MLJ Alerts: Mar 2026 (High Court)

March 04, 2026

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Quote of the Month

" [35] ... A procedural point on appeal should not be over technical as in walking a tight rope such that to lose one’s balance in a misstep would plunge one into the dark and bottomless abyss! Whilst many things are either black or white, there are some that are shades of grey."

- Lee Swee Seng FCJ

Perak Integrated Network Services Sdn Bhd v Pins OSC & Maintenance Services Sdn Bhd & Anor and other appeals [2026] 2 MLJ 479 [FC]

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.

Week 2 Updates

1. Zaidi bin Dali v Public Prosecutor and other appeals [2026] 8 MLJ 136 [HC]

Coram	MOSES SUSAYAN J
Catchwords	Criminal Procedure — Appeal — Appeal against conviction
Outcome	Convictions and sentences set aside; appellants acquitted and discharged; the prosecution’s appeals dismissed.
Counsel Names	M Athimulan (M Athimulan & Co) in Criminal Appeal Nos AA-42R(A)-4–10 of 2022 and AA-42R(A)-5–10 of 2022 for the appellant. Mohd Baharuddin bin Ahmad Kassim (Bahar Rusnan & Assoc) in Criminal Appeal Nos AA-42R(A)-6–10 of 2022 and AA-42R(A)-7–10 of 2022 for the appellant. Maziyah bt Mansor (Deputy Public Prosecutor, Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission) in Criminal Appeal Nos AA-42R(A)-4–10 of 2022, AA-42R(A)-5–10 of 2022, AA-42R(A)-6–10 of 2022 and AA-42R(A)–7-10 of 2022 for the respondent.

2. KW Keat Wei Motor Sdn Bhd v HCS Realty Sdn Bhd and another appeal [2026] 8 MLJ 162 [HC]

Coram	MOHD JOHAN LEE J
Catchwords	Civil Procedure — Amendment — Originating summons
Outcome	Both appeals allowed with costs of RM10,000 to be paid by respondent to appellant.
Counsel Names	C Charleet (with Ch’ng De Sern) (De Sern Charleet & Partners) for the appellant. V Amareson (Lim, Wong & Co) for the respondent.

3. Krishnasamy a/l Jayaraman & Anor v Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia & Ors [2026] 8 MLJ 185 [HC]

Coram	SU TIANG JOO J
Catchwords	Tort — Negligence — Medical negligence
Outcome	Plaintiffs awarded RM7,400,883.19 in damages.
Counsel Names	Brijnandan Singh Bhar a/l Gurcharan Singh (with Harwinder Kaur a/p Harbhajan Singh, Natasha Bhar a/p Brijnandan Singh, Dhanesh Subramaniam Nair and Jasween Kaur Dhaliwal) (AJ Ariffin, Yeo & Harpal) for the plaintiff. Husniyyah bt Hanapi (with Siti Asmath bt Che Man) (Federal Counsel, Attorney General Chambers) for the defendant.

Week 3 Updates

1. Baanu a/p Mohan v AIA Bhd [2026] 8 MLJ 284 [HC]

Coram	MOHD ARIEF EMRAN J
Catchwords	Contract — Agency agreement — Restraint of trade
Outcome	Order accordingly.
Counsel Names	Vijay Rajendran (Zul Vijay Chander & Assoc) for the plaintiff. Dhanyaa Shreeya (Skrine) for the defendant.

2. AF (a child suing through his mother 'parents ad litem' Isrul Hasmah bt Ismail) & Anor v Putra Medical Centre Darul Aiman Sdn Bhd & Anor [2026] 8 MLJ 349 [HC]

Coram	ARZIAH MOHAMED APANDI JC
Catchwords	Evidence — Similar fact evidence — Admission of
Outcome	Court found doctor 80% liable and hospital 20% liable, together with awards of damages.
Counsel Names	Mohamed Fadly Zakariya (with Maizatul Shakira bt Hashim) (Daim, Shariff & Som) for the plaintiffs. Amos (with Nicole Bor) (Azim, Tunku Farik & Wong) for the first defendant. Navamalar (Anad & Noraini) for the second defendant.

3. Amirul Syuhadah Arefin v Tan Lye Soon & Ors and another application [2026] 8 MLJ 395 [HC]

Coram	MOHD JOHAN LEE J
Catchwords	Companies and Corporations — Winding up — Application for leave nunc pro tunc
Outcome	Application allowed.
Counsel Names	Nanthini Nair a/p Ramakrishnan (Nanthini & Co) for the petitioner. Ooi Huey Miin (with Marc Adrian Emuang) (Raja, Darryl & Loh) for the respondent.

4. Norshuhada bt Shaharuddin lwn Syed Faizal Shah bin Syed Gulzar Ali Shah (sebagai wasi tunggal kepada harta pusaka Dr Zarina Bibi bt Shah Mohd (si mati)) [2026] 8 MLJ 427 [HC]

Coram	HAZIZAH KASSIM PK
Catchwords	Prosedur sivil — Hakim — Permohonan untuk menyingkirkan hakim
Outcome	Kandungan 155 ditolak; peguam cara defendan pertama diperintahkan untuk membayar dengan serta merta kos kepada plaintif dan defendan ketiga sebanyak RM20,000 tertakluk kepada alokatur.
Counsel Names	Ravi Nekoo (Nekoo) bagi pihak plaintif. Rajwinjit Kaur Khalae a/p Ajit Singh Khalae (Rajwinjit, Asyraf & Partners) bagi pihak defendan pertama. Tidak diwakili dan tidak hadir bagi pihak defendan kedua. Muhammad Luqman Firdaus bin Md Yunus (PS Ranjan & Co) bagi pihak defendan ketiga.

Week 4 Updates

1. Sapura Energy Bhd & Ors v CIMB Bank Bhd & Ors [2026] 8 MLJ 408 [HC]

Coram	WAN MUHAMMAD AMIN J
Catchwords	Companies and Corporations — Schemes of arrangement — Approval by court
Outcome	Application for sanction together with the interim stay order granted.
Counsel Names	Gopal Sreenevasan (with Azman bin Othman Luk, Jack Yow Pit Pin, Leong Phaik Leng, Kwong Chiew Ee, Neoh Jin Keat, Melvin Ng Yet Ting, Woon Yu Jian (Pupil-in-Chambers) and Low Zhe Ning (Pupil-in-Chambers)) (Rahmat Lim & Partners) for the applicant. Eddie Chuah Seong Eng (with Rachel Tey Mei Yee) (Wong & Partners) for the first until 14th respondents. Melanie Lim Sheng Ning (Raja, Darryl & Loh) for the 15th respondent. Vincent Vijayan a/l S Appadurai (Vijayan & Co) for the 18th respondent.

2. Pendakwa Raya lwn Syed Shah Iqmal bin Syed Mohd Shaiful dan satu lagi rayuan [2026] 8 MLJ 443 [HC]

Coram	ADLIN ABDUL MAJID H
Catchwords	Undang-Undang Jenayah — Rayuan — Rayuan terhadap sabitan dan hukuman
Outcome	Menolak rayuan tertuduh dan pihak pendakwaan.
Counsel Names	Maizatul Munirah Abdul Rahman (Timbalan Pendakwa Raya Negeri Selangor) bagi pihak pendakwaan. Abu Bakar Isa Ramat (Mohamed Baharudeen Mohamed Ariff, Muhammad Amin Othman, Norelly Etasya Affriena Mohd Zamri dan Nur-Diana Ezlyn Nashim bersamanya) (Hafarizam Wan & Aisha Mubarak) bagi pihak tertuduh.

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