Syed Sazlee bin Syed Hamzah (Sebagai Wasi kepada Harta Pusaka Syed Hamzah bin Syed Abu Bakar, Si Mati) v 1. ) Puncak Kenangan (M) Sdn Bhd 2. ) Syed Mustaffa bin Syed Abdullah Shahabudin 3. ) Sitrac Development Holdings Sdn Bhd 4. ) AT Masters Sdn Bhd 5. ) Ngan Ching Woo 6. ) Adib Yasmin Aman 7. ) Syed Hashim bin Syed Ali 8. ) Sharifah Shaheera Shahab binti Syed Mustaffa 9. ) Richard Ho Onn 10. ) Loh Mee Lan
Catchwords
CIVIL PROCEDURE: Security for costs – Applications under Order 23 Rules 1(1) and 1(2A) Rules of Court 2012 – Nominal plaintiff suing for benefit of another – Non-party contributing to plaintiff's costs in return for share of recovery – Whether plaintiff suing in representative capacity as executor exempt from security for costs – Whether delay in filing application should weigh against granting application – Whether non-party has contributed to plaintiff's costs in return for share of proceeds – Whether arrangement constitutes champerty and maintenance – Whether quantum of security should be reduced to avoid stifling litigation – Whether undertaking as to damages required for security for costs application ESTATE ADMINISTRATION: Executor's capacity – Representative capacity of executor in litigation – Whether executor suing in representative capacity exempt from security for costs under Order 23 Rule 1(1)(b) – Whether estate has sufficient assets to satisfy potential costs order
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AT MASTERS Sdn Bhd Defendant PUNCAK KENANGAN Sdn Bhd Defendant Sitrac Development Holdings Sdn Bhd Defendant Adib Yasmin Aman Defendant Loh Mee Lan Defendant Ngan Ching Woo Defendant Richard Ho Onn Defendant Sharifah Shaheera Shahab binti Syed Mustaffa Defendant Syed Hashim bin Syed Ali Defendant Syed Mustaffa bin Syed Abdullah Shahabudin Defendant Syed Sazlee bin Syed Hamzah Plaintiff
Case Significance
Syed Sazlee bin Syed Hamzah (Sebagai Wasi kepada Harta Pusaka Syed Hamzah bin... is a High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) decision dated March 13, 2025 (citation: wa-22ncc-829-11-2023). The case was decided by Atan Mustaffa Yussof Ahmad.
What was the outcome of Syed Sazlee bin Syed Hamzah (Sebagai Wasi kepada Harta Pusaka Syed Hamzah bin...?
Syed Sazlee bin Syed Hamzah (Sebagai Wasi kepada Harta Pusaka Syed Hamzah bin... is a High Court decision dated March 13, 2025. The case was heard by Atan Mustaffa Yussof Ahmad. See the full judgment for details.