Malaysia Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

Topic

Prematurity of claim

Legal area

Court

3 Dec 2025

DATO' SIA AH GUAN 1. ) KEK LYE KHENG 2. ) WINSON KEK CHUN SEAN 3. ) WINNIE KEK JIA YING

Citation

BA-23NCvC-42-07/2025 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

BA-23NCvC-42-07/2025 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

The first defendant is not a party to the investment agreement and the Debt Settlement Agreement (dated 17.1.2024) shows the first defendant acted only as guarantor with a clear repayment obligation arising three years from that date (expiry 16/17.1.2027); accordingly the plaintiff's cause of action against the first defendant accrues only after 16.1.2027 and the writ and statement of claim are premature and are struck out as against the first defendant.
21 May 2025

SG ENTERTAINMENT & ADVERTISING 1. ) COCO MATTRIX SDN BHD 2. ) BOOBALAN A/L KRISHNAN

Citation

WA-B52NCC-3114-12/2023 (Mahkamah Sesyen)
Court

Sessions Court
Case number

WA-B52NCC-3114-12/2023 (Mahkamah Sesyen)

Service was properly effected and the default judgment was regularly obtained; the investment agreement and the personal/corporate guarantees were clear and binding; Defendant 2 failed to disclose a prima facie meritorious defence and the claim was not premature; therefore the application to set aside the default judgment fails and is dismissed with costs.
14 Oct 2024

DATO SRI ANDREW KAM TAI YEOW 1. ) Tan Sri Dato Kam Woon Wah 2. ) Linda Kam Thai Eng 3. ) Edward Kam Tai Keong 4. ) Dennis Kam Thai Leong 5. ) Chew Tee Beng 6. ) Daniel Wong Chan Wai 7. ) Tai Swe Chong 8. ) Ng Pui Kuen 9. ) Berjaya Realty Se

Citation

WA-22NCC-103-02/2024 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

WA-22NCC-103-02/2024 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

The Court struck out the Plaintiff's claim and dismissed his application for injunctive relief because the action is an impermissible collateral attack on earlier High Court and Court of Appeal decisions and thus barred by res judicata and issue estoppel; the claims are premature pending resolution of Suit 352 and related appeals, create multiplicity of proceedings and constitute an abuse of process; further the Plaintiff lacks locus standi and failed to plead the essential elements of conspiracy with required particularity, rendering the claim obviously unsustainable and warranting strike ou…
18 Feb 2024

ALLIANCE BANK MALAYSIA BERHAD 1. ) SONGMART HOLDINGS SDN BHD (Dalam Penggulungan- Pelikudasi Yang dilantik : Wan Idris bin Wan Ibrahim) 2. ) TAN BOON KOK 3. ) TENG KOK GUAN 4. ) TAN AH MAI 5. ) MERCURIUS CAPITAL INVESTMENT LIMITED

Citation

JA-22NCC-33-05/2023 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

JA-22NCC-33-05/2023 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

Defendants failed to raise any triable issue: guarantees and Offer/Facilities Agreement established prima facie liability; clause in letters of guarantee absolved bank from exhausting remedies before suing guarantors; contractual right to increase interest on recall was agreed and not shown to be excessive or contrary to public policy under s.75; public admissions by 5th defendant negated its defence about securities; accordingly summary judgments were appropriate and granted.
7 Feb 2024

1. ) WOO CHOON KIT 2. ) LIEW CHOY WOON 3. ) ANNE KANG CHEW YONG 4. ) ANTHONY KANG WEE KWEN 5. ) CHIN WAI LENG KARINE 6. ) KANG AH HANG @ KANG AH HUNG 7. ) JAMES KANG WEE SIANG 8. ) CHUA SIEW GUEK 9. ) FREDERICK PAUL EDWARD A/L D EDWARD 10.

Citation

JA-25-29-04/2019 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

JA-25-29-04/2019 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

The judicial review application was premature and thus dismissed because no reviewable decision had been made: a Form A under s.4 is only a notification and the acquisition process in law commences when the Land Administrator gives public notice in Form E under s.10 following the declaration under s.8; therefore applicants were not adversely affected and s.3(6) did not apply absent proof of development approval; costs awarded to respondents.
27 Jul 2020

Mohd Zain Bin Harun Abdul Rahim Bin Mokhtar

Citation

BA-22NCvC-397-09/2019 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

BA-22NCvC-397-09/2019 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

The court found material factual disputes requiring viva voce evidence (agreement completion date, payment of RM174,000, and validity of the Development Order) so the claim was not obviously unsustainable on its face; therefore the strike‑out application was dismissed and the writ and statement of claim were not struck out.

Malaysia Case Law

DATO' SIA AH GUAN 1. ) KEK LYE KHENG 2. ) WINSON KEK CHUN SEAN 3. ) WINNIE KEK JIA YING

SG ENTERTAINMENT & ADVERTISING 1. ) COCO MATTRIX SDN BHD 2. ) BOOBALAN A/L KRISHNAN

DATO SRI ANDREW KAM TAI YEOW 1. ) Tan Sri Dato Kam Woon Wah 2. ) Linda Kam Thai Eng 3. ) Edward Kam Tai Keong 4. ) Dennis Kam Thai Leong 5. ) Chew Tee Beng 6. ) Daniel Wong Chan Wai 7. ) Tai Swe Chong 8. ) Ng Pui Kuen 9. ) Berjaya Realty Se

ALLIANCE BANK MALAYSIA BERHAD 1. ) SONGMART HOLDINGS SDN BHD (Dalam Penggulungan- Pelikudasi Yang dilantik : Wan Idris bin Wan Ibrahim) 2. ) TAN BOON KOK 3. ) TENG KOK GUAN 4. ) TAN AH MAI 5. ) MERCURIUS CAPITAL INVESTMENT LIMITED

1. ) WOO CHOON KIT 2. ) LIEW CHOY WOON 3. ) ANNE KANG CHEW YONG 4. ) ANTHONY KANG WEE KWEN 5. ) CHIN WAI LENG KARINE 6. ) KANG AH HANG @ KANG AH HUNG 7. ) JAMES KANG WEE SIANG 8. ) CHUA SIEW GUEK 9. ) FREDERICK PAUL EDWARD A/L D EDWARD 10.

Mohd Zain Bin Harun Abdul Rahim Bin Mokhtar