KOAY KIM HOE (menuntut sebagai nominee SOMPO INSURANCE SINGAPORE PTE LTD dan untuk diri sendiri) v WONG CHENG NUN (Passport No. F8357492P, seorang warganegara Malaysia yang beralamat di Malaysia)

ja-22ncvc-60-05-2023 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 18 March 2025 • JA-22NCvC-60-05/2023 • 18 min read
10 cases cited (2 SG, 8 foreign)

Catchwords

Civil Procedure — Jurisdiction of the High Court — Forum non-convenience — Singaporean Plaintiff commencing claim in tort against the Malaysian Defendant in Malaysia court — whether Malaysia Court has jurisdiction to hear and determine the Singaporean Plaintiff’s claim arising from a road accident that occurred in Singapore — whether Malaysia Court is the appropriate forum— whether the Singaporean Plaintiff has established entitlement to the reliefs sought

Practice Areas

Civil Procedure

Judges (1)

Wong Mee Ling Delivered

Counsel (4)

Athi & Seelan Firm C. Y. Ong & Co. Firm Gayathiry Counsel Defendant Ong Chee Yong Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (2)

Koay Kim Hoe Plaintiff Wong Cheng Nun Defendant

Case Significance

KOAY KIM HOE (menuntut sebagai nominee SOMPO INSURANCE SINGAPORE PTE LTD dan ... is a High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) decision dated March 18, 2025 (citation: ja-22ncvc-60-05-2023). The case was decided by Wong Mee Ling.

What was the outcome of KOAY KIM HOE (menuntut sebagai nominee SOMPO INSURANCE SINGAPORE PTE LTD dan ...?

KOAY KIM HOE (menuntut sebagai nominee SOMPO INSURANCE SINGAPORE PTE LTD dan ... is a High Court decision dated March 18, 2025. The case was heard by Wong Mee Ling. See the full judgment for details.

Statutes Cited

Courts of Judicature Act 1964 (Cap 91)
s 23 s 3
Reciprocal Enforcement of Judgments Act 1958
s 3(1)
Rules of Court 2012
Subordinate Court Act 1948
s 59(2)
Subordinates Courts Act 1948
s 59

Cases Cited (10)

SLR (2)
[2004] 2 SLR(R) 457 [2007] 1 SLR(R) 377
UK (3)
[1986] 3 All ER 843 [1987] AC 460 [2000] 1 WLR 1004
MY (5)
[1989] 3 MLJ 286 [1999] 6 MLJ 112 [2004] 2 MLJ 424 [2017] 3 MLJ 701 [2017] 8 CLJ 272

Judgment

Read the full judgment on the official Malaysia Courts portal.

Read on eJudgment

Source: eJudgment (ja-22ncvc-60-05-2023)