Ovanti Ventures Sdn Bhd (Dahulu Dikenali Sebagai IOU Pay (Asia) Sdn Bhd) v 1. ) ANGGUN DINAMIK HOLDINGS INTERNATIONAL SDN BHD 2. ) WAN NOORIMIE AZURA BINTI WAN MOHAMAD 3. ) Kuan Choon Hsuing 4. ) Edward Tan Tee Tong 5. ) Wang Ern Wei 6. ) Liew Jwo PIHAK TERKILAN 1. ) WANG ERN WEI 2. ) EDWARD TAN TEE TONG 3. ) LIEW JWO 4. ) Kuan Choon Hsuing

wa-22ncc-228-05-2022 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 28 April 2025 • WA-22NCC-228-05/2022 • 29 min read
1 cases cited (0 SG, 1 foreign)

Catchwords

CIVIL PROCEDURE: Pleadings – Reply to Defence – Striking out application – Introduction of new allegations and causes of action in reply – Whether reply can depart from statement of claim – Whether new factual matters involving separate transactions can be pleaded in reply – Scope and function of reply pleading – Whether reply must be confined to answering matters raised in defence – Whether questioned paragraphs introduce new causes of action that should have been pleaded in statement of claim – Application of Order 18 rule 19(1)(b), (c) and (d) of Rules of Court 2012 – Whether questioned paragraphs scandalous, frivolous or vexatious – Whether questioned paragraphs irrelevant to reliefs sought in original claim – Whether questioned paragraphs will prejudice, embarrass or delay fair trial of action – Whether inclusion of questioned paragraphs constitutes abuse of process – Duplicative litigation of same matters in multiple suits – Risk of inconsistent findings between concurrent proceedings – Whether similar fact evidence provisions under sections 11(b), 14 and 15 of Evidence Act 1950 justify pleading matters in reply – Distinction between pleading facts and adducing similar fact evidence at trial – Proper procedure for expanding claim through amendment rather than reply – Principle of judicial consistency between decisions of coordinate jurisdiction – Application of precedent in substantially similar factual and legal circumstances

Judges (1)

Atan Mustaffa Yussof Ahmad Delivered

Counsel (6)

Cecil Abraham & Partners Firm Lim Kian Leong & Co Firm Jeane Lee Yi Jin Counsel Defendant Muzalifah Shabudin Counsel Plaintiff Nur Fathin Farrisya Counsel Plaintiff Ung Zhee Laine Counsel Defendant

Parties (11)

ANGGUN DINAMIK HOLDINGS INTERNATIONAL Sdn Bhd Defendant Ovanti Ventures Sdn Bhd (Dahulu Dikenali Sebagai IOU Pay Sdn Bhd) Plaintiff Edward Tan Tee Tong Aggrieved Party Edward Tan Tee Tong Defendant Kuan Choon Hsuing Aggrieved Party Kuan Choon Hsuing Defendant Liew Jwo Aggrieved Party Liew Jwo Defendant Wan Noorimie Azura binti Wan Mohamad Defendant Wang Ern Wei Aggrieved Party Wang Ern Wei Defendant

Case Significance

Ovanti Ventures Sdn Bhd (Dahulu Dikenali Sebagai IOU Pay (Asia) Sdn Bhd) v 1.... is a High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) decision dated April 28, 2025 (citation: wa-22ncc-228-05-2022). The case was decided by Atan Mustaffa Yussof Ahmad.

What was the outcome of Ovanti Ventures Sdn Bhd (Dahulu Dikenali Sebagai IOU Pay (Asia) Sdn Bhd) v 1....?

Ovanti Ventures Sdn Bhd (Dahulu Dikenali Sebagai IOU Pay (Asia) Sdn Bhd) v 1.... is a High Court decision dated April 28, 2025. The case was heard by Atan Mustaffa Yussof Ahmad. See the full judgment for details.

Statutes Cited

Evidence Act 1950 (Cap 56)
Rules of Court 2012

Cases Cited (1)

MY (1)
[1967] 1 MLJ 13

Judgment

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