{
  "id": 5000486,
  "title": "Court backs financier in RM21.1mil pre-factoring dispute",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/court-backs-financier-in-rm21-1mil-pre-factoring-dispute",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-02T02:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/09/02/court-backs-financier-in-rm21-1mil-pre-factoring-dispute"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Court of Appeal has ruled in favor of a financing company, allowing it to recover RM21.1 million from an oil and gas firm. The three-judge panel overturned a previous decision that deemed the arrangement unlicensed moneylending. SA Puncak Management Sdn Bhd (SAPM) provided KL Petrogas Sdn Bhd (KLP) with two Islamic financing facilities to support its natural gas project and working capital. One involved purchasing KLP's unpaid invoices, while the other financed KLP's future billing. Initially, the High Court deemed the pre-factoring facility moneylending and ruled SAPM's financing agreements unenforceable. However, the Court of Appeal found SAPM to be engaged in legitimate debt financing and exempted from the Moneylenders Act 1951. As a result, KLP must pay SAPM RM21,122,459.02, including RM50,000 in costs for both courts and proceedings. This ruling highlights the need for Malaysia to allow debt financing to avoid seeking such arrangements abroad.",
  "summary": "Court of Appeal overturns High Court's finding that the pre-factoring facility amounted to unlicensed moneylending.",
  "key_points": [],
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        "title": "Court backs financier in RM21.1mil pre-factoring dispute",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/court-backs-financier-in-rm21-1mil-pre-factoring-dispute-5003021",
        "published": "2026-09-02T02:30:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}