TAN BAK LEE v 1. ) CHEN SIEW LEE 2. ) CHEN CHIN HOAY 3. ) ONG CHEE KEONG

pa-22ncvc-82-06-2025 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 16 December 2025 • PA-22NCvC-82-06/2025

Catchwords

Application for an order for security of costs under O.23 r.1 and O.92 r.4 of the Rules Of Court 2012 (ROC 2012) - Plaintiff’s failure to comply with various court orders which resulted in arrears of maintenance and court-awarded costs to the 1st Defendant which traced back to the year 2012 – no reasonable explanation adduced on the failure to pay maintenance and court-awarded costs - owing to Plaintiff’s past conduct in not complying with the Orders of Courts, it is highly likely that the 1st Defendant would not be able to recover any costs in the action herein - trite law that merits of the Plaintiff’s case are irrelevant to the 1st Defendant’s application for security for costs

Practice Areas

Application for an order for security of costs under O.23 r.1 and O.92 r.4 of the Rules Of Court 2012 (ROC 2012)

Judges (1)

Wendy Ooi Su Ghee Delivered

Parties (4)

Chen Chin Hoay Defendant Chen Siew Lee Defendant Ong Chee Keong Defendant Tan Bak Lee Plaintiff

Case Significance

TAN BAK LEE v 1. ) CHEN SIEW LEE 2. ) CHEN CHIN HOAY 3. ) ONG CHEE KEONG is a High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) decision dated December 16, 2025 (citation: pa-22ncvc-82-06-2025). The case was decided by Wendy Ooi Su Ghee.

What was the outcome of TAN BAK LEE v 1. ) CHEN SIEW LEE 2. ) CHEN CHIN HOAY 3. ) ONG CHEE KEONG?

TAN BAK LEE v 1. ) CHEN SIEW LEE 2. ) CHEN CHIN HOAY 3. ) ONG CHEE KEONG is a High Court decision dated December 16, 2025. The case was heard by Wendy Ooi Su Ghee. See the full judgment for details.