1. ) BINA UPAYA PLANTATIONS SDN BHD 2. ) BINA UPAYA CAPITAL SDN BHD 3. ) BINA UPAYA RESOURCES SDN BHD v AL YASHIR BIN DATUK HJ YAHAYA

aa-22ncvc-60-06-2024 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 6 April 2025 • AA-22NCvC-60-06/2024 • 13 min read

15 cases cited (1 SG, 14 foreign)

Catchwords

The Plaintiffs applied for specific discovery of bank statements from the Defendant, alleging misuse of fiduciary position and unauthorised fund transfers amounting to RM4.4 million. They relied on contemporaneous WhatsApp messages, AMLA notices, and police reports. The Defendant resisted the application, contending that all transactions were authorised by a third party and that the application was speculative and reversed the burden of proof.

Practice Areas

Civil Procedure

Judges (1)

Moses Susayan Delivered

Counsel (4)

Amirfaliq & Syahidah Firm Maxwell Kenion Cowdy & Jones Firm Norazali Nordin Counsel Plaintiff Syamil Haidhar bin Abdul Jalil Alwi Counsel Defendant

Parties (4)

BINA UPAYA CAPITAL Sdn Bhd Plaintiff BINA UPAYA PLANTATIONS Sdn Bhd Plaintiff BINA UPAYA RESOURCES Sdn Bhd Plaintiff Al Yashir bin Datuk Hj Yahaya Defendant

Statutes Cited

Rules of Court 2012

Cases Cited (15)

SLR (1)

[1996] 3 SLR(R) 485

MY (14)

[1979] 2 MLJ 212 [1993] 4 MLRH 380 [1993] MLJU 96 [1994] 2 CLJ 581 [2002] 3 MLRH 877 [2003] 2 AMR 70 [2003] 5 MLJ 276 [2008] 3 MLJ 625 [2008] 4 AMR 694 [2008] 5 CLJ 42 [2020] MLJU 1421 [2021] 10 CLJ 43 [2021] AMEJ 1494 [2022] 9 MLJ 721

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