Equity
33 cases · June 2024 to June 2026
Case Volume by Year
2 24
8 25
23 26
2024–2026
Key Issues & Sub-Topics
Trusts — Beneficial ownership — Fiduciary obligations — Wrongful dealings with trust property — Failure to account — Assessment of damages arising from breach of trust and fiduciary duty. 2 Cause to the contrary — Whether hardship, sympathy, commercial difficulties or request for indulgence constitute equitable basis to refuse statutory remedy. 1 Trusts — Beneficial ownership — Fiduciary obligations — Wrongful dealings with trust property — Failure to account — Assessment of damages arising from breach of trust and fiduciary duties. 1 Trusts — Beneficial ownership — Bare trustee — Fiduciary obligations — Wrongful dealings with trust property — Failure to account — Assessment of damages arising from breach of trust. 1 Trusts — Bare trustee — Beneficial ownership — Fiduciary obligations — Wrongful dealings with trust property — Failure to account — Consequences for assessment of damages. 1 Preservation of estate — Alleged transfers procured from vulnerable elderly person suffering dementia — Interim restraint against dissipation of foreign-held assets, securities accounts and safe deposit box contents pending inquiry 1 Fiduciary duties — Secret profits — Senior employee receiving payments from contractors — Whether payments constitute secret profits or bribes — Definition of bribe in civil law — Secret commission paid to agent without principal's knowledge — Fiduciary holds bribe on constructive trust for principal regardless of source of funds. 1 Accessory liability — Dishonest assistance — Third party allowing bank account to be used as conduit — Issuing false invoices — Whether liable as accessory — Knowing receipt and dishonest assistance — Royal Brunei Airlines v Tan principles applied. 1 Declaratory relief — Delay, laches and acquiescence — Plaintiff commencing proceedings approximately 10 years after attaining majority — Whether unexplained continuation of registered Muslim identity and forensic prejudice justified refusal of declaratory relief under s 41 Specific Relief Act 1950 1 Discretionary relief — Conduct of applicant — Repeated use of insolvency-suspension procedures — Prior dismissal of scheme of arrangement and judicial management proceedings — Whether conduct relevant to refusal of equitable relief 1 Approbation and reprobation — Admission of indebtedness in restructuring proposal — Whether company precluded from subsequently asserting bona fide dispute to same debt 1 Resulting trust — Presumption where purchase money provided by one party but property registered in another’s name — Whether Crest One held property on trust for director — Westdeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale v Islington LBC [1996] AC 669 applied — Loo Hon Kong v Loo Kim Lim [2004] 4 CLJ 1 referred. 1 Estoppel — Whether silence or conduct gives rise to estoppel — Requirement of clear and unequivocal representation — Whether party can approbate and reprobate 1 Equitable considerations — Benefit to estate property — Discharge of charge — Whether restitution would result in unjust enrichment 1 Proprietary estoppel — Improvements to land — Expenditure by occupier — Requirement of inducement or encouragement by landowner — Whether equitable claim maintainable in absence of pleaded representation or assurance. 1 Laches — Delay in challenging consent order — Prejudice and finality — Whether delay bars relief — Considered 1 Relief against forfeiture — Proportionate nature of security consequence — Commercial parties held to their willingly bargained bargain — Relief denied. 1 Clean hands doctrine — Whether plaintiffs acted dishonestly or suppressed material facts — Whether equitable relief should be refused. 1 Defences — Unconscionability — Retention of title as security — Whether inequitable conduct by bank — Clean hands — Equitable set-off — Failure to prove prejudice 1 Laches — Inordinate and unexplained delay — Section 32 Limitation Act 1953 — Equitable jurisdiction to refuse relief notwithstanding statutory limitation period 1
+ 15 more
Trusts — Beneficial ownership — Fiduciary obligations — Wrongful dealings with trust property — Failure to account — Assessment of damages arising from breach of trust and fiduciary duty. 2 cases
wa-22ncvc-208-04-2019 1. ) SUHIRTHARATNAM A/L K. KULARATNAM 2. ) SHARMINI A/P KANAGASABAI v 1. ) KOPERASI PEKERJA JAYA BHD 2. ) GOPALAKRISHNAN A/L V. SUBRAMANIAM
21 May 2026
wa-22ncvc-219-04-2019 1. ) Samuel A/L Frederick Joseph Hogg 2. ) Kishan A/L Kandaya 3. ) Lee Kok Chiang 4. ) Soi Leng @ Lau Siew Leng 5. ) Krishnan A/L Abbaye Naidu 6. ) Lim Ang Sooi 7. ) Hoong Ah Moi 8. ) Hong Shok Ngik v 1. ) Koperasi Pekerja Jaya Berhad 2. ) Metro Esquire (M) Sdn Bhd
21 May 2026
Cause to the contrary — Whether hardship, sympathy, commercial difficulties or request for indulgence constitute equitable basis to refuse statutory remedy. 1 case
Trusts — Beneficial ownership — Fiduciary obligations — Wrongful dealings with trust property — Failure to account — Assessment of damages arising from breach of trust and fiduciary duties. 1 case
Trusts — Beneficial ownership — Bare trustee — Fiduciary obligations — Wrongful dealings with trust property — Failure to account — Assessment of damages arising from breach of trust. 1 case
Trusts — Bare trustee — Beneficial ownership — Fiduciary obligations — Wrongful dealings with trust property — Failure to account — Consequences for assessment of damages. 1 case
Preservation of estate — Alleged transfers procured from vulnerable elderly person suffering dementia — Interim restraint against dissipation of foreign-held assets, securities accounts and safe deposit box contents pending inquiry 1 case
Fiduciary duties — Secret profits — Senior employee receiving payments from contractors — Whether payments constitute secret profits or bribes — Definition of bribe in civil law — Secret commission paid to agent without principal's knowledge — Fiduciary holds bribe on constructive trust for principal regardless of source of funds. 1 case
Accessory liability — Dishonest assistance — Third party allowing bank account to be used as conduit — Issuing false invoices — Whether liable as accessory — Knowing receipt and dishonest assistance — Royal Brunei Airlines v Tan principles applied. 1 case
Declaratory relief — Delay, laches and acquiescence — Plaintiff commencing proceedings approximately 10 years after attaining majority — Whether unexplained continuation of registered Muslim identity and forensic prejudice justified refusal of declaratory relief under s 41 Specific Relief Act 1950 1 case
Discretionary relief — Conduct of applicant — Repeated use of insolvency-suspension procedures — Prior dismissal of scheme of arrangement and judicial management proceedings — Whether conduct relevant to refusal of equitable relief 1 case
Approbation and reprobation — Admission of indebtedness in restructuring proposal — Whether company precluded from subsequently asserting bona fide dispute to same debt 1 case
Resulting trust — Presumption where purchase money provided by one party but property registered in another’s name — Whether Crest One held property on trust for director — Westdeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale v Islington LBC [1996] AC 669 applied — Loo Hon Kong v Loo Kim Lim [2004] 4 CLJ 1 referred. 1 case
Estoppel — Whether silence or conduct gives rise to estoppel — Requirement of clear and unequivocal representation — Whether party can approbate and reprobate 1 case
Equitable considerations — Benefit to estate property — Discharge of charge — Whether restitution would result in unjust enrichment 1 case
Proprietary estoppel — Improvements to land — Expenditure by occupier — Requirement of inducement or encouragement by landowner — Whether equitable claim maintainable in absence of pleaded representation or assurance. 1 case
Laches — Delay in challenging consent order — Prejudice and finality — Whether delay bars relief — Considered 1 case
Relief against forfeiture — Proportionate nature of security consequence — Commercial parties held to their willingly bargained bargain — Relief denied. 1 case
Clean hands doctrine — Whether plaintiffs acted dishonestly or suppressed material facts — Whether equitable relief should be refused. 1 case
Defences — Unconscionability — Retention of title as security — Whether inequitable conduct by bank — Clean hands — Equitable set-off — Failure to prove prejudice 1 case
Laches — Inordinate and unexplained delay — Section 32 Limitation Act 1953 — Equitable jurisdiction to refuse relief notwithstanding statutory limitation period 1 case
Election — Doctrine of approbate and reprobate — Party accepting benefits under agreement — Whether party can subsequently deny obligations arising from same agreement — Plaintiff and children enjoying benefits for many years — Whether equitable doctrine prevents challenge to agreement 1 case
Delay — Laches and acquiescence — Declaratory relief — Whether court may refuse declaration where there has been substantial delay — Agreement executed more than two decades earlier — Parties acting on agreement for many years — Whether relief inequitable 1 case
Balance of convenience — Preservation of living assets — Durian orchard as sensitive biological asset — Risk of irreparable harm. 1 case
Laches — Delay in commencing proceedings — Section 32 Limitation Act 1953 — Equitable jurisdiction to refuse relief notwithstanding compliance with limitation period — Delay of almost five years unexplained 1 case
Laches — Application for order for sale — Delay of over 20 years — Whether amounting to laches — Held, no laches — Plaintiff actively enforced charge — Obtained order for sale in 2019 — Conducted two auctions — Defendant took property subject to registered charge — No prejudice shown 1 case
Discretion of the Court — Security for costs — "Having regard to all the circumstances of the case" — Proportionality of security ordered — Amount of security to reflect nature and scope of remaining claim against defendant 1 case
Duty of candour — Material non-disclosure — Failure to disclose applicable defences — Adequacy of undertaking — Balance of convenience — Serious issue to be tried — Whether Plaintiffs’ fears amount to irreparable harm — Whether injunction causes disproportionate prejudice to Defendant — American Cyanamid principles. 1 case
Relief against forfeiture — Principles — Whether disproportionate to forfeit fully-paid cargo for minor outstanding balance. 1 case
Key Statutes
Evidence Act 1950 (Cap 56)
cited in 5 cases Limitation Act 1953 (Cap 254)
cited in 5 cases Contracts Act 1950 (Cap 136)
cited in 3 cases Rules of Court 2012
cited in 3 cases Companies Act 2016 (Cap 777)
cited in 2 cases National Land Code (Cap 828)
cited in 1 case Specific Relief Act 1950 (Cap 137)
cited in 1 case Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994
cited in 1 case Courts of Judicature Act 1964
cited in 1 case Court Distribution
Key People & Firms
Top Judges
Top Firms
Murugesan Sinnandavar & Association 5 Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill 2 Shearn Delamore & Co. 2 Peters Chambers 2 Rosli Dahlan Saravana Partnership 1 Law Chambers of Nithiya Thiahhan 1 Mohd Amirul Ramli & Co. 1 Sharihah Thauhirah Osman & Associates 1 Teja Singh Penesar & Co 1 Tan Ah Lak & Co 1 Madhi Param & Co. 1 Sheanna Velu 1 T C Chong & Rakan Rakan 1 KC Lim & Associates 1 Prakash & Co 1
Top Lawyers
Rajenthira Kumar 5 S. Murugesan 5 Jude Peters 2 Dinesh Kannen 2 Sutha Jayan Rajoo 1 Vinayah Sri Ram 1 Mohd Amirul Bin Ramli 1 Nor Hafiza Binti Alias 1 Mong Chung Seng 1 Chew Sue Peng 1 Jeremy Tan 1 Sebastian Lai Yi Kang 1 Sudesh Singh 1 Saravanabavan s/o Mathialagan 1 Sheanna Shanta d/o Kenneth Velu 1
Cases
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AFFIN BANK BERHAD v GAINVEST BUILDERS (M) SDN. BHD.
25 June 2026
MYHC
wa-22ncvc-208-04-2019
1. ) SUHIRTHARATNAM A/L K. KULARATNAM 2. ) SHARMINI A/P KANAGASABAI v 1. ) KOPERASI PEKERJA JAYA BHD 2. ) GOPALAKRISHNAN A/L V. SUBRAMANIAM
21 May 2026
MYHC
wa-22ncvc-212-04-2019
1. ) JEEVA JOTHY A/P SATCHITHANANDAN 2. ) SATHESELAN A/L PERIASAMY 3. ) YOGESWARAN A/L POKANNI 4. ) KANDASAMY A/L ARUMUGAM 5. ) MURUGASU A/L PERIASAMY 6. ) YAP LAN @ YAP LAM 7. ) LIM MEI WAH (MENDAKWA DALAM KAPASITI SELAKU WASI BAGI HARTAPUSAKA YAP SONG NAN SIMATI) 8. ) SUPRAMANIAM @ MURUGAVELOO A/L KANDASAMY 9. ) KAMALAM A/P SINNAIAH (MENDAKWA DALAM KAPASITI SELAKU WASI BAGI HARTAPUSAKA BALASUNDARAM A/L KARUPPIAH SIMATI) 10. ) KONG SOI POY 11. ) LIM ANG JOO 12. ) PARAMESWARAN RAM A/L SATCHIT...
21 May 2026
MYHC
wa-22ncvc-219-04-2019
1. ) Samuel A/L Frederick Joseph Hogg 2. ) Kishan A/L Kandaya 3. ) Lee Kok Chiang 4. ) Soi Leng @ Lau Siew Leng 5. ) Krishnan A/L Abbaye Naidu 6. ) Lim Ang Sooi 7. ) Hoong Ah Moi 8. ) Hong Shok Ngik v 1. ) Koperasi Pekerja Jaya Berhad 2. ) Metro Esquire (M) Sdn Bhd
21 May 2026
MYHC
wa-22ncvc-567-10-2017
KRISHNASAMY A/L MANJINY v 1. ) KOPERASI PEKERJA JAYA BHD 2. ) GOPALAKRISHNAN A/L V. SUBRAMANIAM
21 May 2026
MYHC
wa-22ncvc-68-01-2018
RAJENDRAN A/L RASAMANICKAM v 1. ) KOPERASI PEKERJA JAYA BHD 2. ) Gopalakrishnan A/L V.Subramaniam 3. ) Metro Esquire (M) Sdn Bhd
21 May 2026
MYHC
ma-24ncvc-151-05-2026
ONG TJOEI AIK HAROLD v 1. ) GAN SIEW MUI @ GAN YOOK HWA 2. ) ONG LU YUAN 3. ) HOWARD ONG LU PENG
20 May 2026
MYHC
wa-22ncc-128-03-2022
TRIPLC MEDICAL SDN. BHD. v 1. ) ZAIDI BIN MOHAMED NOR 2. ) NOR AZHAR BIN HAMZAH PIHAK TERKILAN 1. ) Wong Chun Lun 2. ) Hasmah Binti Yahaya 3. ) Zaidi Bin Mohamed Nor
19 May 2026
MYHC
ma-24-5-07-2025
NURISAH BINTI ABDULLAH v 1. ) Majlis Agama Islam Melaka 2. ) Kerajaan Negeri Melaka 3. ) KETUA PENGARAH JABATAN PENDAFTARAN NEGARA
14 May 2026
MYHC
ma-24ncc-1-03-2025
SUPREME POWER (M) PERFORMANCE SDN. BHD. v AMBANK (M) BERHAD
12 May 2026
MYHC
wa-22ncvc-683-12-2023
1. ) Crest One (M) Sdn Bhd 2. ) Ng Kar Choon @ Philip Ng v 1. ) Ng Kar Kui 2. ) Ng Xu Long
7 May 2026
MYHC
ma-24ncvc-399-09-2025
FIRST RELIANCE TARGET SDN BHD v PLANETARIUM MELAKA SDN BHD
5 May 2026
MYHC
ma-11b-13-10-2025
NG KIAN TEK v NG HUI JOO
4 May 2026
MYHC
ma-22ncvc-57-11-2023
NORAINI BINTI AHMAD v 1. ) PAIZA BINTI ZAKARIAH 2. ) MOHD PAZIM BIN ZAKARIAH 3. ) MOHD PAZLEE BIN ZAKARIAH 4. ) PALILA BINTI ZAKARIAH
29 April 2026
MYHC
ma-24ncvc-397-09-2025
LIZAWATI BINTI JAMAL v 1. ) ZAIDA BINTI AHMAD 2. ) MASLAN BIN A. LATIF
26 April 2026
MYHC
wa-24ncc-370-07-2025
Social Finance Sdn Bhd v 1. ) Jamaliyah Binti Salleh 2. ) FK Technology Sdn Bhd 3. ) Khairy Fahmy Bin Mohd Karim
22 April 2026
MYHC
wa-24ncvc-5168-12-2024
1. ) MASTER YANG 2. ) YAHOO YANG v PERBADANAN PENGURUSAN MONET SPRINGTIME
9 March 2026
MYHC
wa-22m-233-04-2019
KUWAIT FINANCE HOUSE (MALAYSIA) BERHAD v 1. ) WSJ INTERNATIONAL SDN. BHD. 2. ) NOR RAIHAN BINTI AHMAD KAMARUDIN 3. ) IQBAL BIN MOHD AYUB 4. ) MOHAMED BASIR BIN MAIDIN 5. ) RASHID BIN MAIDIN 6. ) MOHAMED IDRIS BIN MOHAMED 7. ) MOHAMED IZHAR BIN KHURSHED AHMAD 8. ) SELVARAJAN A/L MARUTHAMUTHU
25 February 2026
MYHC
wa-11ancvc-50-10-2025
1. ) ARWIN SHANT A/L MURALI KRISHNAN 2. ) VIGNESWARY A/P SIMMACHALAM 3. ) S VIJAYALACHEMY A/P R SUBRAMANIAM v MISC BERHAD
29 January 2026
MYHC
ba-24ncvc-2316-10-2025
Ng Soh Hoon v 1. ) Yap Liong Boon 2. ) TAN CHUN HONG @ TAN CHOON KIAW
28 January 2026
MYHC
wa-22ncvc-513-07-2021
CHIN YOOK PHING v 1. ) ENISAH BINTI BAHARUDDIN 2. ) YULINA BINTI BAHARUDDIN BUKAN PIHAK-PIHAK TETUAN OLIVIA CHIN & CO
27 January 2026
MYHC
wa-12ancvc-80-06-2025
DHAYALAN A/L SUBRAMANIAM v 1. ) PA RECRUITMENT (KL) SDN BHD 2. ) DIEBOLD NIXDORF SDN.BHD
19 January 2026
MYHC
ta-24fc-24-05-2025
CIMB BANK BERHAD v SHARIFAH KHAIRANI BINTI SYED AHMAD
10 January 2026
MYHC
wa-24ncvc-4976-12-2024
Mohammed Shabaz Khan v 1. ) Crest Worldwide Resources Sdn Bhd (In Liquidation) 2. ) Shamir Kumar Nandy
1 December 2025
MYHC
wa-24ncvc-2468-07-2024
WONG MUN HOE v MAR SZE LING
27 November 2025
MYHC