MDSA RESOURCES SDN BHD vs ADRIAN SIA KOON LENG

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2023 MarsdenLR 1874

FEDERAL COURT PUTRAJAYA
MDSA RESOURCES SDN BHD – Appellant
Versus
ADRIAN SIA KOON LENG – Respondent

Petitioner Advocates:Lee Shih,Nathalie Ker Si Min ,Respondent Advocate: Ho Yuk Yuen,Nai Mei Kei

Table of Content
1. appeal against high court decision. (Para 1 , 2 , 3)
2. classification of creditors and voting rights. (Para 4 , 5 , 6)
3. details of the proposed scheme of arrangement. (Para 7 , 8 , 9 , 10)
4. court's findings on scheme's fairness. (Para 11 , 12 , 13 , 14)
5. court's role in sanctioning a scheme. (Para 15 , 16 , 17 , 18)
6. disclosure requirements in explanatory statements. (Para 19 , 20 , 21)
7. court's discretion in sanctioning schemes. (Para 22 , 23 , 24 , 25)
8. final decision on the appeal. (Para 26 , 27 , 28)

Nordin Hassan FCJ:

Introduction

[1] This is an appeal against the decision of the High Court Judge of Melaka not to sanction the appellant's proposed scheme of arrangement under s 366(1) of the Companies Act 2016 ("the CA ") and consequently dismiss the appellant's application for a restraining order under s 368 of the same Act. The decision of the High Court was affirmed by the Court of Appeal.

[2] Aggrieved by the decision, the appellant applied for leave to appeal to the Federal Court and this was allowed with 10 questions of law posed to this Court for determination.

[3] The questions are as follows:

Question 1

Whether the votes of related-party creditors a

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2023 MarsdenLR 1874

FEDERAL COURT PUTRAJAYAMDSA RESOURCES SDN BHD – AppellantVersusADRIAN SIA KOON LENG – Respondent

Cases Referred (3)

FEDERAL COURT PUTRAJAYA
MDSA RESOURCES SDN BHD – Appellant
Versus
ADRIAN SIA KOON LENG – Respondent