1. ) Dato Sri' Tan Hoe Beng 2. ) ZCM Minerals Sdn Bhd v Lee Ean Lean

ba-12b-116-10-2024 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 13 October 2025 • BA-12B-116-10/2024 • 11 min read
6 cases cited (0 SG, 6 foreign)

Catchwords

Contract Law – Email as contract – Offer and acceptance – Implied/ oral agreement – Certainty of terms – Intention to create legal relations – Consideration. Evidence – Documentary proof – Emails, payments, reports – Bare denial – Inference from conduct – Burden of proof (s.101, 104 Evidence Act). Commercial Services – Consultancy fees – Project management work – Unpaid remuneration. Company Law – Separate legal personality – Director’s personal liability – Joint liability based on conduct. Appellate Review – Standard of intervention – Whether Sessions Court plainly wrong – Factual findings supported by evidence. Civil Procedure – Appeal – Contractual dispute – Assessment of contemporaneous correspondence.

Judges (1)

Asmah binti Musa Delivered

Counsel (5)

P. Paramjothy & Co. Firm Tan Norizan & Associates Firm Cheok Swin Meng Counsel Appellant Paramjothy Pahavan Counsel Defendant Sarainya Counsel Defendant

Parties (3)

ZCM Minerals Sdn Bhd Appellant Dato Sri' Tan Hoe Beng Appellant Lee Ean Lean Respondent

Case Significance

1. ) Dato Sri' Tan Hoe Beng 2. ) ZCM Minerals Sdn Bhd v Lee Ean Lean is a High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) decision dated October 13, 2025 (citation: ba-12b-116-10-2024). The case was decided by Asmah binti Musa.

What was the outcome of 1. ) Dato Sri' Tan Hoe Beng 2. ) ZCM Minerals Sdn Bhd v Lee Ean Lean?

1. ) Dato Sri' Tan Hoe Beng 2. ) ZCM Minerals Sdn Bhd v Lee Ean Lean is a High Court decision dated October 13, 2025. The case was heard by Asmah binti Musa. See the full judgment for details.

Statutes Cited

Contracts Act 1950 (Cap 136)
Evidence Act 1950 (Cap 56)

Cases Cited (6)

UK (1)
[1916] 2 Ch 187
MY (5)
[1979] 2 MLJ 229 [1996] 4 CLJ 194 [2004] 4 CLJ 309 [2011] 3 MLJ 379 [2024] MLJU 1588

Judgment

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Source: eJudgment (ba-12b-116-10-2024)