COMPANY LAW: Oppression
3 cases · February 2025 to January 2026
Case Volume by Year
2 25
1 26
2025–2026
Key Issues & Sub-Topics
Minority oppression — Section 346 of the Companies Act 2016 — Removal of Plaintiff as director — Constitution of the Company — Whether there is a right in equity for Plaintiff to remain as director — Quasi-partnership — No provision in the constitution for permanent representation on the Board — Claims of mismanagement by the Defendants leading to financial deterioration — Whether an oppression action is proper recourse — Oppression action dismissed 1 Acts and conducts amounting to oppression — Oppression claim under s.346 of the Companies Act 2016 — The Plaintiff, as 30% minority shareholder, claims oppressive conduct that excluded him from management — Whether the nature of relationship between the Plaintiff and 2nd Defendant is a quasi-partnership — Whether the Plaintiff had legitimate expectation to participate in management — Whether 2nd Defendant’s actions leading to the Company’s failure to purchase property amounted to oppression — unclean hands — No finding of oppression under s.346 of the Companies Act 2016 1 Remedy in cases of oppression under Section 346 of Companies Act 2016 — Affairs of company conducted in manner oppressive to members — Unfair discrimination against shareholders — Whether passing of resolutions without proper authority constitutes oppressive conduct — Whether exercise of casting vote in written resolutions valid under company's constitution — Whether breakdown in relationship between equal shareholders justifies relief — Whether buyout order appropriate remedy where oppression established — Application of 'visible departure from standards of fair dealing' test — Whether corporate wrongs distinguishable from oppression — Whether deadlock between equal shareholders grounds for judicial intervention 1
Minority oppression — Section 346 of the Companies Act 2016 — Removal of Plaintiff as director — Constitution of the Company — Whether there is a right in equity for Plaintiff to remain as director — Quasi-partnership — No provision in the constitution for permanent representation on the Board — Claims of mismanagement by the Defendants leading to financial deterioration — Whether an oppression action is proper recourse — Oppression action dismissed 1 case
Key Statutes
Companies Act 2016 (Cap 777)
cited in 1 case Court Distribution
Key People & Firms
Top Firms
Cases
wa-24ncc-289-05-2025
Lau King Yew v 1. ) Tan Yuh Pei 2. ) KOH KEAN MUM 3. ) ONETECH SOLUTIONS HOLDINGS BERHAD
20 January 2026
MYHC
wa-24ncc-263-05-2025
LAU JENN FENG v 1. ) FOURSEASON FRONTIER SDN. BHD. 2. ) CHAN KONG HONG
18 December 2025
MYHC
wa-24ncc-155-03-2023
SANDEEP SINGH GREWAL v 1. ) TAN ENG JOO 2. ) JIANG YIHONG 3. ) PAYSOLUTION TECHNOLOGIES SDN BHD
27 February 2025
MYHC