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Malaysia Case Law

Set-off/deduction
  • 29 Jan 2026

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    Citation
    DI-B52NCvC-2-07/2023 (Mahkamah Sesyen)
    Court
    Sessions Court
    Case number
    DI-B52NCvC-2-07/2023 (Mahkamah Sesyen)

    Because defendant issued work orders and Certificates of Contractor Completion (CCC) and processed payments for January–May 2022, it was estopped from treating those payments as 'advance payments' to justify withholding sums for June–September 2022; on the balance of probabilities the court accepted plaintiff's evidence and allowed plaintiff's claim in the quantified amounts, while permitting limited allowed deductions (diesel) and rejecting defendant's counterclaim.