Noraini Binti Yacob
- Partner
Department
- Litigation
Practice Areas
Banking Litigation, Conventional Banking, Corporate Banking, General Litigation, Islamic Banking
Qualifications
BLS (Hons.), UiTM
LL.B (Hons.), UiTM
Languages
English, Bahasa Malaysia
Contact details
- +6 03 2692 3000
- rain@stwd.com.my
- linkedin.com/in/noraini-yacob-rain-b50045291/
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Noraini graduated from Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Shah Alam in 2007 with Bachelor of Legal Studies with Honours. Thereafter, she obtained her Bachelor of Laws with Honours from the same university in 2009.
She immediately joined the firm in 2009 where she undertook her 9-month pupillage under the tutelage of Mr Syed Fadzil Alhabshi. Upon being called to the Bar on 23rd April 2010 she was retained in the same department.
Working closely under her mentor, Mr Syed Fadzil Alhabshi, Noraini’s forte lies in General Litigation, Corporate Banking and Islamic Banking Practice.
She handles various litigation matters including but not limited to banking litigation, commercial breach of contract, probate matters and general litigation matters. She also manages various litigation portfolios for the Firm, which include those of some of the country’s major banks.
Noraini advises clients from various industries – banking, automotive, construction, general merchants and even individuals on a wide range of legal issues including (but not limited to) contract, compliance, negligence, fraud, probate and administration.
Noraini has been with the firm since 2010 and was made partner of the firm in 2024.
Noraini regularly appears at all levels of the Malaysian Courts including the Appellate level. Some of the cases handled by Noraini have been reported in Malaysian law journals, such as the following:-
- Maybank Islamic Berhad vs MIO Builders Sdn Bhd, [2017] 2 MLJ 69, Court of Appeal.
- Maybank Islamic Berhad vs MIO Builders Sdn Bhd, [2015] 4 CLJ 526, High Court
- Latipah Abu v Koperasi Belia Nasional Berhad & Ors [2010] 1 LNS 1953
- Beltronix Intertrade Sdn Bhd dan lain-lain lwn Malayan Banking Berhad [2015] MLJU 1912
- The Bank of Nova Scotia Berhad v Beltronix Intertrade Sdn Bhd [2015] MLJU 384
- Maybank Islamic Bhd v J & M Power Resources [2017] MLJU 196
- Maybank Islamic Bhd v Steady Hectares Holdings Sdn Bhd & Ors [2019] MLJU 1353
- Mohamad Nazri Abdul Ran [2019] 2 LNS 0271 I lwn. Megatis Construction Sdn Bhd Mohamad Norazam Ahmad [2019] 2 LNS 0269
- Maybank Islamic Bhd v Keloil Sdn Bhd [2020] 1 LNS 2347
- Credit Guarantee Corporation Malaysia Bhd v DMJ Auto Consultant Sdn Bhd & Ors [2021] MLJU 686
- Sim Ngee Sen & Ors v Talent Team Sdn Bhd
- Messrs Sidek Teoh Wong & Dennis (sued as a law firm) [2021] MLJU 1881
- Abdul Rafit bin Junus v Tetuan Sidek Teoh Wong & Dennis (Didakwa sebagai firma guaman) [2021] MLJU 2130
- Abd Rafit bin Junus vs Messrs Sidek Teoh Wong & Dennis (sued as a law firm) [2022] 7 MLJ 140
- Malayan Banking Bhd v JB Jurunilai Bersekutu (Kajang) Sdn Bhd [2022] MLJU 636
- Malayan Banking Bhd v JB Jurunilai Bersekutu (Kajang) Sdn Bhd [2022] MLJU 1027
- Toh Ai Shi v Talent Team Sdn Bhd & Messrs Sidek Teoh Wong & Dennis (sued as a law firm) [2022] MLJU 1568
- Public Prosecutor v Multi Electrical Supply & Services [2022] MLJU 1586
