1. ) GERBANG MUTIARA RESOURCES 2. ) Mohd Ramli Bin Ismail [Menyaman selaku Pemilik Tunggal Yang berniaga di bawah nama dan gaya Gerbang Mutiara Resources No. Pendaftaran Perniagaan: SA0009986-K / 200503065302] v 1. ) PZS SDN BHD 2. ) ZHANIEF BIN ZOHARI

ka-22ncvc-4-02-2023 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 3 March 2026 • KA-22NCvC-4-02/2023 • 25 min read
5 cases cited (0 SG, 5 foreign)

Catchwords

CONTRACT: Formation – Letter of Appointment (LOA) – "Subject to contract" clause – Condition precedent – Failure to finalise essential terms – Whether enforceable agreement reached – Agreement to agree. CONTRACT: Capacity to contract – Statutory restriction – CIDB Grade G3 license – Project value exceeding licensed limit – Legal and commercial impossibility to award sub-contract. DAMAGES: Special damages – Loss of profit – Strict proof – Claim based on unilateral and speculative 15% profit margin – Document prepared solely for litigation – Failure to strictly prove quantum. DAMAGES: Election of remedies – Pleadings – Claim for "loss of profit and/or reliance loss" – Failure to make definitive election between expectation loss and wasted expenditure – Claim rendered uncertain and bad in law. DAMAGES: Nominal damages – Prerequisite of proving a legal wrong – Absence of a concluded contract – Whether Court can award nominal damages without established liability. EQUITY / RESTITUTION: Quantum meruit – Unjust enrichment – Compensation for work costing services rendered – Requirement to expressly plead quantum meruit – Inability of Court to grant unpleaded remedies. EVIDENCE: Documentary evidence – Admissibility and weight – Illegible cheque deposit slip – Document carrying no evidentiary value – Corroboration of payment via contemporaneous WhatsApp transcripts and payment voucher. TORT: Deceit – Fraud – Conspiracy – Strict burden of proof – Failure to adduce corroborative evidence.

Judges (1)

John Lee Kien How @ Mohammad Johan Lee Delivered

Counsel (7)

Adenan & Associates Firm Burhan & Co Firm Addhwa Fozi bin Mohamad Counsel Plaintiff Adenan bin Ismail Counsel Plaintiff Burhanudeen bin Abdul Wahid Counsel Defendant Koay Jun Hui Counsel Defendant Muhammad Adam bin Burhanudeen Counsel Defendant

Parties (4)

PZS Sdn Bhd Defendant Gerbang Mutiara Resources Plaintiff Mohd Ramli bin Ismail Plaintiff Zhanief bin Zohari Defendant

Cases Cited (5)

MY (5)
[1996] 3 MLJ 327 [2009] 6 CLJ 626 [2011] 5 MLJ 1 [2015] 8 CLJ 1068 [2023] MLJU 1085

Judgment

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