1. ) SELANGOR INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION SDN. BHD. 2. ) GREAT VIEW ALUMINIUM SDN. BHD. 3. ) ACE BUILDING MATERIALS SDN. BHD. 4. ) WORLDWIDE ALUMINIUM BUILDER SDN. BHD. 5. ) CTSM GEOTECHNOLOGY SDN. BHD. 6. ) SEN LENG TRADING 7. ) BESTECH BUILDERS SDN. BHD. v 1. ) CHIN KOK FOONG 2. ) LIEW KOK LEONG 3. ) TAN TONG LANG 4. ) ANDREW LUI MENG SAN

wa-22ncc-428-07-2025 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 24 February 2026 • WA-22NCC-428-07/2025 • 20 min read
6 cases cited (0 SG, 6 foreign)

Catchwords

CIVIL PROCEDURE: Striking out — Rules of Court 2012, Order 18 Rule 19(1) — Discretionary power — Plaintiffs being trade creditors bringing personal claims in fraud, breach of duties, and asset dissipation against corporate directors and controllers — Defendants applying to strike out Statement of Claim on grounds that claim was impermissibly anchored on liquidators' reports and public examination transcripts under Section 503 of the Companies Act 2016 — Whether reference to Section 503 winding-up materials rendered the claim an abuse of process or legally unsustainable — Distinction between existence of a recognizable cause of action and forensic admissibility or weight of evidence at trial — Corporate veil and doctrine of reflective loss as applied to creditors — Whether the claim raised serious, fact-sensitive triable issues unsuitable for summary disposal — Principles in Bandar Builder Sdn Bhd v United Malayan Banking Corporation Bhd applied — Applications dismissed.

Judges (1)

Muhammad Adam bin Abdullah Delivered

Counsel (6)

Michael Chow Firm Raj & Sach Firm Zen, Chyuan & Farliza Firm Lim Yeong Quan Counsel Defendant Michael Chow Keat Thye Counsel Defendant Sachpreetraj Singh Sohanpal Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (11)

ACE BUILDING MATERIALS Sdn Bhd Plaintiff BESTECH BUILDERS Sdn Bhd Plaintiff CTSM GEOTECHNOLOGY Sdn Bhd Plaintiff GREAT VIEW ALUMINIUM Sdn Bhd Plaintiff SELANGOR INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION Sdn Bhd Plaintiff WORLDWIDE ALUMINIUM BUILDER Sdn Bhd Plaintiff Andrew Lui Meng San Defendant Chin Kok Foong Defendant Liew Kok Leong Defendant Sen Leng Trading Plaintiff Tan Tong Lang Defendant

Statutes Cited

Companies Act 2016 (Cap 777)
Rules of Court 2012

Cases Cited (6)

UK (3)
[1893] 2 Ch 381 [1992] Ch 208 [1996] 1 WLR 1122
MY (3)
[1993] 3 MLJ 36 [2016] 3 MLJ 1 [2021] 4 CLJ 821

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