WJ LEGACY SDN BHD v 1. ) RINS HOLDING SDN BHD 2. ) NELLY LEU RUIXIN 3. ) SOO CHOCK XIONG

wa-22ip-45-08-2023 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 14 May 2026 • WA-22IP-45-08/2023 • 86 min read
16 cases cited (1 SG, 15 foreign)

Outcome

Accordingly, judgment is entered for the Plaintiff in the Original Action in the sum of RM277,891.90, together with interest and costs, and D1's Counterclaim is dismissed with costs.

Quoted verbatim from the judgment of High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) (wa-22ip-45-08-2023). Read the full judgment on the official Malaysia Courts portal for the complete decision.

Catchwords

CONTRACT - Whether the business arrangement between the Plaintiff and D1 constitutes a franchise — Whether the franchise arrangement is void and unlawful — Whether the Defendants made fraudulent and/or negligent misrepresentations — Whether the Plaintiff is entitled to the reliefs sought — original action allowed – counterclaim dismissed — sections 4, 6 of the Franchise Act 1998, section 24 of the Contracts Act 1950 COMPANIES AND CORPORATIONS — Lifting of corporate veil – Conditions to be satisfied for lifting of corporate veil — Piercing the corporate veil to hold directors accountable -section 20 of the Companies Act 2016

Practice Areas

Company Law Contract

Judges (1)

Edwin Paramjothy a/l Michael Muniandy Delivered

Counsel (6)

Benjamin Tan & Co Firm Chia Hui Ming & Co. Firm Bennis Lee Kah Xin Counsel Defendant Chia Hui Ming Counsel Plaintiff Ivy Chin Counsel Plaintiff Lai Yee Fan Counsel Defendant

Parties (4)

RINS HOLDING Sdn Bhd Defendant WJ LEGACY Sdn Bhd Plaintiff Nelly Leu Ruixin Defendant Soo Chock Xiong Defendant

Statutes Cited

Companies Act 2016 (Cap 777)
s 20
Contracts Act 1950 (Cap 136)
s 24 s 66
Evidence Act 1950 (Cap 56)
Franchise Act 1998
s 4 s 4(c)

Cases Cited (16)

SLR (1)
[2001] 3 SLR 405
UK (2)
[1897] AC 22 [1941] 2 All ER 205
MY (13)
[1999] 2 MLJ 500 [2006] 3 CLJ 770 [2010] 1 CLJ 381 [2013] 2 CLJ 189 [2014] 3 CLJ 1 [2014] MLJU 1467 [2015] 5 MLJ 1 [2016] 2 CLJ 414 [2016] 4 MLJ 39 [2018] 11 MLJ 701 [2021] 1 MLJ 54 [2023] MLJU 752 [2025] MLJU 1575

Judgment

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Source: eJudgment (wa-22ip-45-08-2023)