D-SAFE FORCE SDN BHD v 1. ) LAI WOON FATT 2. ) WONG SIN YEN

ja-12ancvc-30-12-2023 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 15 December 2025 • JA-12ANCvC-30-12/2023 • 18 min read

9 cases cited (0 SG, 9 foreign)

Catchwords

Civil – Appeal against the decision of the Session Court Judge for dismissing the application to set aside the judgment dated 29.08.2023 – Order 35 rule 2 of Rules of Court 2012 – Court discretion to set aside judgment entered after trial in the absence of a party – Whether the Appellant had shown sufficient cause to justify setting aside the judgment obtained after full trial – Whether the Appellant had demonstrated a meritorious defence – Appellant displayed lackadaisical attitude in failing to appoint new solicitors for trial despite previous solicitors discharged themselves one year before trial date

Judges (1)

Wong Mee Ling Delivered

Counsel (5)

C Sankaran & Co Firm Gun & Chambers Firm Gun Huei Shin Counsel Respondent Mailthily a/p Mancher Counsel Appellant Tay Sin Yi Counsel Respondent

Parties (3)

D-SAFE FORCE Sdn Bhd Appellant Lai Woon Fatt Respondent Wong Sin Yen Respondent

Statutes Cited

Rules of Court 2012

Cases Cited (9)

UK (1)

[1998] 1 All ER 372

MY (8)

[1995] 3 MLJ 189 [2009] 4 MLJ 610 [2010] 1 MLRH 350 [2012] 5 MLJ 687 [2012] 5 MLJ 712 [2021] 8 MLJ 315 [2022] 4 MLJ 94 [2022] MLJU 227

Judgment

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