25 Aug 2022
1. ) FALCONER CHESTER HALL (UK) LIMITED 2. ) FALCONER CHESTER HALL (ASIA) SDN. BHD. 1. ) LFE ENGINEERING SDN BHD 2. ) SHAPADU CORPORATION SDN BHD
- Citation
- WA-22C-80-10/2019 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
- Court
- High Court
- Case number
- WA-22C-80-10/2019 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
An unregistered foreign architect and its unregistered Malaysian corporate arm collaborating with a registered local architect are barred by s.7(1)(c) and s.7A of the Architects Act 1967 from recovering fees; accordingly the Contract, Deed and Novation Agreement were void and unenforceable for statutory illegality and the plaintiffs’ claims for RM2,863,090.28 failed. Declarations that the services constituted architectural works and that plaintiffs are barred from claiming fees were granted to the Second Defendant; restitution for payments already made was not awarded because the Second Defen…