26 Jan 2023
22-761-2009 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
- Citation
- 22-761-2009 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
- Court
- High Court
- Case number
- 22-761-2009 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
The Court held that the Court of Appeal had ordered damages to be assessed and it was unnecessary to re-litigate whether the caveat was wrongful under NLC s329(1); legal fees reasonably and foreseeably incurred as a result of the Plaintiffs' actions are recoverable as damages in addition to costs; on the evidence the Defendant proved an offer in 2013 of RM1.3m and a later sale at RM600k so loss of opportunity is RM700k; general damages for 26 years of deprivation and litigation were assessed at RM400k; legal fees of RM368k were found fair and reasonable; total damages RM1,468,000; interest at…