Chong Yeong Yoong

Corporate and Commercial Litigation

• Acted for a shareholder and bondholder to recover shares and bonds valued over RM500 million held on trust on his behalf.
• Acted for a company in suing its former directors for breach of directors’ duties in a claim exceeding RM15 million.
• Acted for a company in suing its former director and senior management executive as trustee for an account of the company’s investment assets valued over RM19 million.
• Acted in proceedings on shareholders’ dispute and oppression action involving multiple separate suits and appeals.
• Acted for a company resisting director’s request for inspection of accounting records.
• Acted in petitions for winding-up of companies on just and equitable ground.
• Acted for a foreign company in initiating winding-up petitions against Labuan companies on grounds of inability to pay debts.
• Acted for shareholders to remove the opponent’s choice of liquidator who was from one of the Big 4 accounting firm in respect of companies within a conglomerate group.
• Acted for a creditor to oppose an application by a bankrupt to discharge a bankruptcy order.
• Acted for a judgment debtor in setting aside a judgment in default and subsequently the creditor’s petition filed in the bankruptcy court.
• Acted for a listed company, its subsidiaries and director in a claim for breach of confidential information, copyright and patent infringement, conspiracy to injure and unlawful interference with trade.

Civil Litigation

• Acted in contentious administration of estate proceedings involving overseas assets.
• Acted for a purchaser in a sale and purchase agreement dispute and successfully preserved and secured the client’s interest through a Mareva Injunction and a committal order.
• Acted for a haulier against a MNC oil and gas company for breach of a haulage contract which led to a positive resolution for our client.
• Acted in proceedings for stay of legal proceedings e.g., stay of winding-up pending post-winding-up applications and stay pending appeal.
• Acted in various execution and/or enforcement proceedings e.g., bankruptcy, winding-up, writ of seizure and sale, prohibitory order and committal proceedings.
• Advised a building Management Corporation on a potential action against a utility service provider.
• Advised a chemical manufacturing company on the domestic inquiry and termination of employment of a senior manager in the company.
• Advised foreign solicitors on discovery against a Malaysian citizen in aid of foreign proceedings and Whistleblower Protection Act 2010.