DATIN SRI AIDARAHMI BINTI ISMAIL v 1. ) ACE CREDIT (M) SDN. BHD. 2. ) CHOONG CHEE MENG 3. ) CHANG AI NEE

wa-22ncc-587-08-2023 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 17 February 2025 • WA-22NCC-587-08/2023 • 49 min read

33 cases cited (0 SG, 33 foreign)

Catchwords

Contract — Breach — Agreement — Agreement between Plaintiff and Defendants — Interpretation of agreement — Plaintiff claimed for profits and principal sum from the Defendants — Whether the Defendants are not obliged to pay the profits and principal sum claimed by the Plaintiff if the First Defendant is not profitable — Construction of clause — Intention of the parties construing the Agreement — Whether agreement signed by parties was loan agreement or investment agreement — Whether the Defendants had breached their obligation under agreement — Whether agreement was illegal — Moneylenders Act 1951 Contract — Guarantee — Liability of guarantor — Guarantors claimed that they did not allegedly agree to guarantee the performance of the First Defendant’s obligation to pay any sums outstanding but had only promised that the First Defendant will comply with the terms of the agreement — Whether the Guarantors are discharge of their obligations — Letter of comfort

Practice Areas

Contract

Judges (1)

Mohd Arief Emran bin Arifin Delivered

Counsel (8)

Peter Lind & Van Geyzel Firm Shahrizat Rashid & Lee Firm Wan Sarimah & Co. Firm Hilwa Nazifah Bt Bustam Counsel Defendant Lim Chun Yen Counsel Defendant Muhammad Syahmi Akif Counsel Plaintiff Sheena Stephanie Sebastian Counsel Defendant Wan Sarimah Bt Wan Husain Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (4)

ACE CREDIT Sdn Bhd Defendant Chang Ai Nee Defendant Choong Chee Meng Defendant Datin Sri Aidarahmi binti Ismail Plaintiff

Case Significance

DATIN SRI AIDARAHMI BINTI ISMAIL v 1. ) ACE CREDIT (M) SDN. BHD. 2. ) CHOONG ... is a High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) decision dated February 17, 2025 (citation: wa-22ncc-587-08-2023). The case was decided by Mohd Arief Emran bin Arifin.

What was the outcome of DATIN SRI AIDARAHMI BINTI ISMAIL v 1. ) ACE CREDIT (M) SDN. BHD. 2. ) CHOONG ...?

DATIN SRI AIDARAHMI BINTI ISMAIL v 1. ) ACE CREDIT (M) SDN. BHD. 2. ) CHOONG ... is a High Court decision dated February 17, 2025. The case was heard by Mohd Arief Emran bin Arifin. See the full judgment for details.

Statutes Cited

Contracts Act 1950 (Cap 136)

s 79

Evidence Act 1950 (Cap 56)

Insolvency Act 1967 (Cap 360)

Cases Cited (33)

UK (12)

[1899] 1 QB 782 [1958] 1 QB 513 [1961] 1 WLR 828 [1961] 2 All ER 294 [1973] AC 331 [1989] 1 All ER 785 [1991] 2 AC 1 [1995] 1 WLR 68 [1998] 1 All ER 98 [2001] 2 WLR 735 [2011] EWCA Civ 1289 [2021] EWCA Civ 1147

AU (1)

[2009] VSCA 238

MY (20)

[1980] 2 MLJ 9 [1983] 2 MLJ 85 [1992] 3 CLJ 1437 [1992] 4 CLJ 1801 [1996] 3 CLJ 26 [1996] 3 MLJ 327 [1997] 1 CLJ 625 [1998] 3 CLJ 619 [2005] 2 CLJ 510 [2010] 1 CLJ 269 [2010] 2 CLJ 457 [2015] 3 CLJ 752 [2019] 10 CLJ 731 [2020] 4 CLJ 15 [2020] 6 MLJ 333 [2020] 6 MLJ 755 [2022] 10 CLJ 348 [2023] 10 CLJ 187 [2024] 1 MLJ 825 [2024] MLJU 2387

Judgment

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Source: eJudgment (wa-22ncc-587-08-2023)