GOLDEN DAMASCUS DIVERSIFIES SDN BHD v AROI THAI KITCHEN (PUNCAK ALAM) SDN BHD

wa-22ip-94-09-2025 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 11 December 2025 • WA-22IP-94-09/2025 • 19 min read

10 cases cited (0 SG, 10 foreign)

Catchwords

INJUNCTION: Application for an interim injunction — preliminary objection on the grounds of non-compliance with procedural requirements — Whether there are serious questions to be tried — Whether the balance of convenience lies in favour of granting the injunction –Plaintiff sued defendants for tort of passing off— Whether the defendant should be restrained from using the name "Damascus" or "Damascus Delight", or any other name confusingly similar to that of the Plaintiff's business–Whether damages are an adequate remedy

Judges (1)

Edwin Paramjothy a/l Michael Muniandy Delivered

Counsel (5)

Hakem Arabi & Associates Firm Nazmi Zaini Chambers Firm Joshua Nathanael Mogan Counsel Plaintiff Muhammad Azrul Haziq bin Khirullah Counsel Defendant Ranjan N. Chandran Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (2)

AROI THAI KITCHEN (PUNCAK ALAM) Sdn Bhd Defendant GOLDEN DAMASCUS DIVERSIFIES Sdn Bhd Plaintiff

Statutes Cited

Rules of Court 2012

Cases Cited (10)

UK (4)

[1901] AC 217 [1975] AC 396 [1979] AC 731 [1990] 1 All ER 873

MY (6)

[1976] 1 MLJ 149 [1995] 1 CLJ 293 [2017] 4 MLJ 11 [2017] MLJU 2398 [2021] 4 MLJ 878 [2022] 2 MLJ 67

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