Yeoh Thiam Soon v Yeoh Thiam Leong

ba-22ncc-203-10-2024 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 7 April 2026 • BA-22NCC-203-10/2024 • 22 min read
11 cases cited (0 SG, 11 foreign)

Outcome

I. The Plaintiff’s claim is dismissed with cost.

Quoted verbatim from the judgment of High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) (ba-22ncc-203-10-2024). Read the full judgment on the official Malaysia Courts portal for the complete decision.

Catchwords

CONTRACT- Dispute on Consent Order relating to a share sale agreement - Plaintiff is entitled to bring this fresh action - whether consent orders actions constitute an abuse of the court's process - Consent Order operates as an estoppel - phrase free from liabilities – whether reliefs sought amount to unilateral variation – Court is Functus Officio – Whether enforcement is limited to express obligations of Consent Order - Commercial common sense – Commercial theory expert evidence on the term free from liability.

Practice Areas

Contract

Judges (1)

Shoba Rajah a/p Dorai Rajah Delivered

Counsel (6)

Enho Grace & Partners Firm Presgrave & Matthews Firm Lim Wei Han Counsel Plaintiff Mohamed Aslam Mohamed Mydin Counsel Defendant Mohamed Sohail Mohamed Aslam Counsel Defendant Shareen binti Abdul Manan Counsel Defendant

Parties (2)

Yeoh Thiam Leong Defendant Yeoh Thiam Soon Plaintiff

Statutes Cited

Specific Relief Act 1950 (Cap 137)

Cases Cited (11)

MY (11)
[1968] 2 MLJ 115 [1998] 2 CLJ 75 [2003] MLJU 452 [2005] 1 AMR 157 [2006] 2 CLJ 337 [2016] 6 CLJ 368 [2019] 6 CLJ 419 [2021] 3 CLJ 159 [2021] MLJU 2788 [2021] MLJU 2817 [2024] 7 CLJ 146

Judgment

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Source: eJudgment (ba-22ncc-203-10-2024)