1. ) TARIQ HUSSIN BIN HJ. AKHTAR HUSIN 2. ) BAHIYAH BINTI AB RAUP v 1. ) ISHAK BIN YEOP HAMZAH 2. ) ZAFA SECURITY SERVICES SDN BHD

wa-22ncc-628-09-2024 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 11 May 2026 • WA-22NCC-628-09/2024 • 56 min read

34 cases cited (0 SG, 34 foreign)

Catchwords

Plaintiff seeks a declaration that the 1st defendant is holding shares in the 2nd defendant (company) on trust for plaintiff and for a transfer of the same – Whether there was an agreement for the 1st defendant to hold the shares in the company on trust for the plaintiff – Whether such an agreement is illegal and unenforceable – The company is involved in the business of providing security services – Whether there was a contravention of the regulatory framework under the Private Agencies Act 1971 and the relevant guidelines issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs – Whether enforcement of the trust arrangement would be contrary to public policy.

Judges (1)

Quay Chew Soon Delivered

Parties (4)

ZAFA SECURITY SERVICES Sdn Bhd Defendant Bahiyah binti Ab Raup Plaintiff Ishak bin Yeop Hamzah Defendant Tariq Hussin bin Hj. Akhtar Husin Plaintiff

Statutes Cited

Companies Act 2016 (Cap 777)

Contracts Act 1950 (Cap 136)

Evidence Act 1950 (Cap 56)

Penal Code (Cap 574)

Private Agencies Act 1971

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Cases Cited (34)

UK (3)

[1892] 2 QB 724 [1960] AC 167 [1960] AC 192

MY (31)

[1954] 1 MLJ 141 [1960] MLJ 52 [1962] 1 MLJ 143 [1989] 2 MLJ 202 [1989] 3 MLJ 360 [1990] 1 MLJ 356 [1993] 1 MLJ 393 [1993] 2 CLJ 300 [1994] 2 MLJ 614 [1994] 2 MLJ 754 [1994] 3 CLJ 567 [1994] 3 MLJ 777 [1995] 1 CLJ 619 [1995] 1 MLJ 308 [1996] 2 MLJ 81 [2000] 3 MLJ 95 [2002] MLJU 601 [2007] 2 MLJ 229 [2013] 2 MLJ 174 [2014] 10 MLJ 809 [2015] 5 MLJ 619 [2017] MLJU 445 [2018] 1 CLJ 415 [2019] 3 MLJ 281 [2019] MLJU 1424 [2020] 5 MLJ 455 [2020] 6 MLJ 703 [2022] 1 MLJ 377 [2022] MLJU 960 [2024] 4 MLJ 340 [2024] 4 MLJ 749

Judgment

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