STEVEN PHOA CHENG LOON & ORS V. HIGHLAND PROPERTIES SDN BHD &
- Citation
- STEVEN PHOA CHENG LOON & ORS V. HIGHLAND PROPERTIES SDN BHD &
- Court
- Malaysian court
The court found the proximate cause of the collapse was a rotational retrogressive landslide triggered by failure of a high retaining wall (the 'High Wall') with water as a major causal factor; plaintiffs (including assignees where instruments were equitable charges) had locus standi; the 2nd and 3rd defendants (architect and consulting engineer), the 1st defendant (developer/owner), the 4th (local authority) and 5th,7th and 8th defendants (landowners/developers/managers) were negligent and liable in nuisance for failure to design, implement and maintain adequate drainage and retaining works;…