wa-22ncvc-237-05-2017 — XXXX v 1. ) Foo Yong 2. ) Loke Kok Kuen 3. ) Ong Tiong Tjuan (D3 In Counter Claim)

Catchwords

Defamation – businessman called a conman but particulars of reach and extent of influence of the businessman not given - particulars for general, exemplary and aggravated damages being overlapping save for the addition of elements of vindictiveness and malice – rolled- up award of RM250,000.00 awarded

Practice Areas

Defamation

Judges (1)

Roz Mawar binti Rozain Delivered

Counsel (18)

Dominic Gan & Co. Firm Goh Keng Tat & Co. Firm Joseph Ting & Co. Firm Raja Riza & Associates Firm Bahari Yeow Tien Hong Counsel Plaintiff Gan Teck Long Counsel Plaintiff Goh Keng Tat Counsel Defendant Joseph Ting Counsel Defendant Khairul Izzat Azmee Counsel Plaintiff Krishna Dallumah Counsel Defendant Krishnaaveni Muniandy Counsel Defendant Lee Hong Yap Counsel Defendant M. Reza Hassan Counsel Defendant Michael Chow Keat Thye Counsel Defendant Mohamad Nufail Altaf Counsel Defendant Sai Prashen A/L Paartiban Counsel Defendant Tan Jun Yu Counsel Plaintiff Teh Kah Yan Counsel Defendant

Parties (3)

Foo Yong Defendant Loke Kok Kuen Defendant Ong Tiong Tjuan (d3 In Counter Claim) Defendant

Statutes Cited

Contracts Act 1950 (Cap 136)

s 14

Rules of Court 2012

Cases Cited (15)

MY (15)

[1980] 1 MLRH 393 [1987] 1 MLJ 36 [1997] 2 MLJ 621 [1999] 3 CLJ 231 [2000] 1 MLJ 134 [2003] 3 CLJ 227 [2006] 3 CLJ 770 [2010] 5 CLJ 32 [2010] 9 CLJ 389 [2013] 7 MLJ 408 [2016] 2 CLJ 414 [2016] 3 CLJ 741 [2019] 3 CLJ 729 [2019] 7 CLJ 667 [2024] 4 CLJ 657