CIVIL PROCEDURE: Contempt of Court

3 cases · October 2024 to July 2025

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Key Issues & Sub-Topics

Committal proceedings — Allegation that the alleged contemnors provided information to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (“MACC”) in breach of an undertaking in an Anton Piller order — Whether the alleged contemnors directed a report to be lodged to the MACC — Whether information obtained from the execution of the Anton Piller order was used for the report — Whether the allegation of breach of the undertaking has been proven beyond reasonable doubt 1 Breach of court order — Prima facie contempt of court established and upheld on appeal — Whether contemnor interfered with administration of justice — Whether charge of contempt against contemnors proved beyond reasonable doubt — Whether must show means of contemnor — Whether custodial sentence appropriate 1 Leave to commence committal proceedings — Whether prima facie case of contempt established — Whether penal notice mandatory prerequisite for committal proceedings — Whether interference with permissive court order amounts to contempt — Whether regulatory body's advice on compliance with existing seizure order constitutes contempt 1

Committal proceedings — Allegation that the alleged contemnors provided information to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (“MACC”) in breach of an undertaking in an Anton Piller order — Whether the alleged contemnors directed a report to be lodged to the MACC — Whether information obtained from the execution of the Anton Piller order was used for the report — Whether the allegation of breach of the undertaking has been proven beyond reasonable doubt 1 case

wa-22ip-42-07-2020 1. ) OAG ENGINEERING SDN. BHD. 2. ) OAG OFFSHORE PIPELINE SERVICES SDN. BHD. 3. ) OAG INTERNATIONAL PIPELINE SERVICES LTD. ABU DHABI 4. ) OAG INTERNATIONAL PIPELINE SERVICES LTD. 5. ) SETIA OFFSHORE SERVICES SDN. BHD. v 1. ) Ng Hoe Keong 2. ) Devandran A/l Arumugam 3. ) SUN MARINE COATING (M) SDN. BHD. 4. ) Syahirah Binti Saharudin 5. ) Thevagar A/l Gurunathan PIHAK TERKILAN HAFIZAH BINTI ABU HASSAN

Breach of court order — Prima facie contempt of court established and upheld on appeal — Whether contemnor interfered with administration of justice — Whether charge of contempt against contemnors proved beyond reasonable doubt — Whether must show means of contemnor — Whether custodial sentence appropriate 1 case

wa-17d-47-11-2016 Manoharan A/l Kandasamy v 1. ) XXXX 2. ) Pentadbir Harta Pusaka Lim Kian Peet, (Simati) 3. ) Chong Chuan Long

Leave to commence committal proceedings — Whether prima facie case of contempt established — Whether penal notice mandatory prerequisite for committal proceedings — Whether interference with permissive court order amounts to contempt — Whether regulatory body's advice on compliance with existing seizure order constitutes contempt 1 case

wa-22ncc-171-05-2020 Suruhanjaya Sekuriti Malaysia v 1. ) WONG SHEE KAI 2. ) TEH SEW WAN 3. ) WONG SK HOLDINGS SDN. BHD. PENCELAH Suruhanjaya Sekuriti Malaysia

Key Statutes

Rules of Court 2012

cited in 2 cases

Court Distribution

Cases

wa-22ip-42-07-2020

1. ) OAG ENGINEERING SDN. BHD. 2. ) OAG OFFSHORE PIPELINE SERVICES SDN. BHD. 3. ) OAG INTERNATIONAL PIPELINE SERVICES LTD. ABU DHABI 4. ) OAG INTERNATIONAL PIPELINE SERVICES LTD. 5. ) SETIA OFFSHORE SERVICES SDN. BHD. v 1. ) Ng Hoe Keong 2. ) Devandran A/l Arumugam 3. ) SUN MARINE COATING (M) SDN. BHD. 4. ) Syahirah Binti Saharudin 5. ) Thevagar A/l Gurunathan PIHAK TERKILAN HAFIZAH BINTI ABU HASSAN

wa-17d-47-11-2016

Manoharan A/l Kandasamy v 1. ) XXXX 2. ) Pentadbir Harta Pusaka Lim Kian Peet, (Simati) 3. ) Chong Chuan Long

wa-22ncc-171-05-2020

Suruhanjaya Sekuriti Malaysia v 1. ) WONG SHEE KAI 2. ) TEH SEW WAN 3. ) WONG SK HOLDINGS SDN. BHD. PENCELAH Suruhanjaya Sekuriti Malaysia