LIM HAN MING v LIM HAN PENG

ja-22ncvc-186-11-2022 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 29 January 2026 • JA-22NCvC-186-11/2022 • 33 min read
11 cases cited (0 SG, 11 foreign)

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Case Significance

LIM HAN MING v LIM HAN PENG is a High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) decision dated January 29, 2026 (citation: ja-22ncvc-186-11-2022). <p>This contested probate action concerned the estate of the late Lim Kiang Hiong, who died intestate in 2021, with disputes between his eldest and second sons over estate assets including a shop lot, RM645,000 in loans, and a partnership interest. The court found the defendant had wrongfully diverted estate assets, including procuring transfer of a property to his own son through misrepresentation. The plaintiff was appointed sole administrator, with orders for the defendant to pay RM555,000 to The case was decided by Noradura binti Hamzah. Counsel appearing: Chan Kah Yee (counsel for defendant), Chu Cia Min (counsel for defendant), Low Song Kuan (counsel for plaintiff), Pang Kong Seng (counsel for plaintiff).

Summary

This contested probate action concerned the estate of the late Lim Kiang Hiong, who died intestate in 2021, with disputes between his eldest and second sons over estate assets including a shop lot, RM645,000 in loans, and a partnership interest. The court found the defendant had wrongfully diverted estate assets, including procuring transfer of a property to his own son through misrepresentation. The plaintiff was appointed sole administrator, with orders for the defendant to pay RM555,000 to the estate and account for 25% of a partnership's value.

What was the outcome of LIM HAN MING v LIM HAN PENG?

<p>This contested probate action concerned the estate of the late Lim Kiang Hiong, who died intestate in 2021, with disputes between his eldest and se...

Statutes Cited

Rules of Court 2012

Cases Cited (11)

UK (2)
[1996] AC 421 [2019] EWHC 753
MY (9)
[1979] 2 MLJ 229 [2000] 6 MLJ 189 [2002] 4 MLJ 74 [2006] 1 MLJ 1 [2010] 1 CLJ 381 [2010] 2 MLJ 1 [2011] 3 MLJ 665 [2011] 5 CLJ 744 [2022] 1 MLJ 860