HALAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BERHAD v AHMAD ZAKI BIN EMBI

ba-12ancvc-64-10-2023 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 15 January 2025 • BA-12ANCvC-64-10/2023 • 18 min read

11 cases cited (0 SG, 11 foreign)

Catchwords

Civil Procedure: Appeal from lower court – Whether proceeding and judgment are null and void ab initio due to Plaintiff bankrupt status – Whether the court has functus officio. Insolvency: Undischarge Bankrupt – Insolvency Act s. 8 (1)(a), 38 (1) (a) – Whether a bankrupt can maintain or commence action without sanction from Director General of Insolvency – Exception for sanction – Whether sanction can be obtained in retrospective -

Judges (1)

Jamhirah binti Ali Delivered

Counsel (4)

Azmi & Associates Firm Thomas Lai & RJ Soo Firm Khairul Hazwan Rashid bin Mohd Redduan Counsel Defendant Nik Amalia Suraya Nik Muhammad Saifuddin Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (2)

HALAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BERHAD Appellant Ahmad Zaki bin Embi Respondent

Case Significance

HALAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BERHAD v AHMAD ZAKI BIN EMBI is a High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) decision dated January 15, 2025 (citation: ba-12ancvc-64-10-2023). The case was decided by Jamhirah binti Ali.

What was the outcome of HALAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BERHAD v AHMAD ZAKI BIN EMBI?

HALAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BERHAD v AHMAD ZAKI BIN EMBI is a High Court decision dated January 15, 2025. The case was heard by Jamhirah binti Ali. See the full judgment for details.

Statutes Cited

Industrial Relations Act 1967 (Cap 177)

Insolvency Act 1967 (Cap 360)

s 38(1)(a)

Rules of Court 2012

Cases Cited (11)

MY (11)

[1998] 1 MLJ 393 [2000] 3 MLJ 201 [2006] 6 MLJ 511 [2009] 4 CLJ 34 [2009] 7 MLJ 305 [2009] 9 MLJ 464 [2013] 2 CLJ 448 [2015] 3 CLJ 63 [2018] 2 CLJ 513 [2020] 9 CLJ 449 [2023] 6 MLJ 366

Judgment

Read the full judgment on the official Malaysia Courts portal.

Read on eJudgment

Source: eJudgment (ba-12ancvc-64-10-2023)