FUJI XEROX ASIA PACIFIC PTE LTD v 1. ) BUMI XEROX SDN BHD 2. ) Rohana Binti Ahmad 3. ) TUNKU JOHANEZ BIN TUNKU ANNUAR 4. ) MOHD ADRI BIN ZULKIPLI

ka-22ncvc-104-09-2018 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 11 December 2023 • KA-22NCvC-104-09/2018 • 28 min read

18 cases cited (0 SG, 18 foreign)

Catchwords

Civil - Whether the 1st Defendant is liable to the Plaintiff for the outstanding amounts claimed under the accounts, as pleaded in the Amended Writ and Amended Statements of Claim, and arising from the Agreements - Whether the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Defendants, in their respective capacities as guarantors of the 1st Defendant, are jointly and severally liable for the said outstanding amounts under the Agreements - Whether the Plaintiff is entitled to collect Goods and Services Tax (GST) from the 1st Defendant during the Tax Holiday period - Whether the Plaintiff is entitled to claim monthly rental charges after termination of the Agreements, in circumstances where the Equipment was no longer in service - Whether the Plaintiff is entitled to claim six (6) months’ rental as compensation for the non-return of Equipment by the 1st Defendant - Section 554(1) and 38(1) of the Companies Act 2016

Judges (1)

Mahazan binti Mat Taib Delivered

Counsel (5)

Lainah Yaacob & Zulkepli Firm Skrine Firm Aufa Radzi Counsel Plaintiff Lee Hui Wen Counsel Plaintiff Zulkepli bin Omar Counsel Defendant

Parties (5)

BUMI XEROX Sdn Bhd Defendant FUJI XEROX ASIA PACIFIC PTE LTD Plaintiff Mohd Adri bin Zulkipli Defendant Rohana binti Ahmad Defendant Tunku Johanez bin Tunku Annuar Defendant

Statutes Cited

Companies Act 2016 (Cap 777)

Contracts Act 1950 (Cap 136)

Evidence Act 1950 (Cap 56)

s 101 s 58(1)

Goods and Services Tax Act 2014

s 66(2)

Repeal Act

s 4

Cases Cited (18)

MY (18)

[1987] 2 MLJ 610 [1988] 3 MLJ 275 [1994] 1 MLJ 413 [1996] 1 MLJ 233 [2006] 2 MLJ 685 [2006] 3 MLJ 281 [2007] 8 MLJ 602 [2010] 1 MLJ 85 [2010] MLJU 1254 [2011] 9 MLJ 572 [2012] MLJU 1528 [2014] 3 MLJ 691 [2014] 4 MLJ 478 [2016] 5 MLJ 417 [2018] 4 MLJ 284 [2018] MLJU 1583 [2020] MLJU 621 [2021] MLJU 794

Judgment

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