MALAYAN BANKING BERHAD vs RUSSELL LUA KOK HIYONG & ORS

Judicial Analysis Court Copy Headnote Facts Arguments Court observation

Petitioner Advocates:Ng Sai Yeang,Yenne Chow,Mark La Brooy ,Respondent Advocate: Russell Lua Kok Hiyong,Ummi Salhah Mohamad

Table of Content
1. law as the foundation of society. (Para 1 , 2)
2. dispute arises from alleged breach of contract. (Para 3 , 4 , 5)
3. solicitors contest the allegations. (Para 6 , 7 , 8)
4. factual background of the case. (Para 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 , 52)
5. identification of issues to be tried. (Para 53 , 54 , 56)
6. preliminary issues raised by the solicitors. (Para 57 , 58 , 59 , 60 , 61 , 62)
7. court's observations on the preliminary issues. (Para 63 , 64 , 65 , 66 , 67 , 68 , 69 , 70)
8. res judicata and its application. (Para 71 , 72 , 73 , 74 , 75 , 76 , 77 , 78)
9. witness credibility and evidence presentation. (Para 79 , 80 , 81 , 82 , 83 , 84 , 85)
10. expert testimony and its necessity. (Para 86 , 87 , 88 , 89)
11. concurrent liability in tort and contract. (Para 90 , 91 , 92 , 93 , 94 , 95 , 96 , 97 , 98 , 99)
12. court's stance on concurrent claims. (Para 100 , 101 , 102 , 103)
13. causation and the bank's losses. (Para 104 , 105 , 106 , 107 , 108 , 109 , 110)
14. legal firm's duty of care.