Raymond Low is an expert in matters relating to employment and industrial relations law including judicial reviews, trade disputes, trade unions, industrial disputes (strikes and picketing), employment contracts, collective agreements, dismissals of employees, employee misconduct, poor performance and health issues of employees, employee's provident fund, private pension laws and occupational health and safety laws. Raymond appears regularly at the High Court, Industrial Court and Labour Court in Malaysia in relation to these matters.

Raymond has broad experience in Data security law, data protection and privacy policies, personal data protection in the banking sector, personal data protection in employment, customer personal data protection in the retail sector, and personal data protection audit services. He is also experienced in anti-corruption, breach of trust and whistle blower rights and issues as well as Information Technology (IT) data security and agreements.

Bar Admissions
Malaysia (2000)

Education
LL.B (Hons), University of Malaya
Advocate & Solicitor, High Court of Malaya

Significant Accomplishments
Asialaw Leading Lawyers (2017 and 2018); a Leading Lawyer in Labour and Employment
Chambers Asia Pacific (2013 - 2018); one of the Leaders in their Field in Employment & Industrial Relations
In-House Community (2017); Commended External Counsel of the Year (Malaysia)
The Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2017 and 2018); a Recommended Lawyer in Labour and Employment


Professional Associations
Malaysian Bar
International Bar Association (IBA)
Employment Law Alliance (ELA)

• Mental Health in the Thai Workplace

  By Raymond Low, Shearn Delamore & Co. |November 2022

• Transition to Endemic —What it Means for the Employers in Malaysia?

  By Raymond Low, Grace Chai Huey Yann |March 2022

• Significant Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2020 Coming into Force On 1 January 2021

  By Raymond Low, Grace Chai Huey Yann |December 2020

Additional ArticlesArticles & Publications:

Low,T. C. R & Thavalingam Thavarajah (2014). Employment and Industrial Relations Law Malaysia. Malaysia: CCH.

Low, T. C. R & Thavalingam Thavarajah (2009). Retrenchment Law and Procedure in Malaysia. Malaysia: CCH.

Legal Annotation of the Industrial Relations Act 1967, Trade Union Act 1959 and the Employment Act 1955 published by the Malayan Law Journal (2002)

The Malaysian section in Employment Law Asia published by the Commercial Clearing House (CCH), where he was the contributing editor (2002)

Low, T. C. R & Thavalingam Thavarajah (2001). & Employment Termination Law & Practice: Malaysia. CCH.