THEAN YAW YEONG (didakwa sebagai individu dan/atau pemilik tunggal firma guaman Tetuan Thean & Co) v 1. ) YAP HOONG CHAI 2. ) CHENG YING YING
Catchwords
Civil Procedure – Striking out – Counterclaim – Whether counterclaim scandalous, frivolous or vexatious – Abuse of process – Order 18 rule 19(1)(b) and/or (d) Rules of Court 2012 – Whether counterclaim discloses reasonable cause of action – Whether defence of confession and avoidance properly pleaded – Whether deed of settlement vitiated by mistake or misrepresentation – Failure to plead particulars – Advocate and solicitor as party to deed – Inherent jurisdiction – Order 92 rule 4 – Sessions Court decision affirmed – Appeal dismissed Contract – Deed of settlement – Validity – Allegation of mistake or misrepresentation – Whether deed null and void – Whether party induced to enter deed – Specific Relief Act 1950, section 27(b) – Whether legal justification to avoid liability – Silence upon default – Conduct inconsistent with repudiation – Whether binding agreement Legal Profession – Advocate and solicitor – Drafting of deed of settlement – Professional obligations – Whether conduct amounts to abuse of process – Whether legal practitioner may plead ignorance of legal effect – Estoppel by conduct Evidence – Pleadings – Bare allegations – Absence of particulars – No supporting evidence – Whether sufficient to sustain counterclaim – Summary judgment granted – Whether Sessions Court erred
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Case Significance
THEAN YAW YEONG (didakwa sebagai individu dan/atau pemilik tunggal firma guam... is a High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) decision dated September 25, 2025 (citation: wa-12ancvc-124-07-2024). The case was decided by Moh Kok Wai.
What was the outcome of THEAN YAW YEONG (didakwa sebagai individu dan/atau pemilik tunggal firma guam...?
THEAN YAW YEONG (didakwa sebagai individu dan/atau pemilik tunggal firma guam... is a High Court decision dated September 25, 2025. The case was heard by Moh Kok Wai. See the full judgment for details.
Judgment
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Read on eJudgmentSource: eJudgment (wa-12ancvc-124-07-2024)