Malaysia Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

Topic

Distribution act 1958

Legal area

Court

29 Jan 2026

Ng Soh Hoon 1. ) Yap Liong Boon 2. ) TAN CHUN HONG @ TAN CHOON KIAW

Citation

BA-24NCvC-2316-10/2025 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

BA-24NCvC-2316-10/2025 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

The Agreement must be interpreted holistically; when Clauses 5, 6 and 7 are read together the document constitutes a family settlement whereby the Plaintiff renounced rights in consideration of benefits conferred on her and her children and the Agreement was intended to bind heirs and successors; the Plaintiff and her children accepted benefits for decades and the doctrines of approbate and reprobate, laches and acquiescence bar the declaratory relief sought, therefore the Originating Summons is dismissed.
6 Jan 2020

1. ) LIM SOK WAH 2. ) LIM BOON CHEOW LIM BOON LIM 1. ) LIM BOON CHEOW LIM BOON LIM 2. ) LIM SHOK CHOO

Citation

P-02(NCvC)(W)-2641-12/2018 & P.02(NCvC)(A)-631-04/2019 (Mahkamah Rayuan)
Court

NCvC
Case number

P-02(NCvC)(W)-2641-12/2018 & P.02(NCvC)(A)-631-04/2019 (Mahkamah Rayuan)

The Distribution Act 1958 prevails over pre-death family agreements that attempt to exclude or waive statutory distributive rights of intestate beneficiaries; the 1973 agreements were not testamentary dispositions nor legally effective to divest statutory rights, and s.9 prevents treating the gifts as reducing distributive shares; administrators must distribute according to the grant and statute.
20 Dec 2019

LEE KOY ENG (NRIC No.: 550105-10-5586) PEMUNGUT DUTI SETEM

Citation

BA-14-1-03/2019 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

BA-14-1-03/2019 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

Forms 14A were instruments executed to give effect to beneficiaries' renunciation by operation of law and not inter vivos gifts because the beneficiaries held no proprietary interest prior to administration; therefore Item 66(c) (and Item 46) did not apply and the applicable stamp duty is Item 32(i) (nominal RM10); Collector's ad valorem assessment was erroneous and excess must be refunded with interest and costs.

Malaysia Case Law

Ng Soh Hoon 1. ) Yap Liong Boon 2. ) TAN CHUN HONG @ TAN CHOON KIAW

1. ) LIM SOK WAH 2. ) LIM BOON CHEOW LIM BOON LIM 1. ) LIM BOON CHEOW LIM BOON LIM 2. ) LIM SHOK CHOO

LEE KOY ENG (NRIC No.: 550105-10-5586) PEMUNGUT DUTI SETEM