A frank first assessment
Before recommending a course, we read the documents, test the law and weigh up the other side. Then we tell you plainly where you stand.
Kiew & Partners Advocates
In your corner, from the first letter to the final word.
We act for businesses, employers, employees and property owners across Sarawak in disputes, Industrial Court claims, corporate matters and conveyancing.
In every matter we work to save you time, keep costs in proportion and protect your interests.
Where business, money and relationships meet
That overlap is where we work. Partners fall out over a joint venture, a contractor waits months for payment, an employee is pushed out, a family company splits down the middle. Each is a business problem, a money problem and a relationship problem at once.
We help you find the quickest sound way through, with plain advice, an early and candid view of costs and prospects, and updates without having to chase us.
Our practice
Contentious and advisory work for clients across Sarawak.
- Civil & Commercial LitigationContract claims, debt recovery and commercial disputes in the Magistrates’, Sessions and High Courts.
- Employment & Industrial RelationsUnfair and constructive dismissal claims in the Industrial Court, and advice under Sarawak’s Labour Ordinance.
- Shareholder & Boardroom DisputesOppression claims, deadlock, director removal and exits from family and closely held companies.
- Construction & Payment DisputesUnpaid progress claims, retention, variations and delay, including CIPAA adjudication.
- DefamationClaims and defences over damaging statements in print, online and on social media.
- Corporate & CommercialShareholders’ agreements, restructurings, licences and commercial contracts.
- Land, Property & ConveyancingSales, purchases, loan documentation and title matters under the Sarawak Land Code.
Courts and forums
- Industrial Court
- High Court in Sabah and Sarawak
- Sessions Court
- Magistrates’ Court
- Mediation
Our principal
Jenn S.N. Kiew
LLB (Hons) (Manchester) · CLP (Malaya) · Advocate, High Court in Sabah and Sarawak
Every file. My personal attention.
Jenn is the principal of Kiew & Partners. Her practice centres on civil and commercial litigation, Industrial Court claims, shareholder conflicts and defamation, alongside corporate and property work for business clients.
Clients deal with Jenn directly. She reviews each new matter herself, gives a frank view of its strengths and risks, and stays with it to the end.
Our approach
Settle early where it serves you. Prepare for trial where it does not.
Negotiation before litigation
Many disputes are best closed by negotiation or mediation, sparing you months of proceedings and their cost. Where that route serves you, we take it.
Thorough when it goes to court
When a matter needs a hearing, we prepare it properly from the start. Careful preparation also strengthens your hand in any settlement talks.
Clear terms from day one
Each engagement begins with written terms setting out the scope of work, the fees and who will handle your matter.
Worth knowing
Nothing signed? Conduct can still be the contract.
Courts look at how the parties actually dealt with each other. Years of shared costs and profits can prove an agreement nobody wrote down.
Your WhatsApp is evidence. Keep it tidy.
Messages, quotations and voice notes are often the best record of what was agreed. Keep them, and write them as if a judge will one day read them.
Deadlines decide cases.
Miss the deadline to file a defence and judgment can be entered against you without a trial. If you have been served with court papers, act quickly.
A Sarawak firm, based in Kuching
Kiew & Partners Advocates practises from Westmoore House at Twin Tower Centre, Rock Road. Our firm name is registered with the Advocates Association of Sarawak, and we practise under Sarawak’s Advocates Ordinance.
Book a consultation
Thirty minutes for RM300, or an hour for RM500. Choose a time online and pay to secure it, and your booking is confirmed by email.