Courts aren’t rubber stamps for consent orders, says Court of Appeal

Key takeaways

The Court of Appeal ruled that it cannot record a monetary consent order in an appeal against a winding-up order, citing lack of jurisdiction.

• The Court of Appeal declined to record a RM420,000 settlement between Noble Energy and Sim Soon.
• The High Court had no power to make a monetary order in winding-up proceedings under Section 469 of the Companies Act 2016.
• The winding-up process is a statutory procedure for dealing with insolvent companies, not debt collection.
• The Court of Appeal ordered Noble Energy's appeal to proceed on its merits.

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