1. ) KOH KIEN HONG 2. ) KO SEN HONG 3. ) KOH SIEW HONG 4. ) Khor Boon Hong v 1. ) KOH HIN HONG 2. ) KO CHU HONG 3. ) Koh Chin Hong 4. ) KO CHIEW HONG 5. ) KO TECK HONG 6. ) KOR MAY HOONG

wa-22ncvc-679-11-2025 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 24 May 2026 • WA-22NCvC-679-11/2025 • 12 min read

Catchwords

CIVIL PROCEDURE – Transfer of proceedings – Application under Order 57 Rules of Court 2012 – Transfer to High Court managing related proceedings – Whether substantial factual overlap existed between proceedings – Whether transfer would promote convenience, fairness and interests of justice – Risk of multiplicity of proceedings – Risk of inconsistent findings – Coordinated judicial management – Distinction between transfer and consolidation – Whether differing causes of action precluded transfer – Whether procedural objections concerning service on one defendant sufficient to defeat transfer application – Order 57 r.1 Rules of Court 2012.

Practice Areas

CIVIL PROCEDURE

Judges (1)

Mahazan binti Mat Taib Delivered

Counsel (9)

M Scully Firm Shui Tai Firm Tan, Moh & Partners Firm Alan Tan Fu Seng Counsel Defendant Bernard Kiong Sze Min Counsel Defendant Dato' K. Kirubakaran Counsel Defendant Martin Cho Cheng Yu Counsel Defendant Maurice Scully Counsel Plaintiff Tan Wee Juin Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (10)

Khor Boon Hong Plaintiff Ko Chiew Hong Defendant Ko Chu Hong Defendant Ko Sen Hong Plaintiff Ko Teck Hong Defendant Koh Chin Hong Defendant Koh Hin Hong Defendant Koh Kien Hong Plaintiff Koh Siew Hong Plaintiff Kor May Hoong Defendant

Statutes Cited

Rules of Court 2012

Judgment

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