Practice and procedure
63 cases · September 2025 to July 2026
Case Volume by Year
8 25
55 26
2025–2026
Key Issues & Sub-Topics
Joinder — Efficiency and convenience — Whether aggregation of claims necessary — Procedural economy versus jurisdictional constraint. 3 Ex parte originating summons — Affidavit evidence — Certificate of urgency — Whether certificate of urgency constituted evidence — Whether facts stated only in certificate of urgency but omitted from supporting affidavit could be relied upon in determining substantive application — Duty of full and frank disclosure — Requirement that all material facts be verified on oath — Whether Court entitled to disregard matters not deposed to in affidavit — Distinction between case management function of certificate of urgency and evidential requirements for substantive relief. 1 Originating Summons — Relief against public authority — Mandatory order compelling exercise of statutory function — Affidavit evidence only — Whether disputed issues concerning validity of forfeiture and service of 1 Part-heard proceedings — Successor Judge delivering judgment — Trial Judge transferred before judgment — Order 35 rule 11 Rules of Court 2012 — Whether judgment a nullity — Whether witnesses required to be recalled — Natural justice — Coram. 1 Amendment of pleadings — Leave to amend Statement of Claim after close of pleadings — Order 20 rule 5(1), Rules of Court 2012 — Judicial discretion — Scope of discretion — Principles governing amendments — Late amendment — Amendment sought after close of pleadings — Amendment on eve of trial — Delay — Requirement of cogent and reasonable explanation for delay — Facts within applicant’s knowledge at commencement of proceedings — Absence of explanation — Tactical amendment — Tactical manoeuvre — Change in character of action — Amendment introducing alternative proprietary relief — Relief in specie — Delivery of vacant possession — Transfer of strata parcel — Whether amendment merely particularised existing relief or introduced new case — Prejudice to opposing party — Whether prejudice compensable by costs — Disruption of trial preparation — Balance of justice — Bona fides — Refusal of leave to amend — Costs. 1 Status quo — Provisional findings — Liberty to apply — Costs in the cause. 1 Appeal — Appeal from Registrar — Rehearing before Judge in Chambers — Order 56 r 1 Rules of Court 2012 — Scope of appellate jurisdiction. Practice and Procedure — Registrar — Jurisdiction — Whether Senior Assistant Registrar empowered to strike out action at first case management on court’s own motion — Order 32 r 9 Rules of Court 2012. Practice and Procedure — Striking out — Wrong case registration code — Administrative miscoding in e-Filing system — Whether wrong case code rendered writ a nullity — Whether miscoding constituted curable procedural irregularity — Order 1A, Order 2 rr 1 & 3, Order 18 r 19 and Order 92 r 4 Rules of Court 2012. Practice and Procedure — Procedural irregularity — Distinction between nullity and irregularity — Administrative error in case classification — Whether proceedings liable to be struck out. Practice and Procedure — Practice Directions — Arahan Amalan Bil. 6 Tahun 2013 — Legal status — Whether practice directions could override Rules of Court 2012 or confer power to strike out proceedings. Practice and Procedure — Case management — First case management — Procedural fairness — Whether party should first be afforded opportunity to rectify administrative error before action struck out. Limitation of Actions — Dependency action — Civil Law Act 1956 s 7 — Potential prejudice arising from striking out shortly before expiry of limitation period. Courts — Inherent jurisdiction — Abuse of process — Deliberate miscoding distinguished from inadvertent administrative error — Appropriate sanctions. 1 Valuation of matrimonial assets — Failure to produce valuation evidence — Court resolving evidential uncertainty against defaulting spouse. 1 Joint hearing — Exercise of judicial discretion — Common documentary and oral evidence — Common issues arising from alleged forged share transfers and directors’ resolutions — Efficiency and saving of costs — Evidence in one action standing as evidence in another — Costs in the cause. 1 Companies (Winding-Up) Rules 1972 — Procedural compliance — Petition — Verification — Advertisement — Gazette — Rule 29(2) statement — Rule 32(1) Registrar’s certificate — Drafting irregularities — Effect of procedural defects. 1 Substantial disputes of material fact — Credibility of witnesses — Suitability of affidavit procedure — Trial by writ. 1 Committee of estate — Trustee — Estate management — Prematurity of application — No existing estate requiring management. 1 Declaratory relief — Court will not grant orders lacking legal utility — Relief refused as unnecessary. Persons under Disability — Distinction between minority, mental disorder and disability under the Persons with Disabilities Act 2008 — Separate legal concepts. 1 Appeal — Appellate intervention — Findings of fact — Trial court advantage of seeing and hearing witnesses — Whether appellate court should interfere with findings of fact — Whether trial court plainly wrong — Whether proper judicial appreciation of evidence — Standard of appellate intervention 1 Order for sale proceedings — Nature of proceedings under section 256 National Land Code — Enforcement of statutory remedy — Not a claim for money judgment — No adjudication of substantive rights in personam. 1 Unopposed application — Rectification of public register — Whether unopposed application automatically warrants relief — Court’s obligation independently to examine statutory conditions. 1 Judicial review — Leave stage — Attorney General’s Chambers indicating no objection to leave — Whether absence of objection determinative — Court’s independent duty to assess arguable case. 1 Injunction — Ex parte injunction — Fortuna injunction — Interim relief pending inter partes hearing — Adequacy of damages — Risk of irreparable commercial and reputational harm from presentation and advertisement of winding-up petition — Undertaking as to damages. 1 Judgment in default of appearance — Scope of Order 13 — Distinction between liquidated demands and claims for declaratory, equitable and restitutionary relief — Whether default of appearance entitles plaintiff to judgment as of right — Rules of Court 2012, O 13 rr 1, 6. 1 Judgment in default of appearance — Order 13 r 6 — Claim not falling within categories of liquidated demand, unliquidated damages, detinue or possession of immovable property — Declaratory relief — Rescission of contract — Restitution — Vesting order — Specific performance — Whether action must proceed to formal proof notwithstanding defendant’s failure to enter appearance — Rules of Court 2012, O 13 r 6. 1
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Joinder — Efficiency and convenience — Whether aggregation of claims necessary — Procedural economy versus jurisdictional constraint. 3 cases
wa-12ancvc-212-12-2024 XTREME MERIDIAN SDN BHD v 1. ) CHOW CHEE WAH 2. ) MOHD DHIYAUDDIN ASSIDDIQ BIN MOHD ZAID 3. ) WILLIAM TEH YEW HOUNG 4. ) DENISE TEOH SHYN YONG
26 February 2026
wa-12ancvc-214-12-2024 XTREME MERIDIAN SDN BHD v 1. ) CHOW CHEE WAH 2. ) MOHD DHIYAUDDIN ASSIDDIQ BIN MOHD ZAID 3. ) WILLIAM TEH YEW HOUNG 4. ) DENISE TEOH SHYN YONG
26 February 2026
wa-12ancvc-41-04-2025 XTREME MERIDIAN SDN BHD v 1. ) CHOW CHEE WAH 2. ) MOHD DHIYAUDDIN ASSIDDIQ BIN MOHD ZAID 3. ) WILLIAM TEH YEW HOUNG 4. ) DENISE TEOH SHYN YONG
26 February 2026
Ex parte originating summons — Affidavit evidence — Certificate of urgency — Whether certificate of urgency constituted evidence — Whether facts stated only in certificate of urgency but omitted from supporting affidavit could be relied upon in determining substantive application — Duty of full and frank disclosure — Requirement that all material facts be verified on oath — Whether Court entitled to disregard matters not deposed to in affidavit — Distinction between case management function of certificate of urgency and evidential requirements for substantive relief. 1 case
Part-heard proceedings — Successor Judge delivering judgment — Trial Judge transferred before judgment — Order 35 rule 11 Rules of Court 2012 — Whether judgment a nullity — Whether witnesses required to be recalled — Natural justice — Coram. 1 case
Amendment of pleadings — Leave to amend Statement of Claim after close of pleadings — Order 20 rule 5(1), Rules of Court 2012 — Judicial discretion — Scope of discretion — Principles governing amendments — Late amendment — Amendment sought after close of pleadings — Amendment on eve of trial — Delay — Requirement of cogent and reasonable explanation for delay — Facts within applicant’s knowledge at commencement of proceedings — Absence of explanation — Tactical amendment — Tactical manoeuvre — Change in character of action — Amendment introducing alternative proprietary relief — Relief in specie — Delivery of vacant possession — Transfer of strata parcel — Whether amendment merely particularised existing relief or introduced new case — Prejudice to opposing party — Whether prejudice compensable by costs — Disruption of trial preparation — Balance of justice — Bona fides — Refusal of leave to amend — Costs. 1 case
Status quo — Provisional findings — Liberty to apply — Costs in the cause. 1 case
Appeal — Appeal from Registrar — Rehearing before Judge in Chambers — Order 56 r 1 Rules of Court 2012 — Scope of appellate jurisdiction. Practice and Procedure — Registrar — Jurisdiction — Whether Senior Assistant Registrar empowered to strike out action at first case management on court’s own motion — Order 32 r 9 Rules of Court 2012. Practice and Procedure — Striking out — Wrong case registration code — Administrative miscoding in e-Filing system — Whether wrong case code rendered writ a nullity — Whether miscoding constituted curable procedural irregularity — Order 1A, Order 2 rr 1 & 3, Order 18 r 19 and Order 92 r 4 Rules of Court 2012. Practice and Procedure — Procedural irregularity — Distinction between nullity and irregularity — Administrative error in case classification — Whether proceedings liable to be struck out. Practice and Procedure — Practice Directions — Arahan Amalan Bil. 6 Tahun 2013 — Legal status — Whether practice directions could override Rules of Court 2012 or confer power to strike out proceedings. Practice and Procedure — Case management — First case management — Procedural fairness — Whether party should first be afforded opportunity to rectify administrative error before action struck out. Limitation of Actions — Dependency action — Civil Law Act 1956 s 7 — Potential prejudice arising from striking out shortly before expiry of limitation period. Courts — Inherent jurisdiction — Abuse of process — Deliberate miscoding distinguished from inadvertent administrative error — Appropriate sanctions. 1 case
Valuation of matrimonial assets — Failure to produce valuation evidence — Court resolving evidential uncertainty against defaulting spouse. 1 case
Companies (Winding-Up) Rules 1972 — Procedural compliance — Petition — Verification — Advertisement — Gazette — Rule 29(2) statement — Rule 32(1) Registrar’s certificate — Drafting irregularities — Effect of procedural defects. 1 case
Substantial disputes of material fact — Credibility of witnesses — Suitability of affidavit procedure — Trial by writ. 1 case
Committee of estate — Trustee — Estate management — Prematurity of application — No existing estate requiring management. 1 case
Declaratory relief — Court will not grant orders lacking legal utility — Relief refused as unnecessary. Persons under Disability — Distinction between minority, mental disorder and disability under the Persons with Disabilities Act 2008 — Separate legal concepts. 1 case
Appeal — Appellate intervention — Findings of fact — Trial court advantage of seeing and hearing witnesses — Whether appellate court should interfere with findings of fact — Whether trial court plainly wrong — Whether proper judicial appreciation of evidence — Standard of appellate intervention 1 case
Order for sale proceedings — Nature of proceedings under section 256 National Land Code — Enforcement of statutory remedy — Not a claim for money judgment — No adjudication of substantive rights in personam. 1 case
Unopposed application — Rectification of public register — Whether unopposed application automatically warrants relief — Court’s obligation independently to examine statutory conditions. 1 case
Judicial review — Leave stage — Attorney General’s Chambers indicating no objection to leave — Whether absence of objection determinative — Court’s independent duty to assess arguable case. 1 case
Injunction — Ex parte injunction — Fortuna injunction — Interim relief pending inter partes hearing — Adequacy of damages — Risk of irreparable commercial and reputational harm from presentation and advertisement of winding-up petition — Undertaking as to damages. 1 case
Judgment in default of appearance — Scope of Order 13 — Distinction between liquidated demands and claims for declaratory, equitable and restitutionary relief — Whether default of appearance entitles plaintiff to judgment as of right — Rules of Court 2012, O 13 rr 1, 6. 1 case
Judgment in default of appearance — Order 13 r 6 — Claim not falling within categories of liquidated demand, unliquidated damages, detinue or possession of immovable property — Declaratory relief — Rescission of contract — Restitution — Vesting order — Specific performance — Whether action must proceed to formal proof notwithstanding defendant’s failure to enter appearance — Rules of Court 2012, O 13 r 6. 1 case
Liquidated demand — Arrears of rent — Fixed monthly rent under written tenancy agreement — Whether claim constituted liquidated demand permitting final judgment in default of appearance — Rules of Court 2012, O 13 r 1. 1 case
Service — Judgment in default of appearance — Certificate of non-appearance — Discrepancy between service date stated in affidavit of service and certificate of non-appearance — Whether clarification required before record closed — Rules of Court 2012, O 13 r 7. 1 case
High Court — Transfer of appeal between judges of same High Court station — Consolidation of cross-appeals arising from same Sessions Court action 1 case
Judicial administration — Avoidance of inconsistent decisions — Single appellate hearing on identical record and judgment 1 case
Originating Summons — Registration of birth — Entry of father’s particulars in birth register — Alleged paternity of deceased father — Child born after customary marriage not registered under civil law — Births and Deaths Registration Act 1957 1 case
Affidavit — Expungement — Order expunging affidavit under O 41 r 6 and O 92 r 4 ROC 2012 — Scope and effect of expungement order — Whether expungement of affidavit extended to separate affidavit and exhibits not named in order 1 case
Interlocutory order — Construction of order — Effect of order expunging affidavit in interlocutory proceedings — Whether order determined admissibility of evidence at trial 1 case
Pleadings — Parties bound by pleadings — Objection that contents of recording and transcription were unpleaded and irrelevant — Whether issue to be determined by trial court 1 case
Trial documents — Disputed documents — Placement in Part B or Part C bundles — Authenticity and contents disputed — Rules of Court 2012, O 34 r 2(2)(e) 1 case
Service — Substituted service — Company defendant — Registered office and business address no longer operational — Cause papers sent by A.R. registered post returned marked “berpindah” and “tidak dituntut” — Former solicitors ceased practice — Whether ordinary service impracticable — Whether substituted service ought to be ordered — Rules of Court 2012, O 62 r 5, O 92 r 4. 1 case
Key Statutes
Rules of Court 2012
cited in 3 cases Subordinate Courts Act 1948 (Cap 92)
cited in 3 cases Evidence Act 1950 (Cap 56)
cited in 2 cases Insolvency Act 1967 (Cap 360)
cited in 1 case Federal Constitution
cited in 1 case Penal Code (Cap 574)
cited in 1 case Court Distribution
Key People & Firms
Top Judges
Top Firms
Yeoh Shim Siow & Lay Kuan 3 Andrew Davis & Co. 3 Yusfarizal Aziz & Zaid 1 Azam Baba & Aqmar 1 Azwad Ihsan & Co. 1 Chor Pee Anwarul & Co. 1 V.P. Nathan & Partners 1 Nargis Kasam & Associates 1 Pejabat Penasihat Undang-Undang Negeri Terengganu 1 Ghazali Ismail & Co. 1 Gopi Seshadari 1 Azman Davidson & Co 1 Shukor Baljit & Partners 1 Chen Woon Yong & Co. 1 Devika Law Chambers 1
Top Lawyers
Zaitul Naziah binti Mohd Soib 3 Eugene Khoo Yean Shern 3 Kum Hui Min 3 Hong Shu Han 3 Mohd Munzeer Biin Zainul Abidin 1 Nabilah Binti Din 1 Amrah Binti Mohd Khairul Anuar 1 Huzir Bin Shamsul Bahrin 1 Nur Neena Chirani Binti Aqmar Hisham 1 Syahmi Nawawi 1 Previesha a/p Narindra Mohan Kumar 1 Elango A/L Manivel 1 Nargis Binti Kasam 1 Amalina binti Abdul Ghani 1 Kajendra Balan A/L R. Sandrian 1
Cases
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XTREME MERIDIAN SDN BHD v 1. ) CHOW CHEE WAH 2. ) MOHD DHIYAUDDIN ASSIDDIQ BIN MOHD ZAID 3. ) WILLIAM TEH YEW HOUNG 4. ) DENISE TEOH SHYN YONG
26 February 2026
MYHC
wa-12ancvc-214-12-2024
XTREME MERIDIAN SDN BHD v 1. ) CHOW CHEE WAH 2. ) MOHD DHIYAUDDIN ASSIDDIQ BIN MOHD ZAID 3. ) WILLIAM TEH YEW HOUNG 4. ) DENISE TEOH SHYN YONG
26 February 2026
MYHC
wa-12ancvc-41-04-2025
XTREME MERIDIAN SDN BHD v 1. ) CHOW CHEE WAH 2. ) MOHD DHIYAUDDIN ASSIDDIQ BIN MOHD ZAID 3. ) WILLIAM TEH YEW HOUNG 4. ) DENISE TEOH SHYN YONG
26 February 2026
MYHC
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MYHC
wa-22m-131-02-2024
Majlis Amanah Rakyat (MARA) v SHABRI BIN SULONG
13 January 2026
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MYHC
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MYHC
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23 November 2025
MYHC
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2 November 2025
MYHC
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KILANG SAWIT LEMBING SDN BHD v WASCO THERMAL SDN. BHD. (dahulunya dikenali sebagai MACKENZIE INDUSTRIES SDN BHD)
28 October 2025
MYHC
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27 October 2025
MYHC
ca-29ncc-256-09-2024
PEMIUTANG PENGHAKIMAN SMALL MEDIUM ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT BANK MALAYSIA BERHAD PENGHUTANG PENGHAKIMAN AHMAD TAHFIZ BIN ISHAK
21 October 2025
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ca-28ncc-2-01-2025
TASTOD CONSTRUCTION (M) SDN BHD v CONNECTION VENTURES SDN BHD
2 September 2025
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