1. ) DATO' SERI YONG TU SANG 2. ) KUALA IBAI DEVELOPMENT SDN BHD 3. ) IBAI GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB BERHAD 4. ) IBAI LEASURE SDN BHD 5. ) IBAI RIA SDN BHD 6. ) IBAIMAS SDN BHD 7. ) YONG EMMY 8. ) YONG HIN SIONG v 1. ) DATO' CHANG JONG YU 2. ) SINCERE IMAGE SDN BHD 3. ) LAMAN KEJORA SDN BHD 4. ) PERMAI IKHLAS SDN BHD 5. ) ICONIC BINA SDN BHD 6. ) CERAH TEGUH SDN BHD PIHAK TERKILAN 1. ) Dato' Chang Jong Yu 2. ) TETUAN MOHAMED ASRI & CO.

wa-22ncvc-166-03-2019 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 24 November 2025 • WA-22NCvC-166-03/2019 • 42 min read
55 cases cited (0 SG, 55 foreign)

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Case Significance

1. ) DATO' SERI YONG TU SANG 2. ) KUALA IBAI DEVELOPMENT SDN BHD 3. ) IBAI GO... is a High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) decision dated November 24, 2025 (citation: wa-22ncvc-166-03-2019). <p>Dato' Seri Yong Tu Sang and related companies sued Dato' Chang Jong Yu for breach of duties as Managing Director of Kuala Ibai Development and conspiracy to injure, while Chang filed a counterclaim seeking declarations that board resolutions removing him were void. The High Court dismissed the plaintiffs' claim and allowed the defendant's counterclaim, finding the shareholders' agreement was valid and the resolutions passed at the October 2018 board meeting were null and void.</p> The case was decided by Suzana binti Muhamad Said. Counsel appearing: Chung Jay Shin (counsel for defendant), Dheenish a/l Thevandran (counsel for plaintiff), Lau Kee Sern (counsel for defendant), Thes Eashen Previndran (counsel for plaintiff), Venothani Rajagopal (counsel for plaintiff), Vynny Wong Poh Yee (counsel for defendant).

Key issues: 4. The Court dismissed the Plaintiff's claim and allowed the Defendants' counterclaim..

Summary

Dato' Seri Yong Tu Sang and related companies sued Dato' Chang Jong Yu for breach of duties as Managing Director of Kuala Ibai Development and conspiracy to injure, while Chang filed a counterclaim seeking declarations that board resolutions removing him were void. The High Court dismissed the plaintiffs' claim and allowed the defendant's counterclaim, finding the shareholders' agreement was valid and the resolutions passed at the October 2018 board meeting were null and void.

What was the outcome of 1. ) DATO' SERI YONG TU SANG 2. ) KUALA IBAI DEVELOPMENT SDN BHD 3. ) IBAI GO...?

<p>Dato' Seri Yong Tu Sang and related companies sued Dato' Chang Jong Yu for breach of duties as Managing Director of Kuala Ibai Development and cons...

Statutes Cited

Companies Act 1965
s 132C

Cases Cited (55)

UK (7)
[1964] 1 All ER 347 [1964] AC 1129 [1970] 3 All ER 961 [1971] 2 QB 354 [1971] AC 1004 [1990] 3 All ER 376 [1993] All ER 609
MY (48)
[1939] 8 MLJ 253 [1993] 2 CLJ 640 [1995] 3 MLJ 331 [1995] 3 MLRH 196 [1995] 4 CLJ 283 [1995] 4 CLJ 670 [1995] 4 MLJ 673 [2005] 3 CLJ 753 [2005] 4 CLJ 871 [2005] 5 AMR 185 [2005] 6 MLJ 540 [2006] 1 AMR 461 [2006] 1 MLJ 675 [2008] 5 CLJ 737 [2008] 5 MLJ 34 [2010] 5 CLJ 32 [2010] 5 MLJ 394 [2012] 2 CLJ 16 [2012] 3 MLJ 616 [2013] 7 MLJ 437 [2014] 4 AMR 301 [2014] 4 MLJ 465 [2014] 6 CLJ 269 [2015] 6 MLJ 810 [2016] 2 AMR 217 [2016] 2 CLJ 414 [2016] 2 CLJ 885 [2016] 2 MLJ 1 [2016] 5 MLJ 91 [2016] 7 CLJ 380 [2017] 6 MLJ 54 [2018] 1 MLJ 784 [2018] 2 CLJ 641 [2018] 2 MLJ 177 [2018] 4 AMR 745 [2019] 1 MLJ 421 [2019] 2 CLJ 261 [2019] 4 CLJ 609 [2019] AMEJ 0086 [2019] MLJU 1282 [2019] MLJU 212 [2023] MLJU 497 [2024] 10 MLJ 406 [2024] 5 AMR 662 [2024] 7 CLJ 410 [2025] 10 CLJ 948 [2025] 9 CLJ 193 [2025] MLJU 2079