JOHOR LAND BERHAD v 1. ) AISHATON BINTI ABU BAKAR 2. ) MOHD TALHA BIN MOHAMED ARIFFIN 3. ) RUHAIZAH BINTI ABDUL HAMID 4. ) ZAINUL RIJAL BIN ABU BAKAR

ja-22ncvc-14-01-2023 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 22 December 2025 • JA-22NCvC-14-01/2023 • 46 min read

15 cases cited (0 SG, 15 foreign)

Catchwords

• Civil procedure – Late filing – Written submissions – Non-compliance with court directions – Reply submissions filed out of time without leave – Rejected. • Conveyancing – Stakeholder solicitor – Appointment inferred from course of dealings – No formal acceptance not fatal. • Evidence – Bank statements – Admissibility – Subpoenaed bank witnesses – Weight vs admissibility – Admitted. • Stakeholder monies – Receipt into client account – Failure to remit matured sums – Breach established. • Partnership – Law firm – Branch autonomy – No notice to third party – Partners jointly and severally liable. • Quantum – RM1,439,022.89 proven after set-off – No proof of fixed deposit profit/hibah. • Interest – Pre- and post-judgment interest at 5% per annum – Costs awarded.

Practice Areas

• Civil procedure

Judges (1)

Noradura binti Hamzah Delivered

Counsel (6)

Abdul Rahman Saad & Associates Firm Baharum, Suhaimi & Hisham Firm Anas bin Ahmad Raji Counsel Defendant Muhamad Hisham Marzuki Counsel Defendant Rohana Ngah Counsel Plaintiff Zainursyazwani Zakaria Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (5)

JOHOR LAND BERHAD Plaintiff Aishaton binti Abu Bakar Defendant Mohd Talha bin Mohamed Ariffin Defendant Ruhaizah binti Abdul Hamid Defendant Zainul Rijal bin Abu Bakar Defendant

Case Significance

JOHOR LAND BERHAD v 1. ) AISHATON BINTI ABU BAKAR 2. ) MOHD TALHA BIN MOHAMED... is a High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) decision dated December 22, 2025 (citation: ja-22ncvc-14-01-2023). The case was decided by Noradura binti Hamzah.

What was the outcome of JOHOR LAND BERHAD v 1. ) AISHATON BINTI ABU BAKAR 2. ) MOHD TALHA BIN MOHAMED...?

JOHOR LAND BERHAD v 1. ) AISHATON BINTI ABU BAKAR 2. ) MOHD TALHA BIN MOHAMED... is a High Court decision dated December 22, 2025. The case was heard by Noradura binti Hamzah. See the full judgment for details.

Statutes Cited

Contracts Act 1950 (Cap 136)

s 7(a)

Evidence Act 1950 (Cap 56)

s 114(g)

Partnership Act 1961

s 3(1)

Rules of Court 2012

Cases Cited (15)

UK (1)

[1924] AC 177

MY (14)

[1989] 1 MLJ 226 [2009] 6 MLJ 839 [2009] MLJU 721 [2015] 2 MLJ 441 [2017] 5 MLJ 700 [2017] 6 MLJ 54 [2018] 3 MLJ 72 [2019] 1 CLJ 713 [2020] MLJU 1830 [2021] 9 CLJ 349 [2021] MLJU 1756 [2024] 8 CLJ 724 [2025] MLJU 3723 [2026] CLJ 729

Judgment

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