Atan Mustaffa Yussof Ahmad J:

Introduction

[1] This judgment concerns a commercial dispute arising from allegations of conspiracy, fraud, and breach of fiduciary duties following the mass resignation of key employees from a company engaged in the grease trap manufacturing and servicing business. The plaintiff company claimed that its former employees, while still in its employment, systematically conspired to establish competing businesses and unlawfully diverted customers and business opportunities to these rival entities.

[2] The central factual dispute revolved around whether the defendants' employment was effectively terminated in August 2018, as claimed by the defendants, or whether they remained full-time employees until their resignations in April and May 2019, as contended by the plaintiff. This fundamental disagreement underpinned virtually all other issues in the case, including the validity of alleged termination notices, the nature of subsequent work arrangements, and the defendants' duties and obligations to the plaintiff.

[3] The plaintiff's case encompassed multiple causes of action including conspiracy to injure, fraud through document forgery, unlawful interfer