1. ) AIA BHD. 2. ) AIA PUBLIC Takaful Bhd. 3. ) AIA General Berhad v 1. ) LEE CHUN KAI 2. ) LOW PEI SUN 3. ) CHOUNG SZE YEE 4. ) SHARON JAMES PANG 5. ) LUA WEI HUN 6. ) MOHD. FARID BIN AB. KARIM 7. ) IMRAN AKHIM BIN ZULKIFLY 8. ) CHARLOTTE WONG 9. ) KOK PEEK BOON 10. ) CHOW SHIAW SHIANG 11. ) YEO KIAN BOON 12. ) LIEW SOOK YEN 13. ) LAW KUAN TING 14. ) FOZILA BINTI MOHTAR 15. ) RUSILAH BINTI KHALIL 16. ) TEH KAI LUN 17. ) CHENG JIAN HONG 18. ) LIEW KAM HIN 19. ) MUHAMAD RIDZUAN BIN ABDULLAH 20...
Catchwords
Discovery – Application for disclosure of specific documents under Order 24 of the Rules of Court 2012 – Fishing Expedition – A prohibited speculative exercise designed to trawl for evidence rather than obtain identified documents – Specificity vs. Fishing: Whether the discovery application was sufficiently precise or if it constituted an impermissible "fishing expedition" due to the use of broad language. Strict Necessity Test – The overriding legal threshold under Order 24 Rule 8 for compelling document production – Whether the Plaintiffs discharged their burden of proving that the requested documents (such as WhatsApp communications and bank statements) are strictly necessary for the fair disposal of the case or for saving costs. Possession, Custody, or Power – The legal requirement that documents must be or have been within a party's control – Whether the documents are truly within the "possession, custody, or power" of the Defendants, especially regarding communications on devices they may no longer use or platform access they have lost. Pleadings vs. Discovery Scope – Whether discovery can be ordered for electronic communications (like WhatsApp) when the mode of communication was not explicitly detailed in the Statement of Claim. Conspiracy to Injure – One of the primary causes of action involving an alleged orchestrated scheme to defraud the Plaintiffs – Burden of Proof – Whether compelling Defendants to produce potentially incriminating documents impermissibly shifts the legal burden of proving a conspiracy from the Plaintiffs to the Defendants. Striking Out Defence – The potential legal consequence for failing to comply with a court-ordered discovery. Confidentiality and Privacy – Grounds raised by Defendants to resist the disclosure of personal bank and communication records – Whether a party's right to confidentiality and privacy regarding personal financial statements can override the interests of justice in a fraud-related commercial dispute. Abuse of Process (Delay) – Whether a significant delay (over 700 days post-termination) in filing the discovery application renders the request oppressive or an abuse of the court process.
Judges (1)
Counsel (11)
Ahnaf Zaimi & Co. Firm Kuah, Lim, Chin & Ooi Firm Lee Jia Fu & Co. Firm The Chambers of Azimul Azami Firm Yuan Law Chambers Firm Alvin Lim Hwa Yee Counsel Defendant Cheong Yuan Rong Counsel Defendant Lee Jia Fu Counsel Defendant Lim Pang Kiat Counsel Defendant Nur Azimul Azami Counsel Defendant Soffian Azmir Counsel Defendant
Parties (86)
AIA GENERAL BERHAD Plaintiff Abdullah Ikmar bin Kamaruddin Defendant Ahmad Zharif bin Ahmad Silmi Defendant Aia Bhd Plaintiff Aia Public Takaful Bhd Plaintiff Amir 'irfan bin Kamaruddin Defendant Amylia Nadia binti Badrul Afandi Defendant Ang Lay Cheng Defendant Charlotte Wong Defendant Cheng Jian Hong Defendant Cheng Qian Yee Defendant Chin Khar Poh Defendant Choung Sze Yee Defendant Chow Shiaw Shiang Defendant Danial Afiq bin Zulkifly Defendant Danial Hafiy bin Abdul Halim Defendant Desley Tng Ze How Defendant Fatihah Noorerma binti Mahat Defendant Fazril Radzli bin Mustaffa Defendant Foong Wai Hoe Defendant Fozila binti Mohtar Defendant Goh Poh Wei Defendant Gow Jia Le Defendant Heiw Hue Yin Defendant Imran Akhim bin Zulkifly Defendant Jainis Stephen Defendant Kok Peek Boon Defendant Lam Kae Shin Defendant Law Kuan Ting Defendant Lee Chun Kai Defendant Lee Kar Yun Defendant Lee Shu Mei Defendant Lee Weng Fei Defendant Leong Min Leong Defendant Liew Kam Hin Defendant Liew Sook Yen Defendant Lim Huey Li Defendant Lim Kien Siang Defendant Lim Meng Jin Defendant Lim Su Thye Defendant Loh Huay Ai Defendant Low Pei Sun Defendant Lua Wei Hun Defendant Lui Jun Defendant Mah Jee Onn Defendant Melvin Tie Sin Yon Defendant Mohd Riduan bin Mohfop Defendant Mohd. Farid bin Ab. Karim Defendant Mong Yee Hong Defendant Muhamad Azhar bin Selamat Defendant Muhamad Ridzuan bin Abdullah Defendant Muhammad bin Abdullah Defendant Muhd Mujahid Azfar bin Abdullah Defendant Nadiah binti Md Salleh Defendant Natasha Sharena Idris Defendant Ng Xin Ping Defendant Ngoi Chai Hsai Defendant Nur Syafiq Asyraf bin Mat Lazim Defendant Ong Chee Sai Defendant Phang Chun Kiat Defendant Rabiatul Hazwani binti Rosli Defendant Rusilah binti Khalil Defendant Saifulnizam bin Muchimun Defendant Sharon James Pang Defendant Shum Ching Joo Defendant Sia Kee Woo Defendant Sia Yong Wei Defendant Sim Mei Jun Defendant Sum Mun Yoong Defendant Tan Ee Leen Defendant Tan Jia Geok Defendant Tan Jin Hong Defendant Tan Junshuo Defendant Tan Ka Han Defendant Tan Lay Ping Defendant Tan Swee Ying Defendant Tee Lee Nar Defendant Teh Kai Lun Defendant Tiong Siew Chin Defendant Tiow Chee Wai Defendant Wong Kam How Defendant Wong Shi Qing Defendant Wong Yen Lu Defendant Yeo Kian Boon Defendant Yew Tee Chin Defendant Yong Kwei Luen Defendant
Statutes Cited
Rules of Court 2012
Judgment
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