OBATA-AMBAK HOLDINGS SDN BHD v PREMA BONANZA SDN BHD PEGUAM PEMERHATI 1. ) Country Garden Danga Bay Sdn. Bhd. 2. ) Amona Metro Development Sdn Bhd 3. ) Choy May May dan 15 lagi 4. ) Persatuan Pemaju Hartanah Dan Perumahan Malaysia ataupun dikenali sebagai “REHDA” 5. ) Kes Mahkamah Rayuan UPE Bangsar South Development (JV) SB 6. ) Kes Mahkamah Tinggi Kuala Lumpur Lim Biiang Haur vs Platium Sdn Bhd 7. ) Kes Guaman Sivil yang melibatkan tuntutan Liquidated Ascertained Damages (LAD) 8. ) Kes Mahk...
Catchwords
Civil Procedure - Claim for liquidated ascertained damages (LAD) for late delivery of vacant possession - Sale and purchase agreement ('SPAs') - Developers granted extension of time to complete housing project from period of 36 months to 54 months - Whether limitation set in - Whether purchaser's claim time barred. Limitation - when the cause of action arose - whether the cause of action arose after the decision of Ang Ming Lee & Ors v. Menteri Kesejahteraan Bandar, Perumahan Dan Kerajaan Tempatan & Anor And Other Appeals [2020] 1 MLJ 281 or within 6 years after the execution of the SPAs. Doctrine of Prospective Overruling - whether the effect of declaring Regulation 11 (3) Housing Development (Control and Licensing) Regulations 1989 (HDR) ultra vires would apply retrospectively or prospectively - reliance test - does the reliance test apply to Malaysian cases where great reliance was placed on a statutory regime. Principle of Unjust Enrichment - LAD were fully paid to the purchasers - LAD accepted as full and final settlement - would there be unjust enrichment if the claims for LAD are allowed to be calculated retrospectively. Public Law - the Second Actor Theory - whether the Second Actor Theory applies where an innocent third party had relied on an earlier decision made by the public authority which was subsequently declared ultra vires.
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Judges (5)
Parties (9)
Amona Metro Development Sdn Bhd Watching Brief Country Garden Danga Bay Sdn Bhd Watching Brief Kes Mahkamah Rayuan UPE Bangsar South Development SB Watching Brief Kes Mahkamah Tinggi Kuala Lumpur Lim Biiang Haur vs Platium Sdn Bhd Watching Brief OBATA-AMBAK HOLDINGS Sdn Bhd Appellant PREMA BONANZA Sdn Bhd Respondent Persatuan Pemaju Hartanah Dan Perumahan Malaysia ataupun dikenali sebagai “REHDA” Watching Brief Choy May May Dan 15 Lagi Watching Brief National House Buyer Association Watching Brief
Judgment
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