Loaned to a friend, until he claimed it was an “Investment”

Facts:

A friend borrowed RM200,000 from our client and even made partial repayments. However, once legal proceedings began, he changed his story. 

Suddenly, the money was no longer a loan. It was supposedly an investment in his family’s business. What is his argument? The business had failed, so our client should bear the loss. That was the entire defence.

Our team carefully dismantled that narrative.

We relied on the documentary evidence, exposed the inconsistencies in the Defendant’s version during cross-examination, highlighted the absence of any evidence supporting an investment, successfully invited the Court to draw adverse inferences against the missing witnesses and persuaded the Court that the company could not be used as a shield to avoid personal liability, especially when fraud occurred.

The Court agreed and ruled in our favour. 

When the other side changes the story, the right legal strategy and the right evidence make all the difference. We believe in fighting for what is right. Whether it is a broken promise, a fraudulent scheme, or a desperate attempt to evade liability, we stand with our clients and ensure that justice is not just promised, but delivered.

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