PERUNDING IZA'D SENDIRIAN BERHAD v 1. ) Ketua Setiausaha Kementerian Pertahanan Malaysia 2. ) Kerajaan Malaysia

ka-12bncvc-7-10-2024 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 24 November 2025 • KA-12BNCvC-7-10/2024

Catchwords

CIVIL PROCEDURE: Appeal – Notice of Appeal – Preliminary Objection – Use of Form 111 instead of Form 111A – Whether technical non-compliance fatal to appeal – Rules of Court 2012, O. 1A – Overriding interest of justice – Waiver of objection CIVIL PROCEDURE: Res judicata – Cause of action estoppel and issue estoppel – Previous suit against main contractor regarding same project – Subsequent suit against Government for same professional fees – Whether issues of liability and quantum finally adjudicated – Litigation by instalments – Abuse of process – Asia Commercial Finance principle CIVIL PROCEDURE: Interlocutory proceedings – Striking out – Effect of dismissal of striking out application – Whether trial judge precluded from revisiting defence of res judicata at full trial – Distinction between summary determination and trial findings – Lin Wen-Chih (FC) applied CONTRACT: Privity of contract – Professional consultancy services – Design and Build procurement model – Consultant absorbed into main contractor’s organisation – Claim for fees against Employer (Government) – Absence of direct contractual nexus – Whether Government liable for fees – Mutual termination agreement with main contractor EVIDENCE: Standard of proof – Claim for 80% completion of consultancy work – Finding of fact by trial court – Oral admission by witness regarding scope of drawings – Appellate intervention – “Plainly wrong” test

Practice Areas

CIVIL PROCEDURE: Appeal

Judges (1)

John Lee Kien How @ Mohammad Johan Lee Delivered

Parties (3)

Kerajaan Malaysia Respondent Ketua Setiausaha Kementerian Pertahanan Malaysia Respondent PERUNDING IZA'D SENDIRIAN BERHAD Appellant

Case Significance

PERUNDING IZA'D SENDIRIAN BERHAD v 1. ) Ketua Setiausaha Kementerian Pertahan... is a High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) decision dated November 24, 2025 (citation: ka-12bncvc-7-10-2024). The case was decided by John Lee Kien How @ Mohammad Johan Lee.

What was the outcome of PERUNDING IZA'D SENDIRIAN BERHAD v 1. ) Ketua Setiausaha Kementerian Pertahan...?

PERUNDING IZA'D SENDIRIAN BERHAD v 1. ) Ketua Setiausaha Kementerian Pertahan... is a High Court decision dated November 24, 2025. The case was heard by John Lee Kien How @ Mohammad Johan Lee. See the full judgment for details.