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COUNSEL & SOLICITOR:
Lim Kian Leong (Lim Kian Leong & Co) for the defendant

High Court

Companies and Corporations – Accounts – Inspection – Rights of directors to inspect accounts – Whether such right an absolute right

Companies and Corporations – Accounts – Inspection – Improper motives for – Burden of proving improper motives, upon whom

Companies and Corporations – Auditor – Undertaking – Statutory and conditional undertaking – Non-compliance with statutory requirements – Whether undertaking valid

Companies and Corporations – Directors – Accounts – Inspection of – Absolute rights of directors to inspect accounts – When such rights lost

Companies and Corporations – Directors – Accounts – Inspection of – Rights of directors to inspect accounts – Whether such right an absolute right

COUNSEL & SOLICITOR:
CC Low (Lim Kian Leong & Co) for 2nd Defendant

High Court

Legal Profession – Costs – Suing for costs – Clients’ contention that plaintiffs’ legal fees had been paid – Plaintiffs documents destroyed – Whether plaintiffs succeeded in proving claim

COUNSEL & SOLICITOR:
Lim Kian Leong (Low Chi Cheng with him) (Lim Kian Leong & Co) for the appellant

Federal Court

Constitutional Law – Courts – Jurisdiction of High Court – Plaintiff filed action at High Court – Plaintiff subsequently proclaimed the Sultan of Selangor – Whether High Court continued to exercise jurisdiction to adjudicate on suit – Federal Constitution arts 181(2), 182(2) and (3)

Constitutional Law – Courts – Power to transfer cases – Plaintiff filed action at High Court – Plaintiff subsequently proclaimed the Sultan of Selangor – Whether High Court had jurisdiction or power to transfer suit to Special Court established under Part XV of Federal Constitution

Constitutional Law – Suit involving government or ruler – Immunity of sovereign – Plaintiff filed action at High Court – Plaintiff subsequently proclaimed the Sultan of Selangor – Whether term ‘Ruler’ in arts 181, 182 and 183 of the Federal Court should be construed to mean Ruler at the time when the cause of action arose – Maxim ‘rex nunquam moritur’ – Whether question of when cause of action arose was relevant to construction of term ‘Ruler’

COUNSEL & SOLICITOR:
Lim Kian Leong ( Lim Kian Leong & Co) for the sixth respondent

High Court

Civil Procedure – Disqualification of judge – Application to disqualify judge from hearing case – Whether judge commented adversely on credibility of plaintiff – Whether this disqualified judge from further trying case – Whether there was real danger of bias

COUNSEL & SOLICITOR:
Lim Kian Leong ( Low Chi Cheng, Neela Iadurey with him) ( Lim Kian Leong & Co) for the respondents

Court Of Appeal

Civil Procedure – Appeal – Fact, finding of – Findings not supported by evidence – Findings made based on judge’s perceptions of the situation without benefit of probable explanations from contending parties – Whether High Court judge was wrong in her findings

Civil Procedure – Striking out – Winding up petition – Application to strike out winding up petition under O 18 r 19 of the Rules of the High Court 1980 – Whether application pursuant to O 18 r 19 to strike out petition presented under s 218 of the Companies Act 1965 desirable or applicable

Companies and Corporations – Winding up – Petition under s 218 – Application to strike out winding up petition under O 18 r 19 of the Rules of the High Court 1980 – Whether application pursuant to O 18 r 19 to strike out petition presented under s 218 of the Companies Act 1965 desirable or applicable

COUNSEL & SOLICITOR:
Lim Kian Leong with Low Chi Cheng (Lim Kian Leong & Co) for 1st – 9th Respondent

High Court

Civil Procedure – Injunction – Interlocutory injunction – Application for interlocutory injunction under winding up petition – Whether court had jurisdiction to grant injunction sought by petitioners under winding up petition – Whether petitioners satisfied test for granting interlocutory injunction – Whether petitioners raised bona fide serious issues – Whether petitioners showed that they would suffer irreparable harm if injunction not obtained – Whether damages an adequate remedy – Balance of convenience

Companies and Corporations – Winding up – Petition – Application for interlocutory injunction under winding up petition – Whether court had jurisdiction to grant injunction sought by petitioners under winding up petition – Whether court’s power to make interim order in a winding up petition was limited to making ancillary orders in furtherance of winding up order

COUNSEL & SOLICITOR:
Lim Kian Leong (Lim Kian Leong & Co)

High Court

Civil Procedure – Injunction – Injunction, application for – Injunction to restrain defendants from passing resolutions to vacate positions held by plaintiffs as directors – Serious bona fide issues to be tried – Whether damages would be adequate compensation – Balance of convenience

COUNSEL & SOLICITOR:
Lim Kian Leong & Co – no further names

High Court

Land Law – Restraint on dealings – Caveats – Caveatable interest – Rescission of sale and purchase agreement by seller – Application by purchaser for specific performance of sale and purchase agreement dismissed by High Court – Whether purchaser had caveatable interest

COUNSEL & SOLICITOR:
Lim Kian Leong (Lim Kian Leong & Co) bagi defendan kelapan

High Court

Acara Sivil – Injunksi – Injunksi, permohonan untuk – Injunksi untuk menghalang defendan-defendan dari meluluskan resolusi untuk mengosongkan jawatan yang dipegang oleh plaintif-plaintif sebagai pengarah-pengarah – Sama ada terdapat persoalan-persoalan bona fide yang serius untuk dibicarakan – Sama ada ganti rugi adalah pampasan yang mencukupi – Imbangan kemudahan

Syarikat dan Korporat – Pengarah-pengarah – Pemecatan – Permohonan injunksi untuk menghalang pemecatan – Sama ada mahkamah boleh memberikan injunksi untuk menghalang pemecatan pengarah – Sama ada terdapat persoalan-persoalan bona fide yang serius untuk dibicarakan – Sama ada ganti rugi adalah pampasan yang mencukupi – Imbangan kemudahan

COUNSEL & SOLICITOR:
Low Chi Cheng (Wong Yoke Ping with her) (Lim Kian Leong & Co) for the plaintiff

Federal Court

Constitutional Law – Constitution – Federal Constitution – Commencement of action by plaintiff in High Court – Plaintiff subsequently appointed as Regent of State of Selangor to exercise functions as Sultan – Whether plaintiff was Ruler for purposes of arts 181, 182 and 183 of the Federal Constitution – Definition of ‘Ruler’ in art 160 of Federal Constitution – Federal Constitution arts 160, 181, 182, 183

Statutory Interpretation – Construction of statutes – Purposive approach – Ambiguity – Literal approach to interpretation gave rise to different interpretations of ‘Ruler’ for art 181(2) and arts 182 and 183 of the Federal Constitution – Whether purposive approach to be taken – Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967 s 17A

Words and Phrases – ‘Ruler’ – Federal Constitution art 160