PJ MIDTOWN DEVELOPMENT SDN BHD v 1. ) ASIANLAND REALTY SDN BHD 2. ) OYO ROOMS HOSPITALITY SDN BHD

wa-22ncc-267-05-2023 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 1 May 2024 • WA-22NCC-267-05/2023 • 36 min read

10 cases cited (0 SG, 10 foreign)

Catchwords

Summary Judgment - Order 14 Rules of Court 2012 - Marketing and Operational Consulting Agreement - Guarantee and Indemnity - Authority to execute guarantee - Ostensible authority - Turquand rule - Indoor management rule - Counterclaim - Order 15 Rule 3 ROC - Non-compliance with procedural requirements - Arbitration - Effect of Court of Appeal Stay Order - Amendment of Counterclaim - Order 20 Rule 5 ROC - Whether amendment bona fide - Whether tactical maneuver - Requirement to first counterclaim against plaintiff before joining other parties

Judges (1)

Wan Muhammad Amin bin Wan Yahya Delivered

Counsel (3)

Christopher Lee & Ong Firm Ashley Tay Suet Yee Counsel Defendant Rubini Murugesan Counsel Defendant

Parties (3)

ASIANLAND REALTY Sdn Bhd Defendant OYO ROOMS HOSPITALITY Sdn Bhd Defendant PJ MIDTOWN DEVELOPMENT Sdn Bhd Plaintiff

Statutes Cited

Arbitration Act 2005 (Cap 646)

Companies Act 2016 (Cap 777)

Contracts Act 1950 (Cap 136)

Rules of Court 2012

Cases Cited (10)

MY (10)

[1974] 1 MLJ 206 [1994] 2 CLJ 313 [1998] 1 MLJ 465 [2004] MLJU 3998 [2010] MLJU 2122 [2013] 8 CLJ 329 [2015] 8 CLJ 1 [2016] 3 MLJ 1 [2019] 5 MLJ 1 [2021] MLJU 2494

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