Clear Law. Real Cases
After his father died, Wong Jun Kit challenged the will — and his stepmother, a company director, slashed his salary. The Industrial Court awarded him approximately RM1 million for constructive dismissal. The Federal Court has now refused leave to appeal, bringing the five-year dispute to a close.
When K Anuradha, a widow with two children, borrowed RM44,000, she was charged 7 percent monthly interest and made to sign a sale‑and‑purchase agreement for her house. The Court of Appeal has now affirmed that the agreement was a sham to mask an illegal moneylending transaction, and ordered the house returned.
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?
After a majority‑led EGM removed them as directors, the company maintained they were never employees. The Federal Court disagreed, upholding an award of RM2 million and affirming that directors can be “workmen” under the Industrial Relations Act 1967.