04 Dec 2025

MLJ Alerts: Dec 2025 (High Court)

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Week 1 Updates

1. MAA Credit Bhd v Alam Pahlawan Sdn Bhd [2025] 12 MLJ 378 [HC]

Coram SU TIANG JOO J
Catchwords Land Law — Charge — Order for sale
Outcome Enclosure 1 dismissed with costs with liberty to plaintiff to apply afresh premised upon computation of amount owing in compliance with provisions of Act 400; encl 5 struck out; costs of RM12,000 awarded subject to allocatur to be paid by plaintiff to defendant.
Counsel Names

  • Teoh Chye Yi (with Cheong Tick Soon) (Raja, Darryl & Loh) for the plaintiff.

  • Eldarius Yong Zhen Jie (with Felix Sam Sze Jia (pupil in chambers)) (Ting & Yong) for the defendant.

2. Trenergy Infrastructure Sdn Bhd v Hong Leong Bank Bhd [2025] 12 MLJ 398 [HC]

Coram ATAN MUSTAFFA J
Catchwords Banking — Banks and banking business — Cancellation of facilities agreement
Outcome Appeal allowed.
Counsel Names

  • Celinne Teh (Haris Ibrahim Kandiah Partnership) for the plaintiff.

  • Karen Tan (Skrine) for the defendant.

3. Sky Blue Media Sdn Bhd v Goh Sin Teck [2025] 12 MLJ 424 [HC]

Coram AHMAD FAIRUZ J
Catchwords Contract — Termination — Unlawful termination
Outcome Claim allowed; counterclaim dismissed with costs.
Counsel Names

  • Harjinder Singh (with Nirumala Pusudoray and Vimel Kaur) (Aziz Doray & Assoc) for the plaintiff.

  • Loi Kwong Fon (with Yap Boon Han) (Loi & Co) for the defendant.

Week 2 Updates

1. Acclime Corporate Services Sdn Bhd & Anor v Wong Youn Kim & Anor [2025] 12 MLJ 441 [HC]

Coram RAJA AHMAD MOHZANUDDIN SHAH J
Catchwords Civil Procedure — Orders — Protective and sealing order
Outcome Enclosure 37 allowed with costs in the cause, with some modifications.
Counsel Names

  • Joshua Teoh Beni Chris (with Teng Wei Hun) (Skrine) for the plaintiff.

  • Chok Zhin Theng (with Michelle Chin Zi Shan and Zhe Qi Cheong) (Cheah Teh Su) for the first defendant.

  • Cheong Su Yin (with Tan Zhi Ching) (Cheong Su Yin & Co) for the second defendant.

2. Christina Carolina Gerarda Johanna Verstappen v Ketua Polis Negara, Malaysia & Ors [2025] 12 MLJ 460 [HC]

Coram ROZ MAWAR J
Catchwords Police — Duties of police — Breach
Outcome Judgment was entered for plaintiff against defendants jointly and severally with costs of RM100,000; court awarded damages in total sum of RM1.1m; court declared defendants failed to carry out their duties as per the 2019 High Court order; court awarded mandamus.
Counsel Names

  • Sankara Narayanan a/l Sankaran Nair (with Narendran Letchiemanan and Wong Guo Jin) (SN Nair & Partners) for the plaintiff.

  • Nur Ezdiani bt Roleb (with Siti Aishah bt Ramlan, Nuur Zul Izzati bt Zulkipli and Mohd Radzi Shah bin Abd Razak) (Senior Federal Counsel, Attorney General's Chamber) for the defendants.

Week 3 Updates

1. Spatial Design Architects Sdn Bhd v Majlis Perbandaran Klang & Ors [2026] 7 MLJ 1 [HC]

Coram SHAHNAZ SULAIMAN J
Catchwords Administrative Law — Judicial review — Application for
Outcome Order accordingly.
Counsel Names

  • Chua Li Li (with Raja Nurul Farah bt Raja Razaman, Manoharan Malayalam and Surendra Ananth) (Lily Chua & Assoc) for the applicant.

  • Mohd Fadzil Amin (Khairul Fadzli Amin & Co) for the first respondent.

  • Khairul Nizam bin Abu Bakar (Selangor State Legal Advisor's Office) for the second respondent.

  • Kogilambigai Muthusamy (Attorney General's Chamber) for the third and fourth respondents.

2. MAT v KAT & Anor (SAT & Anor, parties cited) [2026] 7 MLJ 20 [HC]

Coram EVROL MARIETTE PETERS J
Catchwords Family Law — Divorce — Maintenance
Outcome Application dismissed with costs.
Counsel Names

  • Chris Chin Shang Yoon (with Tan Han Rui) (Shang & Co) for the petitioner.

  • Kong Yat Sen Fredric (with Avinash Kamalanathan and Jessica Leong) (Bin & Assoc) for the first respondent.

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