MALAYAN ENERGISTIK SOLUTIONS SDN BHD v 1. ) SAMUDERA WIBAWA HOLDINGS SDN BHD 2. ) YANG XIAOWEN 3. ) CHI YEW LAN 4. ) LIM CHEE YONG 5. ) YANG JINFU

wa-27ncc-2-01-2022 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 11 August 2025 • WA-27NCC-2-01/2022 • 49 min read
12 cases cited (5 SG, 7 foreign)

Catchwords

Contract – Main contract – Sub-contract – New contract – Marine sand concession – Dredging operations – Payment obligations – Deposit – Mobilisation fee – Breach – Fraudulent misrepresentation – Representations by directors – Fitness of dredger – Experience and competence – Suitability of concession area – Sedimentary profile – Expert evidence – Hydraulic report – Environmental Impact Assessment – Conspiracy to injure – Corporate veil – Directors’ liability – Tort – Malicious prosecution – Abuse of process – Counterclaim – Mobilisation during monsoon – Whether fraudulent misrepresentation established – Whether conspiracy proven – Whether breach of contract made out – Whether counterclaim for works and mobilisation fee allowed

Practice Areas

Contract

Judges (1)

Ong Chee Kwan Delivered

Counsel (16)

Ainul Azam & Co Firm AmerBON Firm Chee Siah Le Kee & Partners Firm Aniz Ahmad Amirudin Counsel Defendant Azreen binti Abdul Latif Counsel Plaintiff Faradilla Jehan Kadar Counsel Plaintiff Lee Sin Yee Counsel Defendant Lee Xiang Yen Counsel Defendant Mohd Saiful Hadi bin Dowlad Rahuman Counsel Plaintiff New Sin Yew Counsel Plaintiff Nur Fathin Farrisya binti Md Noor Counsel Defendant Nur Izni Syazwani binti Ahmad Counsel Plaintiff Nur Syahmina binti Zainal Abiddin Counsel Defendant Rakesh Sharma Counsel Defendant Tee Vun Xin Counsel Defendant Wong Fook Meng Counsel Defendant

Parties (6)

MALAYAN ENERGISTIK SOLUTIONS Sdn Bhd Plaintiff SAMUDERA WIBAWA HOLDINGS Sdn Bhd Defendant Chi Yew Lan Defendant Lim Chee Yong Defendant Yang Jinfu Defendant Yang Xiaowen Defendant

Case Significance

MALAYAN ENERGISTIK SOLUTIONS SDN BHD v 1. ) SAMUDERA WIBAWA HOLDINGS SDN BHD ... is a High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) decision dated August 11, 2025 (citation: wa-27ncc-2-01-2022). The case was decided by Ong Chee Kwan.

What was the outcome of MALAYAN ENERGISTIK SOLUTIONS SDN BHD v 1. ) SAMUDERA WIBAWA HOLDINGS SDN BHD ...?

MALAYAN ENERGISTIK SOLUTIONS SDN BHD v 1. ) SAMUDERA WIBAWA HOLDINGS SDN BHD ... is a High Court decision dated August 11, 2025. The case was heard by Ong Chee Kwan. See the full judgment for details.

Cases Cited (12)

SG (1)
[2005] SGHC 98
SLR (4)
[2007] 3 SLR 265 [2008] 1 SLR 80 [2009] 2 SLR 318 [2018] 1 SLR 81
UK (2)
[1920] 2 KB 497 [1920] 3 KB 497
MY (5)
[1991] 1 MLJ 428 [1993] 3 MLJ 730 [2010] 5 MLJ 394 [2015] 6 MLJ 810 [2019] 4 MLJ 561

Judgment

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Source: eJudgment (wa-27ncc-2-01-2022)