Malaysia Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

Topic

Similar fact evidence

Legal area

Court

29 Apr 2025

Ovanti Ventures Sdn Bhd (Dahulu Dikenali Sebagai IOU Pay (Asia) Sdn Bhd) 1. ) ANGGUN DINAMIK HOLDINGS INTERNATIONAL SDN BHD 2. ) WAN NOORIMIE AZURA BINTI WAN MOHAMAD 3. ) Kuan Choon Hsuing 4. ) Edward Tan Tee Tong 5. ) Wang Ern Wei 6. ) Lie

Citation

WA-22NCC-228-05/2022 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

WA-22NCC-228-05/2022 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

The questioned paragraphs were struck out because they introduced new transactions, parties and causes of action not pleaded in the statement of claim, thereby departing from the pleaded case; were irrelevant and frivolous, would prejudice and delay a focused trial on the BIAs, and constituted an abuse of process by attempting to litigate matters already the subject of separate suits; similar fact admissibility at trial does not justify pleading such matters in a reply and expansion should be by amendment and joinder where appropriate.
4 Feb 2021

PINK ALLIANCE SDN BHD [No.Syarikat: 1030946-A ] MAH SING PROPERTIES SDN BHD [No.Syarikat : 264979-M ]

Citation

JA-A72NCVC-811-10/2020 (Mahkamah Majistret)
Court

Magistrates' Court
Case number

JA-A72NCVC-811-10/2020 (Mahkamah Majistret)

Plaintiff satisfied procedural prerequisites for Order 14 but Defendant has raised multiple bona fide triable issues (duress, force majeure applicability, extension notices, need to prove actual loss and evidentiary issues) that require oral evidence and full factual trial; accordingly summary judgment is inappropriate and must be refused.
9 Jan 2020

1. ) MAHMOOD BIN OOYUB 2. ) TAN BOK ENG 3. ) 1. PUSHPAVALLI A/P D SUPPIAH 2. RAJESWARI A/P SUPPIAH 3. S. RAMAN A/L SUPPAIAH 1. ) LI CHEE LOONG 2. ) 1. LIM LEN TAT 2. WOON WEE YUEN (RAKAN KONGSI TETUAN WOON WEE YUEN & PARTNERS YANG BERAMAL D

Citation

J-02(NCVC)(W)-463-03/2018 DIDENGAR BERSAMA J-02(NCVC)(W)-1603-08/2018 DIDENGAR BERSAMA J-02(NCVC)(W)-2049-10/2018 (Mahkamah Rayuan)
Court

NCVC
Case number

J-02(NCVC)(W)-463-03/2018 DIDENGAR BERSAMA J-02(NCVC)(W)-1603-08/2018 DIDENGAR BERSAMA J-02(NCVC)(W)-2049-10/2018 (Mahkamah Rayuan)

On the balance of probabilities the court found the SPAs were sham instruments masking illegal unlicensed moneylending; parol and external evidence and similar-fact evidence were admissible to expose the true transaction; unlicensed moneylending rendered the agreements unenforceable under the Moneylenders Act and transfers obtained thereby were void/defeasible under NLC s340(2); restitution of principal was declined as contrary to statutory scheme and public policy.
1 Jan 1900

TAN SIEW CHIN SDN BHD (NO. SYARIKAT: 8996-V)

Citation

PA-22NCVC-96-04/2019 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

PA-22NCVC-96-04/2019 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

Application dismissed because it was made under the wrong provision (Order 57 r.1); even when considered under the correct provision (Order 4 r.1) the three suits do not share sufficient common questions of law or fact beyond having the same alleged wrongdoers, the alleged breaches in other suits are not relevant to Suit 96, the similar fact exception does not apply, and there is no risk of issue estoppel or res judicata that would justify transfer or consolidation.

Malaysia Case Law

Ovanti Ventures Sdn Bhd (Dahulu Dikenali Sebagai IOU Pay (Asia) Sdn Bhd) 1. ) ANGGUN DINAMIK HOLDINGS INTERNATIONAL SDN BHD 2. ) WAN NOORIMIE AZURA BINTI WAN MOHAMAD 3. ) Kuan Choon Hsuing 4. ) Edward Tan Tee Tong 5. ) Wang Ern Wei 6. ) Lie

PINK ALLIANCE SDN BHD [No.Syarikat: 1030946-A ] MAH SING PROPERTIES SDN BHD [No.Syarikat : 264979-M ]

1. ) MAHMOOD BIN OOYUB 2. ) TAN BOK ENG 3. ) 1. PUSHPAVALLI A/P D SUPPIAH 2. RAJESWARI A/P SUPPIAH 3. S. RAMAN A/L SUPPAIAH 1. ) LI CHEE LOONG 2. ) 1. LIM LEN TAT 2. WOON WEE YUEN (RAKAN KONGSI TETUAN WOON WEE YUEN & PARTNERS YANG BERAMAL D

TAN SIEW CHIN SDN BHD (NO. SYARIKAT: 8996-V)