22 Oct 2021
Lau Lie Nian 1. ) Talent Team Sdn Bhd 2. ) Tetuan Soh Hayati & Co
- Citation
- WA-12ANCvC-109-03/2020 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
- Court
- High Court
- Case number
- WA-12ANCvC-109-03/2020 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
The court upheld the Sessions Court: the RM5,000 was a stakeholder sum (not a booking fee) payable to the solicitors; accordingly LAD calculation begins from the SPA date (25.09.2015) not the stakeholder payment date; the Housing Controller's extensions of time were valid and cannot be nullified in this private action absent prior judicial review in the High Court; the 2nd Respondent cannot be compelled to release stakeholder funds to pay LAD because clause 30 and s22E HDA prohibit release absent conditions and doing so would breach fiduciary, professional and statutory duties. Therefore no L…