26 Nov 2021
GOLDEN PLUS HOLDINGS BERHAD & 8 Ors (Company No. 198401000555 (113076-T)) CHINA IDEA DEVELOPMENT LIMITED & 14 Ors (Hong Kong Company No.: 1130588)
- Citation
- WA-22NCC-605-12/2020 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
- Court
- High Court
- Case number
- WA-22NCC-605-12/2020 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
On the pleaded facts (assumed true for jurisdictional determination) the Malaysian High Court had jurisdiction under Section 23(1) CJA and/or Order 11/ROC because material causes of action (fraud, conspiracy, artificial debt creation, fraudulent allotment of shares, conversion of Malaysian land titles) arose in Malaysia or were inextricably linked to acts in Malaysia; defendants failed to show a clearly more appropriate foreign forum; some defendants had submitted to jurisdiction by taking steps; therefore all Order 12 r 10 and Order 18 r 19 challenges were dismissed and proceedings continued…