AMBANK (M) BERHAD v MANGKUBUMI SDN BHD

wa-22ncc-187-05-2020 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 10 May 2021 • WA-22NCC-187-05/2020 • 12 min read

11 cases cited (0 SG, 11 foreign)

Outcome

Page 10 of 11 [37] For the reasons stated above, I allowed this Application with costs.

Quoted verbatim from the judgment of High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) (wa-22ncc-187-05-2020). Read the full judgment on the official Malaysia Courts portal for the complete decision.

Catchwords

Factoring - Absolute assignment of book debts - Summary judgment - Order 14 Rules of Court 2012 - Interim Certificates of Payment - Notice of Assignment - Whether assignee entitled to sue debtor directly - Estoppel from failure to object within specified period - Statement of Account with conclusive clause - Part payments as admission of liability - Whether JKR certification or authorised officer signature required - Privity of contract - Police reports and criminal allegations - Whether triable issues created - "Without prejudice" communications - Privileged settlement negotiations

Practice Areas

Civil Procedure

Judges (1)

Wan Muhammad Amin bin Wan Yahya Delivered

Counsel (5)

Azlan Shah Sukhdev & Co. Firm Heiley Hassan Tan & Partners Firm Kingston Tan Counsel Plaintiff Kwong Ho Qong Counsel Plaintiff Sukhdev Singh Randhawa Counsel Defendant

Parties (2)

AMBANK BERHAD Plaintiff MANGKUBUMI Sdn Bhd Defendant

Statutes Cited

Rules of Court 2012

Cases Cited (11)

UK (1)

[1988] 3 All ER 737

MY (10)

[1989] 2 CLJ 980 [1992] 1 MLJ 400 [1995] 3 AMR 2871 [1996] 2 AMR 1886 [1996] 2 CLJ 605 [1996] 2 CLJ 611 [1997] 5 MLJ 402 [1999] 5 MLJ 449 [2001] 3 CLJ 56 [2004] 1 CLJ 409

Judgment

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