MLJ Alerts: Dec 2025 (High Court)

December 04, 2025

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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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