JUDGMENT

Mariana Yahya JCA:

Introduction

[1] This is an appeal by Meccilect Sdn Bhd, the abovenamed Appellant/ Plaintiff against the decision of the learned High Court Judge in the High Court of Malaya at Shah Alam on the 15 December 2017, after a full trial. The learned High Court Judge (HCJ) dismissed the Appellant's claim with costs of RM10,000.00 to the Respondents.

[2] For ease of reference, the parties hereto shall be referred to as if they were in the High Court. The Appellant is the Plaintiff and the Respondents are the Defendants. This is the Plaintiff's appeal.

Salient Facts

[3] It is the Plaintiff's pleaded case that at all material times, the 1st defendant is a related company to the 2nd defendant and both companies are under the umbrella of the KNM group of companies. The company's search shows that both the registered and business address for the 1st defendant is located in Sabah while the 2nd defendant was based in Seri Kembangan, Selangor.

[4] The KNM Group wholly owns the 2nd defendant and has a 40% equity stake in a company known as Petrosab Petroleum Sdn Bhd which is a majority owner of the 1st defendant. The 2nd defendant is also a majority owner of a company known as