1. ) BANGSAR TRADE CENTRE SDN. BHD. 2. ) TWIN PAVILION DEVELOPMENT SDN. BHD. v 1. ) DING MEI SIANG 2. ) LIM KIEN HENG 3. ) COMMERCEONE PROPERTY SDN. BHD.

wa-22ncc-449-10-2021 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 30 January 2024 • WA-22NCC-449-10/2021 • 16 min read
9 cases cited (0 SG, 9 foreign)

Outcome

For the reasons stated above, the Plaintiffs’ claim is dismissed with costs.

Quoted verbatim from the judgment of High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) (wa-22ncc-449-10-2021). Read the full judgment on the official Malaysia Courts portal for the complete decision.

Catchwords

Unlawful Means Conspiracy - Essential elements - Failure to particularise conspiracy elements - Who what where when how test - Agreement to injure - Unlawful acts in furtherance - Damage requirement - Breach of fiduciary duty - Constructive trust - Tortious interference with business - Res judicata – Relitigating same issues between same parties - Henderson v Henderson rule - Limitation - Defendants cannot be grouped together - Evidence of damage - Burden of proof on plaintiff - Bifurcated trial not ordered - Collateral attack - Retaliatory litigation - Timing of suit - Absence of evidence against co-defendants

Practice Areas

Civil Procedure Equity & Trusts

Judges (1)

Wan Muhammad Amin bin Wan Yahya Delivered

Counsel (8)

Gavin Jayapal Firm Izral Partnership Firm Gavin Jayapal Counsel Plaintiff Joycelyn Goh Counsel Defendant Kausalyaa Munesbaran Counsel Plaintiff S Kanaga Sundran Counsel Plaintiff Sivanandini Sreegantham Counsel Plaintiff Tharminder Singh Counsel Defendant

Parties (5)

BANGSAR TRADE CENTRE Sdn Bhd Plaintiff COMMERCEONE PROPERTY Sdn Bhd Defendant Twin Pavilion Development Sdn Bhd Plaintiff Ding Mei Siang Defendant Lim Kien Heng Defendant

Statutes Cited

Companies Act 2016 (Cap 777)

Cases Cited (9)

MY (9)
[1995] 3 MLJ 189 [1998] 1 MLJ 615 [2010] 2 MLJ 181 [2010] 5 MLJ 394 [2012] 7 CLJ 693 [2014] 8 MLJ 374 [2017] MLJU 2058 [2022] MLJU 150 [2023] 9 MLJ 372

Judgment

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Source: eJudgment (wa-22ncc-449-10-2021)