SABAH · CORPORATE · PROPERTY · DISPUTES
CHAPTER 1 · OPENING

Fifty years of careful counsel for Sabah.

From Kota Kinabalu, Sandakan and Tawau, we handle property and conveyancing, corporate and banking work, disputes in court or arbitration, and trademarks and patents, and we explain every step in plain language.

“Before you sign, let’s read it together.”

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“And if it ends in a dispute, we’ll see it through.”

Band 1 Chambers Asia-Pacific 2026, Corporate/Commercial (Sabah). Also ranked by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific.
In court or out Litigation, arbitration and mediation. Our partners include the Vice-President of APRAG and an arbitrator on the AIAC, BICAM and THAC panels.
3 offices Kota Kinabalu, Sandakan and Tawau
Bench & Bar partners who have served as magistrates, a Judicial Commissioner and President of the Sabah Law Society
CHAPTER 2

Nine areas of practice

See every case file
CASE FILE01 Corporate & commercialCompanies, securities, franchising, distribution and retail. CASE FILE02 Litigation & dispute resolutionCourt work, arbitration, mediation and adjudication. CASE FILE03 Property & conveyancingSales, purchases, charges and land matters. CASE FILE04 Banking, finance & insolvencyLending, security documents, insurance and insolvency. CASE FILE05 Employment & industrialEmployment, industrial relations and immigration. CASE FILE06 Intellectual property & technologyTrademarks, patents, designs, IT and e-law. CASE FILE07 Public & constitutional lawGovernment relations, constitutional and administrative law. CASE FILE08 Family & private clientFamily law, wills, probate, trusts and Syari’e law. CASE FILE09 Admiralty & shippingAdmiralty, maritime and shipping matters.
WHO WE ACT FOR

Your firm on the ground in Sabah.

Businesses, investors and law firms from across Malaysia and abroad rely on us as their counsel in Sabah. We know the state’s own Bar, land law and institutions.

Doing business in Sabah: what’s different →
  • Energy Oil, gas and power.
  • Plantations Palm oil, agriculture and agricultural supply.
  • Construction Contractors, developers and infrastructure.
  • Ports, shipping & fisheries Port operators, vessels and seafood.
  • Mining & timber Minerals, forestry and natural resources.
  • Tourism & hospitality Travel, eco-tourism, food and hotels.
  • Banks & financiers Lenders, insurers and securities houses.
  • State agencies Statutory bodies and government-linked companies.
CHAPTER 3

Your case in four panels

Read the full story
  1. 1 We listen A first meeting to understand your situation.
  2. 2 The plan A written scope and fee estimate before work begins.
  3. 3 The work Drafting, negotiation and advocacy, with regular updates.
  4. 4 Resolved Completion, filing and a clear record for your files.
CHAPTER 4

Partners & consultant

Meet the team
PARTNER Datuk Roland Chin Kok Fah Admitted 1966. Former magistrate and Deputy Registrar of the High Court; Notary Public. PARTNER Chin Tai Kong Barrister-at-Law (Gray’s Inn), admitted 1975. Former magistrate; Notary Public. PARTNER Datuk Roger Chin Ken Fong Admitted 1999. Nominated Assemblyman, Sabah State Legislative Assembly; Chairman, Invest Sabah Berhad; Vice-President, Asia Pacific Regional Arbitration Group (APRAG). Former President of the Sabah Law Society; arbitrator, mediator and IP agent. PARTNER Lim Eong Puay Admitted 2000. Commercial, banking, insolvency and property work. PARTNER Chen Ket Chuin Barrister-at-Law (Lincoln’s Inn), admitted 2020. Litigation and property. CONSULTANT Datuk Seri Panglima Raymond Tan Shu Kiah Barrister-at-Law (Lincoln’s Inn), admitted 1981. Former Deputy Chief Minister of Sabah.

“Five questions every founder should ask.”

EXPLAINER COMIC NO. 1

Five things to agree before you sign a shareholders’ agreement

A short illustrated guide for founders and family businesses in Sabah.

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