FEDERAL COURT PUTRAJAYA
LIN WEN-CHIH & ANOR – Appellant
Versus
PACIFIC FOREST INDUSTRIES SDN BHD & ANOR – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. 10 questions of law for determination (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. background facts of debt claim (Para 7 , 8 , 9 , 10) |
| 3. history of litigation and previous suits (Para 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16) |
| 4. high court's reasoning on limitation and res judicata (Para 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22) |
| 5. high court's dismissal of plaintiffs' claim (Para 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28) |
| 6. court of appeal's findings on limitation and res judicata (Para 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33) |
| 7. application of res judicata in wider sense (Para 34 , 35 , 36 , 37) |
| 8. plaintiffs' arguments against res judicata (Para 38 , 39 , 40) |
| 9. court's examination of res judicata (Para 41 , 42 , 43) |
| 10. final conclusion on res judicata application (Para 44 , 45 , 46) |
Introduction
[1] We heard this appeal on 14 February 2022 with 10 questions of law (QOL) granted at the leave stage for our determination. The 10 QOLs concern mainly issues of unjust enrichment; res judicata; limitation; constructive/implied trust; estoppel; frustration; reciprocal promises; and appellate jurisdiction. The 10 QOLs read:
(i) Whether the test for unjust enrichment is "act or delivery of thing that can be said to have done
Lin Wen-Chih & Anor v. Pacific Forest Industries Sdn Bhd (formerly known as Veramax Sdn Bhd) & Anor
Lin Wen-Chih & Anor v. Pacific Forest Industries Sdn Bhd (formerly known as Veramax Sdn Bhd) & Anor
Pacific Forest Industries Sdn Bhd & Anor v. Lin Wen-Chih & Anor
Lin Wen-Chih & Anor v. Pacific Forest Industries Sdn Bhd & Anor
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