MRCB BUILDERS SDN BHD v 1. ) KWANG LI CONSTRUCTION & TRANSPORTATION 2. ) CHAN KAH WAI 3. ) CHAI YEE HIN 4. ) Te Chee Siong 5. ) Lim Soon Seng PIHAK KETIGA Zulbahari Abu Bakar

wa-22c-14-02-2020 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 8 June 2025 • WA-22C-14-02/2020 • 83 min read

20 cases cited (0 SG, 20 foreign)

Catchwords

Enclosure 1. The Plaintiff, MRCB Builders Sdn Bhd, is a subsidiary of Malaysian Resources Corporation Berhad, a governmentlinked company and a public listed company under Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad. At the material time, the Plaintiff was the main contractor for several construction projects (Projects) in Desaru, Johor, such as Westin Desaru (“Westin”) and Desaru Conference Centre (“Conference Centre”). During the construction period, the Plaintiff had engaged Kwang Li Construction & Transportation Sdn Bhd, the First Defendant (“D1”) as its sub-contractor to carry out various works for the Projects, such as the supply of earth and rental of machineries. [4] Chan Kah Wah, the 2nd defendant (D2) and Chai Yee Hin, the Third Defendant (D3) were the former employees of the Plaintiff. D2 was the Project Director for the Projects and D3 held the position of the Project Manager of the Plaintiff. [5] Te Chee Siong, the 4th Defendant (“D4”) and Lim Soon Seng the 5th Defendant (“D5”) are the directors of D1.

Judges (1)

Nadzarin bin Wok Nordin Delivered

Counsel (11)

Amrit & Company Firm CH Tay & Partners Firm Harold & Lam Partnership Firm Jayadeep Hari & Jamil Firm Amrit pal Singh Counsel Plaintiff Harikannan Ragavan Counsel Defendant James Ding Tze Wen Counsel Defendant Lynn Foo Counsel Defendant Ng Jun Wei Counsel Plaintiff Ooi Hui Ying Counsel Defendant Rohan Arasoo a/l Jeyabalah Counsel Defendant

Parties (7)

MRCB BUILDERS Sdn Bhd Plaintiff Chai Yee Hin Defendant Chan Kah Wai Defendant Kwang Li Construction & Transportation Defendant Lim Soon Seng Defendant Te Chee Siong Defendant Zulbahari Abu Bakar Third Party

Statutes Cited

Evidence Act 1950 (Cap 56)

Rules of Court 2012

Cases Cited (20)

UK (6)

[1920] 2 Ch 189 [1936] 1 KB 697 [1941] 2 All ER 636 [1941] 2 KB 72 [1962] 1 All ER 869 [1991] 3 All ER 303

AU (1)

[2004] NSWCA 229

MY (12)

[1972] 2 MLJ 229 [1994] 3 MLJ 185 [1996] 3 MLJ 259 [2011] 4 MLJ 393 [2012] 8 MLJ 734 [2015] 7 CLJ 584 [2016] 3 MLJ 797 [2017] 5 MLJ 273 [2018] MLJU 325 [2021] 3 MLJ 622 [2021] MLJU 393 [2023] 11 MLJ 933

HK (1)

[2010] HKCA 70

Judgment

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