Johan is the managing partner of J. Lee & Associates, a legal firm in Malaysia. He graduated with LLB (Hons) degree from International Islamic University Malaysia. He also holds a Master of Comparative Laws degree, a post-graduate Diploma in Shariah and Legal Practice both of which from International Islamic University Malaysia and, an MA in Economics for Competition Law from King’s Collage London. He is currently a qualified member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, UK as well as a mediator of the Malaysian Bar. He is an advocate and solicitor of the High Court of Malaya. Proficient in English, Malay language, Mandarin, he is also the first Chinese origin Shariah practitioner ever admitted by the Shariah court. His current practice includes corporate and commercial law, competition law, compliance and Islamic corporate finance related matters. He is instrumental in developing Islamic banking, Takaful and Islamic corporate finance documents and exercises for several financial institutions as well as corporate and governmental entities in Malaysia. Johan lectured in the law faculty of International Islamic University Malaysia since 1999 for both undergraduate and postgraduate law programmes. He has taught for a special exclusive diploma programme in Islamic Banking, jointly offered by IIUM and the Bar Council. He also lectures occasionally in various other local universities, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM), as well as Institute Latihan Kehakiman (ILKAP) and Jabatan Kehakiman Syariah Malaysia (JKSM) for both civil courts and Shariah courts judges concerning Islamic banking. In 2006, he was a visiting scholar to the Asian Law Centre of the University of Washington. He is currently a Shariah consultant to governmental agencies as well as government-funded banks. He is the author of the book ‘Legal Documentation for Islamic Banking’ published by the IBFIM, and co-author of an upcoming book ‘Islamic Financial Services Act 2013: Commentaries’ to be published and launched by the Current Law Journal. Johan is now a member of the Shariah Advisory Council (SAC) of the Association of Islamic Banks Malaysia (AIBIM and is a consultant to new law practices in Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Indonesia and the UK.

Associate Professor Dr Hakimah Yaacob is a senior Assistant Professor of Sultan Sharif Ali Islamic University (UNISSA) Brunei Darussalam. Prior to this, she was an associate Professor at Faculty of Laws, National University Malaysia. She holds Bachelor and Master Degree in Law and PhD in Victimology and Takaful Justice. She is member of Shariah committee of Citibank Malaysia and Citibank Labuan. She has a broad professional experience in the Islamic finance industry, academia and consulting and a primary research focus on Islamic finance, legal, ethics, restorative justice, Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), regulatory framework and Islamic legal drafting. She is a certified mediator and a member of The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, UK and certified mediator of Australian Accord Group. She has been appointed as a court expert in Islamic finance cases in Malaysia and Hong Kong. Dr Hakimah is an expert in writing and drafting Islamic Legal documentation and has published a book on ‘Writing Islamic Legal Documentation, sponsored and published by the KPJ Publication. She is also the author of ‘Alternative Dispute Resolution in Cross Border Islamic Finance Cases’ published by ISRA, Bank Negara Malaysia. Dr Hakimah’s consulting assignments have included drafting the regulatory framework for Islamic Finance in Maldives and China. She is also currently assisting with the development of Islamic wealth management structures in a number of states and statutory bodies in Malaysia. Dr Hakimah is actively involved with advising on Shariah compliance issues in banking, trade and services.