NalliniPathmanathan Retired Federal Court JudgeMalaysia

Nallini holds a degree in Physiology from the University of London and undertook the conversion course in law, prior to being called to the English Bar in 1984. She joined Skrine in Kuala Lumpur and practiced at the Bar for 21 years. She co-authored a book entitled “The Law of Dismissal”. She was editor of the Malaysian “White Book” and is the general editor of Bullen &; Leake & Jacob’s Malaysian Precedents of Pleadings, now going into its fourth edition. Beyond Malaysia, Nallini actively engages in global legal discourse. As Vice Chair of the International Bar Association’s Judges’ Forum and a member of the Steering Group of the Standing International Forum of Commercial Courts (SIFoCC), she helps shape international best practices for commercial dispute resolution. Her commitment to legal education is reflected in her role as Patron of the Commonwealth Legal Education Association (CLEA). In 2025, she was appointed Chairperson of the Malaysia Maritime Law Review and Reform Committee under the Ministry of Transport, spearheading updates to the country’s maritime legal framework. Concurrently, she serves as Advisor to the Cross-Border Insolvency Law Reform Main Committee and Working Committee for the Malaysian Government, driving legislative modernisation. On 26 May 2026, Nallini was appointed the Chairperson of the Malaysia Media Council. In June 2026, Nallini was selected by the Government of Malaysia to serve on the Permanent Court of Arbitration’s (PCA) panel of arbitrators. She now sits as a Member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) for Malaysia, The Hague. She is a Bencher of the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple, and a corporate member of the Cheltenham Ladies’ College, United Kingdom.