PARTNERSHIP

JASNI YEOP & ORS v. SAND STONE SOIL SDN BHD & ANOTHER APPEAL [2025] 1 CLJ 727 (Court of Appeal)

Case Digest :

The unlawful conduct of a partner may render the partnership firm vicariously liable if it falls within the scope of the partnership's business. The lack of knowledge of other partners of such unlawful conduct by one partner does not absolve the firm from vicarious liability.

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