Senior Partner
Kevin De Rozario
Kevin De Rozario is a highly accomplished legal professional with extensive experience in criminal and civil litigation, and co-heads the Litigation Department at KNT alongside Yap Boon Jhoe, the firm’s Managing Partner.
Kevin holds an LLB (Hons) degree from the University of London and was called to the Malaysian Bar in 1998. He began his legal career at Messrs Vignes Raju & Partners, where he rose to become a Partner in 2001.
Since joining KNT in 2006, Kevin has led the litigation department with a particular focus on industrial relations matters, covering termination of employment and constructive dismissal. He has authored numerous law-related articles, published by Current Law Journal and local newspapers, and has contributed to Halsbury’s Laws of Malaysia on Legal Profession. He has also authored a book known as “A Guide on Strata Management” in 2017.
Kevin serves as an active member of the Bar Council’s task force on IPCMC and Police Accountability and also examines Evidence for the Certificate of Legal Practice (CLP) under the Legal Profession Qualifying Board (LPQB).
- Yeoh Peng Hian v Jova Management Sdn Bhd [2007] 2 LNS 2330
- Jiwa Property Sdn Bhd v Ng Moi Sim [2009] MLJU 437
- Tan See Guan v Road Builders (M) Sdn Bhd [2011] 2 LNS 0199
- Faridah Abdul Halim v Ancasa Hotel & Spa KL [2012] 2 LNS 0686
- Phillip Lau Soo Fook v Utamac Sdn Bhd [2012] 2 LNS 0771
- Chuah Thean Yee v Pasar Borong Development Sdn Bhd [2012] 2 LNS 0737
- Sigur Ros Sdn Bhd v Malayan Banking Bhd & Anor [2013] 8 CLJ 86
- Noornina Mohamed Saad v Richbill Freight Services Sdn Bhd [2014] 1 ILR 263
- Hafizi Roslee v Persatuan Bolasepak Malaysia & 1 lagi [2015] 2 CLJ 990
- Zulfazli Jaafar v Kejuruteraan Sri Lukut [2016] 2 ILR 486
- Export Import Bank of Malaysia Berhad v Bgog Holdings Sdn Bhd & others [2017] 1 LNS 1685
- Ng Kar Fong v Anpers Industries Sdn Bhd [2019] 2 LNS 2319
- Exxim (M) Sdn Bhd v Leadmont Properties Sdn Bhd [2020] 1 LNS 102
- Faris Abd Halim v Ahmad Raznee Abdul Rauf & Another [2021] 2 SMC 349
- Haiyan Solution v. Maybank Islamic Berhad [2023] 1 LNS 319