04 Mar 2026

MLJ Alerts: Mar 2026 (High Court)

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Week 1 Updates

1. Poey Yee Meng & Ors v Tropika Istimewa Development Sdn Bhd & Anor [2026] 8 MLJ 40 [HC]

Coram SU TIANG JOO J
Catchwords Contract — Sale and purchase of property (‘SPAs’) — Liquidated ascertained damages
Outcome Applications allowed.
Counsel Names
  • Wong Renn Xin (KL Wong) for the plaintiffs.

  • Gregory Vinesh Das (with him Leah Marie Samuel) (Steven Thiru) for the first defendant.

  • Ho Ai Ting (with her Man Weng Keat) (Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill) for the second defendant.

  • Freddy Choy Kay Chun (Shook Lin & Bok) for the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, 12th and 13th defendants.

  • Koo Yin Soon (Shearn Delamore & Co) for the 10th and 11th defendants.

  • Muhammad Azzam bin Zainal Abidin (Assistant Legal Advisor for State of Johor, Johor Legal State Office) for the 14th defendant

2. Eletson Holdings Inc & Ors v The Owner and/or the Demise Charterer and/or Persons in Possession or Control of the Ship or Vessel, ‘Paros’ of the Port of Piraeus (OCM Maritime Gas 3 LLC, intervener) and another action [2026] 8 MLJ 80 [HC]

Coram QUAY CHEW SOON J
Catchwords Admiralty and Shipping — Admiralty jurisdiction and arrest — Possession claim
Outcome Enclosure 25 allowed with cost of RM20,000 to OCM; plaintiffs’ writ and warrant of arrest set aside; encl 16 allowed with costs of RM10,000 to OCM; court ordered that possession and control of vessel be decreed to OCM as sole owner of vessel.
Counsel Names
  • Oon Thian Seng (with Lionel Navin Noel, Tan *** Ling and Ng You Xian) (TS Oon & Partners) for the plaintiffs.

  • Jeremy Mark Joseph (with Vinodhini Benjamin Samuel and Siti Deelora bt Nor Ahmad Rajkumar) (Joseph & Partners) for the intervener.

3. Wana Gold & Anor v Qalam Gold Jewellery (M) Sdn Bhd & Ors [2026] 8 MLJ 111 [HC]

Coram ONG CHEE KWAN J
Catchwords Contract — Agreement — Sale and purchase agreement for purchase of gold (‘gold SPA’)
Outcome Claim allowed.
Counsel Names
  • Oon Thian Seng (with Lionel Navin Noel, Tan *** Ling and Ng You Xian) (TS Oon & Partners) for the plaintiffs.• Mohd Amierul Sharafi bin Shaharizan (with Nur Ralizah bt Rosli) (Law Chambers of Vin Sa & Ian) for the plaintiffs.

  • Revathi a/p Kannan (with Darshini Devi a/p Ravindran) (Revathi & Partners) for the defendants.

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