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David Allan Sagah & Teng Advocates
A2-4 WISMA NATION HORIZON, JALAN PETANAK
PO BOX 1956
93740 KUCHING, SARAWAK
Malaysia

Work Department

Conveyancing Department

Position

Managing Partner

Career

David Toh is the Managing Partner of DAST and also the Head of Kuching & Serian Branches.  He obtained the Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) and Professional Legal Studies from University of Auckland, New Zealand (1991), in the process of which he won the Law School’s Annual Prize for Equity and The Law of Succession. David also obtained a Master of Business Administration (MBA) with Distinction from Heriot-Watt University, United Kingdom (2004). He was admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor of High Court of New Zealand (1991) and an Advocate of High Court of Sabah and Sarawak (1992).

David’s career in the legal industry spans 32 years. Within this time, he was exposed first to civil litigation and subsequently acquired extensive non-litigatious experience in banking, property and construction law. He is well versed in construction turnkey contracts and has been advising clients on property development and construction and real estate.

David also advises statutory bodies, major housing developers and financial institutions on issues involving the Sarawak Land Code and related law and practice of the construction, property and banking industries. He has frequently been entrusted to handle high-valued construction, loan and other contracts.

Languages

English, Malay

Memberships

Advocates Assocation of Sarawak (AAS)

Education

Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) and Professional Legal Studies from University of Auckland, New Zealand (1991)

Master of Business Administration (MBA) with Distinction from Heriot-Watt University, United Kingdom (2004).

Lawyer Rankings

Malaysia > Law firms in Sabah and Sarawak

Sarawak firm David Allan Sagah & Teng Advocates is collectively led by real estate expert David Toh, and corporate litigation specialists Allan Lao and Charles Wong, all of whom are praised for being ‘highly effective and competent’. The team boasts a strong banking specialism, with experience in advising foreign and local financial institutions on debt recovery actions, corporate loans, and financing facilities. Elsewhere, the firm has demonstrable expertise in the commercial real estate sector, with a particular focus on multi-property acquisitions and disposals and real estate funding. The group is also recognised for its capabilities in both the insurance and civil litigation fields, and regularly covers finance, commercial, IP, pharmaceutical, and employment disputes. Lidwina Kiew is another key contact in the team and primarily handles contentious litigation cases.