1. ) Tan Hoo Eng 2. ) Lim Aun Soon 3. ) DYERA-TIM SDN. BHD. v 1. ) Lim Keck Eng 2. ) Moses Lim Kian Loong 3. ) Tan Kai Kiang 4. ) Eric Tan Kiam Hai 5. ) Dato' Abdul Halim Bin Jalil 6. ) Muhammad Azuan Bin Abdul Aziz 7. ) TETUAN AZRUL AFIFI & AZUAN

c-02ncvcw-1990-10-2022 Court of Appeal (Mahkamah Rayuan) 1 July 2025 • C-02(NCvC)(W)-1990-10/2022 • 12 min read
1 cases cited (0 SG, 1 foreign)

Catchwords

Settlement Agreement - Supplementary Agreement - fraud allegations - specific performance - coercion - intimidation - undue influence - breach of contract - procedural matters - rule 5(3), 18(6), 18(7), 18(7A) of Rules of Court of Appeal 1994 (RCA) - non-compliance with filing rules - extension of time - striking out motions - Practice Direction Court of Appeal No. 1 of 2018 - oral grounds - written grounds of judgment - transcript of the proceedings - failure to file Memorandum of Appeal - similarity of the content of the oral decision as reflected in the transcript and the written judgment - 2nd scenario of Firdaus Khan - complete analysis of the issues at had raised

Practice Areas

Settlement Agreement

Judges (3)

Mohd Nazlan bin Mohd Ghazali Coram Supang Lian Coram Utama Wan Ahmad Farid bin Wan Salleh Delivered

Counsel (9)

Andrew - David Wong & Ong Firm Jacob Goldie S.S. Chew Firm Rabin & Associates Firm Abraham Au Counsel Appellant Dato' Gainneos Jacob Goldie Counsel Respondent Dato' Gurdial Singh Nijar Counsel Appellant Gurbachan Singh a/l Bagawan Singh Counsel Appellant Ong Siew Wan Counsel Respondent Rabinder Singh a/l Jugget Singh Counsel Appellant

Parties (10)

DYERA-TIM Sdn Bhd Appellant TETUAN AZRUL AFIFI & AZUAN Respondent Dato' Abdul Halim bin Jalil Respondent Eric Tan Kiam Hai Respondent Lim Aun Soon Appellant Lim Keck Eng Respondent Moses Lim Kian Loong Respondent Muhammad Azuan bin Abdul Aziz Respondent Tan Hoo Eng Appellant Tan Kai Kiang Respondent

Case Significance

1. ) Tan Hoo Eng 2. ) Lim Aun Soon 3. ) DYERA-TIM SDN. BHD. v 1. ) Lim Keck E... is a Court of Appeal (Mahkamah Rayuan) decision dated July 1, 2025 (citation: c-02ncvcw-1990-10-2022). <p>The appellants challenged the validity of a Settlement Agreement and Supplementary Agreement, alleging coercion and fraud. The Court of Appeal dismissed the motions for extension of time and to regularize the record, finding the oral judgment contained a complete analysis under the 2nd scenario of Firdaus Khan. The appeal was struck out for non-compliance with filing rules.</p> The panel comprised Mohd Nazlan bin Mohd Ghazali, Supang Lian and Utama Wan Ahmad Farid bin Wan Salleh, with Utama Wan Ahmad Farid bin Wan Salleh delivering the judgment. Counsel appearing: Abraham Au (counsel for appellant), Dato' Gainneos Jacob Goldie (counsel for respondent), Dato' Gurdial Singh Nijar (counsel for appellant), Gurbachan Singh a/l Bagawan Singh (counsel for appellant), Ong Siew Wan (counsel for respondent), Rabinder Singh a/l Jugget Singh (counsel for appellant).

Summary

The appellants challenged the validity of a Settlement Agreement and Supplementary Agreement, alleging coercion and fraud. The Court of Appeal dismissed the motions for extension of time and to regularize the record, finding the oral judgment contained a complete analysis under the 2nd scenario of Firdaus Khan. The appeal was struck out for non-compliance with filing rules.

What was the outcome of 1. ) Tan Hoo Eng 2. ) Lim Aun Soon 3. ) DYERA-TIM SDN. BHD. v 1. ) Lim Keck E...?

<p>The appellants challenged the validity of a Settlement Agreement and Supplementary Agreement, alleging coercion and fraud. The Court of Appeal dism...

Cases Cited (1)

MY (1)
[2024] 4 MLJ 474