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Ask anything about your legal situation and get a clear, plain-language answer, any time, before you ever book a meeting. Backed by the team at Hussein Akhtar Sathiswaranji & Co.

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How it works
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    Ask in plain words

    Describe your situation the way you'd explain it to a friend. You don't need to know any legal terms.

  2. 02

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    Get a clear explanation of how the law applies and what your options are.

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Consultations run Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, in one-hour sessions at our Petaling Jaya office. Pick a day and time that suits you.

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Practice areas

Counsel across the matters that
shape a life, a family, a business.

From the courtroom to the closing table, the firm handles both contentious and non-contentious work for individuals, businesses and institutions. A selection of what we take on:

Litigation & disputes

  • Criminal litigationEvery level of court, from remand and bail through mitigation to trial, for Malaysians and foreigners.
  • Civil litigationA broad civil practice covering recovery, commercial claims and appellate work.
  • Contractual & commercial disputesComplex contract and commercial matters, from demand and injunction through to winding up.
  • Banking litigationActing for banks, koperasi and private lenders in recovery and enforcement.
  • Tort & negligencePersonal-injury and negligence claims, including road accidents and damages.
  • Insurance claimsFirst and third-party motor claims, bodily injury and own-damage matters.

Specialist practices

  • ArbitrationDomestic and AIAC (KLRCA) arbitration in construction, aviation, semiconductor and telecoms, through to enforcement of awards.
  • Intellectual propertyTrade marks, patents, designs and copyright, with licensing, franchising and anti-piracy work.
  • Shipping & maritimeOwners and charterers in cargo claims, maritime liens, mortgages and the arrest of ships.
  • Cyber lawCriminal and civil cyber matters, an area still handled by only a few Malaysian firms.
  • Medico-legalMedical negligence and medical-record review, with the clinical detail properly understood.

Private client & business

  • Conveyancing & real estateSales, leases, charges and security, land conversions, auctions and trust registration.
  • Family law & mediationDivorce, custody, adoption and joint or contested petitions, settled through mediation where possible.
  • Estate & probateContested wills and inheritance claims, plus the drafting of wills and trust deeds.
  • Bankruptcy & insolvencyAdvising creditors, companies and individuals on exposure and recovery.
  • Labour & industrial lawEmployers on industrial relations, collective agreements, restructuring and work permits.
The firm

A Petaling Jaya practice built on personal service: you deal with a partner, not a queue, and the work is backed by professional indemnity insurance.

The partners lean on experienced mentors and a network of affiliated firms, which lets a small practice take on matters well beyond its size. Three things guide the work: professionalism, effectiveness, and a solution the client can actually use.

Senior Partner

Dato’ Haji Akhtar bin Tahir

Retired Judge of the High Court of Malaya

Sat on the High Court bench in both civil and criminal matters, with reported judgments in the Current Law Journal (CLJ) and Malayan Law Journal (MLJ). That judicial experience now shapes how the firm reads a case and argues it.

Hussein bin Dato’ Haji Akhtar

Partner

Civil & criminal litigation · Arbitration · Medico-legal · Labour & industrial law · Tort & negligence

+60 10-2311 052 · husummul@gmail.com

Sathiswaranji Samyraw

Partner

Conveyancing · Banking & contractual disputes · Shipping · Cyber law · Intellectual property · Family law · Insolvency · Probate

+60 12-2222 146 · sathji146@gmail.com

Important:This assistant provides general legal information, not legal advice, and does not create a lawyer-client relationship. Answers may be incomplete or inaccurate. For advice on your specific situation, please consult a qualified lawyer at Hussein Akhtar Sathiswaranji & Co.