1. ) GM AERO SUPPORT SDN. BHD. 2. ) Khoh Siew Kim v 1. ) GENTING HIGHLANDS BERHAD 2. ) GENTING MALAYSIA BERHAD 3. ) FIRST WORLD HOTELS & RESORTS SDN. BHD.

w-02imc-1518-09-2024 Court of Appeal (Mahkamah Rayuan) 20 November 2025 • W-02(IM)(C)-1518-09/2024 • 124 min read
66 cases cited (4 SG, 62 foreign)

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1. ) GM AERO SUPPORT SDN. BHD. 2. ) Khoh Siew Kim v 1. ) GENTING HIGHLANDS BE... is a Court of Appeal (Mahkamah Rayuan) decision dated November 20, 2025 (citation: w-02imc-1518-09-2024). <p>GM Aero Support Sdn Bhd and Khoh Siew Kim appealed the High Court's grant of leave to Genting group companies to commence committal proceedings against them for alleged contempt of court based on the Riddick implied undertaking principle — that documents obtained under compulsion of court process cannot be used for collateral purposes. The Court of Appeal allowed the appeal, finding that the Riddick principle does not apply when documents have been filed, marked, and read in open court as the The panel comprised Azimah binti Omar, Azizah binti Haji Nawawi and Mohd Firuz bin Jaffril, with Mohd Firuz bin Jaffril delivering the judgment. Counsel appearing: Andy Gan Kok Jin (counsel for respondent), B Thangaraj (counsel for appellant), Faye Lee Chin (counsel for appellant), Lee Zhun Hao (counsel for respondent), Teh Eng Lay (counsel for respondent), Wong Li Wei (counsel for appellant).

Summary

GM Aero Support Sdn Bhd and Khoh Siew Kim appealed the High Court's grant of leave to Genting group companies to commence committal proceedings against them for alleged contempt of court based on the Riddick implied undertaking principle — that documents obtained under compulsion of court process cannot be used for collateral purposes. The Court of Appeal allowed the appeal, finding that the Riddick principle does not apply when documents have been filed, marked, and read in open court as they become public documents, and that their use in related Temerloh proceedings was not for an ulterior or improper purpose.

What was the outcome of 1. ) GM AERO SUPPORT SDN. BHD. 2. ) Khoh Siew Kim v 1. ) GENTING HIGHLANDS BE...?

<p>GM Aero Support Sdn Bhd and Khoh Siew Kim appealed the High Court's grant of leave to Genting group companies to commence committal proceedings aga...

Statutes Cited

Civil Law Act 1956
s 3(1)
Rules of Court 2012
Supreme Court of Judicature Act
s 8(1)

Cases Cited (66)

SLR (4)
[2013] 4 SLR 1116 [2013] 4 SLR 529 [2015] 2 SLR 578 [2021] 2 SLR 584
UK (30)
[1913] AC 417 [1914] 3 KB 86 [1944] AC 111 [1948] 1 All ER 469 [1954] 3 All ER 745 [1975] 1 All ER 41 [1975] QB 613 [1977] 1 QB 881 [1977] 3 All ER 677 [1977] QB 881 [1982] 1 All ER 532 [1983] 1 AC 280 [1983] AC 280 [1985] Ch 299 [1986] 2 All ER 941 [1987] AC 829 [1988] 2 All ER 820 [1991] 2 All ER 908 [1999] 2 AC 177 [1999] 4 All ER 498 [2001] 2 AC 532 [2001] 3 All ER 433 [2001] UKHL 26 [2002] 1 All ER 842 [2002] EWCA Civ 1409 [2004] EWCA Civ 798 [2011] UKPC 46 [2012] EWHC 1117 [2016] UKSC 35 [2019] 4 All ER 1071
AU (2)
[2001] WASC 138 [2005] SASC 228
MY (29)
[1936] MLJ 141 [1970] 2 MLJ 70 [1973] 2 MLJ 74 [1988] 2 MLJ 12 [1990] 1 MLJ 356 [1992] 1 MLJ 147 [1996] 2 MLJ 57 [1997] 1 MLJ 257 [2003] 1 MLJ 513 [2003] 2 MLJ 495 [2006] 4 MLJ 113 [2008] 3 MLJ 653 [2008] 6 MLJ 704 [2008] 8 CLJ 308 [2009] 9 MLJ 441 [2011] 10 CLJ 186 [2012] 4 MLJ 573 [2015] 3 MLJ 65 [2015] 4 CLJ 113 [2017] 3 MLJ 350 [2017] MLJU 445 [2019] 4 MLJ 614 [2020] 11 MLJ 141 [2020] 2 MLJ 1 [2020] 9 CLJ 601 [2023] 3 MLJ 829 [2025] 2 MLJ 618 [2025] MLJU 1204 [2025] MLJU 2835
IN (1)
AIR 1960 SC 941