TOH HONG HOOI v 1. ) GOH TAT CHUAN 2. ) OTOFIN POWER (JOHOR) SDN BHD

ja-22ncc-37-07-2020 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 28 October 2023 • JA-22NCC-37-07/2020 • 34 min read

19 cases cited (0 SG, 19 foreign)

Outcome

Based on the abovementioned, I allowed the Plaintiff’s claim against.

Quoted verbatim from the judgment of High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) (ja-22ncc-37-07-2020). Read the full judgment on the official Malaysia Courts portal for the complete decision.

Catchwords

Full trial – Plaintiff’s claim that 304,990 shares of Otofin Power (Johor) Sdn. Bhd. (Second Defendant) that is currently held in the name of the First Defendant rightfully belong to the Plaintiff – the Plaintiff claimed that the First Defendant is holding the said shares on trust for him – whether the First Defendant holds 304,990 OPJ shares on trust for the Plaintiff – whether the First Defendant had acted in breach of trust

Practice Areas

Equity & Trusts

Judges (1)

Wong Mee Ling Delivered

Counsel (4)

Gan & Lim Firm Leong & Partners Firm Leong Sher How Counsel Plaintiff T Gan Counsel Defendant

Parties (3)

OTOFIN POWER Sdn Bhd Defendant Goh Tat Chuan Defendant Toh Hong Hooi Plaintiff

Statutes Cited

Companies Act 2016 (Cap 777)

Evidence Act 1950 (Cap 56)

s 101(1)

Cases Cited (19)

UK (5)

[1967] 2 AC 291 [1970] AC 567 [1972] 3 All ER 744 [1974] Ch 269 [1996] AC 669

MY (14)

[2004] 1 MLJ 353 [2009] 1 MLJ 289 [2009] 2 CLJ 363 [2009] 6 MLJ 751 [2010] 1 CLJ 381 [2011] 5 CLJ 136 [2011] MLJU 1556 [2014] 2 MLJ 63 [2014] 4 MLJ 64 [2017] 8 CLJ 392 [2017] MLJU 1107 [2020] 10 CLJ 1 [2020] 12 MLJ 67 [2023] 2 MLJ 229

Judgment

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Source: eJudgment (ja-22ncc-37-07-2020)