{
  "id": 6558247,
  "title": "Cyberjaya bungalow owners win again as developer’s appeal bid fails",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/cyberjaya-bungalow-owners-win-again-as-developers-appeal-bid-fails",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-10T06:40:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/09/10/cyberjaya-bungalow-owners-win-again-as-developer-s-appeal-bid-fails"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A recent Court of Appeal ruling has upheld the right of 28 luxury bungalow and villa owners in Cyberjaya to halt a nearby commercial project. The decision follows a split ruling by a Federal Court bench which denied the project's developer and landowner leave to appeal. The case began in April when the Court of Appeal ruled in favor of the 28 home buyers, finding that the developer, Lakefront Residence Sdn Bhd, had breached their sale and purchase agreements (SPAs). Justice Evrol Mariette Peters, who delivered the unanimous judgment, cited the preamble in the SPAs as evidence that the developer promised to create a housing development known as Lakefront Villa @ Cyberjaya. Despite obtaining planning permission to convert 24 residential units into a commercial development, Peters emphasized that this does not excuse a breach of contract. She also dismissed the developer's reliance on a disclaimer in its brochure, stating that it was too small to be read without magnification. The home buyers, represented by lawyers Ravindran Shanmuganathan and Ameer Hazeem, had filed their suit against the three companies in 2021. In 2023, then judicial commissioner Leong Wai Hong ruled that the developer was obligated to fulfill its end of the bargain after contracting with the buyers to deliver a residential development with specific features. An injunction was also granted restraining the developer and its agents from proceeding with any commercial developments.",
  "summary": "Federal Court refuses leave to appeal a Court of Appeal ruling that a commercial project breached buyers’ contracts.",
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        "title": "Cyberjaya bungalow owners win again as developer’s appeal bid fails",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/cyberjaya-bungalow-owners-win-again-as-developers-appeal-bid-fails-6558617",
        "published": "2026-09-10T06:40:00.000Z"
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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."
}