DELCOL INDUSTRIES (M) SDN BHD v LIEW YU XUAN

ba-11bncvc-1-01-2025 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 24 September 2025 • BA-11BNCvC-1-01/2025 • 12 min read

6 cases cited (0 SG, 6 foreign)

Catchwords

Company Law- Appeal from lower court-company has separate legal identity from its shareholders, directors and associated entities- corporate veil should only be lifted in exceptional circumstances such as fraud or sham- Appellate Court to interfere when the lower court is plainly wrong- Sections 101–103 of the Evidence Act 1950

Judges (1)

Anita binti Harun Delivered

Counsel (5)

Foo Hiap Siong & Co Firm S G Lingam & Co. Firm Aw Shi Qin Counsel Respondent Priscilla Goh Chiau Wee Counsel Respondent Ratha Devi a/p Rada Krisnan Counsel Appellant

Parties (2)

DELCOL INDUSTRIES Sdn Bhd Appellant Liew Yu Xuan Respondent

Statutes Cited

Evidence Act 1950 (Cap 56)

Cases Cited (6)

UK (1)

[1897] AC 22

MY (5)

[1980] 1 MLJ 109 [1988] 1 MLJ 97 [1994] 1 MLJ 405 [1998] 2 CLJ 740 [2014] 4 MLJ 478

Judgment

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