Ong Siew Hwa v UMW Toyota Motor Sdn Bhd

02f-18-02-2015a Federal Court (Mahkamah Persekutuan) 14 May 2018 • 02(f)-18-02/2015(A)

Catchwords

Hire purchase - hire purchase agreement - motorcar - deposit paid to dealer/supplier and obtained financing from financial institution - alleged breach of implied guarantee, or breach of implied warranty or condition as to quality and fitness under Consumer Protection Act 1999 - whether there is a contract of sale between consumer and dealer/supplier - whether the contractual relationship between consumer and dealer/supplier is superseded by a hire purchase agreement - whether consumer has capacity to initiate action against dealer/supplier - whether consumer may terminate hire purchase agreement

Practice Areas

Hire purchase

Judges (5)

Abu Samah bin Nordin Coram Ahmad bin Haji Maarop Delivered Balia Yusof bin Haji Wahi Coram Hasan bin Lah Coram Zaharah binti Ibrahim Coram

Parties (2)

UMW Toyota Motor Sdn Bhd Respondent Ong Siew Hwa Appellant

Case Significance

Ong Siew Hwa v UMW Toyota Motor Sdn Bhd is a Federal Court (Mahkamah Persekutuan) decision dated May 14, 2018 (citation: 02f-18-02-2015a). The panel comprised Abu Samah bin Nordin, Ahmad bin Haji Maarop, Balia Yusof bin Haji Wahi, Hasan bin Lah and Zaharah binti Ibrahim, with Ahmad bin Haji Maarop delivering the judgment.

What was the outcome of Ong Siew Hwa v UMW Toyota Motor Sdn Bhd?

Ong Siew Hwa v UMW Toyota Motor Sdn Bhd is a Federal Court decision dated May 14, 2018. The case was heard by Abu Samah bin Nordin. See the full judgment for details.