{"id":6066,"date":"2026-02-01T08:04:36","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T00:04:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yhalaw.com.my\/?p=6066"},"modified":"2026-02-01T08:04:39","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T00:04:39","slug":"professional-negligence-solicitor-panel-solicitors-liable-litigation-brief-does-not-excuse-failure-to-protect-banks-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yhalaw.com.my\/zh\/professional-negligence-solicitor-panel-solicitors-liable-litigation-brief-does-not-excuse-failure-to-protect-banks-security\/","title":{"rendered":"PROFESSIONAL NEGLIGENCE \u2013 SOLICITOR \u2013 PANEL SOLICITORS LIABLE: LITIGATION BRIEF DOES NOT EXCUSE FAILURE TO PROTECT BANK\u2019S SECURITY"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

1. Summary and Facts:<\/strong>
Malayan Banking Bhd v Russell Lua Kok Hiyong & Ors [2025] 12 MLJ 599 concerns on the Malayan Banking Berhad (\u201cplaintiff\u201d) extended credit facilities to the Sparrows & Arrows Sdn. Bhd. (\u201cSparrows\u201d) borrower, which were secured by personal guarantees executed by the guarantors. Messrs Lua & Mansor (\u201cdefendants\u201d) acted as bank\u2019s panel of lawyers to represent the bank. Following the grant of the facilities, one of the guarantors passed away. The bank thereafter commenced legal proceedings to enforce the guarantee against the estate of the deceased guarantor by naming the personal representative as defendants. The defendants resisted the claim, contending that the guarantee was no longer enforceable upon the guarantor\u2019s death. In any event, the bank\u2019s claim could not properly be pursued against the estate in the manner adopted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Legal Issues:<\/strong>
\u2022 Whether a guarantor\u2019s liability survives death.
\u2022 Whether a creditor may enforce a guarantee against the estate of a deceased guarantor.
\u2022 Whether personal representatives can be sued in their representative capacity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Court\u2019s Findings:<\/strong>
\u2022 The High court allows the bank\u2019s claim against the solicitors.
\u2022 The guarantor\u2019s contractual liability does not cease upon death.
\u2022 The creditor is entitled to pursue the deceased guarantor\u2019s estate.
\u2022 Proceedings may properly be brought against the personal representatives in their representative capacity.
\u2022 The enforcement is limited strictly to the assets of the estate and does not impose personal liability on the administrators or executors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Practical Implications:<\/strong>
This judgment affirms the several principle of laws including:
\u2022 The estate representatives must treat guarantees as valid estate liabilities.
\u2022 The distribution of estate must not occur before debts are settled.
\u2022 The practitioners acting for estate representatives must identify contingent liabilities early and withhold distribution until such claims are resolved, to avoid breach of duty.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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