Lee Rodger Meiklejohn v 1. ) Ranjeet Singh Sidhu 2. ) Tan Sri Syed Mohd Yusof Bin Tun Syed Nasir 3. ) Gurmeet Kaur A/P Gurcharan Singh 4. ) G&P Solutions Sdn Bhd 5. ) Rothchilds Capital (I) Sdn Bhd 6. ) G&P Resources Sdn. Bhd. 7. ) Manibalan Kutty A/L Ragavan 8. ) Satpal Singh A/L Jegir Singh

wa-22ncc-503-07-2024 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 5 December 2024 • WA-22NCC-503-07/2024 • 25 min read
11 cases cited (1 SG, 10 foreign)

Outcome

The Plaintiff's suit against the Second Defendant is struck out with costs to be paid by the Plaintiff to the Second Defendant.

Quoted verbatim from the judgment of High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) (wa-22ncc-503-07-2024). Read the full judgment on the official Malaysia Courts portal for the complete decision.

Catchwords

CIVIL PROCEDURE: Mareva injunction – Application for Mareva injunction – Setting aside of ex parte Mareva injunction – Threshold requirements for granting Mareva injunction – Whether plaintiff established good arguable case – Whether plaintiff established real risk of dissipation of assets – Whether full and frank disclosure made at ex parte hearing – Duty of disclosure at ex parte applications EVIDENCE: Burden of proof – Standard of evidence required for interlocutory injunctions – Assessment of risk of dissipation – Relevance of historical conduct – Whether allegations of dishonesty sufficient to establish risk of dissipation – Whether solid evidence required to demonstrate risk of dissipation FRAUD AND MISREPRESENTATION: Investment fraud – Fraudulent misrepresentation – Dishonest assistance – Knowing receipt – Diversion of investment funds – Whether corporate entities used as vehicles for fraud – Whether controller of companies liable for fraudulent scheme

Practice Areas

Civil Procedure Evidence Contract

Judges (1)

Atan Mustaffa Yussof Ahmad Delivered

Counsel (6)

Brindta & Co. Firm Xavier & Koh Partnership Firm Kenneth Koh Counsel Defendant Sahain Nada Puthucheary Counsel Defendant Sasha Nameera Sabtu Counsel Plaintiff Syamsul Azhar Ab. Aziz Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (9)

G & P SOLUTIONS Sdn Bhd Defendant G&P Resources Sdn Bhd Defendant Rothchilds Capital Sdn Bhd Defendant Gurmeet Kaur a/p Gurcharan Singh Defendant Lee Rodger Meiklejohn Plaintiff Manibalan Kutty a/l Ragavan Defendant Ranjeet Singh Sidhu Defendant Satpal Singh a/l Jegir Singh Defendant Tan Sri Syed Mohd Yusof bin Tun Syed Nasir Defendant

Statutes Cited

Rules of Court 2012

Cases Cited (11)

SLR (1)
[2010] 2 SLR 589
UK (3)
[1896] UKHL 1 [2001] Ch 437 [2021] EWHC 1526
MY (7)
[1993] 3 MLJ 36 [2014] 6 MLJ 488 [2014] 7 MLJ 452 [2016] MLJU 12 [2018] 9 CLJ 425 [2020] MLJU 2197 [2022] 10 MLJ 95

Judgment

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Source: eJudgment (wa-22ncc-503-07-2024)