Malaysia Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

Topic

Diminution of property value

Legal area

Court

7 Mar 2022

1. ) Mohd Raslan bin Mat Rahim 2. ) Setiawati binti Mat Sarit AGA Development Sdn Bhd

Citation

JB-28PW-8-08/2021 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

JB-28PW-8-08/2021 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

The court held that the statutory threshold for leave under s.471(1) is low and was satisfied: the application was not frivolous or vexatious and raised serious, arguable issues (breach of WSIA s.45/MSIG buffer requirements, diminution in property value, potential health hazard) that require trial; accordingly leave to commence proceedings against the wound-up company was granted.
31 Jan 2022

S-22-215-2007 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

Citation

S-22-215-2007 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

S-22-215-2007 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

The appeal was partly allowed because the Registrar erred in failing to confine Yeoh's liability to the April 2006 incident as determined by the trial judge and in accepting uncorroborated handwritten receipts and an undated unsigned final BQ as proof of RM382,050 remedial costs and unpaid professional fees. The court substituted legally supported figures based on the accepted IDA Report 2006 (RM294,000 remedial estimate) and confined damages to the applicable period (April 2006–Feb 2007), reduced awards accordingly, set aside unsupported depreciation and excessive rental awards, and adjusted…
14 Dec 2021

1. ) ALAN GOH KENG CHIAN 2. ) ANDREW TAN TOO BOON 3. ) BAN TRACH QUACH 4. ) CHAN KIT YEE 5. ) CHEN MAY FANG MONA 6. ) CHEW BAN TAT 7. ) CHIANG CURRIE 8. ) CHO SEONG YI 9. ) CRAIG REGINALD HEATH 10. ) DEFINING PROPERTY SDN BHD 11. ) HEE SZE

Citation

W-02(IM)(NCvC)-37-01/2020 (Mahkamah Rayuan)
Court

IM
Case number

W-02(IM)(NCvC)-37-01/2020 (Mahkamah Rayuan)

The Court held that Section 143 does not bar individual unit owners from pursuing individual claims for diminution of value and loss of rental arising from the Embassy tenancy; the High Court erred in striking out the entire action on locus standi grounds. The plaintiffs’ claims concerning diminution of value are individual causes of action whose accrual (for the Embassy tenancy) was around November 2017 and are not necessarily time-barred. The appropriate remedy is to set aside the strike-out and remit the matter to the High Court for trial with liberty to seek amendments to pleadings.

Malaysia Case Law

1. ) Mohd Raslan bin Mat Rahim 2. ) Setiawati binti Mat Sarit AGA Development Sdn Bhd

S-22-215-2007 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

1. ) ALAN GOH KENG CHIAN 2. ) ANDREW TAN TOO BOON 3. ) BAN TRACH QUACH 4. ) CHAN KIT YEE 5. ) CHEN MAY FANG MONA 6. ) CHEW BAN TAT 7. ) CHIANG CURRIE 8. ) CHO SEONG YI 9. ) CRAIG REGINALD HEATH 10. ) DEFINING PROPERTY SDN BHD 11. ) HEE SZE