Malaysia Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

Topic

Default judgment and setting aside

Legal area

Court

21 Apr 2025

ENFORCE SECURITY SERVICES (M) SDN. BHD. PERBADANAN PENGURUSAN SRI PUTRAMAS GARNISI 1. ) PUBLIC BANK BERHAD 2. ) PUBLIC ISLAMIC BANK BERHAD

Citation

WA-A52NCvC-164-02/2024 (Mahkamah Sesyen)
Court

Sessions Court
Case number

WA-A52NCvC-164-02/2024 (Mahkamah Sesyen)

The plaintiff's application to expunge the defendant's affidavits is dismissed: absent any allegation of fraud or forgery and given the presence of commissioner stamp, signature, deponent signature and payment receipts, the affidavits are presumed regularly affirmed under s.114(e) Evidence Act; an absent entry in the PJS attendance log is not conclusive; Rule O.41 r.4 and O.1A allow admission despite form irregularity; expungement is an exceptional remedy reserved for scandalous, irrelevant or oppressive affidavits and would unfairly prejudice the defendant.
14 Dec 2023

SOCIETE GENERALE, SINGAPORE BRANCH PEMILIK-PEMILIK DAN/ATAU PENCARTER DEMIS KAPAL ATAU VESEL SEA CORAL DARI PELABUHAN COOK ISLANDS

Citation

WA-27NCC-114-11/2020 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

WA-27NCC-114-11/2020 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

Leave to intervene under O.70 r.16(1) was granted because AZS, as registered owner, has a direct interest in the vessel/proceeds and may defend the in rem claim; however AZS’s application to set aside the default judgment was dismissed because AZS failed to demonstrate a prima facie meritorious defence—HLT/AZS were estopped from alleging the bill of lading was unauthorised or fabricated given admissions and conduct, Turquand’s rule allowed SG to rely on the B/L, and the interim reports were preliminary and insufficient to rebut SG’s case.

Malaysia Case Law

ENFORCE SECURITY SERVICES (M) SDN. BHD. PERBADANAN PENGURUSAN SRI PUTRAMAS GARNISI 1. ) PUBLIC BANK BERHAD 2. ) PUBLIC ISLAMIC BANK BERHAD

SOCIETE GENERALE, SINGAPORE BRANCH PEMILIK-PEMILIK DAN/ATAU PENCARTER DEMIS KAPAL ATAU VESEL SEA CORAL DARI PELABUHAN COOK ISLANDS