MYFACTOR SDN. BHD. v 1. ) MUTUAL EMPIRE SDN. BHD. 2. ) NOORWIZAM BIN ABDULLAH 3. ) MD EUSOOF BIN MOHAMED HAROON

wa-22ncc-456-07-2025 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 23 April 2026 • WA-22NCC-456-07/2025 • 7 min read

2 cases cited (0 SG, 2 foreign)

Catchwords

Civil Procedure — Discontinuance and withdrawal of action — Application for leave to discontinue suit with liberty to file afresh — Order 21 Rule 3 of the Rules of Court 2012 — Plaintiff as dominus litis — Discretionary jurisdiction of Court — Sole issue whether liberty to file a fresh suit should be granted — Objection by defendants on grounds of accrued litigation advantage and lack of bona fides — Claims arising from commercial transaction involving factoring vs. unlicensed moneylending defences — Claim in its infancy and at pleadings stage — Whether mere existence of pleaded defences constitutes an accrued advantage — Absence of legally recognisable prejudice to defendants — Explanation by plaintiff to restructure claim and add necessary parties deemed bona fide — Balance of prejudice favoring plaintiff — Application allowed with costs ordered against plaintiff.

Practice Areas

Civil Procedure

Judges (1)

Muhammad Adam bin Abdullah Delivered

Counsel (5)

Jason Teoh & Partners Firm Mugu & Sufyan & Co. Firm Ling Ru Xin Counsel Plaintiff Muguthan s/o Vadiveloo Counsel Defendant Nicholas Lai Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (4)

MUTUAL EMPIRE Sdn Bhd Defendant MYFACTOR Sdn Bhd Plaintiff Md Eusoof bin Mohamed Haroon Defendant Noorwizam bin Abdullah Defendant

Statutes Cited

Rules of Court 2012

Cases Cited (2)

MY (2)

[1971] 2 MLJ 124 [2017] MLJU 671

Judgment

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