CHAN SIEW KIAT v LEE JUNG PENG

ba-12ancc-20-06-2024 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 5 November 2025 • BA-12ANCC-20-06/2024 • 18 min read

14 cases cited (0 SG, 14 foreign)

Catchwords

Civil Procedure - Non-attendance - Case management - Order 34 r 6 ROC -Whether order was a true “unless order” - Mischaracterisation of peremptory order - Notice - Failure of service of solicitors’ withdrawal - Order 64 r 5 ROC - Whether appellant had actual or constructive notice -Affidavit evidence - Reliance on non-affidavit material - Use of court minutes - Contumacious conduct - Whether absence deliberate -Bankruptcy - Requirement of DGI sanction - Proper procedural route -Setting aside or appeal - Natural justice - Right to be heard - Reinstatement - Bona fide defence - Delay.

Practice Areas

Civil Procedure

Judges (1)

Asmah binti Musa Delivered

Counsel (6)

Chee Sun & Associates Firm Jason Teoh & Partners Firm Adrian Lee Yung Khin Counsel Defendant Hanis Hazidi Counsel Defendant Najwa binti Mohd. Zin Counsel Plaintiff Nicholas Lai Weng Keong Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (2)

Chan Siew Kiat Appellant Lee Jung Peng Respondent

Case Significance

CHAN SIEW KIAT v LEE JUNG PENG is a High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) decision dated November 5, 2025 (citation: ba-12ancc-20-06-2024). The case was decided by Asmah binti Musa.

What was the outcome of CHAN SIEW KIAT v LEE JUNG PENG?

CHAN SIEW KIAT v LEE JUNG PENG is a High Court decision dated November 5, 2025. The case was heard by Asmah binti Musa. See the full judgment for details.

Statutes Cited

Rules of Court 2012

Cases Cited (14)

UK (4)

[1992] 1 WLR 1196 [1997] 1 WLR 1666 [1999] EWCA Civ 3011 [2003] EWCA Civ 1451

MY (10)

[1955] MLJ 265 [1983] 2 MLJ 98 [1995] 1 MLJ 281 [2004] 2 MLJ 26 [2006] 2 MLJ 389 [2007] 9 CLJ 846 [2013] 2 MLJ 335 [2017] MLJU 1670 [2021] 6 MLJ 864 [2023] MLJU 2856

Judgment

Read the full judgment on the official Malaysia Courts portal.

Read on eJudgment

Source: eJudgment (ba-12ancc-20-06-2024)