ZHONG E SDN BHD v 1. ) FLOWCRETE MALAYSIA SDN BHD 2. ) THEN LIAT NYAP 3. ) NG LEONG MUNG 4. ) CHAW FONG TENG 5. ) HENG FOOK CHOON

ba-22ncvc-430-10-2019 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 20 March 2025 • BA-22NCvC-430-10/2019 • 21 min read

11 cases cited (0 SG, 11 foreign)

Catchwords

Plaintiff’s claim premised on goods sold and delivered-Defence claimed only paper trading, no physical goods involved-camouflage for moneylending-Plaintiff sued the guarantors who were employers of the defendant company-requested to sign the guarantee by the director of the company-whether the evidence supports a case of moneylending-unusual features of the transactions between the parties involving alleged suppliers-evidence of paper trail tracing the monies from the plaintiff to the defendant company-whether if moneylending proven, the guarantee was unenforceable-effect of illegal moneylending transactions-sections 5 and 15 of the Moneylending Act 1951.

Judges (1)

Alice Loke Yee Ching Delivered

Counsel (5)

EZ Pang & Co. Firm TJ Chin & Co. Firm Clement Chong Chyi Counsel Plaintiff Manisah binti Muhammad Counsel Defendant Tan Leng Counsel Defendant

Parties (6)

FLOWCRETE MALAYSIA Sdn Bhd Defendant ZHONG E Sdn Bhd Plaintiff Chaw Fong Teng Defendant Heng Fook Choon Defendant Ng Leong Mung Defendant Then Liat Nyap Defendant

Statutes Cited

Civil Law Act

s 26

Civil Law Act 1956

s 26

Contracts Act 1950 (Cap 136)

Cases Cited (11)

UK (8)

[1891] 1 QB 413 [1912] 2 KB 419 [1922] 2 KB 249 [1947] KB 104 [1965] 2 QB 537 [1967] 2 QB 786 [1987] 3 All ER 1008 [1990] 1 AC 417

MY (3)

[2008] 7 CLJ 715 [2020] 6 MLJ 333 [2024] 1 MLJ 825

Judgment

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