FORTUNE HALLMARK SDN BHD v TWIN RIDGE SDN BHD

wa-22ncvc-174-03-2020 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 9 July 2024 • WA-22NCvC-174-03/2020 • 31 min read

12 cases cited (0 SG, 12 foreign)

Catchwords

Contract Law - Breach of Contract - Exclusive Marketing and Agency Agreement (EMAA) - Contractual Obligations - Fulfilment of Sales Targets - Provision of End-Financiers - Renewal of APDL - Deposit and Outstanding Sums — Refund and Payment - Settlement Agreement — Contra Units as Settlement - Oral Agreement — Validity and Enforceability Property Law - Legal and Beneficial Ownership - Transfer of Property - Cash Buyer Letters - Breach of Contract Evidence Law - Witness Testimony — Admissibility and Probative Value - Hearsay Evidence – Admissibility - WhatsApp Messages and Audio Recordings — Admissibility — Whether the WhatsApp agreement is admissible - Whether the audio recording of the Meeting is admissible as evidence Equitable Principles - Estoppel - Waiver of Contractual Requirement

Judges (1)

John Lee Kien How @ Mohammad Johan Lee Delivered

Counsel (6)

Carmen & Fiona Firm Wee Choo Keong & Faaiz Firm Danny Hm Soong Counsel Plaintiff Ng Carmen Counsel Plaintiff Wee Choo Keong Counsel Defendant Yeo Wei Min Counsel Defendant

Parties (2)

FORTUNE HALLMARK Sdn Bhd Plaintiff TWIN RIDGE Sdn Bhd Defendant

Statutes Cited

Evidence Act 1950 (Cap 56)

s 114(g)

Cases Cited (12)

MY (12)

[1991] 1 MLJ 33 [1995] 2 MLJ 770 [1998] 2 MLJ 686 [1998] 6 MLJ 134 [2008] 7 MLJ 677 [2009] MLJU 398 [2013] 4 MLJ 719 [2014] 1 MLJ 287 [2018] 7 MLJ 514 [2020] 3 MLJ 692 [2021] 5 MLJ 1 [2023] MLJU 1492

Judgment

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