EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF MALAYSIA BERHAD v 1. ) CHAN TOH PEW 2. ) AMY LAU SIU YIN 3. ) HO WAI LOONG

wa-22ncc-787-11-2024 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 5 May 2025 • WA-22NCC-787-11/2024 • 18 min read

8 cases cited (0 SG, 8 foreign)

Catchwords

CIVIL PROCEDURE: Transfer of proceedings – Application to transfer from one High Court to another – Order 57 Rule 1 of Rules of Court 2012 and Section 23 of Courts of Judicature Act 1964 – Whether proceedings can be more conveniently or fairly tried in another court of coordinate jurisdiction – Whether defendant's place of residence sufficient ground for transfer – Whether related proceedings pending in another court warrant transfer – Whether forum conveniens considerations apply – Whether substantial nexus exists between related cases – Whether risk of inconsistent judicial decisions justifies transfer – Whether guarantor's liability independent of principal debtor's liability affects transfer application – Whether procedural incompatibility between writ actions and originating summons precludes consolidation

Judges (1)

Atan Mustaffa Yussof Ahmad Delivered

Counsel (8)

Chong, Surindar, Su & Associates Firm Skrine Firm Eric Clement Counsel Defendant Ho Pui Yan Counsel Plaintiff Lim Shu Yi Counsel Plaintiff Manshan Singh Counsel Plaintiff Rabinder Singh Counsel Defendant Surindar Singh Counsel Defendant

Parties (4)

EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF MALAYSIA BERHAD Plaintiff Amy Lau Siu Yin Defendant Chan Toh Pew Defendant Ho Wai Loong Defendant

Case Significance

EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF MALAYSIA BERHAD v 1. ) CHAN TOH PEW 2. ) AMY LAU SIU YI... is a High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) decision dated May 5, 2025 (citation: wa-22ncc-787-11-2024). The case was decided by Atan Mustaffa Yussof Ahmad.

What was the outcome of EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF MALAYSIA BERHAD v 1. ) CHAN TOH PEW 2. ) AMY LAU SIU YI...?

EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF MALAYSIA BERHAD v 1. ) CHAN TOH PEW 2. ) AMY LAU SIU YI... is a High Court decision dated May 5, 2025. The case was heard by Atan Mustaffa Yussof Ahmad. See the full judgment for details.

Statutes Cited

Courts of Judicature Act 1964 (Cap 91)

Rules of Court 2012

Cases Cited (8)

MY (8)

[1997] 1 MLJ 77 [1998] 3 CLJ 22 [2009] 11 MLRH 179 [2013] 1 CLJ 24 [2014] 4 CLJ 577 [2015] 8 MLJ 469 [2016] 10 MLJ 663 [2017] 8 MLJ 302

Judgment

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