Nallini holds a degree in Physiology from the University of London and undertook the conversion course in law, prior to being called to the English Bar in 1984. She joined Skrine in Kuala Lumpur and practiced at the Bar for 21 years, before joining the Bench in 2007, where she sat for 18 years. Nallini sat at all three tiers of the superior judiciary in Malaysia, completing her tenure as a Judge of the Federal Court of Malaysia, the country’s apex court, for a term of 8 years. She retired in February 2026. Nallini is the first female judge of South Asian ethnicity to be elevated to the superior judiciary in Malaysia.

Nallini is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and a certified mediator and presently
sits as an arbitrator and mediator.

She currently holds the following positions and affiliations:

• Judge, Qatar International Court and Dispute Resolution Centre
• Member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) for Malaysia, The Hague (2026-2031)
• Adjunct Professor, University of Malaya (2026-2028)
• Chairperson of the Malaysia Media Council (2026-2028)
• Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, 2006
• Certified Mediator, 2006
• Bencher, the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple
• Vice Chair of the International Bar Association’s Judges’ Forum
• Member, Steering Group of the Standing International Forum of Commercial Courts (SIFoCC)
• Patron, Commonwealth Legal Education Association (CLEA)
• Chairperson, Malaysia Maritime Law Review and Reform Committee under the Ministry of Transport 2025
• Advisor, Cross-Border Insolvency Law Reform Main Committee and Working Committee
• Member of the Senior Panel of Mediators, Singapore Mediation Centre
• Member, Newman’s Row
• Member, London Court of International Arbitration