PHANG HWEE KEE ASIAN YACHTING ACADEMY SDN BHD

PHANG HWEE KEE ASIAN YACHTING ACADEMY SDN BHD

Plaintiff failed to perform essential contractual works specified in the construction drawings; the contract was a lump-sum design-and-build contract and the omissions went to the root of the contract so substantial performance did not apply; invoice P2 did not alter the agreed scope; therefore defendant entitled to...

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Citation
JA-A52C-9-12/2022 (Mahkamah Sesyen)
Parties
Plaintiff: Pang Hwee Kee (berniaga sebagai CK ONE STOP RENOVATION); Defendant: Asian Yachting Academy Sdn Bhd
Court
Sessions Court
Jurisdiction
Malaysia
Judgment Date
10 January 2025
Case Number
JA-A52C-9-12/2022 (Mahkamah Sesyen)
Procedural Posture
Civil Claim (guaman Sivil) Design and Build/construction Dispute / Sessions Court Judgment (trial) Reasons for Judgment Dated 24 March 2025; Appeal to High Court Noted
Outcome
Plaintiff's claim dismissed; Defendant's counterclaim allowed.
Legal Topics
Breach of Contract, Design and Build/turnkey Obligations, Total Failure of Consideration, Substantial Performance, Unilateral Variation of Contract, Pleading and Admissibility/hearsay
Contract Law Construction Law Evidence Law Restitution/quasi Contract Breach of Contract Design and Build/turnkey Obligations Total Failure of Consideration Substantial Performance +2 more

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Parties

Pang Hwee Kee (berniaga sebagai CK ONE STOP RENOVATION)

Plaintiff

Asian Yachting Academy Sdn Bhd

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Civil Claim (guaman Sivil) Design and Build/construction Dispute / Sessions Court Judgment (trial) Reasons for Judgment Dated 24 March 2025; Appeal to High Court Noted

  1. 1 Whether plaintiff performed contractual obligations according to the construction drawings dated 18.08.2022
  2. 2 Whether invoice P2 altered the contractual scope superseding the drawings
  3. 3 Whether plaintiff's failures amount to total failure of consideration entitling defendant to refund of deposit

Ratio Decidendi

Plaintiff failed to perform essential contractual works specified in the construction drawings; the contract was a lump-sum design-and-build contract and the omissions went to the root of the contract so substantial performance did not apply; invoice P2 did not alter the agreed scope; therefore defendant entitled to rescind and recover the deposit and plaintiff's claim for the balance is dismissed.

Court Disposition

Plaintiff's claim dismissed; Defendant's counterclaim allowed.

Orders

  • Plaintiff's claim is dismissed with costs (costs on scale)
  • Defendant's counterclaim is allowed and plaintiff ordered to repay the deposit of RM100000 to defendant