1. ) TAN YOOK SUN 2. ) LOW CHEE MENG v 1. ) TAN BOON HUAT 2. ) CHAU NGO MOY 3. ) TAN YEAN SAN 4. ) TAN MARY 5. ) TAN YEAN PENG 6. ) TAN BEE JUN 7. ) ALLIED FOAM INSULTATION SDN BHD 8. ) GOE HOLDINGS SDN BHD 9. ) CAPITAL ADVANTAGE SDN BHD 10. ) GRAND ORIENTAL ENTERPRISE (MELAKA) SDN BHD 11. ) GRAND CENTRAL M&E ENTERPRISE SDN BHD 12. ) GRAND ORIENTAL M&E ENTERPRISE SDN BHD 13. ) GRAND ORIENTAL PROPERTIES SDN BHD 14. ) LEADER PARTS ENTERPRISE SDN BHD
wa-22ncc-102-02-2024 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 23 February 2026 • WA-22NCC-102-02/2024 • 40 min read
13 cases cited
(0 SG, 13 foreign)
Catchwords
COMPANY LAW: Oppression – Minority shareholders – s.346 Companies Act 2016 – Family companies – Alleged acts and conduct amounting to oppression – Exclusion from management, removal as directors, denial of financial information, dilution of control and unfair succession planning – Whether companies operated as a quasi-type partnership – Whether the Plaintiffs had legitimate expectation to participate in management – No evidence of joint management, shared risks or agreement – Longstanding directorship insufficient – No oppression TRUST: Constructive and resulting trust – Whether there was an existence of a constructive and/or resulting trust over the shares held by the Plaintiffs – Acts of unconscionability, fraud or dishonest conduct not established – No proof Defendant funded Plaintiffs' acquisition of shares – Shares derived from business profits – No constructive or resulting trust established TORT: Counterclaim for abuse of process – Allegation that this action was initiated to force share buyout – Elements of tort – Collateral purpose and damage – Whether claim obviously unsustainable at inception – Existence of genuine grievances – No proof of dominant collateral purpose or damage – Counterclaim dismissed
Judges (1)
Counsel (6)
Parties (16)
ALLIED FOAM INSULTATION Sdn Bhd Defendant CAPITAL ADVANTAGE Sdn Bhd Defendant GOE HOLDINGS Sdn Bhd Defendant GRAND CENTRAL M&E ENTERPRISE Sdn Bhd Defendant GRAND ORIENTAL ENTERPRISE Sdn Bhd Defendant GRAND ORIENTAL M&E ENTERPRISE Sdn Bhd Defendant GRAND ORIENTAL PROPERTIES Sdn Bhd Defendant LEADER PARTS ENTERPRISE Sdn Bhd Defendant Chau Ngo Moy Defendant Low Chee Meng Plaintiff Tan Bee Jun Defendant Tan Boon Huat Defendant Tan Mary Defendant Tan Yean Peng Defendant Tan Yean San Defendant Tan Yook Sun Plaintiff
Statutes Cited
Companies Act 2016 (Cap 777)
Rules of Court 2012
Cases Cited (13)
UK (2)
[1973] AC 360 [1996] AC 669
MY (11)
[1987] 1 CLJ 441 [1987] 1 MLJ 433 [1995] 1 MLJ 769 [2005] 8 CLJ 77 [2010] 1 CLJ 381 [2010] 5 MLJ 342 [2010] 6 CLJ 721 [2013] 2 CLJ 277 [2022] 6 MLJ 810 [2023] 1 CLJ 323 [2024] 9 CLJ 171
Judgment
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