Malaysia Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

Topic

Stakeholder agreement

Legal area

Court

15 Jul 2025

MODULAR QUEST SDN BHD 1. ) HARIKRISHNAN A/L KANAPATHY / K.HARIKRISHNAN 2. ) MAJU CONSTRUCTION & DEVELOPMENT SDN BHD

Citation

BA-12B-112-10/2024 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

BA-12B-112-10/2024 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

The court held the written Stakeholders Agreement governed the RM150,000; the appellants failed to prove any valid oral variation (no consideration and insufficient evidence), the stakeholder improperly released funds in breach of the written agreement, and Maju is liable to indemnify the stakeholder; accordingly the Sessions Court judgments were set aside and the appeals allowed in the terms ordered.
26 Feb 2025

MOHAMED AFFENDI BIN KHAIRUDDIN 1. ) MARZAIDI BIN MOHAMMAD 2. ) Thaib Bin Mustafa (Membawa Tindakan Sebagai Wakil Litigasi Kepada Mustafa Bin Ab Samad (Si Mati)

Citation

W-02(NCvC)(W)-1122-07/2023 (Mahkamah Rayuan)
Court

NCvC
Case number

W-02(NCvC)(W)-1122-07/2023 (Mahkamah Rayuan)

The Court of Appeal held plaintiffs did not relinquish their rights and were not estopped from claiming the stakeholder balance; the Stakeholder Agreement and Release Agreement, together with the Negeri Sembilan Faraid Order, entitled plaintiffs to a declaration that RM600,000 held by stakeholders be distributed according to the Faraid proportions; procedural defects in the amended writ and arguments on capacity were curable or negated by the Stakeholder Agreement and applicable orders permitting litigation representatives; High Court dismissal was set aside and declarations granted with orde…
26 Feb 2025

1. ) MARZAIDI BIN MOHAMMAD 2. ) Thaib Bin Mustafa (Membawa Tindakan Sebagai Wakil Litigasi Kepada Mustafa Bin Ab Samad (Si Mati) MOHAMED AFFENDI BIN KHAIRUDDIN

Citation

W-02(NCvC)(W)-1092-07/2023 (Mahkamah Rayuan)
Court

NCvC
Case number

W-02(NCvC)(W)-1092-07/2023 (Mahkamah Rayuan)

The Court of Appeal held that (1) the plaintiffs did not relinquish their statutory rights by the 17.08.2015 solicitor's reply and were not estopped from pursuing their contractual and declaratory claims; (2) the Stakeholder and Release Agreements created enforceable obligations to distribute the goodwill payment among all releasors and to rightful heirs; (3) the civil courts had jurisdiction to order distribution of the settlement monies in accordance with a Syariah Faraid Order where the relief sought was distribution of funds held by stakeholders and not issuance of a Faraid Order; and (4)…

Malaysia Case Law

MODULAR QUEST SDN BHD 1. ) HARIKRISHNAN A/L KANAPATHY / K.HARIKRISHNAN 2. ) MAJU CONSTRUCTION & DEVELOPMENT SDN BHD

MOHAMED AFFENDI BIN KHAIRUDDIN 1. ) MARZAIDI BIN MOHAMMAD 2. ) Thaib Bin Mustafa (Membawa Tindakan Sebagai Wakil Litigasi Kepada Mustafa Bin Ab Samad (Si Mati)

1. ) MARZAIDI BIN MOHAMMAD 2. ) Thaib Bin Mustafa (Membawa Tindakan Sebagai Wakil Litigasi Kepada Mustafa Bin Ab Samad (Si Mati) MOHAMED AFFENDI BIN KHAIRUDDIN