CHOP LEE HUAT CERMIN & ALUMINIUM SDN BHD v Kerajaan Malaysia

ka-24c-1-04-2025 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 20 August 2025 • KA-24C-1-04/2025 • 33 min read
13 cases cited (0 SG, 13 foreign)

Catchwords

Construction Industry Payment and Adjudication Act 2012 (CIPAA) — Section 30 — Direct Payment — Principal's Liability -- Adjudication Decision — Failure to Pay — Statutory Claim Evidential Burden — Interim Payment Certificate (IPC) — Proof of Payment — Section 30(5) CIPAA Service of Notice — Proper Delivery — Clause 77.3 — Jurisdictional Defect — Section 30(1) CIPAA Corporate Veil — Separate Legal Entity — Lifting Corporate Veil — Interests of Justice "Unified Entity" Doctrine — Agency — Ostensible Authority — Common Directors — Shared Addresses Construction Law — Payment Adjudication — Principal-Subcontractor Disputes — Statutory Compliance

Judges (1)

John Lee Kien How @ Mohammad Johan Lee Delivered

Parties (2)

CHOP LEE HUAT CERMIN & ALUMINIUM Sdn Bhd Applicant Kerajaan Malaysia Respondent

Case Significance

CHOP LEE HUAT CERMIN & ALUMINIUM SDN BHD v Kerajaan Malaysia is a High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) decision dated August 20, 2025 (citation: ka-24c-1-04-2025). The case was decided by John Lee Kien How @ Mohammad Johan Lee.

What was the outcome of CHOP LEE HUAT CERMIN & ALUMINIUM SDN BHD v Kerajaan Malaysia?

CHOP LEE HUAT CERMIN & ALUMINIUM SDN BHD v Kerajaan Malaysia is a High Court decision dated August 20, 2025. The case was heard by John Lee Kien How @ Mohammad Johan Lee. See the full judgment for details.

Statutes Cited

Construction Industry Payment and Adjudication Act 2012
s 30
Rules of Court 2012

Cases Cited (13)

MY (13)
[2005] 3 CLJ 355 [2005] MLJU 225 [2014] 3 MLJ 785 [2014] 8 MLJ 494 [2015] 6 MLJ 449 [2018] MLJU 1913 [2020] MLJU 118 [2021] 8 MLJ 347 [2021] MLJU 474 [2022] MLJU 3244 [2023] 12 MLJ 597 [2024] 4 MLJ 29 [2024] MLJU 1459

Judgment

Read the full judgment on the official Malaysia Courts portal.

Read on eJudgment

Source: eJudgment (ka-24c-1-04-2025)