SOON HOE CHUAN v GLOMAC BERHAD

w-02ncvcw-2115-12-2023 Court of Appeal (Mahkamah Rayuan) 18 November 2025 • W-02(NCvC)(W)-2115-12/2023 • 18 min read

1 cases cited (0 SG, 1 foreign)

Catchwords

legal effect of a letter of appointment - whether the LOA is invalid as it refers to an agreement being reached at a non-existent meeting; - whether the Appellant’s appointment breached the doctrine of separate legal entity in that the Respondent, a third party, had purported to appoint the CEO of GASB, its subsidiary; - whether Datuk Richard Foong had the authority to agree to the LOA on behalf of the Respondent; - whether the LOA was discharged by frustration when SOSB went into receivership, and GASB embarked on the comprehensive township development of the 200-acre land on its own. - section 114(g) of the Evidence Act 1950

Judges (3)

Ahmad Kamal bin Md. Shahid Coram Azhahari Kamal bin Ramli Coram Ong Chee Kwan Delivered

Counsel (7)

Mah-Kamariyah & Philip Koh Firm Skrine Firm Kamraj Nayagam Counsel Appellant Maya Gayathri Counsel Appellant Priyadiam Annadurai Counsel Respondent Ratha Govindasamy Counsel Respondent Vijay Raj Counsel Respondent

Parties (2)

GLOMAC BERHAD Respondent Soon Hoe Chuan Appellant

Statutes Cited

Evidence Act 1950 (Cap 56)

s 114(g)

Cases Cited (1)

UK (1)

[1956] AC 696

Judgment

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