In Malaysian land law, the rights of registered proprietors under the Torrens system are firmly protected. But what happens when someone claims a right to remain on land they do not legally own? Can a long-term occupant resist eviction by invoking equity, tenancy, or hardship? This article draws lessons from several notable cases, shedding light […]

KUALA LUMPUR – September 22, 1995. The courtroom was quiet, the air thick with the scent of old paper and the weight of unfinished business. On one side sat Asia Commercial Finance (M) Berhad, a company that had once been eager to fuel the dreams of a housing developer. On the other, Kawal Teliti Sdn Bhd, […]

In the quiet mukim of Batu, a parcel of land once stood as a widow’s last remaining legacy. Wong Har was not a rich woman—just someone who had held on to her little piece of Kuala Lumpur since 1975, when she bought it from a man named Yeap for RM55,000.

I. The Whisper Before the Roar It started, as all tides do, with a ripple. In a quiet boardroom tucked within a high-rise in Kuala Lumpur, the CFO of Lembaran Digital Berhad tapped his pen against a leather-bound notepad. Surrounding him were other executives — risk officers, legal advisors, and treasury heads — poring over […]

Introduction On 14 July 2025, a gavel fell in the Kuala Lumpur High Court—not with the usual formality of litigation, but with the weight of corporate history crashing down.