P.G. DORAISAMY A/L P.GOPAL v Affin Hwang Investment Bank Berhad

w-02imncc-136-01-2025 Court of Appeal (Mahkamah Rayuan) 28 January 2026 • W-02(IM)(NCC)-136-01/2025 • 41 min read
6 cases cited (0 SG, 6 foreign)

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Judges (3)

Counsel (7)

Parties (2)

Case Significance

P.G. DORAISAMY A/L P.GOPAL v Affin Hwang Investment Bank Berhad is a Court of Appeal (Mahkamah Rayuan) decision dated January 28, 2026 (citation: w-02imncc-136-01-2025). <p>Advocate P.G. Doraisamy appealed the High Court's dismissal of his discovery application against Affin Hwang Investment Bank Berhad, one of four investment banks/stockbroking firms sued for alleged facilitation of misappropriation of RM9 million. The Court of Appeal allowed the appeal in part, granting discovery of the first and second categories of documents but denying the third, finding the High Court erred in its total refusal of discovery.</p> The panel comprised Ahmad Kamal bin Md. Shahid, Alwi bin Abdul Wahab and Mohd Nazlan bin Mohd Ghazali, with Mohd Nazlan bin Mohd Ghazali delivering the judgment. Counsel appearing: Dato' Ambiga Sreenevasan (counsel for appellant), Gokul Radhakrishnan (counsel for appellant), Marianne Loh (counsel for respondent), Megan Phang (counsel for respondent), Selvaratnam (counsel for appellant).

Summary

Advocate P.G. Doraisamy appealed the High Court's dismissal of his discovery application against Affin Hwang Investment Bank Berhad, one of four investment banks/stockbroking firms sued for alleged facilitation of misappropriation of RM9 million. The Court of Appeal allowed the appeal in part, granting discovery of the first and second categories of documents but denying the third, finding the High Court erred in its total refusal of discovery.

What was the outcome of P.G. DORAISAMY A/L P.GOPAL v Affin Hwang Investment Bank Berhad?

<p>Advocate P.G. Doraisamy appealed the High Court's dismissal of his discovery application against Affin Hwang Investment Bank Berhad, one of four in...

Statutes Cited

Capital Markets and Services Act 2007
s 59A
Contracts Act 1950
s 73
Rules of Court 2012

Cases Cited (6)

UK (2)
[2022] UKPC 18 [2024] AC 346
MY (4)
[1994] 2 CLJ 581 [2009] 5 MLJ 40 [2019] 10 CLJ 516 [2020] MLJU 1421