UNITED HIGHLANDS SDN.BHD. v 1. ) KONG KIN KHAI 2. ) BADAN PENGURUSAN BERSAMA SELESA HILLHOMES 3. ) Aljafri Bin Abdul Majid 4. ) Lim Poh Im 5. ) Reza Fauzi Gurmit Bin Abdullah 6. ) Abdol Rahman Bin Othman

ca-23ncvc-4-07-2024 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 14 April 2025 • CA-23NCvC-4-07/2024

Catchwords

Transfer of Proceedings – Order 57 Rules of Court 2012 – Section 23 Courts of Judicature Act 1964 – Application to transfer case filed by defendant Factors to be considered – forum non conveniens, financial position and hardship of the defendant, defendant’s ability to defend the action at the transferred court and plaintiff’s waiver of his right to sue in the transferred court – Decision: Temerloh High Court located at or nearest to the place where the cause of action arose.

Practice Areas

Civil Procedure

Judges (1)

Mohd Radzi bin Harun Delivered

Parties (7)

BADAN PENGURUSAN BERSAMA SELESA HILLHOMES Defendant UNITED HIGHLANDS Sdn Bhd Plaintiff Abdol Rahman bin Othman Defendant Aljafri bin Abdul Majid Defendant Kong Kin Khai Defendant Lim Poh Im Defendant Reza Fauzi Gurmit bin Abdullah Defendant

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