Criminal Defence Lawyer
The Firm
Ridha & Co. is a multi-practice law firm of advocates & solicitors offering a range of criminal defence services, dispute resolution and shariah, commercial and corporate.
We are primarily focused on criminal defence services. Our criminal defence services involve end- to-end legal consultation and representation on every spectrum of the criminal justice process pertaining to general and commercial crime as well as public interest cases.
Our legal practice is characterised by a dedicated and energetic team of lawyers who strive to provide solutions-oriented, strategic and effective legal services to our clients on contentious and non-contentious matters.
Ridha Abdah Subri
Ridha Abdah Subri
LLB (Hons)
LLM (Corporate Law) UITM
Cert. in Mediation (Australia)
With over 13 years of multidimensional legal experience, Ridha is your versatile lawyer for any criminal defense and general litigation.
After completing his law degree at Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) in 2007, he served as a Deputy Public Prosecutor (DPP) for 7 years at the Attorney General’s Chambers Malaysia (AGC).
Throughout his term of service, he gained first hand experience & necessary knowledge of criminal trial and appeal. Ridha worked on countless cases when he was tasked in different units such as the commercial crime unit and several state prosecution units from Kedah, Selangor & Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur.
After serving as a DPP & state prosecutor for seven years, he established his own private practice as an advocate and solicitor specialising in general and commercial crimes defence as well as public interest litigation at all stages of trial from hearing before trial courts to appellate courts.
His combined experience as a DPP and criminal defence lawyer enables Ridha to work with politicians, public figures and public officials on high profile cases ranging from drug trafficking and laboratory cases, murder and culpable homicide, all the way to corruption and money laundering.
Outside the world of litigation, Ridha has also equipped a myriad of corporate officials with legal advisory services on fraud, money laundering and matters related to commercial crime.
In his free time, Ridha strives to liberate the public on criminal law by speaking at seminars and courses. Known for his in-depth talks relating to criminal law, procedures and investigation process, he has been invited as a guest speaker to key national enforcement agencies such as the Royal Malaysian Police, the Road Transport Department, the Ministry of Health Malaysia, and public universities.
Mohd Hezri Shaharil
Mohd Hezri Shaharil
LLB (Hons)
Diploma in Syariah and Practise (UITM)
Mohd Hezri graduated with LLB (Hons.) degree in 2007 and a Post Graduate Diploma in Syariah and Practise in 2008 from Universiti Teknologi MARA (UITM).
He began his chambering at Messrs. Wan Balbir & Associates and was admitted as a Advocate and Solicitor in the High Court of Malaya in 2008.
In the same year, he was offered a position in the Malaysian Judiciary as Senior Assistant Registrar of the Federal Court of Malaysia in the Research and Judicial Administration Division (later known as the Judicial Administration Division). There, he was exposed to various legal research tasks including drafting of relevant laws and parliamentary affairs.
In 2011, he was appointed as a Magistrate at the Magistrate’s Court of Petaling Jaya, Selangor. The cases that he presided over included criminal cases, traffic offenses, and departmental summonses. At the same time, he also served as a Coroner in inquest cases.
Mohd Hezri later resigned from the civil service and started his career as a lawyer by opening the firm of Mohd Hezri & Co. in 2016. His criminal defence portfolios include general crimes, commercial crimes, narcotics, and departmental summonses.
He is also actively involved in giving lectures and sharing knowledge at several government agencies including the local council, PDRM, and public universities.
Izlan Zolhaidi
Izlan Zolhaidi
LLB (Hons) UITM
Executive Diploma in Islamic Banking (IIUM)
Izlan graduated in 2007 with an LLB (Hons) degree from Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM). He was admitted to the Malaysian Bar in July 2008 and began his legal career at Messrs Adnan Sundra & Low after completing his pupillage at the same firm. He then completed his Executive Diploma in Islamic Banking from Islamic International University Malaysia in 2009.
His areas of practice include advising, structuring, negotiating and documenting banking transactions, project finance transactions, Islamic finance transactions, debt transactions and general corporate work.
His banking and finance experience includes acting for syndicated financiers in relation to a syndicated Islamic term financing granted by syndicated financiers to a property developer company, advising the borrower in relation to a government support loan granted by the Government of Malaysia to a highway concessionaire company and advising the issuer in relation to a restructuring exercise undertaken by a highway concessionaire company.
He also participated in studies on behalf of the Government of Malaysia and/or Government Linked Company (GLC) on legal and regulatory issues relating to toll roads and electricity energy sector.
Other works in which he was involved include regulatory and compliance advisory in relation to the requirements of ‘adequate procedures’ under Section 17A of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009.
Adhwa' Afiqah Azmi
Adhwa' Afiqah Azmi
LLB & Shariah (Hons) (USIM)
Diploma in Judicial and Advocatory Practise (DIJAP) (USIM)
She obtained her LLB & Shariah (Hons) from Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM) in year 2020.
She later further her studies in Diploma in Judicial and Advocatory Practise (DIJAP) from the same university and graduated with distinction in 2021.
She was admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor in the High Court of Malaya in 2024.
She is also a qualified and certified Syarie practitioner in Federal territories of Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Labuan since 2021.
Criminal Defence Services
Our complete spectrum of legal coverage spans from the beginning of allegation, arrest and all the way to full criminal trial and appeal. With vast experience in complex cases, our capabilities include legal consultation and representation in the following spectrum of criminal justice process:
Arrest, Investigation & Remand Proceedings
- Legal consultation & advisory on:
- Rights upon arrest;
- Suspected offence, police interview, search, seizure and freezing of assets; &
- Criminal justice system and police investigation process.
- Representing and opposing of remand application; &
- Filing of relevant representation to investigating authorities
Indictment Process & Bail Application
- Legal advisory on:
- the nature of the charge brought by the Public Prosecutor; &
- the indictment process and bail application.
- Client representation and mitigation for bail.
Pre-Trial
- End to end analysis of prosecution evidence;
- Legal formulation & positioning of defence;
- Filing of relevant representation to Attorney General’s Chambers;
- Representation & formal attendance of pre-trial case management;
- On-demand plea bargaining (upon client request); &
- Filing of relevant criminal interlocutory application.
Criminal Trial
- Conducting trial at the prosecution & defense stage (upon necessary scenario);
- Trial Preparation, legal drafting & written submission at the end of prosecution case, defence case & mitigation; &
- Filing of relevant criminal interlocutory application.
Post-Trial / Criminal Appeal
- Filing of notice and petition of appeal;
- Court attendance & conducting appeal before the appellate courts; &
- Preparing and filing of petition of pardon, reprieve and respite.
Supplementary Legal Services
- Private Prosecution;
- Watching brief services;
- Perusing evidence and drafting complaints to relevant investigating authorities; &
- Others.
Criminal Practice Areas
General Crimes
- Offences under Penal Code such as causing hurt, culpable homicide, murder, sexual offences, kidnapping offences and etc.
- Various general crime offences for example under Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017, Firearm (increased penalty) Act 1971 and other relevant acts or regulations.
Commercial Crimes
- Offences under Penal Code such as forgery, cheating, criminal breach of trust, criminal misappropriation offences and etc.
- Various commercial crime offences such as Under Companies Act 2016, Banking And Financial Institutions Act 1998, Financial Services Act 2013, Money Services Business Act 2011, Capital Markets & Services Act 2007, Direct Sales And Anti-Pyramid Scheme Act 1993 and other relevant acts or regulations.
Corruption Offences
- Offences under Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission Act 2009 such as offering, giving, obtaining and receiving gratification corruptly, deceiving principal by agent and abuse of power and position.
- Various corruption offences under Penal Code And Customs Act 1967.
Narcotic Offences
- Offences under Dangerous Drug Act 1952 such as urine, drug possession, drug trafficking offences and etc.
- Various narcotic related offences under Poisons Act 1952.
Money Laundering
- Offences, freezing, seizure and forfeiture of property under Anti-Money Laundering, Anti Terrorism Financing and Proceeds Of Unlawful Activities Act 2001.
Forfeiture of Properties
- Freezing, seizure and forfeiture of property under Dangerous Drugs (Forfeiture of Property) Act 1998 and Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission Act 2009.
Cyber and Computer Crimes
- Offences under Communications & Multimedia Act 1998 such as providing offensive content, improper use of networks and etc.
- Offences under Computer Crimes Act 1997 such as hacking, unauthorized modification of computer’s contents and etc.
- Various computer and cyber offences such as under Penal Code, Sedition Act 1948, Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017 and other relevant acts or regulations.
Human Trafficking Offences
- Offences under Anti-Trafficking In Persons And Anti-Smuggling Of Migrants Act 2007.
Terrorism and Organized Crime Offences
- Terrorism and organized crime related offences under Penal Code.
Pharmaceutical Offences
- Offences under Poisons Act 1952, Sale of Drug Act 1952, Medicines (Advertisement & Sale) Act 1956 and other relevant regulations and rules.
Environmental Offences
- Offences under Environmental Quality Control Act 1974 and other relevant regulations and rules.
Intellectual Property Offences
- Offences under Copyright Act 1987 such as infringement of copyright.
Custom and Excise Offences
- Offences under Customs Act 1967 such as smuggling, incorrect declaration and etc.
- Offences under Excise Act 1976 such as false declaration, evasion of excise duty and etc.
Income Tax Offences
- Offences under Income Tax Act 1967 such as incorrect returns, willful evasions and etc.
Immigration Offences
- Offences under Immigration Act 1959/63 such as illegal entry, overstay, falsifying document and etc.
Private Summon Prosecution
- Private summon process as prescribed under Criminal Procedure Code.
Dispute Resolution & Shariah
We offer a wide range of dispute resolution services for civil and commercial litigation. As for Shariah, our services include contentious and non-contentious aspects of matrimonial matters and asset management, including wills, probate and trusts.
Commercial & Corporate
We offer a wide range of commercial and corporate legal services to start-ups, small-medium enterprises, multi-national corporations and financial institutions, including corporate advisory, commercial and corporate governance and compliance matters. Some of our areas of practice include general commercial contracts and advisory, joint ventures, public-private partnerships and structuring and documenting financing documentation.
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