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Malay Mail
3 days ago
- Business
- Malay Mail
‘No status quo to maintain': Court of Appeal rejects Hydroshoppe's bid to block KL Tower deal
PUTRAJAYA, May 31 — The Court of Appeal yesterday dismissed an appeal by the former operator of the Kuala Lumpur Tower and its subsidiary to obtain an ad interim injunction to stop the award of the KL Tower concession to LSH Service Master Sdn Bhd. The decision was delivered by a three-member bench comprising Justices Datuk Collin Lawrence Sequerah, Datuk Dr Choo Kah Sing and Datuk Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh. Justice Sequerah, who delivered the court's unanimous decision, said Hydroshoppe Sdn Bhd and its subsidiary Menara Kuala Lumpur Sdn Bhd failed to meet the legal threshold for the grant of an ad interim injunction. 'We are of the view that there is no status quo to maintain as the fifth supplementary agreement has lapsed on March 31, this year,' he said. Justice Sequerah ordered Hydroshoppe and Menara KL to pay legal costs totalling RM30,000 to the respondents. The respondents were the Ministry of Communications, its minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil, the government, LSH Service Master Sdn Bhd, LSH Best Builders Sdn Bhd and Service Master (M) Sdn Bhd. The appeal was against the decision of the High Court in April, this year which had similarly dismissed the application for the ad interim injunction. Hydroshoppe and Menara KL had filed a breach of contract suit against the respondents, claiming that LSH and its units had induced a breach of contract that the companies (Hydroshoppe and Menara KL) had agreed to with the government in an August 2022 meeting. They claimed that LSH Capital and its units had committed dishonest assistance, and want the award of the KL Tower concession to LSH Service Master to be declared void and unlawful. They are also claiming an estimated RM1 billion in damages, and for the concession of the iconic Kuala Lumpur landmark building to be transferred back to them. The High Court will hear the inter parte injunction on June 9. It will also hear on June 5, an ex parte contempt application filed by the companies. In the proceedings before the Court of Appeal yesterday, lawyer Vinayak Sri Ram represented Hydroshoppe and Menara Kuala Lumpur, Senior Federal Counsel Ahmad Hanir Hambaly@Arwi for the Ministry of Communications, Fahmi and the government. Lawyer Datuk Malik Imtiaz Sarwar represented LSH Service Master, LSH Best Builders and Service Master. — Bernama
Free Malaysia Today
3 days ago
- Business
- Free Malaysia Today
Former KL Tower concessionaire loses injunction appeal
The injunction application had been filed by Hydroshoppe Sdn Bhd and its subsidiary Menara Kuala Lumpur Sdn Bhd, the former concessionaires of the KL Tower. PUTRAJAYA : The former operator of the Kuala Lumpur Tower has failed to obtain an injunction to stop the award of the KL Tower concession to LSH Service Master Sdn Bhd. A three-member bench of the Court of Appeal dismissed the application by Hydroshoppe Sdn Bhd and its subsidiary Menara Kuala Lumpur Sdn Bhd. Justice Collin Lawrence Sequerah, who delivered the court's unanimous decision, said the applicants failed to meet the legal threshold for the grant of an ad interim injunction. There was no status quo to maintain as the fifth supplementary agreement on the concession had lapsed on March 31, he said. Sequerah ordered Hydroshoppe and Menara KL to pay costs totalling RM30,000. The companies had appealed against a High Court decision in April, dismissing the application for the ad interim injunction. Hydroshoppe and Menara KL had sued the government for breach of contract, claiming that the LSH group had induced a breach of contract with the government. They asked the court to declare the award of the KL Tower concession to LSH Service Master as void and unlawful. They also sought an estimated RM1 billion in damages, and for the concession to be transferred back to them. The High Court will hear the companies' applications for two other injunctions on June 9.
Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Council granted interim injunction over pickets in strike by bin workers
The council involved in the long-running strike by bin workers has been granted an interim injunction it says will ensure that picketing and protests at its three depots is in accordance with legal provisions. Birmingham City Council said the injunction, which is in place until Thursday when a further hearing will take place, sets out expected behaviour from pickets and aims to prevent the obstruction of vehicles leaving the depots. Members of Unite have been on all-out strike since March 11 in a row over pay and jobs, leading to bags of refuse piling up across the city. The council said: 'The council must now work to resume weekly collections and reduce the recent build-up of waste experienced in the city. 'Our priority is to deliver a reliable waste service to the people of Birmingham. 'We have seen an increase in disruption at our depots, with workers and vehicles being prevented from doing their jobs. This has in turn led to a backlog of approximately 12,800 tonnes of waste on the streets. 'The council has been negotiating with Unite since the start of this strike around the behaviours we have seen at our depots, and whilst everyone has a right to protest, the council has a public health duty to uphold and clearing waste is central to this. 'We believe that these actions are in breach of the law. As a result, the council issued Unite's lawyers with a letter before action at the start of the week. We were subsequently given assurances in writing that there would be a change at the depots. 'This has not happened and they have breached those reassurances this morning by again not allowing our trucks to leave. 'Therefore, the council has taken the decision to proceed with an application to the High Court for a legal injunction to restrict the unlawful behaviour. This is not something we wanted to do and have given Unite many opportunities to co-operate with us and avoid this course of action. 'The health and safety of the people of Birmingham is vitally important and the council has been forced to take this action to prevent waste accumulating across our city, impacting deprived communities the most.' Unite maintains picketing has been lawful.
The Independent
22-05-2025
- Politics
- The Independent
Court halts conclusion of Chagos Islands deal with injunction
The Government has temporarily been banned from concluding its negotiations on the Chagos Islands deal by an injunction granted in the early hours by a High Court judge. Downing Street insisted the deal is the 'right thing' but would not comment on the legal case. A hearing is expected to take place at 10.30am. In the injunction granted at 2.25am on Thursday, brought against the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Mr Justice Goose granted 'interim relief' to Bertrice Pompe, who had previously taken steps to bring legal action over the deal. 'The defendant shall take no conclusive or legally binding step to conclude its negotiations concerning the possible transfer of the British Indian Ocean Territory, also known as the Chagos Archipelago, to a foreign government or bind itself as to the particular terms of any such transfer,' Mr Justice Goose said in his order. It requires the Government to 'maintain the jurisdiction of the United Kingdom over the British Indian Ocean Territory until further order'. According to the order, the judge granted the injunction 'upon consideration of the claimant's application for interim relief made out of court hours' and 'upon reading the defendants' response'. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer had been expected to attend a virtual ceremony alongside representatives from the Mauritian government on Thursday morning to sign off on the deal. Britain would give up sovereignty of the island territory to Mauritius under the deal, and lease back a crucial military base on the archipelago for 99 years. A Government spokesperson said: 'We do not comment on ongoing legal cases. 'This deal is the right thing to protect the British people and our national security.'
Yahoo
22-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Chagos deal paused by last-minute legal action
The government has temporarily been banned from concluding talks on the Chagos Islands deal by a last-minute injunction by a High Court judge. An injunction was granted at 02:25 BST when Mr Justice Goose granted "interim relief" to Chagossian Bertrice Pompe who had brought a case against the Foreign Office. This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. You can receive Breaking News on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on X to get the latest alerts.
