Malaysia Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

Topic

Res judicata (henderson v henderson)

Legal area

Court

11 Mar 2026

1. ) V CAPITAL SDN BHD 2. ) DATO' HOO VOON HIM 1. ) IMPIANA SDN BHD 2. ) DATO' SERI ISMAIL @ FAROUK BIN ABDULLAH

Citation

WA-22NCC-689-10/2025 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

WA-22NCC-689-10/2025 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

Suit 689 was struck out because it sought to nullify the same SSA that a competent court (YA Justice Leong in Suit 354) had ordered to be specifically performed, and independently because the claim was frivolous and vexatious, barred by the extended res judicata principle (claims could and should have been advanced as a counterclaim in Suit 354), and constituted an abuse of process given the plaintiffs' tactical litigation conduct; those four independent grounds justified striking out and awarding indemnity costs.
14 Jun 2022

ONG YEW TEIK 1. ) KAMAL Y.P. TAN 2. ) NG WAI PIN 3. ) MICHAEL GUNALAN BENEDICT 4. ) WONG YOKE YEN 5. ) WONG FOOK LIN 6. ) YEE TECK FAH

Citation

WA-22NCvC-460-06/2021 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

WA-22NCvC-460-06/2021 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

Claims grounded on alleged perjury, fabricated evidence and abuse of process are barred by res judicata/Henderson v Henderson because they arise from the same factual matrix and should have been raised in the earlier 1333 suit; malicious prosecution claim is not a valid cause of action in the present civil context under Malaysian law; witness immunity protects defendants for evidence given in prior proceedings; accordingly the court struck out the plaintiff's claims against the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th defendants while allowing the pleaded conspiracy claim to stand.
24 May 2022

AMINAH BINTI ABDULLAH 1. ) NUR ANIS BINTI JAMALUDIN 2. ) IKWAN HAFIZ BIN JAMALUDIN 3. ) WONG LU PEEN & TUNKU ALINA (SEBAGAI SEBUAH FIRMA PERKONGISAN) 4. ) LIZA CHAN SOW KENG 5. ) TENGKU FARIDDUDIN BIN TENGKU SULAIMAN

Citation

WA-22NCvC-381-05/2021 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

WA-22NCvC-381-05/2021 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

The claim was struck out because the material issues relied on by the Plaintiff (meetings, existence of Sijil Faraid, execution and attestation of Letter of Renunciation, delay in distribution, alleged misrepresentations and misconduct) had been raised, ventilated and litigated in the earlier S7 proceedings; the Plaintiff could and should have pursued the remedies in that suit, so relitigation amounts to abuse of process and falls within res judicata in the wider sense. The without prejudice letter was inadmissible and did not establish fraud sufficient to avoid res judicata. Failure to have…

Malaysia Case Law

1. ) V CAPITAL SDN BHD 2. ) DATO' HOO VOON HIM 1. ) IMPIANA SDN BHD 2. ) DATO' SERI ISMAIL @ FAROUK BIN ABDULLAH

ONG YEW TEIK 1. ) KAMAL Y.P. TAN 2. ) NG WAI PIN 3. ) MICHAEL GUNALAN BENEDICT 4. ) WONG YOKE YEN 5. ) WONG FOOK LIN 6. ) YEE TECK FAH

AMINAH BINTI ABDULLAH 1. ) NUR ANIS BINTI JAMALUDIN 2. ) IKWAN HAFIZ BIN JAMALUDIN 3. ) WONG LU PEEN & TUNKU ALINA (SEBAGAI SEBUAH FIRMA PERKONGISAN) 4. ) LIZA CHAN SOW KENG 5. ) TENGKU FARIDDUDIN BIN TENGKU SULAIMAN