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2025 MarsdenLR 2750

COURT OF APPEAL PUTRAJAYA
UNITED OVERSEAS BANK (MALAYSIA) BHD – Appellant
Versus
TAN CHONG WHATT & ANOR – Respondent


Petitioner Advocates:Vijay Raj,Ratna Govindasamy ,Respondent Advocate: Ringo Low Kim Leng,Brandon Lim Zhung Wy

Table of Content
1. overview of the appeal and guarantee details. (Para 1 , 2 , 4)
2. contention on guarantors' liability and uob's duties. (Para 3 , 15 , 16 , 18)
3. court's analysis on legal interpretations. (Para 19 , 20 , 21 , 23 , 24)
4. federal court's principles regarding guarantor liabilities. (Para 25 , 26 , 27 , 28)
5. impact of principal debtor status under contracts. (Para 29 , 30 , 31 , 32)
6. rights of uob for post winding-up interest. (Para 33 , 34 , 35 , 36)
7. clarification of uob's contractual obligations. (Para 37 , 38 , 39 , 40)
8. rejection of respondents' assertions regarding uob's duties. (Para 41 , 42 , 43 , 45 , 46)
9. resolution of appeals with consequential orders. (Para 47 , 48)
Choo Kah Sing JCA:

Introduction

[1] This appeal emanates from a High Court decision dated 10 May 2022 wherein the learned High Court judge dismissed the appellant's claim.

[2] The appellant, United Overseas Bank (Malaysia) Bhd ("UOB"), claimed against the respondents premised on a guarantee dated 25 November 2014 ("the Guarantee"). The Guarantee was executed by the respondents together with two others, namely Gerald Yeo @ Yeo Ah Khe and Wang YingDe, who agreed to be jointly and severally liab

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