1. ) Tan Lai Whatt Sebastian 2. ) Yau Wai Kin 3. ) MRS KOH BEE GEOK NEE TAN 4. ) HENG CHO KHEE 5. ) HOWE SOO LIAN 6. ) Lee Yong Yeow 7. ) Audrey Teoh Jo Ann 8. ) Phua Kie Hwee 9. ) ALBERT LEONG KUM HOONG 10. ) WONG YUN HAR MIRANDA 11. ) WONG SUET WAH DOROTHY 12. ) WONG SUK YEE JUDY 13. ) WONG YUET FONG 14. ) YAP SWEE BOON 15. ) KWAN WAI MUN (GUAN HUIMIN) 16. ) Yang Chek Lon 17. ) Lim Chee Ho 18. ) CHIN TUCK KEONG 19. ) TOH KIM LIAN 20. ) TOH AH MUI 21. ) TAY WEE SUM JOY 22. ) WANG ZILONG 23. ...

ba-22ncvc-219-06-2022 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 4 March 2025 • BA-22NCvC-219-06/2022 • 12 min read
7 cases cited (0 SG, 7 foreign)

Catchwords

CIVIL PROCEDURE: Striking out - Special development zone - Private lease scheme – SPA deviated from the standard form of agreement in Schedule H of the HDR - Whether the Plaintiff’s action is time barred - Challenging the validity of impugned clauses – Suing for LAD – Insufficient material to decide on LAD claim - Pleadings – Reply to Defence – Whether the alleged illegality of private lease scheme is pleaded – The allegation of illegality is a new but not inconsistent plea – Inadequate submission on the questions raised regarding private lease scheme - Not a suitable case for summary determination

Judges (1)

Elaine Yap Chin Gaik Delivered

Counsel (4)

Azman Davidson & Co Firm K L Wong Firm Amitaesh Thevananthan Counsel Defendant Wong Renn Xin Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (36)

DISTINCTIVE RESOURCES Sdn Bhd Defendant ISKANDAR INVESTMENT BERHAD Defendant Albert Leong Kum Hoong Plaintiff Audrey Teoh Jo Ann Plaintiff Chan Lay Kock Plaintiff Chin Tuck Keong Plaintiff Goh Yong Eng Plaintiff Heng Cho Khee Plaintiff Howe Soo Lian Plaintiff Kwan Wai Mun (guan Huimin) Plaintiff Lee Yong Yeow Plaintiff Lim Chee Ho Plaintiff Lim Gek Eng Plaintiff Loi Boon Toon Plaintiff Mrs Koh Bee Geok Nee Tan Plaintiff Phua Kie Hwee Plaintiff Sik Siau Er Plaintiff Sik Yi Pei Plaintiff Tan Chee Chien Plaintiff Tan Cheng Lay Plaintiff Tan Guan Cheong Plaintiff Tan Kien Piew Plaintiff Tan Lai Whatt Sebastian Plaintiff Tay Wee Sum Joy Plaintiff Toh Ah Mui Plaintiff Toh Kim Lian Plaintiff Wang Jeng Shoou-fen Plaintiff Wang Zilong Plaintiff Wong Suet Wah Dorothy Plaintiff Wong Suk Yee Judy Plaintiff Wong Yuet Fong Plaintiff Wong Yun Har Miranda Plaintiff Yang Chek Lon Plaintiff Yap Swee Boon Plaintiff Yau Wai Kin Plaintiff Yeh Yu Mei Plaintiff

Case Significance

1. ) Tan Lai Whatt Sebastian 2. ) Yau Wai Kin 3. ) MRS KOH BEE GEOK NEE TAN 4... is a High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) decision dated March 4, 2025 (citation: ba-22ncvc-219-06-2022). The case was decided by Elaine Yap Chin Gaik.

What was the outcome of 1. ) Tan Lai Whatt Sebastian 2. ) Yau Wai Kin 3. ) MRS KOH BEE GEOK NEE TAN 4...?

1. ) Tan Lai Whatt Sebastian 2. ) Yau Wai Kin 3. ) MRS KOH BEE GEOK NEE TAN 4... is a High Court decision dated March 4, 2025. The case was heard by Elaine Yap Chin Gaik. See the full judgment for details.

Statutes Cited

Limitation Act 1953 (Cap 254)
s 6(1)(a)

Cases Cited (7)

MY (7)
[1982] 2 MLJ 31 [1982] CLJ 355 [1997] 1 CLJ 625 [2020] 1 CLJ 162 [2021] 2 CLJ 441 [2024] 5 MLJ 897 [2025] 8 CLJ 540

Judgment

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