26 Oct 2021
1. TAN SENG CHUAN 2. TAN CHOON HUAT 4 SEGI SDN BHD
- Citation
- BL-22NCvC-6-10/2020 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
- Court
- High Court
- Case number
- BL-22NCvC-6-10/2020 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
The application for a stay was dismissed because the defendant's conduct (late change of solicitors and late filing to amend the defence/insert a counterclaim close to the trial date), together with the prejudice to plaintiffs who were trial-ready, outweighed the reasons for suspending the trial; an appeal does not automatically stay proceedings and the court exercised its case management discretion to refuse the stay and proceed to trial, awarding costs to the plaintiffs.