1. ) Agasta Co. Ltd 2. ) Nippon Export and Investment Insurance v AUTOPULENCE SDN BHD
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1. ) Agasta Co. Ltd 2. ) Nippon Export and Investment Insurance v AUTOPULENCE... is a Court of Appeal (Mahkamah Rayuan) decision dated March 19, 2025 (citation: b-03im-3-01-2024). <p>Japanese judgment creditors Agasta and Nippon Export challenged claims by Autopulence and JH Capital over 29 luxury Toyota vehicles seized from their judgment debtor Rintis Malay Motors under writs of seizure and sale. The Court of Appeal held that the claimants' purported ownership was vitiated by illegality arising from contraventions of MITI's Approved Permit policy, rendering the underlying contractual arrangements void under section 24(e) of the Contracts Act 1950. Both appeals were allo The panel comprised Ahmad Kamal bin Md. Shahid, Azizul Azmi bin Adnan and S. Nantha Balan a/l E.s. Moorthy, with Azizul Azmi bin Adnan delivering the judgment. Counsel appearing: Chin Hau Zhe (counsel for appellant), Cyndi Chow Li Kian (counsel for appellant), Ho Yong Yi (counsel for appellant), Kevin Chin Kwan Vui (counsel for appellant), Tan Shao Jia (counsel for respondent), Wong Jun Wei (counsel for respondent).
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Japanese judgment creditors Agasta and Nippon Export challenged claims by Autopulence and JH Capital over 29 luxury Toyota vehicles seized from their judgment debtor Rintis Malay Motors under writs of seizure and sale. The Court of Appeal held that the claimants' purported ownership was vitiated by illegality arising from contraventions of MITI's Approved Permit policy, rendering the underlying contractual arrangements void under section 24(e) of the Contracts Act 1950. Both appeals were allowed and the deputy registrar's original orders were restored.
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<p>Japanese judgment creditors Agasta and Nippon Export challenged claims by Autopulence and JH Capital over 29 luxury Toyota vehicles seized from the...