Malaysia Case Law: Decisions & Judgments | LexChat

Topic

Director's personal liability

Legal area

Court

9 Oct 2023

BRUNSWICK SOURCING LTD 1. ) INTELLASCEND SDN BHD 2. ) Ng Lian Huat (Disaman Di Bawah Kapasiti Sebagai Pengarah, Pegawai Dan Pemegang Saham Intellascend Sdn. Bhd.)

Citation

WA-22NCC-198-04/2021 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

WA-22NCC-198-04/2021 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

The court applied established principles: breach of contract for non-delivery gives rise to entitlement to return of payment and damages; the corporate veil can be lifted where the company is used as a façade or to perpetrate wrongdoing, thereby permitting personal liability of directors in appropriate cases.
20 Oct 2021

TITAN METAL WORKS SDN BHD (CO. NO..: 207540-H) 1. TYRON FLAT TYRE PROTECTION ASIA PTE LTD (UEN No.: 200708384-D) 2. TYRON SALES AND SERVICES (M) SDN BHD (Company No.: 804434-W) 3. KOH KIA YEONG (Singapore ID S1240764E)

Citation

WA-22NCC-640-12/2020 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

WA-22NCC-640-12/2020 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

The Court found the Statement of Claim sufficiently pleads a personal promise and assurances by the 3rd Defendant relied upon by the Plaintiff causing loss, and the claim is not an attempt to pierce the corporate veil; accordingly the strike out application failed because the claim was not scandalous, frivolous, vexatious or an abuse of process and disclosed arguable causes of action against the director personally.