D-SAFE FORCE SDN BHD v 1. ) LAI WOON FATT 2. ) WONG SIN YEN

ja-12ancvc-30-12-2023 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 15 December 2025 • JA-12ANCvC-30-12/2023 • 18 min read
9 cases cited (0 SG, 9 foreign)

Outcome

In the premises, the appeal is dismissed with costs. The decision of the SCJ dated 18.12.2023 is affirmed.

Quoted verbatim from the judgment of High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) (ja-12ancvc-30-12-2023). Read the full judgment on the official Malaysia Courts portal for the complete decision.

Catchwords

Civil – Appeal against the decision of the Session Court Judge for dismissing the application to set aside the judgment dated 29.08.2023 – Order 35 rule 2 of Rules of Court 2012 – Court discretion to set aside judgment entered after trial in the absence of a party – Whether the Appellant had shown sufficient cause to justify setting aside the judgment obtained after full trial – Whether the Appellant had demonstrated a meritorious defence – Appellant displayed lackadaisical attitude in failing to appoint new solicitors for trial despite previous solicitors discharged themselves one year before trial date

Practice Areas

Civil Procedure

Judges (1)

Wong Mee Ling Delivered

Counsel (5)

C Sankaran & Co Firm Gun & Chambers Firm Gun Huei Shin Counsel Respondent Mailthily a/p Mancher Counsel Appellant Tay Sin Yi Counsel Respondent

Parties (3)

D-SAFE FORCE Sdn Bhd Appellant Lai Woon Fatt Respondent Wong Sin Yen Respondent

Statutes Cited

Rules of Court 2012

Cases Cited (9)

UK (1)
[1998] 1 All ER 372
MY (8)
[1995] 3 MLJ 189 [2009] 4 MLJ 610 [2010] 1 MLRH 350 [2012] 5 MLJ 687 [2012] 5 MLJ 712 [2021] 8 MLJ 315 [2022] 4 MLJ 94 [2022] MLJU 227

Judgment

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Source: eJudgment (ja-12ancvc-30-12-2023)