MUEHLBAUER TECHNOLOGIES SDN. BHD. (DALAM LIKUIDASI) v 1. ) MUEHLBAUER HOLDING AG 2. ) GERHARD GREGORI 3. ) MOHAMED SULAIMAN BIN SULTAN SUHAIBUDDEEN 4. ) MB AUTOMATION (MALAYSIA) SDN. BHD. 5. ) SEKAR A/L RAMASAMY

ma-22ncvc-3-03-2025 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 9 March 2026 • MA-22NCvC-3-03/2025

Catchwords

Security for costs — Company in liquidation — Section 580A Companies Act 2016 — Order 23 rule 1 Rules of Court 2012 — Credible testimony — Reason to believe plaintiff unable to pay costs — Plaintiff relying on bank balance — Outdated financial evidence — Existence of preferential tax liability — Allegation defendants caused plaintiff’s impecuniosity — Application of Haidakota (M) Sdn Bhd v Tan Tiam Chai — Whether causal nexus established — Discretion of court — Balancing injustice between stifling bona fide claim and protecting defendant — Multiple defendants seeking security — Cumulative effect of security orders — Assessment of reasonable quantum — Security reduced to party-and-party costs level.

Judges (1)

Raja Segaran a/l S.krishnan Delivered

Parties (6)

MB AUTOMATION Sdn Bhd Defendant MUEHLBAUER HOLDING AG Defendant MUEHLBAUER TECHNOLOGIES Sdn Bhd. (DALAM LIKUIDASI) Plaintiff Gerhard Gregori Defendant Mohamed Sulaiman bin Sultan Suhaibuddeen Defendant Sekar a/l Ramasamy Defendant

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