List of Malayan law firms

This is a list of law firms that were established prior to the independence of Malaya.

States

Penang

• Adams and Alan, Penang (1900s)
• Ong Huck Lim (later known as Huck Lim & Hock Soo), 16A, Ah Quee building, Beach Street, Penang, SS (1930s)
• Hogan and Ivens, Penang and Malacca (founded by Claude Douglas Devereux Hogan and F. Burdett Ivens ^[1] ) (1930s)
• T. Rowan, Penang (1940)
• Cheng Ean and Soon Chee (founded by Lim Cheng Ean and Khoo Soon Chee), (1930s) ^[2]
• Hogan, Adams and Allen (formerly known as Adams and Allen (1900s)), Penang (1930s)
• Logan & Ross, Penang (established 1874)
• Chew Choon Poon, 5, Church Street, Penang (1940s)
• GE Wright-Motion, Penang (1900s)
• H. H Abdoolcader, Georgetown Chambers, 39 Beach Street, Penang (1910s)
• Raghavan & Coy, Penang (1940s)
• Samuel Fung, Penang and Batu Pahat (1910s to 1930s) ^{[3] [4] [5]}
• S. R Groom, 2, Church Street, Penang (circa 1890s)
• Presgrave and Clutton (founded by Edward William Presgrave and Walter Clutton in 1894 and dissolved in 1898) ^[6]
• Presgrave & Matthews, Penang (established by Edward William Presgrave ^[7] and W. Bromhead Matthews in 1898)
• William McNight Young, Penang (1910) ^[8]

Kuala Lumpur

• Freeman & Madge, 54, Klyne Street, Kuala Lumpur (founded by ) (circa 1908)
• Shook Lin & Bok (also known as Shook Lin & Ramani in 1930), Kuala Lumpur (established 1918)
• Peter Chong & Co, Kuala Lumpur (circa 1930s)
• Lovelace & Hastings (founded by W. G. Warren Hastings), Kuala Lumpur (established 1913)
• Bannon & Bailey, Laidlaw Buildings, Java Street, Kuala Lumpur (founded by R. B. Bannon and Arnold Savage Bailey in 1920s and dissolved in 1963) ^[9]
• Shearn, Delamore & Co (merger between Pooley & Co (established 1905) and Ford & Delamore (established 1922)), Kuala Lumpur (established 1938)
• Sanders and Co, Kuala Lumpur (1920s) ^[10]
• Hewgill & Day (circa 1900s)
• Joaquim Brothers (circa 1890s)

Malacca

• Allen & Gledhill, Malacca (1930s)
• Goh Tiow Wan, 20, Jonker Street, (Top floor), Malacca (1930s) ^{[11] [12]}
• Rogers and Son, No. 40, First Cross Street, Malacca (1910s)
• Sault & Co, Malacca (also once known as Sault, Keith Sellar & Co, 64, First Cross Street, Malacca) (1930s) ^{[13] [14] [15] [16]}
• S. G Pillay, No. 15, First Cross Street, Malacca (circa 1920s)
• Mark Stone, 7, Heeren Street, Malacca (circa 1910s) ^{[17] [18]}
• Zehnder Bros, No. 27, Church Street, Malacca (circa 1910s) ^[19]

Perak

• Byrant & Taylor (founded by Francis John Byrant in 1896), Ipoh ^{[20] [21]}
• Das & Co, Ipoh (1930s)
• Cheang Lee & Ong, 13 Hale Street, Ipoh (1940s)
• Gibb & Co (formerly known as Gibb & Hope), Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur and Penang (established 1892)
• Maxwell Kenion Cowdy & Jones (merger between Maxwell & Kenion (established 1905), and Cowdy & Jones (established 1913)), Ipoh
• Wreford and Thornton, Ipoh (circa 1910) ^[22]
• J Dunford-Wood, Ipoh (circa 1920)
• Presgrave, Matthews and Maxwell, Ipoh (1900s)

Johor

• M. Ismail, 38, Jalan Ibrahim, Johor Bahru (1930s)
• S.C Goho, No. 8, Jalan Petrie, Muar (1920s) ^{[23] [24]}

Negeri Sembilan

• Ernest Jeff, 5, Cameron Street, Seremban (1930s) ^{[25] [26]}

See also

• Certificate in Legal Practice (Malaysia)
• Malaysian Bar
• Kuala Lumpur Bar

References

1. "Death of Mr. Ivens". The Straits Times. 1929-04-08. p. 12. Retrieved 2019-10-02– via eResources.nlb.gov.sg.
2. "Commissioners for Oaths". The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884–1942). 1936-03-18. p. 3. Retrieved 2019-10-02– via eResources.nlb.gov.sg.
3. "F.M.S Bar – A Chinese Member". The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884–1942). 1916-05-13. p. 7. Retrieved 2019-10-02– via eResources.nlb.gov.sg.
4. "Solicitor Suspended". The Straits Times. 1928-08-11. p. 10. Retrieved 2019-10-02– via eResources.nlb.gov.sg.
5. "Public Notices – In the State of Johor". The Straits Times. 1937-03-11. p. 2. Retrieved 2019-10-02– via eResources.nlb.gov.sg.
6. "Mr. E. W. Presgrave". The Straits Times. 1930-02-25. p. 19. Retrieved 2019-10-02– via eResources.nlb.gov.sg.
7. "A Great Barrister". The Straits Times. 1930-02-27. p. 12. Retrieved 2019-10-02– via eResources.nlb.gov.sg.
8. "Death of William McKnight Young". The Straits Times. 1919-03-26. p. 9. Retrieved 2019-10-02– via eResources.nlb.gov.sg.
9. "Notice". The Straits Times. 1930-04-22. p. 6. Retrieved 2019-10-02– via eResources.nlb.gov.sg.
10. "Untitled". The Straits Times. 1925-04-28. p. 8. Retrieved 2019-10-02– via eResources.nlb.gov.sg.
11. "Malacca News". The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884–1942). 1931-11-27. p. 7. Retrieved 2019-10-02– via eResources.nlb.gov.sg.
12. "Legal Notice". The Straits Times. 1932-11-14. p. 5. Retrieved 2019-10-02– via eResources.nlb.gov.sg.
13. "Fatal Crash Man 'Had a Black-Out'". The Straits Times. 1957-02-28. p. 5. Retrieved 2019-10-02– via eResources.nlb.gov.sg.
14. "Lawyer is cleared of deaths charge". The Straits Times. 1957-03-19. p. 7. Retrieved 2019-10-02– via eResources.nlb.gov.sg.
15. "$200 Fine for Assault on Lawyer". The Straits Times. 1967-02-04. p. 16. Retrieved 2019-10-02– via eResources.nlb.gov.sg.
16. "Estate of Tan Soo Chong Deceased". The Straits Times. 1964-06-01. p. 16. Retrieved 2019-10-02– via eResources.nlb.gov.sg.
17. "Untitled". The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884–1942). 1912-08-08. p. 93. Retrieved 2019-10-02– via eResources.nlb.gov.sg.
18. "Re Estate of Tan Tat Yan, Deceased, in Bankruptcy". The Straits Times. 1915-09-03. p. 9. Retrieved 2019-10-02– via eResources.nlb.gov.sg.
19. "Notice". The Straits Times. 1924-03-28. p. 6. Retrieved 2019-10-02– via eResources.nlb.gov.sg.
20. Ho, Tak Ming (2009). Ipoh: When Tin was King. PERAK ACADEMY. p. 138. ISBN   978-983-42500-2-7.
21. Ho, Tak Ming (2005). Generations: The Story of Batu Gajah. HO TAK MING. p. 155. ISBN   978-983-40556-5-3.
22. "Untitled". The Straits Times. 1917-05-07. p. 8. Retrieved 2019-10-02– via eResources.nlb.gov.sg.
23. "Dissolution of Partnership". The Straits Times. 1931-09-03. p. 4. Retrieved 2019-10-02– via eResources.nlb.gov.sg.
24. "Mr. S.C. Goho Dies in Calcutta". The Straits Times. 1948-07-26. p. 5. Retrieved 2019-10-02– via eResources.nlb.gov.sg.
25. "Seremban Europeans Marry". The Straits Times. 1938-08-07. p. 3. Retrieved 2019-10-02– via eResources.nlb.gov.sg.
26. "His Photo Was Airdropped to Bandits During the Crisis". The Straits Times. 1966-10-14. p. 11. Retrieved 2019-10-02– via eResources.nlb.gov.sg.

External links

• Norton-Kyshe, James William (1885). "List of Law Agents – Special and General – and Advocates and Attorneys, admitted to the practice in the Straits Settlements, from the first Charter to the Prince of Wales' Island (Penang)". Cases heard and determined in Her Majesty's Supreme court of the Straits Settlements, 1808–1884. Singapore: Singapore and Straits printing office – via Internet Archive.
• Davies, W. A. N. (1931-03-13). "Advocates and Solicitors Practising in the Supreme Court of the Straits Settlements" (PDF). BraddellBrothers.com.