1. ) LOH SIEW CHOONG 2. ) LOH SIEW NGOH 3. ) LOO KIM LIN @ LOH SIEW LIN v 1. ) TOONG YUEN (IPOH) SDN BHD 2. ) LOH FOOK WAH @ LOH FOOK FAH 3. ) LOH KWOK YUAN 4. ) AHMAD RIZAM BIN ZAMRI 5. ) MUSTAFA BIN BAHARUDIN 6. ) TEH CHEE YIP 7. ) MEOR MUHAMMAD HAFIFI BIN HAMZAH

aa-24ncc-11-04-2024 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 30 June 2025 • AA-24NCC-11-04/2024 • 25 min read

19 cases cited (2 SG, 17 foreign)

Catchwords

Companies and corporations — Shares — Transmission and transfer of shares — Whether shares devolving from deceased shareholder to beneficiaries under will constitute transmission or transfer — Executor obtained probate and caused partial transfer of shares to one beneficiary with stamp duty paid — Executor later requested remaining shares to be registered in names of other beneficiaries without Form 32A or stamp duty — Company refused registration — Whether executor’s assent perfects transmission or separate transfer required — Whether Articles of Association restrict registration of beneficiaries except through proper instrument of transfer — Whether directors may exercise discretion in registration — Whether court may override mandatory requirements of Companies Act 2016 and company Articles — Companies Act 2016 ss 33, 50, 103, 105(1), (4), 109; Probate and Administration Act 1959 s 12.

Judges (1)

Moses Susayan Delivered

Counsel (5)

Elizabeth Lau Firm Rabin & Associates Firm Elizabeth Lau Counsel Plaintiff Ivan Wong Counsel Plaintiff Rabinder Singh Juggeet Singh Counsel Defendant

Parties (10)

TOONG YUEN Sdn Bhd Respondent Ahmad Rizam bin Zamri Respondent Loh Fook Wah @ Loh Fook Fah Respondent Loh Kwok Yuan Respondent Loh Siew Choong Applicant Loh Siew Ngoh Applicant Loo Kim Lin @ Loh Siew Lin Applicant Meor Muhammad Hafifi bin Hamzah Respondent Mustafa bin Baharudin Respondent Teh Chee Yip Respondent

Case Significance

1. ) LOH SIEW CHOONG 2. ) LOH SIEW NGOH 3. ) LOO KIM LIN @ LOH SIEW LIN v 1. ... is a High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) decision dated June 30, 2025 (citation: aa-24ncc-11-04-2024). The case was decided by Moses Susayan.

What was the outcome of 1. ) LOH SIEW CHOONG 2. ) LOH SIEW NGOH 3. ) LOO KIM LIN @ LOH SIEW LIN v 1. ...?

1. ) LOH SIEW CHOONG 2. ) LOH SIEW NGOH 3. ) LOO KIM LIN @ LOH SIEW LIN v 1. ... is a High Court decision dated June 30, 2025. The case was heard by Moses Susayan. See the full judgment for details.

Statutes Cited

Companies Act 2016 (Cap 777)

s 105(1) s 50

Cases Cited (19)

SG (1)

[2015] SGCA 48

SLR (1)

[2015] 5 SLR 792

UK (2)

[1913] AC 76 [1949] Ch 333

MY (15)

[1979] 2 MLJ 29 [1991] 1 MLRH 704 [1991] 3 CLJ 131205 [1992] 1 MLJ 678 [1997] 3 MLJ 188 [1997] 4 CLJ 393 [1998] 1 AMR 909 [1998] 1 MLJ 393 [1998] 2 CLJ 75 [2019] 8 CLJ 721 [2019] MLJU 1515 [2020] 1 MLRH 266 [2020] 7 MLJ 141 [2021] 8 MLJ 297 [2022] MLJU 2289

Judgment

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Source: eJudgment (aa-24ncc-11-04-2024)