1. ) ZAVARCO BERHAD 2. ) ZULIZMAN BIN ZAINAL ABIDIN v BANK PEMBANGUNAN MALAYSIA BERHAD

wa-22ncc-395-08-2022 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 22 August 2023 • WA-22NCC-395-08/2022 • 18 min read
13 cases cited (1 SG, 12 foreign)

Outcome

For the reasons set out above, I allowed this Application with costs in favour of the Defendant.

Quoted verbatim from the judgment of High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) (wa-22ncc-395-08-2022). Read the full judgment on the official Malaysia Courts portal for the complete decision.

Catchwords

Striking Out - O. 18 r. 19 Rules of Court 2012 - Setting aside judgment for fraud - Contracts procured by bribery versus contracts to pay bribes - Public policy considerations - Banking system protection - Actual positive fraud standard - Collateral attack on final judgment - Res judicata - Fresh evidence motion previously considered by Court of Appeal - Multiplicity of proceedings - Independent guarantee obligations - Non-innocent guarantors - Interconnected suits - Henderson v Henderson principle - Obviously unsustainable claim - Abuse of process

Practice Areas

Civil Procedure Criminal Law

Judges (1)

Wan Muhammad Amin bin Wan Yahya Delivered

Counsel (9)

Azhar Aziz & Associates Firm Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill Firm Chia Oh Sheng Counsel Defendant Kumar Kanagasingam Counsel Defendant Lui Kar Yee Counsel Plaintiff Michelle Louis Counsel Defendant Syamsul Azhar bin Ab. Aziz Counsel Plaintiff Wong Han Wey Counsel Defendant Yeap Xi Jin Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (3)

Bank Pembangunan Malaysia Berhad Defendant ZAVARCO BERHAD Plaintiff Zulizman bin Zainal Abidin Plaintiff

Statutes Cited

Rules of Court 2012

Cases Cited (13)

SG (1)
[2021] SGHC 265
UK (3)
[2014] EWHC 1344 [2016] EWHC 510 [2019] UKSC 13
MY (9)
[1995] 3 MLJ 472 [1996] 2 MLJ 57 [2002] 5 CLJ 149 [2012] 7 CLJ 693 [2012] 7 MLJ 840 [2014] CLJ 1012 [2016] 3 MLJ 116 [2020] MLJU 562 [2022] 5 MLJ 393

Judgment

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Source: eJudgment (wa-22ncc-395-08-2022)