MACRO RESOURCES SDN BHD v 1. ) TAN SHIE KHAI 2. ) HO SUE LENG 3. ) TAM AH CHAI @ TAM YOKE KEE 4. ) SAHIMI BIN AHMAD 5. ) HORNTIAN GROUP SDN. BHD. 6. ) POH CHIN CHYE (Beramal di Tetuan C C Poh & Co yang Mempunyai Pendaftaran No.AF 1415) 7. ) LIM MOI YOKE (Beramal di Skrin Corporate Services Sdn Bhd yang Mempunyai Syarikat No.636114-T)

ba-22ncc-153-11-2023 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 9 September 2025 • BA-22NCC-153-11/2023 • 41 min read
19 cases cited (0 SG, 19 foreign)

Catchwords

Striking out – Whether fraudulent trading – Section 540 of the Companies Act 2016 – Whether claim is time barred – Whether limitation period is postponed by fraud – Section 29 of the Limitation Act 1953 – Whether the company secretary (7th Defendant) assisted in the alleged fraud arising from preparation of the resolutions for declaration of dividend and change of directors – Whether the auditor (6th Defendant) assisted in the alleged fraud arising from audit of the financial statements – Whether unjust enrichment.

Judges (1)

Quay Chew Soon Delivered

Counsel (15)

Dennis Nik & Wong Firm Enho Grace & Partners Firm Gideon Tan Razali Zaini Firm M Scully Firm Tan Shang Neng Firm Brian Ernest Cumming Counsel Defendant Chong Chi Ern Counsel Defendant Gan Yee Von Counsel Defendant Gary Ng Cheng Yip Counsel Defendant Lim Wei Han Counsel Defendant Maurice Ernest Scully Counsel Plaintiff Sera Foong Chui-Yeng Counsel Defendant Siew Jun Sheng Counsel Defendant Tan Shang Neng Counsel Defendant Tan Wee Jiun Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (8)

HORNTIAN GROUP Sdn Bhd Defendant MACRO RESOURCES Sdn Bhd Plaintiff Ho Sue Leng Defendant Lim Moi Yoke Defendant Poh Chin Chye Defendant Sahimi bin Ahmad Defendant Tam Ah Chai @ Tam Yoke Kee Defendant Tan Shie Khai Defendant

Case Significance

MACRO RESOURCES SDN BHD v 1. ) TAN SHIE KHAI 2. ) HO SUE LENG 3. ) TAM AH CHA... is a High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) decision dated September 9, 2025 (citation: ba-22ncc-153-11-2023). The case was decided by Quay Chew Soon.

What was the outcome of MACRO RESOURCES SDN BHD v 1. ) TAN SHIE KHAI 2. ) HO SUE LENG 3. ) TAM AH CHA...?

MACRO RESOURCES SDN BHD v 1. ) TAN SHIE KHAI 2. ) HO SUE LENG 3. ) TAM AH CHA... is a High Court decision dated September 9, 2025. The case was heard by Quay Chew Soon. See the full judgment for details.

Statutes Cited

Companies Act 2016 (Cap 777)
s 132 s 266 s 540 s 58 s 71
Limitation Act 1953 (Cap 254)
s 29
Rules of Court 2012

Cases Cited (19)

UK (2)
[1973] 1 WLR 1019 [2003] Ch 552
MY (17)
[1993] 2 AMR 1969 [1993] 3 CLJ 606 [1993] 3 MLJ 36 [1993] 4 CLJ 7 [1997] 3 MLJ 724 [1999] 5 MLJ 229 [2009] 2 MLJ 672 [2010] MLJU 937 [2013] 4 MLJ 173 [2015] 2 MLJ 441 [2016] 11 MLJ 38 [2016] 2 CLJ 563 [2019] 2 CLJ 261 [2019] 4 MLJ 511 [2019] MLJU 1364 [2022] 5 MLJ 302 [2023] 4 CLJ 699

Judgment

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Source: eJudgment (ba-22ncc-153-11-2023)