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Commercial law services
At Sim and Baciu Advocates, we provide comprehensive legal solutions in tailored to the dynamic needs of businesses and individuals in Kuching, Sarawak and Malaysia. With a forward-thinking approach and international expertise, we deliver precise, strategic guidance across a range of practice areas.
Commercial services we offer in Kuching
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Market entry and corporate advisory
We assist businesses with company formation, licensing, foreign investment, due diligence, joint ventures, and compliance, ensuring a seamless market entry.
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Regulatory compliance
We provide strategic advice on corporate governance, data protection, employment law, tax (including stamping and capital gains) and industry-specific regulations to keep your businesses compliant in a rapidly evolving regulatory environment.
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Dispute resolution and negotiation
We help clients navigate conflicts through strategic dispute resolution. Whether resolving commercial disputes, contract disagreements, or regulatory challenges, we prioritize solutions that protect your interests without unnecessary litigation. Where legal action is unavoidable, advise to protect your rights.
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Contract and commercial drafting
From service-level agreements to shareholder agreements, we write legally sound, tailored agreements in plain English to safeguard your interests and mitigate legal risks.
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Property and conveyancing
We conduct due diligence to identify risks before property investment transactions and assist with property acquisitions, sales, and leasing and development agreements offering tailored advice on land titles, native customary rights, foreign ownership regulations, and structuring.
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Intellectual
property
We assist clients with legal advice on intellectual property registration, licensing, and enforcement strategies, ensuring trademarks, copyrights, and patents are safeguarded. Our firm provides guidance on franchises , helping businesses structure legally correct models that align with Malaysian regulations.
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Sim and Baciu Advocates has been recognised as a trusted legal expert for Malaysia and listed on the Slicing Pie website to design slicing pie agreements in Malaysia.
Our firm is equipped to help startups implement dynamic equity splits by drafting customized Slicing Pie agreements that align with Malaysian legal and regulatory frameworks.
We have a very strong understanding of this structure and are committed to supporting fair and flexible equity arrangements for early-stage ventures in the region.
Fees and structures
Our fee structure offers transparency and flexibility, with options including fixed fees for predictable costs, capped fees to ensure budget control, and hourly rates for tailored legal support based on your needs.
1 / Fixed Fee
A predetermined cost for legal services in Kuching, ensuring transparency and predictability in budgeting without unexpected expenses. This applies to certain conveyancing fees for which the minimum is decided by law.
2 / Capped fee
Provides cost control by setting a maximum limit. This ensures you receive the legal support within your budget.
3 / Hourly rate
Flexible billing based on the time and expertise required, ideal for matters needing tailored legal solutions and ongoing help. Also check our Retainer Packages below.
Retainer Packages
Our tailored retainer packages provide businesses of all sizes—small, medium, and large—with ongoing legal support, ensuring proactive compliance, strategic advice, and cost-effective access to legal services.
Entry
Suitable for hands-on founders who need high-level help on legal strategy, contract and document review, regulatory and licensing issues that are implemented internally.
Includes about 5 hours of services.
Standard
Appropriate for companies needing more granular and detailed assistance for recurring legal challenges or ongoing projects that require complex legal planning and research.
Includes about 10 hours of services.
Premium
Suitable for larger corporations who do not have an internal legal counsel but require complex and ongoing help on high value contracts and transactions.
Includes about 20 hours of services.
We offer discounts for our Retainer Packages, depending on the length of the engagement. So if you engage us for up to 3 months, between 3 to 6 or longer than 6 months we can provide a discount if the work is not covered by special fee rules for conveyancing or finance agreements in Kuching.