Sylvester and Co.Advocates
Litigation, Kuching Sarawak
A law firm in Kuching, acting for clients in litigation before the courts of Sarawak.
Sarawak has its own roll of advocates and its own courts, separate from peninsular Malaysia. Sylvester and Co. Advocates is registered under the Business Names Ordinance (Cap. 64), Sarawak, and its firm name is registered with the Advocates Association of Sarawak.
Practice
- Contractual and Commercial ClaimsDisputes arising from agreements between businesses or individuals: breach of contract, recovery of sums due, and the construction of terms in issue.
- Construction DisputesClaims arising out of building and engineering contracts, including payment, delay, defects, and proceedings under the construction payment regime.
- Compulsory Land Acquisition and CompensationProceedings where land is acquired by the State, including objections to acquisition and references to the court on the compensation awarded.
- Company and Partnership DisputesDisagreements between shareholders, directors or partners, including proceedings over the conduct of a company's affairs and the winding up of a business relationship.
- Housing DevelopmentDisputes between purchasers and developers under Sarawak's housing development legislation, including late delivery and defects in a completed unit.
- Contentious Probate and AdministrationProceedings where a will or the administration of an estate is disputed, including challenges to a will and applications concerning an administrator's conduct.
- Family and MatrimonialProceedings on the breakdown of a marriage, including divorce, arrangements for children, maintenance, and division of matrimonial assets.
- DefamationClaims in libel and slander, both for those bringing them and for those defending what they have published or said.
Matters outside these areas are referred.
Sylvester Lai Tze Yang
Advocate and Solicitor
The firm is new and its practice is conducted by its principal. An enquiry reaches him directly, and he will say plainly whether the matter is one he can take.
Registration
- Business Registration No.
- 215630776942
- Business Names Ordinance (Cap. 64), Sarawak, 8 July 2026
- Firm name certificate
- S040/KCH
- Advocates Association of Sarawak, 11 August 2026
Tell us what has happened and we will tell you whether we can help.
An enquiry is not a retainer, and nothing is charged for making one. If your matter is outside what we do, we will say so.