1. ) Chong Siw Sek 2. ) Lew Yoke Kheng 3. ) Yong Ngeok Meng 4. ) Lim Li Ying v Chong Jia Wei

ca-22ncvc-29-08-2021 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 14 May 2026 • CA-22NCvC-29-08/2021

Catchwords

Trusts — Resulting trust and constructive trust — Family arrangement concerning acquisition and management of land registered in defendant's name — Whether beneficial ownership to be determined from parties' true intentions and totality of contemporaneous evidence notwithstanding legal title — Whether Court confined to equitable label pleaded where material facts remained unchanged — Effect of pleadings, limitation, locus standi and private caveat — Plaintiffs' claim allowed.

Judges (1)

Samry bin Masri Delivered

Parties (5)

Chong Jia Wei Defendant Chong Siw Sek Plaintiff Lew Yoke Kheng Plaintiff Lim Li Ying Plaintiff Yong Ngeok Meng Plaintiff

Judgment

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