YEOH JIN AIK v 1. ) TAN JIN KEAT 2. ) CIMB BANK BERHAD PENCELAH BADAN PEGUAM MALAYSIA

pa-22ncvc-102-07-2024 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 29 January 2026 • PA-22NCvC-102-07/2024 • 4 min read

Catchwords

Foreign currency Clients’ Account - Rule 8.02 of the Rules and Rulings of the Bar Council - Rules 2 – 4 and 6 of the Solicitors’ Account Rules 1990 – whether monies received from clients and held in Clients’ Accounts belong to the clients or the law firm / an advocate and solicitor – whether Clients’ Account is a trust account – whether solicitor under an obligation to furnish or disclose to the bank any information or documents in relation to third persons beyond those already furnished by the solicitor in support of the remittance applications for payments from Client’s Account – whether bank entitled to set up jus tertii (the rights or interests of third party) against the solicitor as customer – whether s.141 of the Legal Profession Act 1976 (“LPA 1976”) infringed – whether information and documents requested by bank are privileged under s.126 of the Evidence Act 1950 - whether refusal of bank to honour the said remittance applications amount to breach of mandate or authority of advocate and solicitor as customer and/or breach of contract

Practice Areas

Foreign currency Clients’ Account

Judges (1)

Wendy Ooi Su Ghee Delivered

Parties (4)

BADAN PEGUAM MALAYSIA Intervener CIMB BANK BERHAD Defendant Tan Jin Keat Defendant Yeoh Jin Aik Plaintiff

Case Significance

YEOH JIN AIK v 1. ) TAN JIN KEAT 2. ) CIMB BANK BERHAD PENCELAH BADAN PEGUAM ... is a High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) decision dated January 29, 2026 (citation: pa-22ncvc-102-07-2024). The case was decided by Wendy Ooi Su Ghee.

What was the outcome of YEOH JIN AIK v 1. ) TAN JIN KEAT 2. ) CIMB BANK BERHAD PENCELAH BADAN PEGUAM ...?

YEOH JIN AIK v 1. ) TAN JIN KEAT 2. ) CIMB BANK BERHAD PENCELAH BADAN PEGUAM ... is a High Court decision dated January 29, 2026. The case was heard by Wendy Ooi Su Ghee. See the full judgment for details.