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jb-24ncvc-260-06-2025 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 11 December 2025 • JB-24NCvC-260-06/2025 • 7 min read
3 cases cited
(1 SG, 2 foreign)
Catchwords
Conflict of laws – Choice of jurisdiction – Accident in Malaysia – Plaintiff resident and Singapore citizen – Whether Singapore or Malaysia is the more appropriate forum – Singapore proceedings were properly instituted and within jurisdiction. Whether the Defendants’ declaration application in Malaysia amounts to a collateral attack on ongoing foreign proceedings, and whether Defendants should contest jurisdiction within the prescribed timelines in the Singapore proceedings.
Judges (1)
Counsel (4)
Case Significance
1. ) LIBERTY GENERAL INSURANCE BERHAD 2. ) ARIVINTHAN A/L SUBRAMANIAM v 1. ) ... is a High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) decision dated December 11, 2025 (citation: jb-24ncvc-260-06-2025). The case was decided by Kalyana Kumar Sockalingam.
What was the outcome of 1. ) LIBERTY GENERAL INSURANCE BERHAD 2. ) ARIVINTHAN A/L SUBRAMANIAM v 1. ) ...?
1. ) LIBERTY GENERAL INSURANCE BERHAD 2. ) ARIVINTHAN A/L SUBRAMANIAM v 1. ) ... is a High Court decision dated December 11, 2025. The case was heard by Kalyana Kumar Sockalingam. See the full judgment for details.
Cases Cited (3)
SLR (1)
[2009] 1 SLR(R) 749
MY (2)
[2021] 9 CLJ 484 [2023] 7 MLJ 80
Judgment
Read the full judgment on the official Malaysia Courts portal.
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