Langkawi Yacht Club Bhd v 1. ) SUZANNAH HELEN HARVEY 2. ) RONAN FRANCIS HARVEY

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Langkawi Yacht Club Bhd v 1. ) SUZANNAH HELEN HARVEY 2. ) RONAN FRANCIS HARVEY is a Court of Appeal (Mahkamah Rayuan) decision dated February 22, 2026 (citation: w-02admw-443-03-2022). <p>Langkawi Yacht Club Bhd appealed against the High Court's decision awarding damages to British yacht owners for allegedly supplying contaminated fuel that damaged their vessel SV Binary Star. The Court of Appeal allowed the appeal, finding that the High Court judge had misconstrued the fundamental principles of legal and evidential burden of proof, wrongfully reversed the burden onto the defendant, and failed to properly appreciate the inconsistencies in the respondents' evidence regarding th The panel comprised Azimah binti Omar, Ismail bin Brahim and Wong Kian Kheong, with Azimah binti Omar delivering the judgment. Counsel appearing: Jeremy M. Joseph (counsel for respondent), Prisilla Chong Mun Mun (counsel for appellant), Ranjit Singh (counsel for appellant), Subbiah Thevarayan (counsel for appellant), Vinodhini Benjamin Samuel (counsel for respondent).