31 Oct 2017
YANFULL INVESTMENTS LTD v. DATUK OOI KEE LIAN
- Citation
- YANFULL INVESTMENTS LTD v. DATUK OOI KEE LIAN
- Court
- Court of Final Appeal
- Case number
- FAMV29/2017
Leave to appeal was dismissed. The Court held that (i) the alleged undertakings were made to the court and could not found a deceit action by Yanfull and there was no evidence of detrimental reliance by Yanfull; (ii) the Consent Judgment did not alter accrual or remedy facts because the causes of action for malicious prosecution and abuse of process accrued on discontinuance on 4 February 2008 and are therefore time-barred; and (iii) the court was entitled to strike out the action of its own motion as an abuse of process and the forum non conveniens arguments did not justify leave to serve ou…