1. ) ACEXIDE TECHNOLOGY SDN BHD 2. ) MAHKAMAH PERUSAHAAN MALAYSIA v WOON KIM CHOY

01f-9-03-2025w Federal Court (Mahkamah Persekutuan) 23 June 2026 • 01(f)-9-03/2025(W) • 102 min read

33 cases cited (0 SG, 33 foreign)

Catchwords

judicial review application ~ procedural impropriety, irrationality, illegality and/or proportionality ~ the adequacy of the Order 53 Statement ~ employment relationship ~ the applicability of the employer-employee or superior-subordinate relationship to the context of a directorship ~ whether an individual who is a company director could be an employee of the company at the same time ~ minority oppression ~ definition of a “workman” under the Industrial Relations Act 1967 (IRA 1967) ~ contract of service or contract for services ~ contract of employment ~ unfair dismissal ~ misconduct in employment by the director qua employee ~ consequential orders for back-wages to a workman.

Judges (3)

Ahmad Terrirudin bin Mohd Salleh Coram Mohd Nazlan bin Mohd Ghazali Delivered Seri Vazeer Alam bin Mydin Meera Coram

Counsel (14)

Gavin Jayapal Firm Hariati & Khoo Firm Adrienne Sena Counsel Appellant Ameer Imran Counsel Appellant Athanasia Yolanda Bartolome Counsel Appellant Fang Huey Yiing Counsel Respondent Gavin Jay Anand Jayapal Counsel Respondent Goh Yee Huey Counsel Respondent Janice Anne Leo Counsel Appellant Khoo Wai Tuck Counsel Appellant Merissa Ann Augustin Counsel Respondent Parveena Karu a/p Baldeb Singh Counsel Respondent Sivanandini Sreegantham Counsel Respondent Steven Thiru Counsel Appellant

Parties (3)

ACEXIDE TECHNOLOGY Sdn Bhd Appellant MAHKAMAH PERUSAHAAN MALAYSIA Appellant Woon Kim Choy Respondent

Statutes Cited

Companies Act 2016 (Cap 777)

s 2 s 206(1)(a) s 212

Courts of Judicature Act 1964 (Cap 91)

Federal Constitution

Income Tax Act 1967 (Cap 53)

Industrial Relations Act 1967 (Cap 177)

s 20

Rules of Court 2012

Cases Cited (33)

UK (5)

[1897] AC 22 [1915] 1 KB 893 [1915] AC 705 [1940] 1 AC 701 [1942] 2 All ER 425

MY (28)

[1981] 1 MLJ 304 [1985] 2 MLJ 297 [1995] 3 MLJ 369 [1996] 4 CLJ 687 [1997] 1 CLJ 147 [1997] 1 MLJ 145 [1997] 3 CLJ 777 [1998] 1 MLJ 393 [1998] 2 CLJ 75 [2000] 3 MLJ 652 [2004] 2 MLJ 288 [2004] 3 MLJ 1 [2005] 4 CLJ 29 [2005] MLJU 673 [2006] 5 MLJ 313 [2008] 5 MLJ 717 [2010] 5 MLJ 222 [2010] 6 MLJ 1 [2018] 2 MLJ 177 [2019] 3 MLJ 671 [2019] 3 MLJ 749 [2020] 3 CLJ 153 [2020] MLJU 562 [2022] 3 CLJ 661 [2022] 7 CLJ 980 [2023] 2 MLJ 621 [2023] 4 MLJ 445 [2023] 5 CLJ 917

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