RAHMAN HYDRAULIC TIN SDN BHD v 1. ) DATO' SERI DR MOHD AJIB BIN ANUAR 2. ) SMART ALADDIN SDN BHD 3. ) HEDD INDUSTRIES (M) SDN BHD 4. ) DATO' HAJI MUSA BIN HAJI NORDIN 5. ) JOHAIZAL BIN HAJI MUSA 6. ) Sharifah Faridah Binti M.a.g. Abdul Rasheed
wa-22ncvc-748-11-2018 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 7 November 2023 • WA-22NCvC-748-11/2018 • 61 min read
19 cases cited
(0 SG, 19 foreign)
Catchwords
Company Law - Breach of Director's Duties – Fiduciary duties, statutory duties, common law duty of care – Test for breach – Acting bona fide – Disclosure of information - Company Secretary's Duties – Contractual nature – Limited fiduciary duties – Administrative role Contract Law - Tribute Agreements – Validity, enforceability – Failure of consideration – Influence peddling - Consultancy Services – Justification for payments – Documentary evidence – Role of stakeholders Tort Law - Abuse of Process – Collateral purpose – Essential elements – Retaliation, retribution – Legal costs as damages Evidence Law - Burden of Proof – Balance of probabilities – Establishing breach, conspiracy – Establishing abuse - Witness Testimony – Credibility, reliability – Absence of board members – Direct vs. indirect involvement Civil Procedure - Counterclaim – Basis for counterclaim – Award of damages - Dismissal of Claim – Failure to prove breach – Costs awarded Remedies -Damages – Global damages – Legal costs
Practice Areas
Counsel (14)
Cheah Teh & Su Firm Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill Firm Raj, Ong & Yudistra Firm Aizurra Mirsya Aminudin Counsel Defendant Azreena Akbar Counsel Plaintiff Joshua Ho Counsel Defendant Kamran Rajendran Counsel Defendant Kumar Kanagasingam Counsel Plaintiff Medha Ong Ann Ting Counsel Plaintiff Mong Chung Seng Counsel Plaintiff Nurul Hanani Azamuddin Counsel Defendant Ong Yu Jian Counsel Defendant Puteri Shehnaz Majid Counsel Defendant Wong Han Wey Counsel Plaintiff
Statutes Cited
Companies Act 2016 (Cap 777)
Evidence Act 1950 (Cap 56)
Cases Cited (19)
UK (6)
[1942] Ch 304 [1964] 1 All ER 367 [1968] 1 QB 549 [1970] 1 Ch 62 [1971] 2 QB 354 [1993] 1 All ER 609
MY (13)
[1998] 2 CLJ 340 [2002] 1 MLJ 535 [2005] 4 MLJ 14 [2006] 1 MLJ 675 [2016] MLJU 940 [2017] MLJU 244 [2018] 1 MLJ 784 [2018] 2 CLJ 641 [2018] 7 CLJ 197 [2019] 2 MLJ 379 [2019] 3 MLJ 510 [2022] 12 MLJ 396 [2023] 1 CLJ 323
Judgment
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