Bukit Kiara Properties Services Sdn Bhd v Gunalan & Associates PIHAK KETIGA VERVE SUITS MONT' KIARA MANAGEMENT CORPORATION (VSMKMC)

wa-22ncvc-142-03-2020 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 29 July 2025 • WA-22NCvC-142-03/2020 • 15 min read

3 cases cited (0 SG, 3 foreign)

Catchwords

CIVIL PROCEDURE — Amendment — Pleadings — Application to amend writ and statement of claim — Amendment to reflect change in defendant's name — Whether application made with inordinate delay — Whether reasonable explanation provided for delay — Whether amendment tactical manoeuvre — Rules of Court 2012 O 20 r 5, O 1A CIVIL PROCEDURE — Case management — Modern litigation framework — Court as active manager of proceedings — Late amendment application — Impact on administration of justice — Rules of Court 2012 O 1A, O 2 r 3 PARTNERSHIP — Change in firm name and structure — Sole proprietorship to partnership — Same audit firm number — Whether amendment merely technical or substantive — Partnership Act 1961 (Revised 1974) (Act 135) ss 11, 19(1)

Practice Areas

CIVIL PROCEDURE

Judges (1)

Eddie Yeo Soon Chye Delivered

Counsel (6)

Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill Firm M Manoharan & Co. Firm Adiishyiah Tangarajoo Counsel Defendant Hoi Jack S'ng Counsel Plaintiff Manoharan Malayalam Counsel Defendant Tiffany Low Jia Qi Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (3)

Bukit Kiara Properties Services Sdn Bhd Plaintiff VERVE SUITS MONT' KIARA MANAGEMENT CORPORATION Third Party Gunalan & Associates Defendant

Case Significance

Bukit Kiara Properties Services Sdn Bhd v Gunalan & Associates PIHAK KETIGA V... is a High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) decision dated July 29, 2025 (citation: wa-22ncvc-142-03-2020). The case was decided by Eddie Yeo Soon Chye.

What was the outcome of Bukit Kiara Properties Services Sdn Bhd v Gunalan & Associates PIHAK KETIGA V...?

Bukit Kiara Properties Services Sdn Bhd v Gunalan & Associates PIHAK KETIGA V... is a High Court decision dated July 29, 2025. The case was heard by Eddie Yeo Soon Chye. See the full judgment for details.

Statutes Cited

Rules of Court 2012

Cases Cited (3)

MY (3)

[2007] 4 MLRH 1 [2013] 7 MLJ 707 [2017] 5 MLJ 35

Judgment

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Read on eJudgment

Source: eJudgment (wa-22ncvc-142-03-2020)