WONG MUN HOE v MAR SZE LING
wa-24ncvc-2468-07-2024 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 27 November 2025 • WA-24NCvC-2468-07/2024 • 2 min read
Catchwords
Civil Procedure — Originating summons — Co-ownership of immovable property — Breakdown of relationship between co-owners — Power of court to order sale — Whether just and equitable to terminate co-ownership — Courts of Judicature Act 1964, s 25 and Sch, para 3 — Rules of Court 2012, O 31 r 1 Land Law — Joint ownership — Undivided half-shares — Properties acquired for partnership purposes — Dissolution of partnership — Death of co-owner — Estate represented by executrix — Impasse between co-owners — Whether sale should be ordered in lieu of partition Land Law — Sale of land — Court-ordered sale — Public auction — Competing private valuations — Absence of jointly appointed valuer — Market value best determined by open auction — Appointment of independent valuer to fix reserve price Equity — Co-ownership — Duties between co-owners — Unauthorised renovation works — Alteration of jointly owned property without consent — Breach of mutual trust — Whether reinstatement appropriate remedy Remedies — Reinstatement — Structural alterations — Practical difficulty of supervision — Whether damages or costs sufficient compensation — Court’s discretion Costs — Conduct of party — Unauthorised renovation — Whether conduct material to exercise of discretion — Costs awarded against plaintiff
Practice Areas
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Parties (2)
Case Significance
WONG MUN HOE v MAR SZE LING is a High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) decision dated November 27, 2025 (citation: wa-24ncvc-2468-07-2024). The case was decided by Moh Kok Wai.
Key issues: Remedies — Reinstatement — Structural alterations — Practical difficulty of supervision — Whether damages or costs sufficient compensation — Court’s discretion.
What was the outcome of WONG MUN HOE v MAR SZE LING?
WONG MUN HOE v MAR SZE LING is a High Court decision dated November 27, 2025. The case was heard by Moh Kok Wai. See the full judgment for details.