Nik Amalia Suraya Nik Muhammad Saifuddin graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) in 2022 from the International Islamic University Malaysia and was admitted as an Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in September 2023.
Her journey in the field of law officially began with an internship in 2021 at Messrs Salehuddin Saidin & Associates, where she primarily focused on the Criminal Defence Division assisting matters involving white collar crimes, anti-money laundering, sexual offences, and capital offences.
In 2022, she joined Azmi & Associates as a Trainee Solicitor for her pupillage where she assisted in numerous litigation matters and made significant contributions that resulted in favorable outcomes for her clients including obtaining an Order for Recognition and Enforcement of an Arbitral Award following the dismissal of a Setting Aside application by the counterparty, as well as obtaining a judgment in favor of a taxpayer in a tax appeal before the Special Commissioners of Income Tax (SCIT) for the alleged non-deductible expenses in the sum of RM 850,000.00.
Upon completion of pupillage, she was further retained as an Associate under the leadership of our Partner, Abu Daud Abd Rahim in the Litigation, Arbitration, & Dispute Resolution Practice Group that specializes in various aspects of general and civil litigation, with a particular focus on contractual and tort claims, tax law, medical law, corporate law, construction law, land law, estate and administration matters, and execution proceedings.