Symmid Corporation Sdn. Bhd. Nurhaslina Binti Mohamed Nor PIHAK TERKILAN 1. ) MESRIAH BINTI KADIRAN 2. ) Dato' Hazri Bin Mohamed Nor 3. ) CREATE TEQ SDN BHD 4. ) Dato' Norhisam Bin Mohamed Nor 5. ) Nurhafizah Binti Mohamed Nor 6. ) Nurkhair
The Counterclaim was struck out as against the named Counterclaim Defendants because the Misappropriation Claim was conceded as legally defective for want of locus standi (proper plaintiff rule and reflective loss) and the Beneficial Ownership Claim was plainly unsustainable on admitted facts and law (resulting trust in favour of Dawama, absence of contemporaneous evidence, contradiction by registered shareholders, fatal non‑joinder of Dawama, and abuse of process), thereby meeting the threshold for strike out under Order 18 Rule 19.
- Citation
- WA-22NCC-811-11/2024 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
- Parties
- Plaintiff; 7th Defendant in the Counterclaim: SYMMID CORPORATION SDN. BHD.; Defendant; Counterclaim Plaintiff: NURHASLINA BINTI MOHAMED NOR; 1st Defendant in the Counterclaim: DATO' NORHISAM BIN MOHAMED NOR; 2nd Defendant in the Counterclaim: DATO' NORHAZRI BIN MOHAMED NOR; 3rd Defendant in the Counterclaim: NURHAFIZAH BINTI MOHAMED NOR; 4th Defendant in the Counterclaim: NURKHAIRUN NISA BINTI MOHAMED NOR; 5th Defendant in the Counterclaim: NOR ZULFAQAR BIN MOHAMED NOR; 6th Defendant in the Counterclaim: MESRIAH BINTI KADIRAN; 8th Defendant in the Counterclaim: PUBLIKA ENTITY SDN BHD; 9th Defendant in the Counterclaim: ADMIRAL DREAMS SDN BHD; 10th Defendant in the Counterclaim: NOUR VISION SDN BHD; 11th Defendant in the Counterclaim: PROMINENT STRIKES SDN BHD; 12th Defendant in the Counterclaim: ELAF FOOD SDN BHD; 13th Defendant in the Counterclaim: NOKTAH LAKSAMANA SDN BHD; 14th Defendant in the Counterclaim: CREATE TEQ SDN BHD
- Court
- High Court
- Jurisdiction
- Malaysia
- Judgment Date
- 3 July 2025
- Case Number
- WA-22NCC-811-11/2024 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
- Procedural Posture
- Civil Commercial (company/equity) / Interlocutory Applications and Summary Judgment (grounds of Judgment Delivered)
- Outcome
- Counterclaim struck out as against the 1st, 3rd to 5th, and 7th to 14th Counterclaim Defendants; summary judgment entered for the Plaintiff; prohibitory and Mareva injunctions by Counterclaim Plaintiff dismissed; prior Mareva application rendered academic.
- Legal Topics
- Derivative Action, Proper Plaintiff Rule (foss V Harbottle), Reflective Loss, Striking Out Under Order 18 Rule 19, Resulting Trust, Non‑joinder of Necessary Parties, Mareva Injunction, Summary Judgment
- Source Language
- Malay/English
Case Brief
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Parties
SYMMID CORPORATION SDN. BHD.
Plaintiff; 7th Defendant in the Counterclaim
NURHASLINA BINTI MOHAMED NOR
Defendant; Counterclaim Plaintiff
DATO' NORHISAM BIN MOHAMED NOR
1st Defendant in the Counterclaim
DATO' NORHAZRI BIN MOHAMED NOR
2nd Defendant in the Counterclaim
NURHAFIZAH BINTI MOHAMED NOR
3rd Defendant in the Counterclaim
NURKHAIRUN NISA BINTI MOHAMED NOR
4th Defendant in the Counterclaim
NOR ZULFAQAR BIN MOHAMED NOR
5th Defendant in the Counterclaim
MESRIAH BINTI KADIRAN
6th Defendant in the Counterclaim
PUBLIKA ENTITY SDN BHD
8th Defendant in the Counterclaim
ADMIRAL DREAMS SDN BHD
9th Defendant in the Counterclaim
NOUR VISION SDN BHD
10th Defendant in the Counterclaim
PROMINENT STRIKES SDN BHD
11th Defendant in the Counterclaim
ELAF FOOD SDN BHD
12th Defendant in the Counterclaim
NOKTAH LAKSAMANA SDN BHD
13th Defendant in the Counterclaim
CREATE TEQ SDN BHD
14th Defendant in the Counterclaim
Procedural Posture
Civil Commercial (company/equity) / Interlocutory Applications and Summary Judgment (grounds of Judgment Delivered)
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the Counterclaim discloses a reasonable cause of action against the named Counterclaim Defendants
- 2 Whether the Counterclaim Plaintiff has locus standi to bring claims for misappropriation on behalf of Symmid
- 3 Whether the Beneficial Ownership Claim is sustainable given admitted funding by Dawama and absence of contemporaneous evidence
Ratio Decidendi
The Counterclaim was struck out as against the named Counterclaim Defendants because the Misappropriation Claim was conceded as legally defective for want of locus standi (proper plaintiff rule and reflective loss) and the Beneficial Ownership Claim was plainly unsustainable on admitted facts and law (resulting trust in favour of Dawama, absence of contemporaneous evidence, contradiction by registered shareholders, fatal non‑joinder of Dawama, and abuse of process), thereby meeting the threshold for strike out under Order 18 Rule 19.
Court Disposition
Counterclaim struck out as against the 1st, 3rd to 5th, and 7th to 14th Counterclaim Defendants; summary judgment entered for the Plaintiff; prohibitory and Mareva injunctions by Counterclaim Plaintiff dismissed; prior Mareva application rendered academic.
Orders
- Enclosures 70, 58 and 81 allowed and the Counterclaim dated 10.12.2024 struck out as against the 1st, 3rd to 5th, and 7th to 14th Counterclaim Defendants with costs awarded to the respective applicants.
- Enclosure 60 allowed with costs; summary judgment entered in favour of the Plaintiff.
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