GRACEFUL FRONTIER SDN BHD & ORS vs THEOW SAY KOW @ TEOH KIANG SENG & ANOR

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2023 MarsdenLR 1890

HIGH COURT MALAYA PULAU PENANG
GRACEFUL FRONTIER SDN BHD & ORS – Appellant
Versus
THEOW SAY KOW @ TEOH KIANG SENG & ANOR – Respondent

Petitioner Advocates:Raj Shankar Rajahram ,Respondent Advocate: T Gunaseelan,Ravin Vello,Lee Min Yau

Table of Content
1. grounds for striking out application (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4)
2. law on striking out pleadings (Para 5 , 6 , 7 , 8)
3. issues arising from pleadings (Para 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18)
4. arguments on qualified privilege (Para 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23)
5. duty to publish and evidence requirement (Para 24 , 25)
6. considerations for summary striking out (Para 26 , 27 , 28)
7. conclusion on striking out application (Para 29 , 30)

Kenneth St James JC:

Prelusion

[1] These are my broad grounds of decision for the 2nd Defendant's application to strike out the Plaintiffs' claim against him. I may add to, or elaborate further on these grounds. But these are primarily the reasons for my decision.

[2] I will refer to the Plaintiffs as "Ps", the 1st Defendant as "D1", and the 2nd Defendant as "D2".

[3] Ps' cause of action against the Defendants is for libel. Ps pray for the remedy of damages-special, general, aggravated and exemplary damages.

[4] D2 files his application to strike out Ps' Amended Statement Of Claim (SOC)-Enclosure 56-under O 18 r 19(1)(a), (b) and (d) of the Rules Of Court 2012. The ground under limb (a) is that the Amended SOC discloses no reasonable cause

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2023 MarsdenLR 1890

HIGH COURT MALAYA PULAU PENANGGRACEFUL FRONTIER SDN BHD & ORS – AppellantVersusTHEOW SAY KOW @ TEOH KIANG SENG & ANOR – Respondent

Cases Referred (6)

HIGH COURT MALAYA PULAU PENANG
GRACEFUL FRONTIER SDN BHD & ORS – Appellant
Versus
THEOW SAY KOW @ TEOH KIANG SENG & ANOR – Respondent