Yes, we have finally moved!
Introducing... Messrs DAVEENA & QUAH, with its new address at 18-30-H Gurney Tower, Persiaran Gurney, 10250 Penang. Feel free to drop us a note at lynquah@dqlegal.com and soon our website www.dqlegal.com will be up! Watch this space for more on this.
On 9 August 2012, KL Quah & Associates sadly (as it will always remain sentimental to me being my first firm) gave way to the new firm which starts operations on 10 August 2012. We will see newer, better things ahead. It is a partnership with a vision, with a difference, and hopefully, a partnership that will see through ups and downs of a firm in its infancy.
Our firm continues to deliver professional legal services in most fields, except criminal law and personal injury claims (road accident cases). Our fees will remain competitive while we deliver efficient, professional and friendly services to everyone from all walks of life.
The year 2012 has been eventful so far, and let's hope that the final quarter of the year will see us through breaking even in more ways than one!
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Sunday, April 1, 2012
2nd Anniversary
It's been two (2) years! Today marks KL Quah & Associates 2nd year anniversary. The firm welcomed its c0-partner Ms Daveena Subramaniam on 3 October 2011, effectively changing the firm's status of sole proprietorship to one of a partnership. The firm, however, is delayed in its endeavour to move into a new office from Ms Quah's residential address due to personal circumstances of both Ms Daveena and Ms Quah.
The activities and portfolio of the firm also saw a drop this 2nd year due to the said personal circumstances as well, but good news is, our Ms Quah is expecting a new baby anytime soon in this beautiful month of April!
Portfolio in 2011-2012 of KL Quah & Associates includes :
1) Claim against partnership for unpaid profit on behalf of one of the partners;
2) Drafting and witnessing execution of a tenancy agreement;
3) Drafting and witnessing of wills and testaments;
4) Claim against individual for unpaid monies as per a friendly loan agreement, obtaining judgment therein;
5) Getting up on behalf of individual shareholder in queries from company secretary and SSM on its unlawful removal of name;
6) Defending against claim by suppliers, manufacturers etc. for a public listed company;
7) Claim against sub-contractor for goods sold and delivered and services rendered;
8) Getting up for tenancy matters;
9) Single petition and joint petition divorce matters;
10) Getting up on behalf of co-director in its endeavour to terminate its directorship in a company where it has failed to receive any accounts, inventory, dividend, profit or share whatsoever;
11) Vetting and giving opinion/advice on partnership agreements, and
12) Vetting and redrafting of tenancy agreement for a carpark space between Evergreen Laurel Hotel and Soccerexperience.
As with the observation the 1st year, it is noted that billing is one thing, collection is another. Again, better paymasters are usually the working class, whereas businessmen and entrepreneurs tend to be slower in making payment. Perhaps it is time the lay persons out there realise that we lawyers do not make as much money as everyone thinks. This mentality of "just one signature and a lawyer earns thousands" should certainly be erased, for the "one signature" comes AFTER various phone calls to government offices, clients, opponent parties etc... drafting, researching, preparing, liaising and BEFORE filing, attending court, further researching, phone calls, letters, documents, etc...
Good clients vs Bad Clients
It is also observed that eventhough there are many good clients out there who are also good friends, there will always be one or two 'bad apples', e.g. a client who refused to honour payment of an invoice (of a nominal sum by the way) because she argued that advice, opinion, and vetting of her 20-page long agreement given over numerous telephone calls and emails are NOT considered 'initial consultation' nor 'services rendered' ('face-to-face consultation' is REQUIRED, she contended). The firm wishes to take its opportunity here to educate the public that an advocate and solicitor is a professional rendering its services, hence, every second, every minute taken of an advocate and solicitor's TIME is BILLABLE and PAYABLE. In this time and age of technology, even a communication through instant messaging like Facebook, Twitter, MSN Messenger, Yahoo Messenger (to name a few) are considered time taken to render its services.
If all things go well, the firm will see more changes the year ahead, with (hopefully) a physical move to a new office, probably with hiring of staff and increasing its portfolio with the new partnership setting in!
Let's hope for another fruitful and exciting year ahead!!!
The activities and portfolio of the firm also saw a drop this 2nd year due to the said personal circumstances as well, but good news is, our Ms Quah is expecting a new baby anytime soon in this beautiful month of April!
Portfolio in 2011-2012 of KL Quah & Associates includes :
1) Claim against partnership for unpaid profit on behalf of one of the partners;
2) Drafting and witnessing execution of a tenancy agreement;
3) Drafting and witnessing of wills and testaments;
4) Claim against individual for unpaid monies as per a friendly loan agreement, obtaining judgment therein;
5) Getting up on behalf of individual shareholder in queries from company secretary and SSM on its unlawful removal of name;
6) Defending against claim by suppliers, manufacturers etc. for a public listed company;
7) Claim against sub-contractor for goods sold and delivered and services rendered;
8) Getting up for tenancy matters;
9) Single petition and joint petition divorce matters;
10) Getting up on behalf of co-director in its endeavour to terminate its directorship in a company where it has failed to receive any accounts, inventory, dividend, profit or share whatsoever;
11) Vetting and giving opinion/advice on partnership agreements, and
12) Vetting and redrafting of tenancy agreement for a carpark space between Evergreen Laurel Hotel and Soccerexperience.
As with the observation the 1st year, it is noted that billing is one thing, collection is another. Again, better paymasters are usually the working class, whereas businessmen and entrepreneurs tend to be slower in making payment. Perhaps it is time the lay persons out there realise that we lawyers do not make as much money as everyone thinks. This mentality of "just one signature and a lawyer earns thousands" should certainly be erased, for the "one signature" comes AFTER various phone calls to government offices, clients, opponent parties etc... drafting, researching, preparing, liaising and BEFORE filing, attending court, further researching, phone calls, letters, documents, etc...
Good clients vs Bad Clients
It is also observed that eventhough there are many good clients out there who are also good friends, there will always be one or two 'bad apples', e.g. a client who refused to honour payment of an invoice (of a nominal sum by the way) because she argued that advice, opinion, and vetting of her 20-page long agreement given over numerous telephone calls and emails are NOT considered 'initial consultation' nor 'services rendered' ('face-to-face consultation' is REQUIRED, she contended). The firm wishes to take its opportunity here to educate the public that an advocate and solicitor is a professional rendering its services, hence, every second, every minute taken of an advocate and solicitor's TIME is BILLABLE and PAYABLE. In this time and age of technology, even a communication through instant messaging like Facebook, Twitter, MSN Messenger, Yahoo Messenger (to name a few) are considered time taken to render its services.
If all things go well, the firm will see more changes the year ahead, with (hopefully) a physical move to a new office, probably with hiring of staff and increasing its portfolio with the new partnership setting in!
Let's hope for another fruitful and exciting year ahead!!!
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