MUHAMMAD AMIN BIN ANUAR (BERAMAL SEBAGAI PEGUAMBELA & PEGUAMCARA DI FIRMA GUAMAN TETUAN AMIN CHAMBERS) 1. ) BADAN PENGURUSAN BERSAMA PANGSAPURI ANGGUN 2. ) KAMARUL ARIFFIN BIN KAMARUZAMAN 3. ) AZLAN SHAH BIN MUSA

MUHAMMAD AMIN BIN ANUAR (BERAMAL SEBAGAI PEGUAMBELA & PEGUAMCARA DI FIRMA GUAMAN TETUAN AMIN CHAMBERS) 1. ) BADAN PENGURUSAN BERSAMA PANGSAPURI ANGGUN 2. ) KAMARUL ARIFFIN BIN KAMARUZAMAN 3. ) AZLAN SHAH BIN MUSA

Plaintiff failed to prove his claims; evidence established the agreed fees (RM10,000 for Jasakon Niaga net of prior payments; RM1,000 per 6-owner file) and that plaintiff improperly filed a Notice of Discontinuance Without Liberty without authority, thereby prejudicing Defendant 1; emails were requests for documentary proof and not defamatory; no actionable malicious falsehood, conspiracy or fraud proven; defendants' counterclaim proved on the balance of probabilities and is awarded in the proven amount plus costs.

Citation
BA-22NCvC-15-01/2021 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Parties
Plaintiff: Muhammad Amin bin Anuar; Defendant 1: Badan Pengurusan Bersama Pangsapuri Anggun; Defendant 2: Kamarul Ariffin bin Kamaruzaman; Defendant 3: Azlan Shah bin Musa
Court
High Court
Jurisdiction
Malaysia
Judgment Date
14 July 2023
Case Number
BA-22NCvC-15-01/2021 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Procedural Posture
Civil Claim (dispute Over Legal Fees; Defamation; Malicious Falsehood; Counterclaim) / Judgment After Trial
Outcome
Plaintiff's claim dismissed; Defendants' counterclaim allowed in the proven amount.
Legal Topics
Solicitor Client Retainer, Legal Fees Dispute, Notice of Discontinuance Without Liberty, Publication and Defamation, Injurious Falsehood, Conspiracy to Injure, Fraud, Special Damages, Professional Misconduct
Source Language
Malay/English
Civil Procedure Professional Negligence Defamation Law Malicious Falsehood Contract Law Legal Ethics Damages and Costs Solicitor Client Retainer +8 more

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Parties

Muhammad Amin bin Anuar

Plaintiff

Badan Pengurusan Bersama Pangsapuri Anggun

Defendant 1

Kamarul Ariffin bin Kamaruzaman

Defendant 2

Azlan Shah bin Musa

Defendant 3

Procedural Posture

Civil Claim (dispute Over Legal Fees; Defamation; Malicious Falsehood; Counterclaim) / Judgment After Trial

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether plaintiff was entitled to claim legal fees for the Jasakon Niaga matter and the 6-owners matters
  2. 2 Whether the emails sent by defendants amounted to libel and/or slander and were actionable
  3. 3 Whether defendants committed malicious falsehood, conspiracy to injure, fraud or made false representations against plaintiff

Ratio Decidendi

Plaintiff failed to prove his claims; evidence established the agreed fees (RM10,000 for Jasakon Niaga net of prior payments; RM1,000 per 6-owner file) and that plaintiff improperly filed a Notice of Discontinuance Without Liberty without authority, thereby prejudicing Defendant 1; emails were requests for documentary proof and not defamatory; no actionable malicious falsehood, conspiracy or fraud proven; defendants' counterclaim proved on the balance of probabilities and is awarded in the proven amount plus costs.

Court Disposition

Plaintiff's claim dismissed; Defendants' counterclaim allowed in the proven amount.

Orders

  • Plaintiff's claim is dismissed.
  • Defendants' counterclaim is allowed in the sum of RM98,846.34.