NAJD AL-ATHEER TRADING CO v BIOMAX RESOURCES SDN BHD

ba-22ncvc-232-06-2023 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 27 January 2026 • BA-22NCvC-232-06/2023 • 8 min read
10 cases cited (0 SG, 10 foreign)

Outcome

Accordingly, the Plaintiff’s claim is dismissed with costs. The Defendant’s counterclaim is allowed with costs.

Quoted verbatim from the judgment of High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) (ba-22ncvc-232-06-2023). Read the full judgment on the official Malaysia Courts portal for the complete decision.

Catchwords

Contract — Commercial transaction — Supply of nitrile gloves — Proforma invoices — Deposit paid for undelivered goods — Whether plaintiff repudiated contract — Whether defendant obliged to refund deposit — Whether defendant entitled to forfeit deposit Contract — Repudiation — Failure to proceed with remaining shipments — Plaintiff instructing defendant to stop production due to market price collapse — Whether repudiatory conduct established — Effect of repudiation Contract — Deposit — Forfeiture of deposit — Absence of express forfeiture clause — Whether deposit reasonable — Whether forfeiture justified — Principles governing forfeiture of deposit — Whether retention of deposit amounts to unjust enrichment Sale of goods — Alleged defective goods — Burden of proof — Whether gloves supplied were defective or of poor quality — Lack of expert evidence — Lack of independent inspection report — Whether causation established Evidence — Burden of proof — Plaintiff alleging defects and losses — Requirement of cogent evidence — Whether plaintiff discharged burden under ss 101 and 102 Evidence Act 1950 Damages — Special damages — Requirement to strictly prove losses — Reliance on internal records — Whether losses proven on balance of probabilities Evidence — Corporate witness testimony — Reliance on company records — Admissibility and weight — Requirement for corroboration.

Practice Areas

Contract Evidence Restitution

Judges (1)

Asmah binti Musa Delivered

Counsel (4)

Nandrajog Firm Ramesh K. Supramaniam Firm Dinesh Nandrajog Counsel Plaintiff Julian Lee Chun Hong Counsel Defendant

Parties (2)

BIOMAX RESOURCES Sdn Bhd Defendant Najd Al-atheer Trading Co Plaintiff

Statutes Cited

Evidence Act 1950 (Cap 56)

Cases Cited (10)

MY (10)
[1995] 1 MLJ 577 [2006] 2 CLJ 1 [2008] 4 MLJ 157 [2014] 11 MLJ 813 [2018] 5 MLRH 369 [2019] 6 MLJ 15 [2021] 12 MLJ 798 [2021] 9 CLJ 121 [2022] 1 MLJ 666 [2022] 9 CLJ 418

Judgment

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Source: eJudgment (ba-22ncvc-232-06-2023)