Malaysia Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

Topic

Planning permission and subdivision

Legal area

Court

6 Sept 2023

1. ) AFFAN BIN MOHD NAWI 2. ) AHMAD ASRAF BIN ISHAK 3. ) CHAI KWAI YONG 4. ) CHAU KAH YEE 5. ) CHUA KENG HEE 6. ) DING MING DAK 7. ) DING PE FONG 8. ) FANG PEI LING 9. ) GOH CHUN GUAN 10. ) HASIAH BINTI ZAINAL@ZAINAL ABIDIN 11. ) HAYUSNITA

Citation

WA-22NCvC-212-04/2022 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

WA-22NCvC-212-04/2022 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

Preambles and the Site/Layout/Delineation plans incorporated into the SPAs (read with clause 34) constituted contractual promises that the Master Land would be developed strictly as a housing/residential development of 110 units; D3, by using its branding and promotional materials, made representations binding on it as collateral warranty/estoppel and plaintiffs relied on those representations; defendants were restrained by declaration and injunction from proceeding with the Phase 2 commercial conversion; there was no breach by defendants regarding a central refuse chamber as a constructed co…
6 Sept 2023

1. ) AFFAN BIN MOHD NAWI 2. ) AHMAD ASRAF BIN ISHAK 3. ) CHAI KWAI YONG 4. ) CHAU KAH YEE 5. ) CHUA KENG HEE 6. ) DING MING DAK 7. ) DING PE FONG 8. ) FANG PEI LING 9. ) GOH CHUN GUAN 10. ) HASIAH BINTI ZAINAL@ZAINAL ABIDIN 11. ) HAYUSNITA

Citation

WA-22NCvC-212-04/2022 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

WA-22NCvC-212-04/2022 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

The court held that SPAs governed by the HDA must be interpreted to maximise buyer protection; the Preamble and First Schedule plans (read with clause 34) formed contractual obligations binding D1/D2 to develop the Master Land as a residential development of 110 units and not to carve out commercial development; D3 was held to have made representations and was bound by them through holding-out and branding; the plaintiffs validly sued by writ (private law claims) and reliance on promotional materials was established (disclaimers ineffective as unreadable). However, specific performance to com…

Malaysia Case Law

1. ) AFFAN BIN MOHD NAWI 2. ) AHMAD ASRAF BIN ISHAK 3. ) CHAI KWAI YONG 4. ) CHAU KAH YEE 5. ) CHUA KENG HEE 6. ) DING MING DAK 7. ) DING PE FONG 8. ) FANG PEI LING 9. ) GOH CHUN GUAN 10. ) HASIAH BINTI ZAINAL@ZAINAL ABIDIN 11. ) HAYUSNITA

1. ) AFFAN BIN MOHD NAWI 2. ) AHMAD ASRAF BIN ISHAK 3. ) CHAI KWAI YONG 4. ) CHAU KAH YEE 5. ) CHUA KENG HEE 6. ) DING MING DAK 7. ) DING PE FONG 8. ) FANG PEI LING 9. ) GOH CHUN GUAN 10. ) HASIAH BINTI ZAINAL@ZAINAL ABIDIN 11. ) HAYUSNITA