BEST AMITY SDN BHD v 1. ) SAKURA BINTI ARIFFIN 2. ) CHIN TECK SIANG 3. ) CHAU FOOK SANG 4. ) CHIAM TOW YONG

ja-22ncc-36-07-2020 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 16 March 2026 • JA-22NCC-36-07/2020 • 33 min read
14 cases cited (0 SG, 14 foreign)

Outcome

B. The Defendants’ Counterclaim (a) The Defendants’ counterclaim is dismissed in its entirety; C. Costs (a) Cost for the main claim is fixed at RM 100,000.00 subject to the allocator fees; and (b) Cost for the counterclaim is fixed at RM 50,000.00, subject to the allocator fees.

Quoted verbatim from the judgment of High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) (ja-22ncc-36-07-2020). Read the full judgment on the official Malaysia Courts portal for the complete decision.

Catchwords

Company law – Director – Fiduciary duty – Breach – Misappropriation of funds – Diversion of business – Conflict of interest – Conspiracy – Fraud – Scrap materials – Conversion – Lorry ownership – Trespass – Breach of confidence – Unjust enrichment – Evidence – Admissions in cross-examination – Adverse inference – Section 114(g) Evidence Act 1950 – Civil vs criminal liability – Balance of probabilities – Damages – Special, general and exemplary – Counterclaim – Employment relationship – Burden of proof

Practice Areas

Company Law Evidence Criminal Law Equity & Trusts

Judges (1)

Noradura binti Hamzah Delivered

Counsel (5)

Aizat Izuan Shakeel Firm Hussin Othman & Co. Firm Hussin Othman Counsel Defendant Muhamad Nur Aizat Bin Noor Azam Counsel Plaintiff Muhammad Shakeel Bin Mohd Saifuzzaman Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (5)

BEST AMITY Sdn Bhd Plaintiff Chau Fook Sang Defendant Chiam Tow Yong Defendant Chin Teck Siang Defendant Sakura binti Ariffin Defendant

Statutes Cited

Companies Act 1965 (Cap 777)
s 132
Companies Act 2016 (Cap 777)
s 213
Evidence Act 1950 (Cap 56)

Cases Cited (14)

UK (2)
[1964] AC 1129 [1970] Ch 62
MY (12)
[1983] 2 MLJ 324 [1985] 2 MLJ 209 [1990] 2 MLJ 142 [2005] 1 MLJ 515 [2006] 4 CLJ 715 [2012] 3 MLJ 616 [2012] 5 MLJ 176 [2012] 5 MLJ 515 [2015] 2 MLJ 441 [2016] 5 MLJ 91 [2019] MLJU 1699 [2020] 3 MLJ 358

Judgment

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Read on eJudgment

Source: eJudgment (ja-22ncc-36-07-2020)