VIJAYAKUMAR A/L RAJENDRAM v JOHNSON & JOHNSON SDN. BHD. PIHAK TERKILAN Universiti Malaya (UM)

ba-22ncvc-440-10-2023 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 23 November 2025 • BA-22NCvC-440-10/2023 • 8 min read
6 cases cited (0 SG, 6 foreign)

Catchwords

Civil procedure — Preliminary issues — Order 33 r 2 Rules of Court 2012 — Application to determine limitation, fraudulent concealment and injury as preliminary issues — Whether issues raised are pure questions of law — Whether issues involve disputed facts and expert medical evidence — Whether determination would result in piecemeal adjudication Limitation Act 1953 ss 6(1)(a), 29 — Medical negligence — Product liability — Alleged metallosis arising from hip implant — Global recall — Alleged fraudulent concealment — Whether suitable for summary determination — Order 33 application dismissed — Action to proceed to full trial.

Practice Areas

Civil procedure

Judges (1)

Asmah binti Musa Delivered

Counsel (5)

C V Devan & Co Firm Ravindran Firm C V Krishnadevan Counsel Appellant Hemalatha Parawa Ramulu Counsel Respondent Reuben Ong Counsel Respondent

Parties (3)

JOHNSON & JOHNSON Sdn Bhd Defendant Universiti Malaya Aggrieved Party Vijayakumar a/l Rajendram Plaintiff

Case Significance

VIJAYAKUMAR A/L RAJENDRAM v JOHNSON & JOHNSON SDN. BHD. PIHAK TERKILAN Univer... is a High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) decision dated November 23, 2025 (citation: ba-22ncvc-440-10-2023). The case was decided by Asmah binti Musa.

What was the outcome of VIJAYAKUMAR A/L RAJENDRAM v JOHNSON & JOHNSON SDN. BHD. PIHAK TERKILAN Univer...?

VIJAYAKUMAR A/L RAJENDRAM v JOHNSON & JOHNSON SDN. BHD. PIHAK TERKILAN Univer... is a High Court decision dated November 23, 2025. The case was heard by Asmah binti Musa. See the full judgment for details.

Statutes Cited

Limitation Act
s 29
Limitation Act 1953 (Cap 254)
s 29 s 6(1)(a)
Rules of Court 2012

Cases Cited (6)

MY (6)
[1991] 3 MLJ 474 [1997] 2 MLJ 252 [2003] 1 MLJ 149 [2007] 2 MLJ 526 [2014] 1 MLJ 744 [2016] 1 MLJ 153

Judgment

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