1. ) Kang Keang Huang 2. ) Chan Chin Yeow v Cityvilla Construction Sdn Bhd

ja-22ncvc-46-04-2021 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 5 April 2026 • JA-22NCvC-46-04/2021 • 22 min read
5 cases cited (0 SG, 5 foreign)

Catchwords

Contract – Sale and Purchase Agreements – Validity and enforceability – Power of Attorney – Joint Venture Agreement – Developer authorised to execute SPAs – Registered proprietor bound – Indoor management rule – Ratification by acquiescence – Contra settlement – Accord and satisfaction – Consideration – Letters of Discount and Confirmation – Section 92 Evidence Act 1950 – Adverse inference – Section 114(g) Evidence Act 1950 – Failure to call material witness – Specific performance – Injunction – Liquidated ascertained damages – Abandoned housing project – Exemplary damages – Aggravated damages – General damages – Dismissal

Practice Areas

Contract

Judges (1)

Noradura binti Hamzah Delivered

Counsel (4)

C.K. Yap & Partners Firm JT Chong Assoc. Firm C K Yap Counsel Defendant Chong Joo Tian Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (3)

CITYVILLA CONSTRUCTION Sdn Bhd Defendant Chan Chin Yeow Plaintiff Kang Keang Huang Plaintiff

Statutes Cited

Contracts Act 1950 (Cap 136)
Evidence Act 1950 (Cap 56)

Cases Cited (5)

MY (5)
[1983] 1 MLJ 220 [1992] 2 MLJ 189 [2011] 4 MLJ 173 [2021] MLJU 1203 [2021] MLJU 2533

Judgment

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Source: eJudgment (ja-22ncvc-46-04-2021)