1. ) LOH SIEW CHOONG 2. ) LOH SIEW NGOH 3. ) LOO KIM LIN @ LOH SIEW LIN v 1. ) TOONG YUEN (IPOH) SDN BHD 2. ) LOH FOOK WAH @ LOH FOOK FAH 3. ) LOH KWOK YUAN 4. ) AHMAD RIZAM BIN ZAMRI 5. ) MUSTAFA BIN BAHARUDIN 6. ) TEH CHEE YIP 7. ) MEOR MUHAMMAD HAFIFI BIN HAMZAH

aa-24ncc-12-04-2024 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 20 April 2026 • AA-24NCC-12-04/2024 • 15 min read
16 cases cited (1 SG, 15 foreign)

Outcome

The plaintiffs’ originating375 summons is struck out. [24] As to costs, taking into account that the present application was filed before the decision of this court dated 5 November 2025, in OS 11, which has a material effect on this application, and since the plaintiffs did candidly acknowledge the difficulty posed380 by that said judgment, I order costs of RM10,000 to the 1st to 3rd defendants, subject to allocatur.

Quoted verbatim from the judgment of High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) (aa-24ncc-12-04-2024). Read the full judgment on the official Malaysia Courts portal for the complete decision.

Catchwords

COMPANY LAW: Derivative action – Application to strike out originating summons – Whether plaintiffs qualify as “complainants” under s 345 Companies Act 2016 – Whether plaintiffs are “persons entitled to be registered as members” – Effect of earlier judgment dated 5 November 2025 – Whether shares devolve by transmission or require transfer under s 105 – Whether absence of executed and stamped transfer instrument defeats beneficial interest – Whether unadministered estate renders entitlement uncertain and contingent – Whether locus standi established – Whether originating summons no longer sustainable.

Practice Areas

Company Law Civil Procedure Equity & Trusts

Judges (1)

Moses Susayan Delivered

Counsel (5)

Elizabeth Lau Firm Rabin & Associates Firm Elizabeth Lau Counsel Plaintiff Lynnette Wong Counsel Plaintiff Rabinder Singh Juggeet Singh Counsel Defendant

Parties (10)

TOONG YUEN Sdn Bhd Respondent Ahmad Rizam bin Zamri Respondent Loh Fook Wah @ Loh Fook Fah Respondent Loh Kwok Yuan Respondent Loh Siew Choong Applicant Loh Siew Ngoh Applicant Loo Kim Lin @ Loh Siew Lin Applicant Meor Muhammad Hafifi bin Hamzah Respondent Mustafa bin Baharudin Respondent Teh Chee Yip Respondent

Statutes Cited

Companies Act 2016 (Cap 777)
s 109 s 345

Cases Cited (16)

SG (1)
[2019] SGHC 180
UK (1)
[1952] 1 All ER 1217
MY (14)
[1993] 2 MLJ 145 [1995] 3 CLJ 783 [1995] 3 MLJ 189 [1997] 3 MLJ 188 [1997] 4 CLJ 393 [2004] 3 CLJ 59 [2004] 4 MLJ 417 [2010] 7 CLJ 917 [2011] MLJ 721 [2015] 7 CLJ 468 [2015] MLJU 379 [2017] 4 MLJ 21 [2017] 5 CLJ 651 [2020] MLJU 1899

Judgment

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Source: eJudgment (aa-24ncc-12-04-2024)