PERUNDING IZA'D SENDIRIAN BERHAD v 1. ) Ketua Setiausaha Kementerian Pertahanan Malaysia 2. ) Kerajaan Malaysia

ka-12bncvc-7-10-2024 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 24 November 2025 • KA-12BNCvC-7-10/2024 • 19 min read

9 cases cited (0 SG, 9 foreign)

Catchwords

CIVIL PROCEDURE: Appeal – Notice of Appeal – Preliminary Objection – Use of Form 111 instead of Form 111A – Whether technical non-compliance fatal to appeal – Rules of Court 2012, O. 1A – Overriding interest of justice – Waiver of objection CIVIL PROCEDURE: Res judicata – Cause of action estoppel and issue estoppel – Previous suit against main contractor regarding same project – Subsequent suit against Government for same professional fees – Whether issues of liability and quantum finally adjudicated – Litigation by instalments – Abuse of process – Asia Commercial Finance principle CIVIL PROCEDURE: Interlocutory proceedings – Striking out – Effect of dismissal of striking out application – Whether trial judge precluded from revisiting defence of res judicata at full trial – Distinction between summary determination and trial findings – Lin Wen-Chih (FC) applied CONTRACT: Privity of contract – Professional consultancy services – Design and Build procurement model – Consultant absorbed into main contractor’s organisation – Claim for fees against Employer (Government) – Absence of direct contractual nexus – Whether Government liable for fees – Mutual termination agreement with main contractor EVIDENCE: Standard of proof – Claim for 80% completion of consultancy work – Finding of fact by trial court – Oral admission by witness regarding scope of drawings – Appellate intervention – “Plainly wrong” test

Judges (1)

John Lee Kien How @ Mohammad Johan Lee Delivered

Counsel (4)

Attorney General Chamber Firm Zamri Ibrahim & Co Firm Nurul Waheda Abd Rahman Counsel Respondent Zamri Ibrahim Counsel Appellant

Parties (3)

Kerajaan Malaysia Respondent Ketua Setiausaha Kementerian Pertahanan Malaysia Respondent PERUNDING IZA'D SENDIRIAN BERHAD Appellant

Case Significance

PERUNDING IZA'D SENDIRIAN BERHAD v 1. ) Ketua Setiausaha Kementerian Pertahan... is a High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) decision dated November 24, 2025 (citation: ka-12bncvc-7-10-2024). The case was decided by John Lee Kien How @ Mohammad Johan Lee.

What was the outcome of PERUNDING IZA'D SENDIRIAN BERHAD v 1. ) Ketua Setiausaha Kementerian Pertahan...?

PERUNDING IZA'D SENDIRIAN BERHAD v 1. ) Ketua Setiausaha Kementerian Pertahan... is a High Court decision dated November 24, 2025. The case was heard by John Lee Kien How @ Mohammad Johan Lee. See the full judgment for details.

Statutes Cited

Limitation Act 1953 (Cap 254)

Rules of Court 2012

Cases Cited (9)

UK (1)

[2013] WLR 2472

MY (8)

[1988] 2 MLJ 12 [1995] 3 MLJ 189 [1997] 2 CLJ 104 [2019] MLJU 1737 [2020] 12 MLJ 67 [2021] 4 MLJ 367 [2023] 7 CLJ 171 [2023] 8 CLJ 671

Judgment

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