Head of Division
Donald Joseph Franklin
 
  
 
   
Deputy Head of Division I
Deputy Head of Division II
Deputy Head of Division III
Shamsul bin Bolhassan
Haji Mohammad Al-Saifi
bin Haji Hashim  
Ahmad Hanir bin
Hambaly@Arwi  
 
Role & Function
Senior Federal Counsel/Federal Counsel from the Civil Division perform the following roles and functions:
  • Represent the Government of Malaysia in all civil proceedings.
  • Represent the Attorney General in matters of public interest.
  • Process applications for appointments as notaries public pursuant to the Notaries Public Act 1959 (Revised 1973).
  • Represent the Attorney General in petitions for admissions as advocates and solicitors pursuant to the Legal Profession Act 1976.
  • Process applications for Special Admission Certificates and Certificates of Renewal under Part IIA of the Legal Profession Act 1976.
  • Represent the Attorney General in cases concerning public, religious, social or charitable trust.

Classified Cases Section
 
 
Head of Unit
Nik Mohd Noor bin Nik Kar
 
Appeal Section
 
  
Head of Unit
Rahazlan Affandi bin Abdul Rahim
 
Tort and Statutory Duties Unit
 
Head of Unit
Nur Ezdiani binti Roleb
 
All tortious claims apart from medical negligence are handled by this Unit. This would include running down actions, defamation, trespass to persons and other personal injury claims against public authorities and public officers. The exercise or refusal to exercise duties imposed by statute are also amongst the various suits handled by this Unit. Intellectual property, an emerging area of litigation, as well as claims on trespass and nuisance, fall within the responsibility of this Unit.
 
Execution And Enforcement Unit
 
   
Head of Unit
Nurul Farhana binti Khalid
 
This Unit conducts post-judgment actions. It is essential that judgments obtained by the Government be enforced to completion. This Unit is therefore responsible to enforce the judgment sum by taking execution proceedings against the Defendant. In a successful claim, this Unit recovers cost awarded to the Government and defends the Government as a taxing party in taxation proceedings where costs are to be recovered against the Government.
 
Government Contract And Medical Negligence Unit
 
    
Head of Unit
Zetty Zurina binti Kamaruddin
 
This Unit handles all Government Contracts cases and Medical Negligence cases from the Government Hospitals that are filed in court. Government Contract cases includes Construction Contracts, complex ICT Contracts, sale of land involving multi million Ringgit claims. This Unit also represent Government Hospital and its Medical Practitioners for cases that are filed against Government Hospital. This unit also provide assistance to the Government Hospital and the Ministry of Health for issues in relation to the law of Medical Negligence.
 
Constitutional And Administrative Law Unit
 
Head of Unit
Nurhafizza binti Azizan
 
This Unit handles all litigation where constitutional issues arise for judicial pronouncement. The recent years have seen an increase in litigation pertaining to fundamental liberties enshrined in the Federal Constitution, touching on issues pertaining to freedom of religion, equality, freedom of association and even citizenship. Apart from constitutional issues, decisions of administrative bodies by way of judicial review have also been a frequent subject-matter of litigation, which is again handled by this Unit. The defence of disciplinary authority decisions forms quite a substantial part of the work in this Unit.
 
  
Arbitration And Alternative Dispute Resolution Unit
 
 
Head of Unit
Zureen Elina binti Haji Mohd Dom
 
The Unit handles claims where the dispute is to be resolved in arbitration proceedings. Most of the claims handled in this Unit relate to construction contracts involving substantial amounts which a party seeks to be awarded by the arbitrator. Occasionally, the claims may involve international arbitration proceedings.