1. ) HOE FOONG DEVELOPMENT SDN BHD 2. ) SEE KOK SENG v EURO SELASIH SDN BHD
w-02ncvcw-259-02-2023 Court of Appeal (Mahkamah Rayuan) 11 February 2026 • W-02(NCvC)(W)-259-02/2023 • 22 min read
23 cases cited
(0 SG, 23 foreign)
Outcome
Accordingly, we allowed the appeal to that limited extent. [50] We affirmed the finding of liability against the First Appellant but set aside the award of damages in the sum of MYR3.5 million. The question of damages as against the First Appellant was accordingly remitted to the High Court for assessment.
Catchwords
Contract - Breach of - JV agreement - Whether HCJ had erred in holding First Appellant liable for breach of JV agreement Contract - Breach - JV agreement - Whether HCJ had erred in holding Appellants jointly and severally liable for MYR3.5 million in damages - Interpretation of Guarantee - Whether clauses in Guarantee should be read together - Whether damages should be assessed instead
Practice Areas
Judges (3)
Counsel (9)
AJ Ariffin Yeo & Harpal Firm Susan Lee & Co. Firm Fatin Naqiyyah binti Suhaimi Counsel Respondent Hafizah binti Hanapi Counsel Respondent Ivanpal Singh Counsel Appellant Kesvinder Kaur Counsel Appellant Muhamad Ilyasa Iqbal bin Abu Bakar Counsel Respondent Shermaljit Singh Counsel Appellant Wang Hok Mun Counsel Appellant
Statutes Cited
Contracts Act 1950 (Cap 136)
Cases Cited (23)
UK (2)
[1947] AC 487 [1956] AC 218
MY (21)
[1984] 2 MLJ 165 [1996] 2 MLJ 517 [1996] 3 CLJ 163 [2003] 2 MLJ 97 [2004] 4 CLJ 309 [2005] 2 MLJ 1 [2008] 2 MLJ 87 [2009] 6 MLJ 1 [2010] 2 MLJ 188 [2010] 3 MLJ 509 [2012] 4 MLJ 149 [2013] 4 MLJ 693 [2014] 2 MLJ 322 [2015] 6 MLJ 1 [2017] 2 MLJ 819 [2017] 3 MLJ 763 [2018] 2 CLJ 641 [2018] 2 MLJ 177 [2020] 10 CLJ 1 [2020] 12 MLJ 67 [2025] 5 CLJ 661
Judgment
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