual, Tax, Legal 500 Malaysia 2020
Top 40 Lawyer Under 40 Years, 2018
