SMB RESOURCES SDN BHD v 1. ) LEE WAI TUCK 2. ) WONG HUA CHOON 3. ) NG WAI PIN 4. ) TEE KEONG MIN BUKAN PIHAK-PIHAK 1. ) Jabatan Insolvensi Malaysia 2. ) Huawei Technologies (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd

wa-22ncc-509-10-2020 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 14 April 2026 • WA-22NCC-509-10/2020 • 70 min read
23 cases cited (0 SG, 23 foreign)

Outcome

For the reasons above, I dismissed I awarded costs of RM 20,000 to D1, RM 80,000 to D2, and RM 80,000 to D3 and D4.

Quoted verbatim from the judgment of High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) (wa-22ncc-509-10-2020). Read the full judgment on the official Malaysia Courts portal for the complete decision.

Catchwords

Full trial – Whether the defendants had made fraudulent misrepresentations and conspired to defraud the plaintiff by inducing the plaintiff into investing in a company – Whether the plaintiff knew of the company’s financial position at the time of the share acquisition – Whether this is a case of fraud or merely a failed business investment – Whether the plaintiff’s action is time-barred – Whether an adverse inference should be drawn against the plaintiff for failing to call a listed witness

Practice Areas

Tort Limitation

Judges (1)

Quay Chew Soon Delivered

Parties (7)

Huawei Technologies Sdn Bhd Non Party Jabatan Insolvensi Malaysia Non Party SMB RESOURCES Sdn Bhd Plaintiff Lee Wai Tuck Defendant Ng Wai Pin Defendant Tee Keong Min Defendant Wong Hua Choon Defendant

Statutes Cited

Evidence Act 1950 (Cap 56)
Limitation Act 1953 (Cap 254)
s 6

Cases Cited (23)

MY (23)
[1971] 1 MLJ 32 [1996] 1 MLJ 309 [1998] 7 MLJ 551 [1999] 1 MLJ 303 [2005] 3 CLJ 355 [2006] 1 CLJ 996 [2006] 3 MLJ 1 [2008] 6 MLJ 181 [2009] 6 MLJ 751 [2010] 3 MLJ 784 [2011] 4 MLJ 393 [2012] 6 MLJ 491 [2014] 11 MLJ 379 [2014] 3 CLJ 73 [2014] 3 MLJ 672 [2014] 3 MLJ 785 [2014] MLJU 1858 [2015] 6 MLJ 95 [2015] MLJU 993 [2017] 3 MLJ 244 [2017] 4 MLJ 791 [2019] 3 MLJ 1 [2022] 2 MLJ 805

Judgment

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