1. ) Dato Sri' Tan Hoe Beng 2. ) ZCM Minerals Sdn Bhd v Lee Ean Lean

ba-12b-116-10-2024 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 13 October 2025 • BA-12B-116-10/2024

Catchwords

Contract Law – Email as contract – Offer and acceptance – Implied/ oral agreement – Certainty of terms – Intention to create legal relations – Consideration. Evidence – Documentary proof – Emails, payments, reports – Bare denial – Inference from conduct – Burden of proof (s.101, 104 Evidence Act). Commercial Services – Consultancy fees – Project management work – Unpaid remuneration. Company Law – Separate legal personality – Director’s personal liability – Joint liability based on conduct. Appellate Review – Standard of intervention – Whether Sessions Court plainly wrong – Factual findings supported by evidence. Civil Procedure – Appeal – Contractual dispute – Assessment of contemporaneous correspondence.

Practice Areas

Contract Law

Judges (1)

Asmah binti Musa Delivered

Parties (3)

ZCM Minerals Sdn Bhd Appellant Dato Sri' Tan Hoe Beng Appellant Lee Ean Lean Respondent

Case Significance

1. ) Dato Sri' Tan Hoe Beng 2. ) ZCM Minerals Sdn Bhd v Lee Ean Lean is a High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) decision dated October 13, 2025 (citation: ba-12b-116-10-2024). The case was decided by Asmah binti Musa.

What was the outcome of 1. ) Dato Sri' Tan Hoe Beng 2. ) ZCM Minerals Sdn Bhd v Lee Ean Lean?

1. ) Dato Sri' Tan Hoe Beng 2. ) ZCM Minerals Sdn Bhd v Lee Ean Lean is a High Court decision dated October 13, 2025. The case was heard by Asmah binti Musa. See the full judgment for details.