MLJ Alerts: Sept 2025 (Appellate Court)

September 03, 2025

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Week 1 Updates

1. Kerajaan Malaysia v LFL Sdn Bhd and another appeal [2025] 5 MLJ 444 [FC]

Coram	ABANG ISKANDAR PCA , NALLINI PATHMANATHAN, ZABARIAH YUSOF, RHODZARIAH BUJANG AND HANIPAH FARIKULLAH FCJJ
Catchwords	Civil Procedure — Jurisdiction — Immunity of foreign sovereign
Outcome	Appeal 16 allowed and Appeal 17 dismissed.
Counsel Names	Shamsul Bolhassan (with Liew Horng Bin) (Senior Federal Counsel, Attorney General’s Chambers) for the appellant. Gurdial Singh Nijar (with Latheefa Koya, Shahid Adli, and Abraham Au) (Daim & Gamany) for the respondent.

2. Queensway Nominees (Asing) Sdn Bhd & Ors v ISM Sdn Bhd and another appeal [2025] 5 MLJ 467 [CA]

Coram	RAVINTHRAN, MARIANA YAHYA AND LIM CHONG FONG JJCA
Catchwords	Companies and Corporations — Oppression — Minority shareholders
Outcome	Appeal 1220 allowed with costs of RM200,000 here and below subject to allocator; Appeal 1341 dismissed with no order as to costs.
Counsel Names	Gopal Sreenevasan (with Celine Chelladurai, Michelle Chew, Melody Tan Kar Yen and Kelviin Manuel Pillay) (Celine & Oommen) for the appellants. Cecil Abraham (with Sunil Abraham, Mohd Irwan bin Ismail, Polwin Sua Shiang Nian and Yap Jing Wen) (Cecil Abraham & Partners) for the respondent.

3. Gunalan a/l Pechimutu v Pacific & Orient Insurance Co Bhd & Anor [2025] 5 MLJ 505 [CA]

Coram	RAVINTHRAN, CHOO KAH SING AND AHMAD KAMAL JJCA
Catchwords	Civil Procedure — Intervener — Right to intervene
Outcome	Appeals dismissed.
Counsel Names	Soosay Nathan (with GK Ganesan, G Naidu, Teo Han Ley, Lee Yen Yee, Jusween Kaur, and TP Vaani) (Teo & Assoc) in Civil Appeal No J-04(IM)-493–10 of 2022 for the appellant. Soosay Nathan (with GK Ganesan, G Naidu, Teo Han Ley, Lee Yen Yee, Jusween Kaur, and TP Vaani) (Teo & Assoc) in Civil Appeal Nos J-04(IM)-579–12 of 2022 and J-04(IM)-580–12 of 2022 for the appellant. Kamalanathan Ratnam (with Vinod a/l R Kamalanathan and Muhammad Azim Akif bin Saiful Bahari) (Vinod Kamalanathan & Assoc) in Civil Appeal No J-04(IM)-493–10 of 2022 for the first respondent. Lee Sooi Kee (SK Lee) in Civil Appeal No J-04(IM)-493–10 of 2022 for the second respondent. Kamalanathan Ratnam (with Vinod a/l R Kamalanathan and Muhammad Azim Akif bin Saiful Bahari) (Vinod Kamalanathan & Assoc) in Civil Appeal Nos J-04(IM)-579–12 of 2022 and J-04(IM)-580–12 of 2022 for the first respondent. Not represented in Civil Appeal Nos J-04(IM)-579–12 of 2022 and J-04(IM)-580–12 of 2022 for the second respondent.

4. Edisijuta Parking Sdn Bhd v TH Universal Builders Sdn Bhd & Anor [2025] 5 MLJ 524 [CA]

Coram	WONG KIAN KHEONG JCA
Catchwords	Civil Procedure — Injunction — Erinford injunction
Outcome	Order accordingly.
Counsel Names	Nadesh Ganabaskaran (with Nurul Hibbah bt Abdul Khalid) (Malek Gan & Partners) for the appellant. Megat Abdul Munir bin Megat Abdullah Rafaie (with Alya Tadwini bt Talhah, Nik Mohamad Syakhir bin Mohd Yasin and Puteri Humaira bt Megat Abdul Munir) (Zain, Megat & Murad) for the first respondent. Mohd Iskandar bin Ismail (with Nur Syahirah bt Mohd Sani and Muhammad Faris bin Muhamad Fazly) (Basharuddin Iskandar) for the second respondent.

5. Datuk Roger Tan Kor Mee & Ors v Hayatunnisah Sulaiman [2025] 5 MLJ 549 [CA]

Coram	SUPANG LIAN, AZIZUL AZMI ADNAN AND ALWI ABDUL WAHAB JJCA
Catchwords	Administrative Law — Judicial review — Certiorari and mandamus
Outcome	Order of High Court set aside; appeal allowed; cross-appeal dismissed with costs of RM30,000 here and below subject to allocatur.
Counsel Names	Thavalingam C Thavarajah (with Aida Yasmin Cheree Mohamad and Muhammad Taqiyuddin Mohd Redzuan) (T Thavalingam & Co) for the appellant. Ebrina Zubir (Maniam Nair & Co) for the respondent.

6. Mohd Nazri bin Wahab dan satu lagi lwn Pendakwa Raya [2025] 5 MLJ 566 [CA]

Coram	CHE MOHD RUZIMA, AZMI ARIFFIN DAN CHOO KAH SING HHMR
Catchwords	Prosedur Jenayah — Rayuan — Rayuan terhadap sabitan dan hukuman
Outcome	Rayuan perayu-perayu ditolak; keputusan Mahkamah Tinggi terhadap sabitan dikekalkan.
Counsel Names	Mohd Fazaly Ali bin Mohd Ghazaly (The Law Chambers of Fazaly Ali) bagi pihak perayu pertama. Hisyam Teh Poh Teik (Kee Wei Lon dan Ee Gen You bersamanya) (Hisyam Teh) bagi pihak perayu kedua. How May Ling (Timbalan Pendakwa Raya, Jabatan Peguam Negara) bagi pihak responden.

7. SPPT Development Sdn Bhd v Worldwide Plantation Sdn Bhd [2025] 5 MLJ 625 [CA]

Coram	NANTHA BALAN, COLLIN SEQUERAH AND FAIZAH JAMALUDIN JJCA
Catchwords	Civil Procedure — Res judicata — Estoppel
Outcome	Appellant’s appeal dismissed with costs of RM30,000 to be paid by appellant to respondent, subject to allocatur.
Counsel Names	David Gurupatham (with Mirdhulekha Muralidharan and Eirena Hoon Tian Ping) (David Gurupatham & Koay) for the appellant. Sri Dev Nair (with Aznim bt Azhar and Nabilah Aryssa bt Mohamad Askandar) (Raja Nor & Su Lynn) for the respondent.

Week 2 Updates

1. Motor Insurers’ Bureau of Singapore v Pacific & Orient Insurance Co Bhd [2025] 5 MLJ 657 [CA]

Coram	SUPANG LIAN, WONG KIAN KHEONG AND AZHAHARI RAMLI JJCA
Catchwords	Civil Procedure — Reciprocal enforcement of judgments — Setting aside registration of foreign judgment
Outcome	Appeal allowed; High Court's decission set aside; and Singapore judgment registration restored.
Counsel Names	Chong Yee Leong (with Kwong Chiew Ee, Melvin Ng Yet Ting and Cassandra Oh Wan Yee) (Rahmat Lim & Partners) for the appellant. Dhinesh Bhaskaran (with Wong Jia Jing) (Shearn Delamore & Co) for the respondent.

2. Agasta Co Ltd & Anor v Autopulence Sdn Bhd and another appeal [2025] 5 MLJ 694 [CA]

Coram	NANTHA BALAN, AZIZUL AZMI ADNAN AND AHMAD KAMAL JJCA
Catchwords	Civil Procedure — Interpleader proceedings — Appeal
Outcome	Appeals allowed.
Counsel Names	Cyndi Chow Li Kian (with Kevin Chin Kwan Vui, Ho Yong Yi and Chin Hau Zhe) (Josephine, LK Chow & Co) for the appellants. Tan Shao Jia (with Wong Jun Wei) (Manjit Singh Sachdev Mohammad Radzi & Partners) for the respondent.

3. Tan Tai Kwan lwn Pendakwa Raya [2025] 5 MLJ 712 [CA]

Coram	AHMAD ZAIDI IBRAHIM, AZMAN ABDULLAH DAN AZMI ARIFFIN HHMR
Catchwords	Prosedur Jenayah — Kesalahan di bawah s 17(b) Akta Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia 2009 ('ASPRM') — Rayuan terhadap sabitan dan hukuman
Outcome	Rayuan tertuduh ditolak, rayuan pihak pendakwaan dibenarkan.
Counsel Names	Wong Chiang Kiat (Jason Ng Kau dan Michelle Paula Liong bersamanya) (Jason Ng & Partners) bagi pihak perayu. Aznika bt Mohd Anas (Nurul Qistini Qamarul Abrar dan Wan Nur Iman bt Wan Ahmad Afzal bersamanya) (Timbalan Pendakwa Raya, Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia) bagi pihak responden.

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