A practice, in plain language
Chan Quin Er is an Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya, and a regular Chinese-language columnist on law, education, and civic life. This page is informational. Nothing here is legal advice.
I was called to the Malaysian Bar in 2014. Before that I taught secondary literature for nine years; before that I read law in Singapore. The two practices have stayed in conversation since.
My work, broadly, is on family and inheritance matters — divorce, custody, maintenance, wills, and the long civil work of administering an estate. I also keep a small advisory practice for schools and child-rights bodies, which is where the older teaching life still finds use.
Since 2019 I have written a fortnightly column for The Star, on the Opinion page, on law as it touches ordinary life. Some of those pieces — reworked and expanded — sit in The Ledger.
Areas of practice
Family & Matrimonial
Counsel on divorce, custody, maintenance, and the long quiet work of separating two intertwined lives. Filings in the Kuala Lumpur High Court and the Syariah jurisdictions where appropriate.
Wills, Estates & Trusts
Drafting, probate, and the administration of estates — including cross-border arrangements for Malaysian families with assets abroad. Letters of administration; testamentary trusts.
Civil & Commercial Litigation
Contractual disputes, recovery, and tenancy matters before the Sessions and High Courts. Engagement begins with a written assessment of the matter; no work commences without it.
Education & Child Welfare
Advisory work for schools, parents, and child-rights bodies, drawing on a decade of teaching practice. Memoranda on school governance, disciplinary processes, and child protection frameworks.