CAREY REAL ESTATE SDN BHD v IOI PROPERTIES GROUP BHD

wa-22ncvc-881-11-2019 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 14 November 2024 • WA-22NCvC-881-11/2019

Catchwords

Evidence – legal profession - the solicitor-client privilege against disclosure of information housed in sections 126 to 129 of the Evidence Act 1950 belongs to the client and cannot be claimed by a party who is a stranger and not the client in the solicitor-client relationship Evidence – privileged communication – the Court is entitled to look at the communication to see whether a suppression of the same would amount to a fraud or an equitable fraud on the plaintiff and if found to be so, the privilege will be lifted Company law - the law allows the Court to look behind the corporate personality to ascertain the true facts

Practice Areas

Judges (1)

Su Tiang Joo Delivered

Parties (2)

Carey Real Estate Sdn Bhd Plaintiff IOI PROPERTIES GROUP BHD Defendant

Judgment

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