LOKE CHOON JIN vs FAITO RACING TREND SDN BHD & ORS (ENCL 15)

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2017 MarsdenLR 2325

HIGH COURT MALAYA PENANG
LOKE CHOON JIN – Appellant
Versus
FAITO RACING TREND SDN BHD & ORS (ENCL 15) – Respondent

Table of Content
1. application to strike out statement of defence. (Para 1 , 2 , 3)
2. determining the nature of financial agreements requires comprehensive factual evaluation. (Para 6 , 9)
3. arguments about the nature of loans and moneylending. (Para 10 , 11 , 21 , 22)
4. legal inclinations in loan arrangements necessitate analysis under the moneylenders act. (Para 18 , 25)
5. summary judgment principles under o 18 r 19. (Para 34 , 35 , 36 , 39)
6. trials must resolve conflicting claims and assess substantive evidence. (Para 42)

Ahmad Shahrir Mohd Salleh JC:

(Enclosure 15)

Introduction

[1] This is an application by the plaintiff under O 18 r 19(1)(b) and/or (d) of the Rules of 2012 to strike out the statement of defence and the counter-claim dated 24 October 2016 (Encl 15). After hearing and considering arguments of parties, the application was dismissed on 01 August 2017. This is the grounds for the dismissal.

[2] The plaintiff filed the application on 28 February 2017. The series of affidavits for and against the application are as follows:

(a) the plaintiff's affidavit in-support of the application affirmed on 27 February 2017 by Loke Choon Jin;

(b) the defendants' affidavit in-reply aff

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2017 MarsdenLR 2325

HIGH COURT MALAYA PENANGLOKE CHOON JIN – AppellantVersusFAITO RACING TREND SDN BHD & ORS (ENCL 15) – Respondent

Cases Referred (4)

HIGH COURT MALAYA PENANG
LOKE CHOON JIN – Appellant
Versus
FAITO RACING TREND SDN BHD & ORS (ENCL 15) – Respondent