PROOF INDUSTRIES SDN.BHD. v 1. ) KETENGAH PERWIRA SDN.BHD. 2. ) EASTERN SHINE RESOURCES SDN. BHD.
Catchwords
Civil Procedure – Striking out – Abuse of process – Doctrine of res judicata – Cause of action estoppel – Multiple proceedings on same subject matter – Whether claim “scandalous, frivolous or vexatious” – Whether “otherwise an abuse of the process of the court” – Rules of Court 2012, O. 18 r. 19(1)(b), (d). Civil Procedure – Striking out – Use of affidavit evidence – Application relying on multiple grounds – Distinction between O. 18 r. 19(1)(a) and (b), (c), (d) – Whether court entitled to consider affidavit evidence where abuse of process alleged – Rules of Court 2012, O. 18 r. 19(2). Civil Procedure – Vexatious litigant – Declaration sought – Threshold for declaration – Meaning of “habitually and persistently” – Whether conduct, though vexatious, meets statutory threshold – Single protracted dispute versus pattern of unrelated litigation – Courts of Judicature Act 1964, s. 25(2), Schedule item 17. Courts – Judgment and orders – Effect of sealed order – Oral remarks of judge during hearing – Whether unofficial transcript can override or circumvent final sealed order – Finality of judgments. Words and Phrases – “Habitually and persistently” – “Vexatious legal proceedings” – “Abuse of process”.
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Judgment
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