Meet Our Lawyers

PUAN SHANTY CHONG

Puan Shanty graduated with a Diploma in Socio-Legal Studies and was subsequently called to the English bar as a Barrister-At-Law (Lincoln’s Inn) in 1979. She then returned home to Sabah and was a 1^st Class Magistrate in Sandakan for a year in 1983. She was then transferred to the Magistrate Court in Tawau where she presided as a 1^st Class Magistrate for 4 years. In 1989, Puan Shanty held the position of Senior Assistant Registrar at the High Court of Tawau and subsequently became the Sessions Court Judge in the Tawau Court in 1992. In 1993, Puan Shanty was appointed Deputy Registrar of the High Court of Tawau and presided over Criminal, Civil and Commercial Litigation cases. She is now the Managing Partner of Messrs. Chee & Co. and sits on various corporate boards as their legal advisor including the Sabah-China Chamber of Commerce Committee.

MS. VICTORIA CHEE

Victoria graduated from the University of Nottingham in 2008 with a LLB (Hons), and subsequently completed her Master of Laws in International Legal Practice (LL.M) in The College of Law London with a dissertation specializing in “Arbitration Practice in Asia”. Victoria was then called to the English bar as a Barrister-At-Law (Lincoln’s Inn) in England 2009. She then returned to Malaysia and chambered under Shearn Delamore & Co. before she was admitted to the High Court of Malaya in 2011. She subsequently returned to Sabah and was then called to the High Court of Sabah and Sarawak in 2013.

Victoria’s passion for the law has shown through her vast repertoire of cases handled across various areas of law which include dispute resolution, civil litigation, criminal litigation, family law and adoption, immigration, banking, employment, bankruptcy, real estate, corporate, environmental law, probate, estate law, private wealth and family business. As a Mediator on the panel of Bar Council Malaysian Mediation Centre, her reputation for handling sensitive family corporate disputes precedes her coupled with her mediation skills and business acumen has seen her successfully manage cross border corporate disputes for multinational companies involving different jurisdictions with multi-million dollar transactions negotiated.

Victoria’s practice has now crossed international borders and she currently handling legal matters for various multinational corporations in Singapore, Taiwan, the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, Australia, China, Hong Kong and New Zealand. Her fluidity, experience and knowledge of law has seen her clients entrusting her with cases involving multiple industries which include timber, agriculture, infrastructure, renewable energy, construction, banking, property and insurance.

In addition to her long list of legal experience, Victoria also gives back to the community by being involved in charity organisations. She is currently the legal advisor to Sabah Pangolin Sanctuary and Research Institute (SAPSARI) and consistently undertakes legal pro bono work for Taiwan Buddhist Tzu-Chi Foundation Malaysia.

MS. MELISSA SARAH TAN TSER TZI

Melissa graduated from Aberystwyth University in 2010 with a LLB (Hons), was called to the English bar as a Barrister-At-Law (Middle Temple) in England 2011. She then returned to Malaysia and was admitted to the High Court of Sabah and Sarawak in 2013. She has been an integral part of Chee & Co. since 2014.

Melissa specializes in areas of law that include civil litigation, family law, commercial law, probate and wills, bankruptcy and insolvency matters. Her vast experience in the legal field of bankruptcy and insolvency matters has seen her handling legal suits ranging in the millions and have assisted in the settlement of various legal suits. She is also well versed in family and adoption law and has countless litigation experience under her belt involving various industries.

MR. AZIMI FAHAD YAHYA

Azimi graduated from the University of Birmingham in 2007 with a LLB (Hons), got called to the English bar as a Barrister-At-Law (Lincoln’s Inn) in England 2009 and was admitted to the High Court of Sabah and Sarawak in 2010.

Azimi commenced practice in 2010 and joined Chee & Co in 2015. His expertise in the field of law includes Civil Litigation, Arbitration, Commercial Law, Land Law, Public Administrative Law, Equity & Trust Law, Probate & Wills, Conveyancing, and Insolvency.