ABOUT US

Tan Chuan Yong, Partner »

Born in 1956 in Sungei Pelek, Sepang, he had his early primary and secondary education in Sungei Pelek. In 1978, he was accepted by Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, England, to read law and politic. After graduation, he joined Lincoln's Inn in 1981 and graduated as a Barrister-at-law and called to the English Bar in 1982.

He chambered at Messrs. Yeow & Chin, Johore Bharu and was admitted to the Malaysian Bar in 1983. Thereafter, he joined Messrs. Stephen Sya & Associates, Advocates & Solicitors, and was exposed to the field of conveyancing, in particular, project conveyancing and banking,

He left Messrs. Stephen Sya & Associates in 1984 and joined Messrs. Mohd Akhir & Partners the same year. He was with Messrs. Mohd Akhir & Partners for five (5) years as the solicitor in charge of litigation and left in 1989 to set-up this firm.

Mr Tan Chuan Yong has extensive legal and commercial experience and is a consultant and legal advisor to more than 500 corporations, including public-listed companies.

Chan Sock Mun, Partner »

Born in 1968, she attended primary and secondary schools in Ipoh, Perak, She was later admitted to study law in University of Leicester, England and graduated in 1992 with a strong Upper Second Class (Honours) Bachelor of Laws Degree.

In 1993, Ms Chan was called to the Bar of England and qualified to practise as a Barrister-At-Law of Gray's Inn, London. She was called to the Malaysian Bar in October 1994.

Ms Chan joined this firm in 1996 and was later made a partner in year 2000. Prior to joining this firm, she was practising in Ipoh and gained invaluable experience handling mostly banking, corporate and commercial litigation matters. In the span of her career as an Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya, she specialised mainly in corporate, commercial and civil litigation matters including:

Construction and contractual disputes
Arbitration
Banking and commercial litigation
Securities trading
Intellectual property
Company law
Drafting of legal opinions and complex agreements within or outside the course of litigation, Employer-employee relations and employment law and industrial relations generally
Claims in tort such as negligence suit, trespass and defamation
Land law
Succession law
Civil and corporate claims involving prohibitory, mandatory and mareva injunctions
Applications for judicial review

In the course of her practice, she has conducted numerous hearings in the Subordinate Courts, the High Courts and the Appellate Courts in Malaysia and has handled high profile cases involving prominent figures and massive claims and damages in contract, land fraud and securities trading.

Professional Indemnity Insurance »

Tan Chuan Yong & SM Chan has Professional Indemnity Insurance for RM1.5 million.

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