SIN SOON HOCK SDN. BHD. v Lim Soo Aun

pa-22ncvc-147-08-2021 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 20 May 2026 • PA-22NCvC-147-08/2021 • 26 min read

9 cases cited (0 SG, 9 foreign)

Catchwords

Breach of contractual obligations, duty of care, and fiduciary duty as the former Chief Financial Officer - failure to return the company-issued laptop in its original condition - act of intentionally or negligently restoring the device to factory settings without authorization. Plaintiff’s seeks reliefs for Defendant indemnify the Plaintiff for any losses incurred due to the Defendant’s actions or negligence in handling the Plaintiff’s data lost from the Company Laptop and An injunction restraining the Defendant from disclosing any data or copies of data belonging to the Plaintiff to any third party without the Plaintiff’s written consent.

Judges (1)

Rozana binti Ali Yusoff Delivered

Counsel (6)

Chan, De Vries & Co. Firm Presgrave & Matthews Firm Nur Aisyah Hamir Counsel Plaintiff Shamshul bin Jamil Counsel Defendant Szu Fu Chan Counsel Plaintiff Terry Lim Counsel Defendant

Parties (2)

Sin Soon Hock Sdn Bhd Plaintiff Lim Soo Aun Defendant

Statutes Cited

Evidence Act 1950 (Cap 56)

s 114(g)

Rules of Court 2012

Cases Cited (9)

MY (9)

[1995] 3 CLJ 783 [2006] 1 CLJ 805 [2012] 2 CLJ 663 [2012] 2 CLJ 712 [2015] 1 CLJ 719 [2015] 9 CLJ 706 [2019] 4 CLJ 289 [2023] 7 CLJ 534 [2025] 11 CLJ 615

Judgment

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