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David Allan Sagah & Teng Advocates Offices
A2-4 WISMA NATION HORIZON, JALAN PETANAK
PO BOX 1956
93740 KUCHING, SARAWAK
Malaysia
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Mr David Toh
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
Standing out for its comprehensive industry coverage, Sarawak-based David Allan Sagah & Teng Advocates attracts an impressive spread of clients, ranging from national banks, property developers, insurance companies, and institutional clients. On the banking front, the group is proficient in conventional and Islamic financing, and advises on project and real estate finance, loan agreements, and energy procurement matters. In the real estate sector, core workflows include commercial and residential transactions, in addition to facilitating bids for major developers. The firm also demonstrates tenacity in insurance cases, with a concentration in third-party bodily injury claims. As for civil litigation, the department’s skill spans finance, employment, and medical negligence disputes. The team’s leadership trio comprises David Toh, who focuses on property development, Allan Lao, a go-to for complex banking and tax disputes, and Charles Wong, who covers financing for public sector projects and commercial loans for financial institutions. Lidwina Kiew is noted for her strengths in land litigation.