YISHUN CONSTRUCTION SDN BHD v 1. ) TAN SHEW KONG 2. ) CHONG SEE HEONG 3. ) CHUAH CHONG NGEE

ja-22ncvc-13-02-2024 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 8 January 2026 • JA-22NCvC-13-02/2024 • 12 min read
6 cases cited (0 SG, 6 foreign)

Catchwords

Prosiding sivil — Permohonan meminda Penyata Tuntutan — Aturan 20 kaedah 5 Kaedah-Kaedah Mahkamah 2012 — Pindaan pliding pada mana-mana peringkat prosiding — Budi bicara Mahkamah — Penentuan isu sebenar pertikaian — Sama ada pindaan mengubah sifat asas tuntutan — Dakwaan fraud — Keperluan pliding khusus — “Prospective creditor” — Sama ada memperkenalkan kausa tindakan baharu — Prejudis kepada Defendan — Prejudis boleh diperbetulkan melalui kos — Kelewatan — Kelewatan tidak bersifat fatal — Kepentingan keadilan substantif — Permohonan dibenarkan — Kos dalam kausa.

Practice Areas

Prosiding sivil

Judges (1)

Manira binti Mohd Nor Delivered

Counsel (5)

James Monteiro Firm K S Pang Firm Ahmad Aiman Farique bin Rusli Counsel Defendant Kenny Lo Jia Yi Counsel Plaintiff Kevin Ling Yu Shan Counsel Defendant

Parties (4)

YISHUN CONSTRUCTION Sdn Bhd Plaintiff Chong See Heong Defendant Chuah Chong Ngee Defendant Tan Shew Kong Defendant

Case Significance

YISHUN CONSTRUCTION SDN BHD v 1. ) TAN SHEW KONG 2. ) CHONG SEE HEONG 3. ) CH... is a High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) decision dated January 8, 2026 (citation: ja-22ncvc-13-02-2024). <p>Yishun Construction sought to amend its statement of claim against three directors of Lexon Furniture regarding alleged asset stripping and dividend distributions. The defendants opposed, arguing the amendments changed the fundamental nature of the claim and introduced new causes of action. The court allowed the amendment under Order 20 Rule 5, finding it did not alter the core claim, caused no irremediable prejudice, and was necessary to determine the real issues at a full trial.</p> The case was decided by Manira binti Mohd Nor. Counsel appearing: Ahmad Aiman Farique bin Rusli (counsel for defendant), Kenny Lo Jia Yi (counsel for plaintiff), Kevin Ling Yu Shan (counsel for defendant).

Summary

Yishun Construction sought to amend its statement of claim against three directors of Lexon Furniture regarding alleged asset stripping and dividend distributions. The defendants opposed, arguing the amendments changed the fundamental nature of the claim and introduced new causes of action. The court allowed the amendment under Order 20 Rule 5, finding it did not alter the core claim, caused no irremediable prejudice, and was necessary to determine the real issues at a full trial.

What was the outcome of YISHUN CONSTRUCTION SDN BHD v 1. ) TAN SHEW KONG 2. ) CHONG SEE HEONG 3. ) CH...?

<p>Yishun Construction sought to amend its statement of claim against three directors of Lexon Furniture regarding alleged asset stripping and dividen...

Cases Cited (6)

MY (6)
[1998] 3 MLJ 649 [2009] 5 MLJ 790 [2010] 5 MLJ 394 [2017] 4 MLJ 697 [2017] 9 MLJ 141 [2024] 12 MLJ 347