Pleadings
7 cases · December 2025 to April 2026
Case Volume by Year
2 25
5 26
2025–2026
Key Issues & Sub-Topics
Binding effect — Whether court confined to pleaded issues — Whether unpleaded matters may be relied upon — Interaction between pleading principles and procedural applications under Order 33. 1 O.78 r.2(3) Rules of Court 2012 — Mandatory requirement to particularise justification and fair comment — Bare pleading without particulars defective and fatal to defences. 1 Parties bound by pleadings — Unpleaded issues — Requirement of specific pleading 1 Bound by pleadings — Departure from pleaded case — Plaintiff pleaded friendly loan to corporate entity but testified loan was to deceased individually — Plaintiff withdrew claim against principal debtor mid-trial — Whether fatal to the Plaintiff's case — Whether secondary claim against guarantor collapses without amendment to pleadings. Locus standi — Representative capacity — Estate of deceased — Action commenced against deceased's son — No letters of administration extracted — Whether Defendant had legal capacity to be sued — Whether action was incompetent and a nullity ab initio — Rules of Court 2012, Order 15 Rule 6A — Probate and Administration Act 1959. 1 Parties bound by pleadings — Attempt to introduce occupiers’ liability at appellate stage — Impermissible 1 Special damages — Legal costs for extracting grant of letters of administration — Failure to specifically plead in statement of claim — Lee Tai Kau & Anor v. Rajanderan A/L Manickam & Anor applied — Claim dismissed 1 Burden of proof — Defendant’s entire case predicated on accuracy of utility mapping — Onus on defendant to prove its defence — Failure to discharge onus 1
Binding effect — Whether court confined to pleaded issues — Whether unpleaded matters may be relied upon — Interaction between pleading principles and procedural applications under Order 33. 1 case
O.78 r.2(3) Rules of Court 2012 — Mandatory requirement to particularise justification and fair comment — Bare pleading without particulars defective and fatal to defences. 1 case
Parties bound by pleadings — Unpleaded issues — Requirement of specific pleading 1 case
Bound by pleadings — Departure from pleaded case — Plaintiff pleaded friendly loan to corporate entity but testified loan was to deceased individually — Plaintiff withdrew claim against principal debtor mid-trial — Whether fatal to the Plaintiff's case — Whether secondary claim against guarantor collapses without amendment to pleadings. Locus standi — Representative capacity — Estate of deceased — Action commenced against deceased's son — No letters of administration extracted — Whether Defendant had legal capacity to be sued — Whether action was incompetent and a nullity ab initio — Rules of Court 2012, Order 15 Rule 6A — Probate and Administration Act 1959. 1 case
Parties bound by pleadings — Attempt to introduce occupiers’ liability at appellate stage — Impermissible 1 case
Special damages — Legal costs for extracting grant of letters of administration — Failure to specifically plead in statement of claim — Lee Tai Kau & Anor v. Rajanderan A/L Manickam & Anor applied — Claim dismissed 1 case
Burden of proof — Defendant’s entire case predicated on accuracy of utility mapping — Onus on defendant to prove its defence — Failure to discharge onus 1 case
Key Statutes
Rules of Court 2012
cited in 4 cases Evidence Act 1950
cited in 2 cases Defamation Act 1957
cited in 1 case Contracts Act 1950 (Cap 136)
cited in 1 case National Land Code (Cap 828)
cited in 1 case Stamp Act 1949 (Cap 378)
cited in 1 case Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994
cited in 1 case Limitation Act 1953 (Cap 254)
cited in 1 case Penal Code (Cap 574)
cited in 1 case Court Distribution
Key People & Firms
Top Judges
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Cases
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
ja-12b-75-11-2025
CHAN SAN SAN v LIM THOW SIANG
20 April 2026
MYHC
da-22ncvc-2-01-2024
Lotus Park Sdn. Bhd v Tenaga Nasional Berhad
11 February 2026
MYHC
ka-22ncvc-21-06-2023
FAIZAL BIN ZAINAL RASHID v 1. ) KEDAH AGRO HOLDINGS BERHAD 2. ) SHUBERT DELOS REYES ANCHETA 3. ) Ahmad Qusyairi Bin Ahmad Zaini
1 February 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
wa-12bncvc-54-06-2025
1. ) Lee Koon Kit (Menuntut Sebagai Pentadbir Harta Pusaka Lee Sang - K/P-541018105815) 2. ) Yuan Yoke Kiew (Menuntut Sebagai Orang Tanggungan Lee Sang - No. K/P-541018105815) v 1. ) Er Zhi Ning 2. ) Yong Yee Sien
23 December 2025
MYHC
wa-11bncvc-22-06-2025
KURNIA EKUITI SDN. BHD. v TM TECHNOLOGY SERVICES SDN. BHD.
9 December 2025
MYHC