Choon Hon Leng
About Choon Hon Leng
Choon Hon Leng appears as counsel of record in 4 reported Malaysia judgments (2024–2026). These were heard before MYHC (3) and MYCOA (1).
On the court record
Choon Hon Leng's reported practice sits at the intersection of construction payment and insolvency, appearing in the High Court and the Court of Appeal and acting mainly for defendants and respondents.
A dominant theme is the Fortuna injunction — the order that restrains a creditor from presenting or advertising a winding-up petition where the underlying debt is bona fide disputed. In related High Court matters concerning Agile PJD Development Sdn Bhd and China Construction Yangtze River (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, in which he acted for a defendant, the issue was whether a statutory notice founded on an adjudication decision under the Construction Industry Payment and Adjudication Act 2012 could be met by a Fortuna injunction — whether a pending appeal, arbitration, counterclaims or set-offs raised in the adjudication constituted a bona fide dispute of the debt, and whether issuing a fresh statutory notice after withdrawing an earlier petition was an abuse of process, engaging sections 465 and 466 of the Companies Act 2016 and the Specific Relief Act 1950.
The same theme recurs in a matter concerning TTDI KL Metropolis Sdn Bhd, in which he acted for a defendant, on whether an adjudicated debt under the Construction Industry Payment and Adjudication Act 2012 remains disputable where the adjudication decision is pending setting aside and cross-claims are pursued in arbitration, and whether a Fortuna injunction can be granted after a winding-up petition has been presented and advertised.
His insolvency work also includes a Court of Appeal matter concerning Classic Maritime Inc and Lion Diversified Holdings Berhad (in liquidation), in which he acted for a respondent, on setting aside a liquidator's decision to sell company assets at an alleged undervalue and whether section 517 of the Companies Act 2016 could be used to set aside a prior order made under section 487(3). The practice is a focused construction-and-insolvency practice, centred on adjudicated debts, disputed debts and the restraint of winding-up.
How many cases has Choon Hon Leng appeared in?
Choon Hon Leng appears as counsel of record in 4 reported Malaysia judgments (2024–2026).
Which courts does Choon Hon Leng appear in?
Choon Hon Leng appears before MYHC (3) and MYCOA (1).
What does Choon Hon Leng focus on in these decisions?
The intersection of construction payment and insolvency, and in particular Fortuna injunctions restraining winding-up where a debt is bona fide disputed. His matters include disputes concerning Agile PJD Development Sdn Bhd and China Construction Yangtze River (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, TTDI KL Metropolis Sdn Bhd, and a liquidator's asset-sale matter concerning Lion Diversified Holdings Berhad (in liquidation).
What is a Fortuna injunction, as used in his matters?
An order restraining a creditor from presenting or advertising a winding-up petition where the underlying debt is bona fide disputed. His matters raised whether an adjudication decision under the Construction Industry Payment and Adjudication Act 2012 could be met by such an injunction — including whether a pending appeal, arbitration or counterclaims amounted to a bona fide dispute of the debt, and whether a fresh statutory notice was an abuse of process.
What was the liquidator asset-sale matter about?
A Court of Appeal matter concerning Classic Maritime Inc and Lion Diversified Holdings Berhad (in liquidation), in which he acted for a respondent, on setting aside a liquidator's decision to sell company assets at an alleged undervalue and whether section 517 of the Companies Act 2016 could be used to set aside a prior order made under section 487(3).