TONG YON LAI v 1. ) YON HENG FARM SDN BHD 2. ) FONG YUM SANG @ TONG YON SANG 3. ) THUNG SING EE

ja-24ncc-7-04-2023 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 20 August 2023 • JA-24NCC-7-04/2023 • 24 min read

9 cases cited (0 SG, 9 foreign)

Outcome

I allow the interest of 5% on the amount of RM 4,470.00 to be paid to the Plaintiff by the Defendants. [72] I further order each Defendant to pay the costs of RM2,000 to the Plaintiff subject to allocator fees.

Quoted verbatim from the judgment of High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) (ja-24ncc-7-04-2023). Read the full judgment on the official Malaysia Courts portal for the complete decision.

Catchwords

Application by the Plaintiff via Originating Summons to commence legal proceedings against the Second and Third Defendants as shareholder of the First Defendant for remedy pursuant to section 346 of the Companies Act 2016 [Act 777] – whether the Plaintiff’s complaint fall within the ambit of section 346 of Act 777 – whether the action of the Second and Third Defendants in conducting the affairs of the First Defendant in the manner oppression or disregard the interest of the Plaintiff.

Practice Areas

Company Law Civil Procedure

Judges (1)

Wong Mee Ling Delivered

Counsel (5)

Manjit Singh Sachdev Mohammad Radzi & Partners Firm Tay Chambers Firm Au Ching Yi Counsel Plaintiff Gurbinder Singh Gill Counsel Plaintiff Vivian Kong Counsel Defendant

Parties (4)

YON HENG FARM Sdn Bhd Respondent Fong Yum Sang @ Tong Yon Sang Respondent Thung Sing Ee Respondent Tong Yon Lai Applicant

Statutes Cited

Companies Act 2016 (Cap 777)

Cases Cited (9)

UK (2)

[1982] Ch 204 [1999] 2 All ER 961

MY (7)

[1978] 2 MLJ 227 [2010] 5 MLJ 34 [2010] 5 MLJ 342 [2010] 6 CLJ 7218 [2013] 2 MLJ 297 [2020] 1 MLJ 806 [2021] 3 MLJ 914

Judgment

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Source: eJudgment (ja-24ncc-7-04-2023)