Meridian Diversified (M) Sdn Bhd v Export-Import Bank of Malaysia Berhad

wa-22ncvc-519-08-2020 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 9 October 2025 • WA-22NCvC-519-08/2020 • 20 min read
10 cases cited (0 SG, 10 foreign)

Catchwords

Contract law - Termination clause - Interpretation - "Mutual termination by notice" - Whether unilateral termination valid Contract interpretation - Construction of agreement - Section headings - Relevance in determining parties' intention Commercial contracts - Service level agreement - IT implementation project - Termination without cause Contract law - Breach of contract - Wrongful termination - Quantum of damages - Calculation based on percentage of work completed Contract interpretation - Holistic approach - Reading provisions together - Avoiding rendering clauses nugatory Contract law - Sanctity of contract - Court's role in interpretation - Not to rewrite or improve terms Evidence - Burden of proof - Sections 101 and 102 of Evidence Act 1950 Contract law - Contemporaneous documents - Weekly progress reports - Evidential value Contract law - Damages - Entitlement to payment for work completed prior to wrongful termination

Judges (1)

Eddie Yeo Soon Chye Delivered

Counsel (7)

Omar Ismail Hazman & Co. Firm Skrine Firm Chong Zheng Yang Counsel Defendant Dato' Hazman bin Ahmad Counsel Plaintiff Ho Pui Yan Counsel Defendant Manshan Singh Counsel Defendant Muhammad Irsyad bin Mohamad Hassan Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (2)

EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF MALAYSIA BERHAD Defendant Meridian Diversified Sdn Bhd Plaintiff

Case Significance

Meridian Diversified (M) Sdn Bhd v Export-Import Bank of Malaysia Berhad is a High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) decision dated October 9, 2025 (citation: wa-22ncvc-519-08-2020). The case was decided by Eddie Yeo Soon Chye.

What was the outcome of Meridian Diversified (M) Sdn Bhd v Export-Import Bank of Malaysia Berhad?

Meridian Diversified (M) Sdn Bhd v Export-Import Bank of Malaysia Berhad is a High Court decision dated October 9, 2025. The case was heard by Eddie Yeo Soon Chye. See the full judgment for details.

Statutes Cited

Companies Act 2016 (Cap 777)
Evidence Act 1950 (Cap 56)

Cases Cited (10)

UK (1)
[1973] 1 WLR 601
MY (9)
[1993] 3 CLJ 606 [2004] 3 CLJ 96 [2007] 5 MLJ 697 [2008] 5 MLJ 157 [2012] 2 MLJ 314 [2016] 1 CLJ 177 [2016] 1 MLJ 464 [2021] 1 CLJ 221 [2021] 4 MLJ 514

Judgment

Read the full judgment on the official Malaysia Courts portal.

Read on eJudgment

Source: eJudgment (wa-22ncvc-519-08-2020)