SOON LAI TIONG v 1. ) LIM TIAN FEI 2. ) LENG KAK TIP 3. ) LENG AH LEE 4. ) A.K.K. HARDWARE SDN BHD

ja-24ncc-45-09-2025 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 29 January 2026 • JA-24NCC-45-09/2025 • 24 min read
15 cases cited (0 SG, 15 foreign)

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SOON LAI TIONG v 1. ) LIM TIAN FEI 2. ) LENG KAK TIP 3. ) LENG AH LEE 4. ) A.... is a High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) decision dated January 29, 2026 (citation: ja-24ncc-45-09-2025). <p>The plaintiff, a 25% shareholder of A.K.K. Hardware Sdn Bhd, brought a minority oppression action under Section 346 of the Companies Act 2016 after being excluded from management by the other three equal shareholders. The company had operated as a quasi-partnership for over three decades based on mutual trust and informal arrangements. The court found oppression established and ordered the other shareholders to purchase the plaintiff's shares at fair value determined by an independent valuer The case was decided by Noradura binti Hamzah. Counsel appearing: Esther Lee Zhi Qian (counsel for defendant), Fadhil Ihsan (counsel for plaintiff), Lum Man Chan (counsel for defendant), Noor Aisha Apisah (counsel for plaintiff).

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The plaintiff, a 25% shareholder of A.K.K. Hardware Sdn Bhd, brought a minority oppression action under Section 346 of the Companies Act 2016 after being excluded from management by the other three equal shareholders. The company had operated as a quasi-partnership for over three decades based on mutual trust and informal arrangements. The court found oppression established and ordered the other shareholders to purchase the plaintiff's shares at fair value determined by an independent valuer without minority discount.

What was the outcome of SOON LAI TIONG v 1. ) LIM TIAN FEI 2. ) LENG KAK TIP 3. ) LENG AH LEE 4. ) A....?

<p>The plaintiff, a 25% shareholder of A.K.K. Hardware Sdn Bhd, brought a minority oppression action under Section 346 of the Companies Act 2016 after...

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[1973] AC 360 [1999] 2 All ER 961
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[1978] 2 MLJ 227 [2004] 6 CLJ 174 [2005] 8 CLJ 77 [2007] 1 CLJ 121 [2010] 5 MLJ 342 [2010] 6 CLJ 721 [2010] MLJU 1311 [2013] 2 MLJ 297 [2017] MLJU 2041 [2020] 5 MLJ 708 [2020] 6 CLJ 92 [2021] 3 MLJ 549 [2024] 5 MLJ 580