MICHELL LIM HUEI SUN v 1. ) YEW CHUN JIE 2. ) CHIN KANG YANG 3. ) WOON LOK YEE 4. ) FAM KUAN HUI 5. ) CHEAH WU EN 6. ) ONG SHU QI 7. ) FHUN BEI ERL 8. ) WONG TSU SHIAN

ba-23ncvc-10-02-2026 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 12 May 2026 • BA-23NCvC-10-02/2026 • 8 min read

5 cases cited (0 SG, 5 foreign)

Catchwords

Civil Procedure — Transfer of proceedings — Order 57 r 1 Rules of Court 2012 — Application to transfer defamation action from Shah Alam to Penang — Forum conveniens — Plaintiff's choice of forum — Convenience of parties and witnesses — Interests of justice. Defamation — Internet publications — Alleged defamatory statements on social media — Borderless nature of online publication — Whether internet accessibility solely determines proper forum — Practical nexus and location of potential witnesses. Civil Procedure — Interlocutory application — Court not determining merits of defamation claim — Competing factual narratives concerning Hat Yai rescue operation — Balance of convenience — Transfer allowed.

Practice Areas

Civil Procedure

Judges (1)

Asmah binti Musa Delivered

Counsel (6)

Kamarudin & Partners Firm Lavinia, Dell Akbar, Tee & Partners Firm R. Nethaji Rayer & Co Firm Hermione Leong Dam Counsel Plaintiff Madhuri Kaur Counsel Defendant Tan Yi Jie Counsel Defendant

Parties (9)

Cheah Wu En Defendant Chin Kang Yang Defendant Fam Kuan Hui Defendant Fhun Bei Erl Defendant Michell Lim Huei Sun Plaintiff Ong Shu Qi Defendant Wong Tsu Shian Defendant Woon Lok Yee Defendant Yew Chun Jie Defendant

Statutes Cited

Rules of Court 2012

Cases Cited (5)

AU (1)

[2002] HCA 56

MY (4)

[1995] 1 MLJ 160 [2014] 2 MLJ 725 [2015] 6 MLJ 1 [2021] 1 CLJ 63

Judgment

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