WONG LEY HOON v TEO SIEW HWA

ja-24ncvc-506-04-2026 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 18 June 2026 • JA-24NCvC-506-04/2026 • 18 min read

7 cases cited (0 SG, 7 foreign)

Catchwords

Probate and Administration – Letters of Administration – Revocation of grant – Removal of co-administrator – Section 34 Probate and Administration Act 1959 – Sufficient cause – Fiduciary duties – Breach of fiduciary duty – Estate administration – Retention of estate trust account passbook – Failure to cooperate – Welfare of beneficiaries – Appointment of substitute co-administrator – Amendment of grant – Costs

Judges (1)

Noradura binti Hamzah Delivered

Counsel (6)

Neo & Co. Firm Yap Siew Yee & Co. Firm Leong Pui Yee Counsel Defendant Ong Xin Jing Counsel Defendant Sim Li Ying Counsel Plaintiff Yap Siew Yee Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (2)

Teo Siew Hwa Respondent Wong Ley Hoon Applicant

Statutes Cited

Probate and Administration Act 1959

s 4(2)

Cases Cited (7)

MY (7)

[1981] 2 MLJ 68 [1998] 4 CLJ 81 [2002] 6 CLJ 152 [2020] 9 CLJ 541 [2023] 2 CLJ 169 [2025] MLJU 3356 [2025] MLJU 4449

Judgment

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