HEALTHMETRICS SDN BHD v PUBLIC BANK BERHAD PIHAK KETIGA DICADANGKAN 1. ) Tham Carlwing 2. ) Alvin Yuan Wei Hoong 3. ) Phang Jeng Hui

wa-22ncc-361-06-2025 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 3 February 2026 • WA-22NCC-361-06/2025

Catchwords

Plaintiff’s application for leave to serve interrogatories - Whether by answering the plaintiff’s interrogatories, it would narrow the issues, shorten the trial or save costs – Whether the defendant’s (bank) internal investigation is protected by banking secrecy – Whether the proposed questions can be addressed through the cross-examination of witnesses at trial – Whether the proposed question (which seeks production of copies of the defendant’s policies) is procedurally permissible – Whether interrogatories under Order 26 of the Rules of Court 2012 are confined to the discovery and admission of facts, and cannot be used to compel the production of documents.

Judges (1)

Quay Chew Soon Delivered

Parties (5)

HEALTHMETRICS Sdn Bhd Plaintiff PUBLIC BANK BERHAD Defendant Alvin Yuan Wei Hoong Proposed Third Party Phang Jeng Hui Proposed Third Party Tham Carlwing Proposed Third Party

Judgment

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