ACMELAND DEVELOPMENT SDN. BHD. v LEMBAGA KEMAJUAN JOHOR TENGGARA

ja-22ncvc-129-09-2019 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 4 September 2024 • JA-22NCvC-129-09/2019 • 39 min read
28 cases cited (1 SG, 27 foreign)

Catchwords

Contract—Joint Venture Agreement—Housing development—Conditions precedent—Planning approval—Rejection by local authority—Frustration—Termination—Damages—Deposit refund—Section 40 Contracts Act 1950—Breach—Failure to obtain planning permission—Fundamental breach—Condition precedent—Interpretation of contract—Time of the essence—Termination in accordance with law—Section 57(2) Contracts Act 1950—Impossibility—Environmental Impact Assessment—Department of Environment—Failure to obtain approval—Indolence—Judicial review—Performance rendered impossible—Contract void due to frustration—Damages—Loss and damage — Section 74 Contracts Act 1950 — Special damages — Loss of profit — Burden of proof — Causation — Remoteness of damage — Valuation evidence — Expert evidence — Failure to prove loss — Nominal damages — Refund of payment — Section 15 Civil Law Act 1956 — Frustration — Advance payment — Recovery of sums paid — Expenses incurred — Restitution — Unjust enrichment — Fairness.

Judges (1)

Noor Hisham bin Ismail Delivered

Counsel (6)

Ng, Fan & Associates Firm Shafee & Co. Firm Muhammad Farhan Shafee Counsel Defendant Ng Chew Hor Counsel Plaintiff Tan Sri Dato' Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah Counsel Defendant Wan Mohammad Arfan Wan Othman Counsel Defendant

Parties (2)

ACMELAND DEVELOPMENT Sdn Bhd Plaintiff LEMBAGA KEMAJUAN JOHOR TENGGARA Defendant

Statutes Cited

Contracts Act 1950 (Cap 136)
Environmental Quality Act 1974 (Cap 127)

Cases Cited (28)

SG (1)
[2008] SGCA 8
UK (8)
[1956] 2 All ER 145 [1956] AC 696 [1961] 2 All ER 179 [1962] AC 93 [1967] 1 AC 367 [1969] 1 AC 350 [1969] WLR 630 [1984] 1 All ER 555
MY (19)
[1985] 2 MLJ 291 [1989] 3 MLJ 360 [1990] 1 CLJ 995 [1993] 2 CLJ 495 [1993] 2 MLJ 76 [2000] 3 CLJ 666 [2000] 4 CLJ 324 [2003] 4 CLJ 294 [2003] 4 MLJ 357 [2008] 9 CLJ 46 [2010] 1 CLJ 269 [2010] 3 CLJ 474 [2013] 2 MLJ 149 [2013] 7 MLJ 437 [2014] 7 CLJ 293 [2016] 1 CLJ 177 [2016] 4 CLJ 813 [2017] 10 CLJ 529 [2023] 9 CLJ 847

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