1. ) TIONG WANG HOCK 2. ) SYLVESTER SAN MUN KIN v 1. ) SIN KIM KUAN 2. ) LOO WOOI KEONG 3. ) OOI HOOI ENG 4. ) LAU YIEN TOH 5. ) TEOH ENG WAH 6. ) LIEW SI MOY 7. ) CHA KOK SOON 8. ) LEE HSIN KEAT 9. ) CHAI VUI FOO 10. ) LIM CHUNG PHIN 11. ) AMY LOI RONG RONG 12. ) OOI AH ENG 13. ) LEONG SHUI MEI 14. ) KHAW CHENG HOE 15. ) SIN KAH MENG 16. ) TAN CHAI TONG 17. ) OOI TOOI SEH 18. ) TAN KEIT LEE 19. ) GAN YU CHAI 20. ) MVK DATA PROCESSING SDN BHD

wa-22ncvc-335-05-2021 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 27 November 2025 • WA-22NCvC-335-05/2021 • 40 min read
19 cases cited (0 SG, 19 foreign)

Catchwords

Restitution – Unjust enrichment – Failure of consideration Dishonest assistance – Knowing receipt – Constructive trust Illegality – Ex turpi causa – Public policy – In pari delicto Moneylenders Act 1951 – Unlicensed moneylending – Investment or loan Bankruptcy – Undischarged bankrupt – Sanction of Director General of Insolvency – Locus standi Anti–Money Laundering, Anti–Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001 – Freezing of bank accounts Burden of proof – Fraud – Standard of proof – Sections 101 and 103 Evidence Act 1950 Clean hands doctrine – Equitable relief – Restitution denied Third party bank accounts – Control of account – Absence of benefit – No unjust enrichment Civil procedure – Claim dismissed – Costs – Allocatur

Practice Areas

Restitution

Judges (1)

Eddie Yeo Soon Chye Delivered

Counsel (15)

Chia Hui Ming & Co. Firm K. Kumara & Co. Firm Thomas Philip Firm Yeoh & Partners Firm Yeoh Shim Siow & Lay Kuan Firm Andy Yeoh Tze Hwa Counsel Defendant Chia Hui Ming Counsel Defendant Ivy Chin Counsel Defendant Lim Jian Heng Counsel Defendant Rene Yap Ai Ping Counsel Plaintiff Shaaleni Ravendran Counsel Defendant Sim Khai Hung Counsel Defendant Tan Zi Kang Counsel Defendant Woo Jin Leang Counsel Defendant Yeoh Jie Hu Counsel Defendant

Parties (22)

MVK DATA PROCESSING Sdn Bhd Defendant Amy Loi Rong Rong Defendant Cha Kok Soon Defendant Chai Vui Foo Defendant Gan Yu Chai Defendant Khaw Cheng Hoe Defendant Lau Yien Toh Defendant Lee Hsin Keat Defendant Leong Shui Mei Defendant Liew Si Moy Defendant Lim Chung Phin Defendant Loo Wooi Keong Defendant Ooi Ah Eng Defendant Ooi Hooi Eng Defendant Ooi Tooi Seh Defendant Sin Kah Meng Defendant Sin Kim Kuan Defendant Sylvester San Mun Kin Plaintiff Tan Chai Tong Defendant Tan Keit Lee Defendant Teoh Eng Wah Defendant Tiong Wang Hock Plaintiff

Case Significance

1. ) TIONG WANG HOCK 2. ) SYLVESTER SAN MUN KIN v 1. ) SIN KIM KUAN 2. ) LOO ... is a High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) decision dated November 27, 2025 (citation: wa-22ncvc-335-05-2021). The case was decided by Eddie Yeo Soon Chye.

What was the outcome of 1. ) TIONG WANG HOCK 2. ) SYLVESTER SAN MUN KIN v 1. ) SIN KIM KUAN 2. ) LOO ...?

1. ) TIONG WANG HOCK 2. ) SYLVESTER SAN MUN KIN v 1. ) SIN KIM KUAN 2. ) LOO ... is a High Court decision dated November 27, 2025. The case was heard by Eddie Yeo Soon Chye. See the full judgment for details.

Statutes Cited

Evidence Act 1950 (Cap 56)
Insolvency Act 1967 (Cap 360)
Moneylenders Act 1951
s 2
Moneylending Act 1951
s 2

Cases Cited (19)

UK (2)
[1943] AC 32 [1999] 1 All ER 400
MY (17)
[1983] 1 MLJ 35 [2001] 3 MLJ 641 [2004] 3 MLJ 97 [2009] 6 CLJ 626 [2009] 6 MLJ 450 [2012] 7 MLJ 364 [2013] 2 MLJ 174 [2013] MLJU 1499 [2014] 3 CLJ 1 [2014] 6 MLJ 488 [2015] 2 MLJ 441 [2015] 5 MLJ 619 [2015] 7 CLJ 584 [2019] MLJU 1552 [2021] 7 CLJ 145 [2023] 6 MLJ 818 [2024] MLJU 1988

Judgment

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Source: eJudgment (wa-22ncvc-335-05-2021)