Our Story
A practice built on the belief that injured people deserve clear, unhurried legal counsel.
Setia Chambers was founded in Ipoh with one guiding principle: that legal advice should reduce anxiety, not add to it.
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Setia Chambers — steady counsel in difficult times
Setia Chambers was established in Ipoh with a specific focus: personal injury and tort law for individuals and families who have been through something traumatic. Our founding solicitors had spent years in general litigation before deciding to narrow their practice to the area where they felt they could make the most meaningful difference — representing people, not institutions.
The word setia means loyal in Malay. It reflects the kind of relationship we try to build with every client — one based on candour, consistency, and the understanding that you may need time before you are ready to make decisions about your legal options.
We appear in the Ipoh High Court and Sessions Court regularly, and our solicitors have handled matters ranging from straightforward motor insurance negotiations to complex medical negligence proceedings requiring coordination with specialist medical experts across Malaysia.
Our approach has always been to begin with a conversation rather than a pitch. We find out what happened, what you are hoping to understand, and whether a legal claim is genuinely the right path for you. Sometimes it is not — and we will tell you that plainly too.
Our Mission
To provide personal injury claimants in Malaysia with legal representation that is honest about outcomes, patient with timelines, and attentive to the human dimensions of each matter.
Core Values
- Candour — We tell you what we actually think, including when a claim lacks merit.
- Patience — We move at the pace that makes sense for your recovery and your readiness.
- Clarity — Legal language is translated into plain English so you always understand what is happening.
- Proportionality — Advice is calibrated to the actual merits of each situation, not to maximise engagement.
The Team
The people you will work with
Our solicitors specialise exclusively in personal injury and tort matters, which means focused experience rather than a broad but shallow practice.
Radzuan Hamidon
Principal Solicitor
Called to the Malaysian Bar in 2004, Radzuan has spent the majority of his career handling personal injury litigation, with particular depth in motor vehicle claims and the Compendium of Personal Injury Awards framework.
Lim Yee Shan
Senior Associate
Yee Shan focuses on medical negligence preparation, coordinating clinical record reviews and independent medical expert engagement. She brings a careful, methodical approach to matters that require patience and precision.
Nithya Krishnan
Associate — Workplace Injury
Nithya handles SOCSO representation and workplace injury matters, having previously supported workers navigating medical board proceedings and invalidity assessments. She is familiar with the practical realities of the PERKESO appeals process.
Our Standards
How we conduct our practice
We hold ourselves to professional and ethical standards that go beyond what the Malaysian Bar Council requires — because our clients are often in a vulnerable position and deserve nothing less.
Malaysian Bar Council Membership
All our solicitors are advocates and solicitors of the High Court of Malaya, in active standing with the Bar Council.
Client Confidentiality
We maintain strict solicitor-client privilege. Your information is never discussed outside the scope of your matter without your knowledge and consent.
Fee Transparency
Fee estimates and engagement terms are provided in writing before work begins. No surprise billing — you know what you are committing to.
Independent Medical Experts
For medical negligence matters, we work with independent specialists — never experts with conflicts of interest — to ensure opinions are credible and defensible.
Data Protection Compliance
We adhere to the Personal Data Protection Act 2010 (PDPA) in the collection, storage, and handling of all client information.
Honest Merit Assessment
We do not accept matters that we do not believe have reasonable merit. It is not in our clients' interests — or ours — to pursue claims that are unlikely to succeed.
Knowledge & Experience
Personal injury law in Malaysia draws on a body of common law precedent developed over decades, alongside statutory frameworks including the Civil Law Act 1956, the Motor Vehicles (Third Party Risks and Compensation) Act 1987, and the Employees' Social Security Act 1969. Practitioners in this field are expected to be comfortable across all three, as many injury matters involve elements from more than one.
The Compendium of Personal Injury Awards, periodically updated by the Malaysian courts, guides quantum for general damages in motor and other physical injury claims. Our solicitors track these updates closely, as the difference between a well-prepared and a poorly prepared schedule of loss can significantly affect the outcome of a negotiation or contested hearing.
Medical negligence in Malaysia is assessed against the Bolam test as refined by Bolitho, with the Federal Court decision in Foo Fio Na v Dr Soo Fook Mun having established that the standard is not merely what a body of medical opinion would have done, but what is logically defensible. This nuance matters — and we factor it carefully into merit assessments before advising clients to commit to litigation.
Workplace injury matters frequently involve parallel proceedings: a SOCSO benefits claim, a possible OSHA complaint, and in appropriate circumstances a common-law negligence action. Understanding how these interact — and what the likely outcomes of each path are — is central to advising a worker fairly about the full picture of their options.
A first conversation at no fee
We offer an initial meeting so you can see if we are the right fit for your situation — without any commitment to proceed.
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