Author: editor

COUNSEL & SOLICITOR:
For the defendant – Lim Kian Leong (Jolene Loy & Tan Wei Wei with him); M/s Lim Kian Leong & Co

High Court

Misrepresentation-more specifically,innocent misrepresentation,and alternatively,negligent misrepresentation.

COUNSEL & SOLICITOR:
For the defendant – Paul Ngooi Shin Han; M/s Lim Kian Leong & Co

HIGH COURT

LEGAL PROFESSION: Solicitors – Stakeholders – Duties of a stakeholder – Whether all three conditions fulfilled when 3rd defendant released the documents to 1st defendant – Whether 3rd defendant breached their undertaking and stakeholder duties under the Agreement in respect of the release of documents to 1st defendant – Whether 3rd defendant remained in a neutral position when he acted as a stakeholder – 3rd defendant aware of contractual dispute between plaintiffs and 1st defendant – Whether 3rd defendant should have taken an interpleader proceeding instead of forming a view on the dispute in favour of 1st defendant

COUNSEL & SOLICITOR:
Bagi pihak defendan – KM Chan (Veronica Ong bersamanya); T/n Lim Kian Leong & Co

MAHKAMAH TINGGI

(s. 34(1)(c) Akta Perkongsian 1961)- partnership-s. 4 of the Partnership Act 1961-whether Plaintiff is a partner in his firm

COUNSEL & SOLICITOR:
For the company – KM Chan & Veronica Ong; M/s Lim Kian Leong & Co

INDUSTRIAL COURT

Labour Law – Employment – Whether employee – Whether company exercised control over claimant as employer – Whether proof of payment of salary by itself inconclusive evidence of employer-employee relationship

COUNSEL & SOLICITOR:
For the plaintiff – KM Chan; M/s Lim Kian Leong & Co

HIGH COURT

EMPLOYMENT: Contract of Employment – Terms and conditions of service – Employee gave Employer three months’ notice of resignation as provided in Contract – Whether compensation payable to Employee – Whether Employee’s suit against Employer for compensation time-barred – Whether time computed from date of resignation letter or after expiry of three months’ notice – Whether Employer’s conduct gave Employee legitimate expectation compensation would be paid

LIMITATION: Contract – Accrual of cause of action – Notice of termination of Employment – Claim for compensation – Whether time-barred – Limitation Act 1953, s. 6(1)(a)

COUNSEL & SOLICITOR:
For the respondent – K M Chan (Veronica Ong Together with him); T/n Lim Kian Leong & Co

COURT OF APPEAL

Breach of agreement between the parties

COUNSEL & SOLICITOR:
Bagi pihak defendan – Lim Kean Leong; T/n Lim Kian Leong & Co

MAHKAMAH TINGGI

Dakwaan pecah amanah (breach of trust) atau mungkir tanggungjawab fidusiari sebagai ‘stakeholder’

COUNSEL & SOLICITOR:
For the plaintiff – Lim Kian Leong, (Cheah Kit Yee, Lui Kar Yee with him); M/s Lim Kian Leong & Co

HIGH COURT

SECURITIES: General mandatory offer – Control of more than 33{ea522eb49183a839418867043b740453be090fcd3d73faedf82b9b22b788b398} of shares in company – Defendants acquiring more than 33{ea522eb49183a839418867043b740453be090fcd3d73faedf82b9b22b788b398} shares in company but failing to carry out mandatory general offer – Whether minority shareholder of company could compel defendants to make mandatory take-over offer to all shareholders – Failure to lodge complaint with Securities Commission – Whether shareholders possess cause of action – Whether only Securities Commission entitled to secure compliance of provisions of Take-over Code and Securities Commission Act 1993 – Securities Commission Act 1993, ss. 33(2), 33A(4), (5); 33D(1)(a) to (g), (2), (3)

COUNSEL & SOLICITOR:
For the defendant – Law Chi Cheng (Sharifah Nadia Al-Jafri with her); M/s Lim Kian Leong & Co

HIGH COURT

Issue -Plaintiffs a firm of civil and structural consulting engineers’ entitlement to make claim for negligence under Professional Indemnity Policy issued by the Defendant- failure on Plaintiff’s part, to carry out a review of the design drawings prior to issuance of the construction drawings in 2007 onwards-