Damages
44 cases · November 2017 to July 2026
Case Volume by Year
1 17
1 23
3 24
14 25
25 26
2017–2026
Key Issues & Sub-Topics
Assessment — Personal injury and fatal accident — Quantum — Special damages — General damages for pain and suffering — Loss of dependency — Bereavement — Multiplicand and multiplier — Whether assessment by Sessions Court Judge fair and reasonable 2 Quantification — Proof of loss — Maximum Demand methodology — Energy Commission Guidelines — Evidential foundation — Contemporaneous records — Reduction of claim — Concession on assessment period — Quantum not determined following failure to establish liability. 1 Liquidated Ascertained Damages (LAD) — Whether LAD continued to accrue after issuance of CCC — Whether claim for continuing LAD sustainable where lawful vacant possession found to have been delivered — Whether subsequent infrastructure and regularisation issues sufficient to extend contractual LAD. 1 Exemplary damages — Breach of contract — Whether exemplary damages recoverable for breach of deed of guarantee absent concurrent actionable wrong or breach of statutory duty — Applicability of Big Man Management Sdn Bhd v Tenaga Nasional Bhd 1 Compensatory damages — Beneficial proprietary interests — Breach of trust — Breach of fiduciary duty — Fraud — Concealment and non-disclosure — Prolonged deprivation of beneficial ownership — Frustration of intended family-home purpose — Moderated judicial assessment — Rejection of speculative valuation methodology. 1 Aggravated damages — Breach of trust — Abuse of fiduciary obligations — Concealment — Non-disclosure — Oppressive conduct — Prolonged deprivation of beneficial rights — Whether aggravated damages formed part of the Court's assessment of the consequences of the established wrongdoing. 1 Exemplary damages — Liability judgment expressly directing exemplary damages to be assessed — Punitive and deterrent award — Proportionality — Avoidance of duplication with compensatory and aggravated damages. 1 Compensatory damages — Beneficial proprietary interests — Multiple plaintiffs — Categorised assessment — Ordinary plaintiffs — Estate/family plaintiffs — Multiple-interest plaintiffs — Moderated judicial assessment — Rejection of speculative valuation methodology — Awards calibrated according to differing beneficial interests and factual circumstances. 1 Aggravated damages — Global award — Breach of trust — Breach of fiduciary duty — Concealment — Non-disclosure — Abuse of fiduciary obligations — Prolonged deprivation of beneficial ownership — Whether aggravated damages formed part of the Court's assessment of the consequences of the established wrongdoing. 1 Exemplary damages — Global award — Punitive and deterrent award — Proportionality — Avoidance of duplication with compensatory and aggravated damages — Assessment of quantum. 1 General and compensatory damages — Beneficial proprietary interests — Multiple plaintiffs — Global award — Apportionment according to beneficial interests — Breach of trust — Breach of fiduciary duty — Prolonged deprivation of beneficial ownership — Moderated judicial assessment — Rejection of speculative valuation methodology. 1 Aggravated damages — Global award — Concealment — Non-disclosure — Abuse of fiduciary obligations — Exclusion of beneficial owners from dealings affecting the land — Whether aggravated damages formed part of the Court's assessment of the consequences of the established wrongdoing. 1 Exemplary damages — Punitive and deterrent award — Proportionality — Avoidance of duplication with compensatory and aggravated damages — Clarification proceedings concerning legal basis of exemplary damages. 1 General and compensatory damages — Beneficial proprietary interest — Breach of trust — Breach of fiduciary duty — Equitable fraud — Concealment and non-disclosure — Prolonged deprivation of beneficial ownership — Moderated judicial assessment — Rejection of speculative valuation methodology. 1 Aggravated damages — Abuse of trust and confidence — Prolonged concealment — Disregard of fiduciary obligations — Oppressive conduct — Whether aggravated damages justified as part of the assessment of damages. 1 Exemplary damages — Liability judgment expressly directing exemplary damages to be assessed — Punitive and deterrent award — Proportionality — Avoidance of duplication with aggravated damages. 1 Compensatory damages — Beneficial proprietary interest — Breach of trust — Breach of fiduciary duty — Fraud — Conspiracy to defraud — Equitable fraud — Prolonged deprivation of beneficial ownership — Moderated judicial assessment — Whether Court entitled to reject speculative valuation methodology. 1 Aggravated damages — Concealment — Non-disclosure — Abuse of fiduciary position — Prolonged exclusion of beneficial owner from dealings affecting trust property — Whether aggravating features formed part of the Court's overall assessment of compensatory consequences. 1 Exemplary damages — Liability judgment expressly directing exemplary damages to be assessed — Punitive and deterrent award — Whether award justified — Proportionality — Avoidance of duplication with compensatory and aggravated damages. 1 Special damages — Counterclaim for rental, wages and losses — Requirement of strict proof — Whether losses sufficiently proved as to quantum and causation — Evidence Act 1950, ss 101–103 1
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Assessment — Personal injury and fatal accident — Quantum — Special damages — General damages for pain and suffering — Loss of dependency — Bereavement — Multiplicand and multiplier — Whether assessment by Sessions Court Judge fair and reasonable 2 cases
ta-12b-7-04-2025 1. ) RAZLEEN BINTI AWANG (Menuntut sebagai balu yang sah kepada Mohd Amin Bin Ibrahim (simati), untuk gantirugi kesedihan, kehilangan tanggungan dan kerugian perbelanjaan di bawah Seksyen 7 Akta Undang-Undang Sibil 1956 (Pindaan) 2. ) XXXX v 1. ) ROADCARE (M) SDN BHD 2. ) Jabatan Kerja Raya Malaysia 3. ) Kerajaan Malaysia 4. ) PENGARAH JABATAN KERJA RAYA NEGERI TERENGGANU
26 January 2026
ta-12b-8-04-2025 1. ) Nur Zafirah binti Bazaredi 2. ) Norliza binti Mat Hassan v 1. ) Pengarah Jabatan Kerja Raya Negeri Terengganu 2. ) Jabatan Kerja Raya Malaysia 3. ) Kerajaan Malaysia 4. ) Roadcare (M) Sdn. Bhd.
26 January 2026
Quantification — Proof of loss — Maximum Demand methodology — Energy Commission Guidelines — Evidential foundation — Contemporaneous records — Reduction of claim — Concession on assessment period — Quantum not determined following failure to establish liability. 1 case
Liquidated Ascertained Damages (LAD) — Whether LAD continued to accrue after issuance of CCC — Whether claim for continuing LAD sustainable where lawful vacant possession found to have been delivered — Whether subsequent infrastructure and regularisation issues sufficient to extend contractual LAD. 1 case
Exemplary damages — Breach of contract — Whether exemplary damages recoverable for breach of deed of guarantee absent concurrent actionable wrong or breach of statutory duty — Applicability of Big Man Management Sdn Bhd v Tenaga Nasional Bhd 1 case
Compensatory damages — Beneficial proprietary interests — Breach of trust — Breach of fiduciary duty — Fraud — Concealment and non-disclosure — Prolonged deprivation of beneficial ownership — Frustration of intended family-home purpose — Moderated judicial assessment — Rejection of speculative valuation methodology. 1 case
Aggravated damages — Breach of trust — Abuse of fiduciary obligations — Concealment — Non-disclosure — Oppressive conduct — Prolonged deprivation of beneficial rights — Whether aggravated damages formed part of the Court's assessment of the consequences of the established wrongdoing. 1 case
Exemplary damages — Liability judgment expressly directing exemplary damages to be assessed — Punitive and deterrent award — Proportionality — Avoidance of duplication with compensatory and aggravated damages. 1 case
Compensatory damages — Beneficial proprietary interests — Multiple plaintiffs — Categorised assessment — Ordinary plaintiffs — Estate/family plaintiffs — Multiple-interest plaintiffs — Moderated judicial assessment — Rejection of speculative valuation methodology — Awards calibrated according to differing beneficial interests and factual circumstances. 1 case
Aggravated damages — Global award — Breach of trust — Breach of fiduciary duty — Concealment — Non-disclosure — Abuse of fiduciary obligations — Prolonged deprivation of beneficial ownership — Whether aggravated damages formed part of the Court's assessment of the consequences of the established wrongdoing. 1 case
Exemplary damages — Global award — Punitive and deterrent award — Proportionality — Avoidance of duplication with compensatory and aggravated damages — Assessment of quantum. 1 case
General and compensatory damages — Beneficial proprietary interests — Multiple plaintiffs — Global award — Apportionment according to beneficial interests — Breach of trust — Breach of fiduciary duty — Prolonged deprivation of beneficial ownership — Moderated judicial assessment — Rejection of speculative valuation methodology. 1 case
Aggravated damages — Global award — Concealment — Non-disclosure — Abuse of fiduciary obligations — Exclusion of beneficial owners from dealings affecting the land — Whether aggravated damages formed part of the Court's assessment of the consequences of the established wrongdoing. 1 case
Exemplary damages — Punitive and deterrent award — Proportionality — Avoidance of duplication with compensatory and aggravated damages — Clarification proceedings concerning legal basis of exemplary damages. 1 case
General and compensatory damages — Beneficial proprietary interest — Breach of trust — Breach of fiduciary duty — Equitable fraud — Concealment and non-disclosure — Prolonged deprivation of beneficial ownership — Moderated judicial assessment — Rejection of speculative valuation methodology. 1 case
Aggravated damages — Abuse of trust and confidence — Prolonged concealment — Disregard of fiduciary obligations — Oppressive conduct — Whether aggravated damages justified as part of the assessment of damages. 1 case
Exemplary damages — Liability judgment expressly directing exemplary damages to be assessed — Punitive and deterrent award — Proportionality — Avoidance of duplication with aggravated damages. 1 case
Compensatory damages — Beneficial proprietary interest — Breach of trust — Breach of fiduciary duty — Fraud — Conspiracy to defraud — Equitable fraud — Prolonged deprivation of beneficial ownership — Moderated judicial assessment — Whether Court entitled to reject speculative valuation methodology. 1 case
Aggravated damages — Concealment — Non-disclosure — Abuse of fiduciary position — Prolonged exclusion of beneficial owner from dealings affecting trust property — Whether aggravating features formed part of the Court's overall assessment of compensatory consequences. 1 case
Exemplary damages — Liability judgment expressly directing exemplary damages to be assessed — Punitive and deterrent award — Whether award justified — Proportionality — Avoidance of duplication with compensatory and aggravated damages. 1 case
Special damages — Counterclaim for rental, wages and losses — Requirement of strict proof — Whether losses sufficiently proved as to quantum and causation — Evidence Act 1950, ss 101–103 1 case
Equitable compensation — Secret profits — Disgorgement — Whether equitable remedy sufficient — Punitive, exemplary and aggravated damages — Claim dismissed where equitable compensation already fully restores principal and acts as deterrent — Clean hands doctrine — Claimant seeking penal remedies must come with clean hands –selective enforcement of grievance disentitles claimant to punitive damages — Missing items — Electronic items distributed to third parties — Verification with recipients — Items received by plaintiff's own employees exempted from claim — Plaintiff failed to explain why no disciplinary action taken against own staff who received items. 1 case
General damages — Loss of prospect of marriage — Plaintiff a young male amputee — Unchallenged evidence that marriage prospects reduced — No requirement to prove loss of sexual function or broken engagement — Award of RM15,000 justified. 1 case
General damages — Loss of earning capacity — Young amputee registered as OKU — Both experts agreed plaintiff cannot return to pre‑accident employment — Real and substantial risk of future disadvantage in labour market — Minimum wage not a guarantee of employment — Award of RM50,000 appropriate. 1 case
Special damages — Future surgery costs — Implant removal — Application of “one‑third rule” — Private hospital quotations — Government hospital alternative available at nominal cost — Plaintiff failed to prove legitimate reason for choosing private care — Appeal dismissed. 1 case
Special damages — Loss of actual earnings — Plaintiff returned to work using hospital‑supplied prosthesis — Voluntary cessation after two days — Failure to mitigate — Appeal dismissed. 1 case
Cost of prosthesis — Bionic microprocessor prosthesis (RM1,285,149.30) v mechanical prosthesis (RM468,000) — Principle of restitutio in integrum — Plaintiff entitled to best prosthesis to restore function, not merely the cheapest — Expert evidence established functional superiority of bionic prosthesis — Waterproof, ankle joint, breathable liner, terrain adaptation, reduced risk of osteoarthritis — Respondents’ expert conceded his product inferior — Reliance on plaintiff’s “village lifestyle” and former occupation as car washer to deny advanced technology amounted to socio‑economic discrimination — Article 8 of Federal Constitution — Award of RM1,285,149.30 substituted — Direct payment to supplier ordered to prevent misuse of funds. 1 case
Personal injury — Appeal against quantum — Severe traumatic brain injury and multiple orthopaedic injuries — Distinction between severity of injury and extent of disability — Whether immobility attributable primarily to ankylosed hip rather than neurological deficit — Awards not manifestly low — Future nursing care — Appellate restraint — Appeal dismissed. 1 case
Special damages — Strict proof — Repair costs awarded based principally on adjuster’s report — Absence of verified invoices, receipts, proof of payment or evidence from repairer — Whether special damages strictly proved 1 case
Fatal accident claim — Loss of dependency — Multiplicand and multiplier — Assessment of future loss — Proof of earnings — Conflicting evidence regarding deceased's income — Whether trial judge entitled to adopt cautious and moderate approach — Whether multiplier adopted plainly erroneous — Whether appellate intervention warranted 1 case
General and aggravated damages awarded — Injunction, removal of posts and apology ordered. 1 case
Key Statutes
Evidence Act 1950 (Cap 56)
cited in 9 cases Rules of Court 2012
cited in 5 cases Companies Act 2016 (Cap 777)
cited in 3 cases Contracts Act 1950 (Cap 136)
cited in 3 cases Limitation Act 1953 (Cap 254)
cited in 1 case Defamation Act 1957
cited in 1 case Evidence Ordinance
cited in 1 case Federal Constitution
cited in 1 case Court Distribution
Key People & Firms
Top Judges
Yusrin Faidz bin Yusoff 10 Mahazan binti Mat Taib 6 Moses Susayan 3 Raja Segaran a/l S.krishnan 3 Jamhirah binti Ali 2 Shahnaz binti Sulaiman 2 Mohd Radzi bin Harun 2 Muhammad Adam bin Abdullah 2 Budiman Lutfi bin Mohamed 2 Noradura binti Hamzah 2 Moh Kok Wai 2 Azahar bin Mohamed 1 Ahmad bin Haji Maarop 1 Zaharah binti Ibrahim 1 Suriyadi bin Halim Omar 1
Top Firms
Murugesan Sinnandavar & Association 5 Ranjit Singh & Co. 2 Peters Chambers 2 Attorney General's Chamber 1 Naicker & Associates 1 Ranizan Abdullah & Associates 1 Dorairaj, Low & Teh 1 Yoon & Partners 1 Richard Wee Chambers 1 Horley Isaacs & Associates 1 James Khong 1 KS Chew & Associates 1 SL Lim & Lui 1 Brendan Siva 1 Wong & Partners 1
Top Lawyers
Rajenthira Kumar 5 S. Murugesan 5 Ranjit Singh 2 Harveynder Singh Tyndall 2 Jude Peters 2 Dinesh Kannen 2 Masriwani binti Mahmud @ Mamat 1 J S Naicker 1 Ranizan bin Mokhtar 1 Muhammad Aliff Shafiq Bin Maskor 1 Muhammad Khairuddin bin Annuar 1 Annette Rachel Edwin 1 Nathelyn Pereira 1 Leong Zhi Hong 1 Lim Yi Xuan 1
Cases
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LIM KEEM KOK & SONS REALTY SDN. BHD. v TENAGA NASIONAL BERHAD
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21 May 2026
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21 May 2026
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KRISHNASAMY A/L MANJINY v 1. ) KOPERASI PEKERJA JAYA BHD 2. ) GOPALAKRISHNAN A/L V. SUBRAMANIAM
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wa-22ncvc-68-01-2018
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19 May 2026
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1. ) Hazwani Binti Misman 2. ) Hamizah Binti Misman v 1. ) Ching Tai Seng 2. ) Ching Hock Meng
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CHAN SAN SAN v LIM THOW SIANG
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XXXX v 1. ) Kerajaan Malaysia 2. ) Muhammad Hafizzudeen bin Iskandar Tuah 3. ) Muhammd Hafeezat bin Ramzee Azlan 4. ) Fatin Najwa binti Amran 5. ) Nur Saiyidah Solehah binti Jamal 6. ) Muhammad Fauzan bin Yunus 7. ) Nurul Ashikin binti Abu Bakar 8. ) Nor Liana Nisa binti Othman 9. ) Tzai Siew Kein 10. ) Shirlene Yeoh Zhxem Phing 11. ) Nor Rahayu
8 March 2026
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1. ) AHMAD FAIZAL BIN MOHAMAD ALI 2. ) NORMALA BINTI HAJI BASIRON 3. ) Kerajaan Malaysia v JAY SHREE L. C. DOSHI (secara sendiri dan sebagai Wasi dan Pemegang Amanah Estet Vinayak Prabhakar Pradhan)
29 January 2026
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ta-12b-13-07-2025
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28 January 2026
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ta-12b-7-04-2025
1. ) RAZLEEN BINTI AWANG (Menuntut sebagai balu yang sah kepada Mohd Amin Bin Ibrahim (simati), untuk gantirugi kesedihan, kehilangan tanggungan dan kerugian perbelanjaan di bawah Seksyen 7 Akta Undang-Undang Sibil 1956 (Pindaan) 2. ) XXXX v 1. ) ROADCARE (M) SDN BHD 2. ) Jabatan Kerja Raya Malaysia 3. ) Kerajaan Malaysia 4. ) PENGARAH JABATAN KERJA RAYA NEGERI TERENGGANU
26 January 2026
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ta-12b-8-04-2025
1. ) Nur Zafirah binti Bazaredi 2. ) Norliza binti Mat Hassan v 1. ) Pengarah Jabatan Kerja Raya Negeri Terengganu 2. ) Jabatan Kerja Raya Malaysia 3. ) Kerajaan Malaysia 4. ) Roadcare (M) Sdn. Bhd.
26 January 2026
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wa-22ncc-412-06-2023
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13 January 2026
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