Hashvini Rekha Pachappan

Hashvini Rekha Pachappan

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Lecturer of Law

Biography

Hashvini Rekha Pachappan, a Lecturer of Law joined University of Reading Malaysia (UoRM) in November 2020. She read her Bachelor of Laws (LLB) (Hons.) degree at the Faculty of Law, Multimedia University. Upon her call to the Malaysian Bar as an Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in 2016, Hashvini practiced as a legal practitioner in the area of civil and commercial litigation.

Hashvini joined Multimedia University (MMU), Malaysia in November 2016 as a Lecturer in the Faculty of Law. During her tenure, she has taught various law modules at both foundation and undergraduate levels. She pursued her Master of Commercial Law at University of Malaya, Malaysia on a part-time basis and received her degree in 2020.

She held several administrative roles in Faculty of Law, MMU throughout her service. These included being the Module Coordinator for Jurisprudence module, and the Programme Director for the Bachelor of Laws (Hons.) Degree. Apart from this, she was involved in the institutional-level self-review for the purpose of university accreditation exercise.

Hashvini is a very passionate legal educator who strongly believes that holistic education is the focal principle in academia. She believes that producing law graduates with great legal acumen and good analytical mind-set will be the catalyst of transforming the society.

UoRM Programmes Taught/Supervised

  • Contract Law
  • Alternative dispute resolution – Arbitration
  • Foundation in Law

Highest Qualification & Awarding Body

  • Master of Commercial Law, University of Malaya, Malaysia

Speciality Areas

  • Cyberlaw
  • Commercial Law
  • Malaysian Legal System

Research Interests

  • Internet Law
  • Cybersecurity
  • Law of Banking

[Journal Article] Mageswary Siva Subramaniam and Hashvini Rekha Pachappan(2019). Corroboration Rules in Malaysia: A Brief Review on the Impact of the Sexual Offences against Children Act 2017 [2019] 1 LNS(A) cxviii

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