JUDGMENT

Hasnah Mohammed Hashim CJM:

[1] These are the appeals by the appellants arising from the winding up of London Biscuits Berhad (LBB). The core issue before this court concerns the scope of liquidators' powers and liabilities under the Companies Act 2016 (CA 2016), specifically whether one joint liquidator may act alone if the other is conflicted, and the extent to which creditors' wishes must guide the court in appointing liquidators.

[2] There are four (4) appeals before this court, namely: Appeal 61 (Victor Saw's appeal on the authority of joint liquidators where one is conflicted), Appeal 62 (LBB's appeal on the role of creditors' wishes in the appointment of joint liquidators), and Appeals 63 and 64 (Lim San Peen's appeals on whether termination benefits and indemnity in lieu of notice constitute costs and expenses of winding up, and whether payments made in good faith but in breach of s 527 of the CA 2016 can justify removal or proceedings against a liquidator).