FOUNDER

TIA CHAK YIT established Messrs Tia & Noordin on the 1st day of June, 1984.

He started his own legal practice in 1976 under the name and style of “Tia & Co”. Messrs Tia & Co was later dissolved and amalgated in the year 1981, with “Tay & Raman” and “Adam & Co.”, thus forming “Adam, Tay, Tia & Mano”. The Johor Bahru branch of Messrs Adam, Tay, Tia & Mano was later renamed “Tia & Noordin” in 1984.

He is of more than forty (40) years standing and has wide and extensive experience in legal matters relating to conveyancing, encompassing Bridging Finance and End-Financing, Charges and other security documents
and litigation matters including foreclosure proceedings.

CO-FOUNDER

NOORDIN BIN HUSSIN was called to the English Bar in 1978 and is a member of Lincoln’s Inn. Upon his return to Malaysia, he became an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP). He was also a prosecuting officer for the Police Force in 1979.

On the 8th of July 1980, he was called to the Malaysian Bar and worked as a Legal Assistant for Messrs Tan & Tan for a year. He then joined Messrs Leng & Co. from 1981 to May 1984. In 1984, he joined Mr Tia Chak Yit as senior partner to form Messrs Tia & Noordin and later become a senior legal consultant to the firm.

He was of more than forty (40) years standing and was knowledgeable in both criminal and civil matters.

Mr Noordin passed away on the 29th of December 2021.

MANAGING PARTNER

TIA POH LOONG is not just the Managing Partner of Messrs Tia & Noordin, but one of the leading figures in Malaysia’s legal community, especially in the conveyancing sector. During his tenure, Poh Loong has been very active in the legal fraternity, paving the way for several listed developers to kickstart their projects in the booming state of Johor. He is often cited as a daring conveyancer, unafraid to go beyond the individual sub-sale cases to take on developer giants.  

Since 2006, his father, Tia Chak Yit, a founding partner of the firm, has entrusted Poh Loong with the responsibility of managing and operating the firm from its small branch on Jalan Trus. Over the years, through persevering hard work and unwavering determination, he has successfully established an empire of branches in Malaysia. A whopping 5 new branches have since been opened under his reign. He has incorporated the Information Technology era into the workings of a legal firm and a revolutionary systematic approach to the management of conveyancing procedures.

Poh Loong’s voracious appetite for information and his ability to develop a deep grasp of many areas of law have allowed him to develop a diverse practice, which includes complex corporate matters and litigation, restructuring and insolvency, financial and commercial disputes, information technology and construction and engineering disputes. His reading list is as varied as the legal briefs he handles; he is never happier than when immersed in the eclectic world of economics, history, business, finance, engineering, science and psychology.

He has established a huge network of clients where his legal services have assisted them in many ways. As he had started off his legal career as an aggressive litigator, he is well trained in court proceedings on divorce, employment, debt collection and contractual cases.

In his personal life, he enjoys mingling with staff members and provides friendly advice to our valued clients.

In short, he is your FRIEND in LAW!

PARTNER

LEONG YIT LIAN (Carine) is from Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan. She holds a LL.B (Hons) degree from the University of Wolverhampton, United Kingdom and was admitted as an Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in March 1998. Carine joined Messrs Tia & Noordin as an Associate in 2013 and thereafter became a Partner of the firm in 2021.

Carine specialises in and has attended to conveyancing and banking matters for more than 20 years. She is well-versed and skilled in sale and purchase transactions of properties with or without title. She is also able to advise on the granting of leases and tenancies as well as an abundance of matters under the National Land Code.

In addition, she has an extensive range of litigation experience in areas such as banking, debt collection, hire-purchase, winding-up, bankruptcy, divorce and family matters, probate and administration of estates matters, tenancy, labour court matters and other general commercial disputes.

She is also experienced in handling corporate secretarial matters.

ASSOCIATE

CHUA XIAN JIN graduated from the University of Liverpool, United Kingdom with a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) in July 2016. During her undergraduate studies, she was awarded the Dean’s Honour Roll Merit Award for her first and second year and successfully obtained a First Class for her degree. She then further completed her Certificate in Legal Practice (CLP) in 2017.

She joined Tia & Noordin in January 2018 and spent her term of pupillage under the supervision of our Managing Partner, Mr Chris Tia Poh Loong. She was admitted as an Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in 2019 and is currently appointed as a Partner at our firm.

Her areas of practice include real property, estate-related transactions and she has experience in handling various housing development projects (commercial, residential and mixed property developments) for established developers as well as acquisition and disposal of properties in the secondary market by individuals. She also has experience in handling leasing/tenancy transactions, transfer/assignment of properties, preparation of wills, loan documentation and other matters related thereto in the field of conveyancing.

Further, she also handles and has exposure to litigation cases including general litigation, probate and administration of estates and family law matters.

ASSOCIATE

PANG WEN LEI

obtained her Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from Cardiff University in 2018. She graduated with a First Class Honours and subsequently went on to obtain the Master of Laws (LLM) in Bar Professional Training at Cardiff University, passing with Distinction and obtaining a grade of Very Competent in the Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC). She is a member of the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple and was called to the Bar of England & Wales in 2019.

Wen Lei underwent her pupillage under the tutelage and guidance of our senior partner, Ms Leong Yit Lian, where she was primarily exposed to the practice of conveyancing, dealing with the sale and purchase of sub-sale properties and properties under development, tenancies, joint venture agreements, consumer & corporate loans and the drafting of wills, amongst others. She has also assisted in civil litigation matters and drafted cause papers for grants of probate and both unilateral and joint divorce petitions.

Wen Lei was called to the Malaysian Bar in 2020 and thereafter became a Partner of the firm in 2024.

ASSOCIATE

THAM SUET LENG (Suet), was called to the Bar on 25th November 1996 and has over 15 years of experience in legal practice coupled with 7 years of experience in teaching and administration. She holds an LL.B (Hons) degree from the University of London.

Ms Tham served as a Legal Assistant in Messrs Ishak Sharif & Co. from February 1997 to August 2006 after her pupillage in Selangor and specialised in conveyancing, banking and corporate work, handling amongst others, property transactions, loan transactions and joint venture agreements.

After more than 9 years of practice, Ms Tham subsequently embarked on a career in teaching. She joined Alpha Omega Resources Sdn Bhd, a homeschooling centre offering the Alpha Omega Publications Programme to high school, middle school and elementary students, and was a teacher cum administrator from years 2007 to 2013, specialising in the English Language.

Ms Tham resumed legal practice in March 2014 and served as a Legal Assistant heading the conveyancing department in The Law Offices of CL Heng until December 2014.

Ms Tham has been retained as an Associate in our firm since 19th January 2015 and has been instrumental in the development of our conveyancing department. Her current portfolio includes handling corporate, banking and conveyancing transactions. She has acted for and advised property developers in property transactions and development matters. She has also represented clients in corporate matters of acquisition of shares and businesses while also advising and representing clients on leases, tenancies, wills and trust matters.  

ASSOCIATE

BIBI CHONG ZIN NAN graduated from the University of Hertfordshire with a Bachelor of Laws degree in 2015. She successfully obtained her Certificate of Legal Practice (CLP) in 2016 and completed her pupillage in Johor Bahru thereafter. Bibi was called to the Malaysian Bar and admitted as an Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in January 2018.

During her pupillage, she handled conveyancing transactions such as sale and purchase of properties, property financing and commercial refinancing. Besides that, she also handled a broad range of litigation matters (both non-contested & contested) such as general civil litigation, commercial litigation, divorce and matrimonial matters.

She later joined Messrs Tia & Noordin as a Legal Associate where she continues to explore and enhance her legal knowledge in civil litigation matters. She is now handling a wide range of banking litigation as well as general civil litigation in the areas of debt recovery, construction disputes, commercial disputes, breach of contracts, divorce and matrimonial matters, probate and administration matters, bankruptcy and winding up proceedings.

ASSOCIATE

LIM EE FANG graduated from the University of London with a Second Class Honours (Upper Division) in Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) (Hons) in 2016 and subsequently obtained her Certificate in Legal Practice (CLP) in 2017.

She commenced her pupillage in our firm, Messrs Tia & Noordin, under the guidance of our Partner, Ms Leong Yit Lian. She was admitted as an Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in January 2019. She continued her practice in our firm as an associate in the same year where she continues to explore and enhance her legal knowledge in the areas of conveyancing and litigation.

Ee Fang specialises in drafting and vetting agreements relating to sale and purchase transactions for developers, individual sub-sale agreements, tenancies and drafting of wills. On top of that, she is also actively involved in handling cases on civil litigation matters such as drafting and vetting a variety of cause papers, probate and administration of estates matters as well as family law matters.

ASSOCIATE

Michelle Wee Chai Yee is committed to the pursuit of excellence.

Her extensive litigation background focusing particularly in the area of construction, insurance, goods sold and delivered, shipping and defamation supersedes her seniority at the Bar. Michelle has conducted multiple hearings independently and has also assisted senior counsels in conducting trials. She has successful experience in obtaining security for costs, summary judgment, winding up order and many others.

She is tenacious in developing effective strategies to protect the Firm’s clients’ business interests. Her exposure backed with her diligence and dedication, the Firm’s clients can rest assured that they are in good hands.

Michelle possesses a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) from the University of Queen’s Belfast and a Professional Diploma in International Arbitration awarded by The Malaysian Institute of Arbitrators (MIArb). She was admitted as an advocate and solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in 2019.

ASSOCIATE

Nurul Farah Ain Binti Anuwar (Farah)  is a graduate from MARA University of Technology, UiTM where she obtained a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) and she was admitted as an advocate and solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in 2022.

Her passion in law prompted her to undergo legal internships at law firms, namely Messrs. Shafee & Co. and Messrs. Fakhri & Co. which specialise in civil and criminal litigation. Later, during her pupillage she was exposed to bankruptcy litigation and conveyancing matters. She particularly assisted in sub-sale transactions and drafting documents relating to bankruptcy matters.   

She later joined Messrs. Tia & Noordin as an associate in April 2022 where she specifically handles conveyancing matters.

ASSOCIATE

Nur Isma Dalilah binti Ismadei graduated from International Islamic University Malaysia in 2022 with a Bachelor of Laws. She completed her pupilage at Messrs Chung, Huang & Khalid and was admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in June 2023. She joined Messrs Tia & Noordin as an Associate at our Kuala Lumpur branch office in 2023.
During the early days of her pupilage, she gained very good exposure to the areas of banking litigation and conveyancing for developer projects and subsale cases. Along her journey, she had discovered that she enjoyed conveyancing matters more than litigation matters and as such, actively involved herself in conveyancing matters, handling both developer projects and subsale cases.
With her exposure to conveyancing matters, it has greatly enlightened her in assisting clients
and advising them on their needs during property sale & purchase transactions. In Messrs Tia & Noordin, she now focuses her practice predominantly in the area of developer projects.

ASSOCIATE

NURAINI SHAPARIAH BINTI ABDUL RASHID firmly holds the view that yesterday's home runs don't win today's game. As a former athlete, Shapa genuinely cares and incorporates the above in her daily routine.
In the legal fraternity, Shapa was primarily responsible for real estate and banking matters where she predominantly focused on corporate banking and conveyancing transactions including properties in East Malaysia. Additionally, Shapa has conducted due diligence cases for corporate and commercial transactions and has decent exposure in drafting and vetting agreements including for the sale and purchase of shares, subscription of shares, joint-ventures, sub-sales and many others.

Prior to her involvement in real estate matters, Shapa was acquainted with banking litigation where she has successful experience in bankruptcy and debt recovery cases. Further, Shapa occasionally chaired councils in Model United Nations conferences of her alma mater, Genius@Pintar College, Malaysia National Gifted Centre. Shapa possesses a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) from the National University of Malaysia (UKM) and was admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in 2023.

ASSOCIATE

Mr Kiew graduated with a Bachelor of Law (Hons) Degree from Multimedia University, Malaysia (MMU) in 2019. He was admitted and enrolled as an Advocate and Solicitor of High Court of Malaya in 2020. In 2024, he joined Messrs Tia & Noordin as an associate.

He is now focusing his legal practice in various litigation matters, among others, which are as follows:

-Probate and Administration of Estates
-Divorce and Matrimonial Matters
-Company Insolvency
- Bankruptcy
-Garnishee Proceedings
-Writ of Seizure and Sale/ Writ of Distress
-Tenancy & Contract Disputes
-Debt recovery/collection
-Employment
-Land Matters
-Banking/ Corporate Litigation e.g. Hire Purchase and Foreclosure Matters

He believes that to become a great legal practitioner, one must have passion in developing his skills, be patient to listen to his clients and always stand in his clients’ shoes to find the best solutions in solving their problems. He is also eager to learn and to adopt the innovative ways in handling the litigation matters in order to provide the best service to his valued clients.

ASSOCIATE

Nor Hidayah Binti Mat Yaacob (Hidayah) is a graduate from Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM), where she successfully obtained a Bachelor of Laws and Shariah (Hons) in 2022. She completed her pupillage in Kuala Terengganu and was admitted as an Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in November 2023.

During her pupillage, she was exposed to the practice of conveyancing where she handled the sale and purchase of properties, including properties under development, for established developers and also sub-sale properties. Further, she also handled both conventional and Islamic banking loan/facility documentation, tenancy agreements and drafting of wills.

She later joined Messrs Tia & Noordin as an associate in January 2024 where she continues to explore and enhance her legal knowledge in the area of conveyancing.

ASSOCIATE

Nurfarah Batrisyia Binti Mohd Hermie (Batrisyia) holds a Bachelor of Laws (with Hons.) from University of Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA) and was admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in December 2021.

Throughout her journey, starting as a pupil and progressing to her role as a Legal Assistant at Messrs. Chor Pee Anwarul & Co., she has gained valuable exposure to various aspects of civil and general litigation. This includes handling diverse cases such as breach of contracts, commercial disputes, defamation, medical negligence, industrial court disputes, probate and administration of estates matters, debt recovery, insolvency and winding-up proceedings.

Her journey continues as she joins Messrs. Tia & Noordin as an Associate to enhance her legal skills in civil and general litigation while also expanding her experience in other matters including conveyancing and family law
matters.

ASSOCIATE

Tan Xue Ying graduated with a Bachelor of Law (Hons.) from Multimedia University in 2019. She was later admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in 2020.

During her pupillage, she was exposed to various areas of law particularly in Conveyancing and Corporate matters. Apart from mainly assisting in Housing Development Projects, she also assisted in acquisitions and disposals of real properties in sub-sale transactions, perfection of transfer and charge, discharge of charge for both conveyancing and corporate matters and more.

She joined Tia & Noordin in 2024 and is currently attached to the firm’s Conveyancing Department, attending to all aspects of numerous conveyancing transactions including but not limited to sale and purchase (both developer sale and sub-sale), tenancies, bank loans and charges which require her to liaise regularly with various financial institutions, developers, and the relevant government bodies.

On top of that, she is also gaining hands-on experience in litigation cases including but not limited to probate and administration of estates and family law matters.