Clear Law. Real Cases
Trinity Advance Sdn Bhd sued Indah Water Konsortium Sdn Bhd for RM9 million after its debt collection contract was terminated — but the High Court found it had submitted recycled letters and photographs from previous years as proof of current work. The suit was dismissed, and the court allowed Indah Water’s counterclaim, ordering Trinity Advance to pay RM806,925 instead.
The Federal Court awarded about RM2 million to two founding shareholders and directors who were found to have been unfairly dismissed – after a five‑year legal battle that came down to a single question: can a director also be an employee?
When seven Orang Asli villagers sued a company for destroying their ancestral graves, the Federal Court ruled that customary land rights survive relocation and cannot be extinguished by a commercial lease. The decision is a landmark affirmation that indigenous dignity and constitutional protections extend to burial grounds, even when titles change hands.
A developer was sued alongside a related tenant for unpaid rent. The Court of Appeal set aside the High Court’s decision to pierce the corporate veil, ruling that control and injustice are not enough—actual fraud or unconscionable conduct must be proved.