MGM GRAND PARADISE S.A. v SOONG FAN ON

ba-22ncc-91-05-2025 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 14 January 2026 • BA-22NCC-91-05/2025 • 11 min read

5 cases cited (1 SG, 4 foreign)

Catchwords

This judgment addresses the Defendant’s application to strike out the Plaintiff’s Writ of Summons and Statement of Claim under Order 18 rule 19(1)(a), (b), and (d) of the Rules of Court 2012. The Defendant argued that the Plaintiff’s claim was unenforceable because it was based on a gambling debt allegedly incurred at a Macau casino, which is void under Malaysian law. In contrast, the Plaintiff maintained that the claim concerned repayment of monies advanced under a contractual credit facility pursuant to a Marker Signing Privileges Agreement dated 15 June 2024. The Court found that the dispute hinged on the proper characterisation of the transaction, which required examination of evidence and could not be resolved at the interlocutory stage. As the claim was not clearly barred or plainly unsustainable in law, the striking-out application was dismissed. Costs of RM5,000 were awarded to the Plaintiff.

Judges (1)

Anita binti Harun Delivered

Counsel (6)

Mathews Hun Lachimanan Firm S L Goon & Partners Firm Lam Mei Yee Counsel Defendant Reuben Choong Bi Qian Counsel Plaintiff Richard Lee Wen Gee Counsel Plaintiff Woon Ling Li Counsel Defendant

Parties (2)

Mgm Grand Paradise S.a Plaintiff Soong Fan On Defendant

Statutes Cited

Contracts Act 1950 (Cap 136)

Rules of Court 2012

Cases Cited (5)

SG (1)

[2002] SGHC 36

MY (4)

[1975] 2 MLJ 1 [1993] 3 MLJ 36 [1999] 5 MLJ 558 [2025] 2 MLJ 295

Judgment

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