BADAN PENGURUSAN BERSAMA COVA SUITES v 1. ) EDMUND TAY KIM JOO 2. ) LEE SEONG THYE 3. ) FONG SOON WAI 4. ) LAU BOON GHIM 5. ) KHOO CHOONG NEONG @ KHOO BEE HONG 6. ) ZFORCE SECURITY SERVICES & SYSTEMS SDN. BHD. 7. ) CHANDRAN A/L RAJU

ba-22ncvc-237-06-2024 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 30 March 2026 • BA-22NCvC-237-06/2024 • 18 min read

1 cases cited (0 SG, 1 foreign)

Catchwords

CIVIL LITIGATION - fiduciary duty by a Joint Management Committee (JMC)- Strata Management Act 2013 - allegations in the nature fraud, conspiracy, and breach of fiduciary duty by JMC - duty of loyalty to act bona fide (in good faith) - poor administrative governance and actionable civil liability - administrative judgments necessary to facilitate to day operation of the condominium - protection from personal liability - standard expected of professional managers – can administrative shortcoming be a cause of action for breach of fiduciary duty - prove not only a breach but also that such breach caused quantifiable loss.

Judges (1)

Shoba Rajah a/p Dorai Rajah Delivered

Counsel (10)

Devan & Assoc. Firm G. Sandhu, Kabina & Associates Firm Sault Scott & Co. Firm YY Tan & Co. Firm Bernard Scott Counsel Plaintiff Devan A/L Narayanan Raman Counsel Defendant Jones Lee Counsel Plaintiff Kabina A/P Levan Counsel Defendant Sukai Wan Counsel Plaintiff Tan Yan Yong Counsel Defendant

Parties (8)

BADAN PENGURUSAN BERSAMA COVA SUITES Plaintiff ZFORCE SECURITY SERVICES & SYSTEMS Sdn Bhd Defendant Chandran a/l Raju Defendant Edmund Tay Kim Joo Defendant Fong Soon Wai Defendant Khoo Choong Neong @ Khoo Bee Hong Defendant Lau Boon Ghim Defendant Lee Seong Thye Defendant

Cases Cited (1)

MY (1)

[1995] 3 CLJ 783

Judgment

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