1. ) CHENG YUET LAN 2. ) CHIN CHYE SEONG 3. ) CHUA CHENG KIAK 4. ) CHUA SOON HUA 5. ) CHUA SOON HUAT 6. ) CHUA SOON PENG 7. ) HO KAM CHOY 8. ) HO SOOI KWONG 9. ) LEE MENG HUAT 10. ) LIM KEAT WAH 11. ) LIM SIEW KEE 12. ) NG SHU LING 13. ) NONGLAK SAE-THONG 14. ) OOI CHENG SIANG 15. ) OOI GEOK AI 16. ) OOI SWEE ENG 17. ) OOI YUK YINN 18. ) QUAH KIM KOOI 19. ) QUAH SAW HWA 20. ) QUAH SAW LING 21. ) QUAH SAW SAW 22. ) SALLY TAN 23. ) TAN PHAIK GEOK 24. ) TEE AI FOOM 25. ) WANG CHIN LIN 26. ) WONG...

wa-24ncc-723-12-2025 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 29 March 2026 • WA-24NCC-723-12/2025

Catchwords

Pre-action discovery - Order 24 Rule 7A - Rules of Court 2012 - Order 24 Rule 8 - necessity test - fair disposal - saving costs - fishing expedition. Semblance of cause of action - breach of trust - fraud - conspiracy - misappropriation - trust funds - trustee - settlor - revocable trust - trust deed - fiduciary duty - confidentiality - Clause 13 - waiver of confidentiality. Judicial management - insolvency - unauthorized transfer - client account - bank statements - management accounts - general ledger - trading ledger - transaction documents - company resolutions - possession - custody - power - specificity of documents - relevancy - material facts - viable claim - prospective litigant - intended proceedings - intended defendant - Abuse of process. Tracing - tracing remedy - Norwich Pharmacal - Infoline Sdn Bhd - Yekambaran - Soon Keak Shon - Ching Mun Fong - Ahmad Zahri Mirza - Singapore authority - persuasive value - controlling mind - mastermind - authorized signatory - improper appointment - self-dealing - self-serving - former directors - current directors - Cheah Boon Hoe - Baby Mari-Len Dimayuga Ngu - Pact Reit Managers Sdn Bhd - Yes Global Capital Sdn Bhd - Pact Credit Berhad - Paul Cheah Associates Sdn Bhd - RM78 million - RM11 million - RM15 million - Malayan Banking Berhad. Withdrawal of judicial management - ex-parte application - intervention - baling batu sembunyi tangan - good faith - bad faith - prejudice - balance of probabilities - burden of proof - civil standard - merits disclaimer - ratio decidendi - inherent jurisdiction. Originating summons - known wrong - unknown recipients - gap in knowledge - framing of pleadings - wrong defendant - suppression of evidence - Asia International Trust Berhad - AI Generation Trust - AI Generation Trust 2.0 - 24-month trust period - seven working days - trust capital - AITB Suit - former board - current board - January 2024 - Tan Kiar Meng - Sew Hwei Kin - Geran 16065 - Geran 12766 - Geran 12767 - Lot PT 1 - property deposit - RM1.1 million - RM4.4 million - WA-28JM-6-04/2025 - costs fixed - RM4000 - contractual confidentiality - court order override - equitable jurisdiction - prospective defendant - identification of defendants - costs saving - expeditious disposal

Judges (1)

Parties (90)

ASIA INTERNATIONAL TRUST BERHAD Respondent Alexis Hay Seok Lin Applicant Ang See Lee Applicant Chai Tai Peng Applicant Chan Saw Si Applicant Chan Tat Choy Applicant Cheah Kit Mooi Applicant Cheah Pei Ling Applicant Cheng Yuet Lan Applicant Chin Chee Fang Applicant Chin Chye Seong Applicant Chin Kee Gaik Applicant Chong Boon Seen Applicant Chong Chee Hoong Applicant Chong Jia Jing Applicant Choong Sow Loon Applicant Chua Cheng Kiak Applicant Chua Soon Hua Applicant Chua Soon Huat Applicant Chua Soon Peng Applicant Goh Bee San Applicant Goh Hue Lang Applicant Goh Kah Beng @ Goh Kah Long Applicant Goh Kooi Huat Applicant Goh Siew Hong Applicant Goh Teng San Applicant Goh Yee Wei Applicant Gopal a/l Sellamuthu Applicant Ho Kam Choy Applicant Ho Sooi Kwong Applicant Khew Ai Hoon Applicant Khew Ai Nee Applicant Khor Beng Hong Applicant Khor Chor Choon Applicant Koay Yak Eng @ Koay Siew Luan Applicant Lee Ee Foong Applicant Lee Hooi Meang Applicant Lee Lay Chin Applicant Lee Meng Huat Applicant Lee Shao Chin Applicant Leong Kai Jian Applicant Leong Woon Khan Applicant Lim Boon Leong Applicant Lim Keat Wah Applicant Lim Kher Ling Applicant Lim Lee Ling Applicant Lim Ming Hui Applicant Lim Peng Khoon Applicant Lim Siew Kee Applicant Loh Lai Fong Applicant Loh Mooi Yong Applicant Ng Mee Sin @ Ng Bee Sin Applicant Ng Shu Ling Applicant Nonglak Sae-thong Applicant Ooi Cheng Siang Applicant Ooi Geok Ai Applicant Ooi Seng Kiam Applicant Ooi Swee Eng Applicant Ooi Yuk Yinn Applicant Pang Ke Xuan Applicant Phua Chew Ling Applicant Por Poe Loon Applicant Pun Chin Yee Applicant Quah Kim Kooi Applicant Quah Saw Hwa Applicant Quah Saw Ling Applicant Quah Saw Saw Applicant Sally Tan Applicant Siew Kok Yew Applicant Sim Su Luan Applicant Sim Ying Ying Applicant Song Tee Huat Applicant Tan Boon Huat Applicant Tan Guat Ai Applicant Tan Phaik Geok Applicant Tan Siew Khim Applicant Tan Yat Fong Applicant Tee Ai Foom Applicant Teh Ah Pong Applicant Teoh Yat Eng Applicant Tham Git Mee Applicant Vishnu Iaduray Applicant Wai Ah Noi Applicant Wang Chin Lin Applicant Wee Lai Wan Applicant Wong Gaik Kee Applicant Wong Siew Fong Applicant Wong Yuh Hwa Applicant Wu Wui Lee Applicant Yap Sin Hoong Applicant

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