GURBACHAN SINGH BAGAWAN SINGH & ORS vs VELLASAMY PENNUSAMY & ORS

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2014 MarsdenLR 1303

FEDERAL COURT PUTRAJAYA
GURBACHAN SINGH BAGAWAN SINGH & ORS – Appellant
Versus
VELLASAMY PENNUSAMY & ORS – Respondent

Table of Content
1. leave granted to appeal. (Para 1 , 2 , 3)
2. details of the dispute and parties involved. (Para 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 10)
3. purchasers' attempts to secure legal obligations. (Para 18 , 19 , 20 , 21)
4. trial court's judgment and appeals. (Para 29 , 30 , 31)
5. arguments on fiduciary duties. (Para 33 , 66)
6. existence of a solicitor-client relationship. (Para 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39)
7. restitution principles in fiduciary duty. (Para 68 , 69 , 70 , 71)
8. lifting corporate veil for justice. (Para 82 , 83 , 84 , 85 , 86)
9. assessment of lifting the corporate veil. (Para 88 , 91)
10. final conclusion on fiduciary duties and summary of findings. (Para 105 , 106 , 107)
11. dismissal of appeals and orders made. (Para 110)

[1] This case has a checkered history. It first came before this court for leave to appeal pursuant to s 96(1) of the Courts of Judicature Act 1964 (the Act). It was refused. The appellants applied for a review under r 137 of the Rules of the Federal 1995. Despite being sparingly exercised this court ruled that this is another rare but an appropriate case for the exercise of the inherent power of this court as envisaged in r 137. Gurbachan Singh Bagawan Singh &

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2014 MarsdenLR 1303

FEDERAL COURT PUTRAJAYAGURBACHAN SINGH BAGAWAN SINGH & ORS – AppellantVersusVELLASAMY PENNUSAMY & ORS – Respondent

Cases Referred (1)

FEDERAL COURT PUTRAJAYA
GURBACHAN SINGH BAGAWAN SINGH & ORS – Appellant
Versus
VELLASAMY PENNUSAMY & ORS – Respondent