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The inheritance dispute among Tan Sri Lim Goh Tong's grandchildren began at the Kuala Lumpur High Court yesterday, 23 February, with RM1.6 billion in assets at stake
According to the New Straits Times, the civil suit centres on Goh Tong's youngest daughter, late Lim Siew Kim, who died of stage 4 ovarian cancer in July 2022 at 73.
Siew Kim is survived by three daughters and a son. The suit was filed by two of her daughters, Chan T'shiao Li, 48, and Kimberley Chan T'shiao Min, 45, who are seeking to nullify their mother's last will.
In their statement of claim, the sisters said their mother had prepared two wills dated 2 November 2021 and 11 April 2022.
They argued that their mother lacked the necessary legal and mental capacity to execute a third will on 28 April 2022, 17 days after the previous one.
They alleged that Siew Kim's execution of the third will in such a short period raised suspicions over how the final will was prepared and made.
The sisters said they did not understand why their mother hastily executed the last will while frail and declining in mental and physical health.
Lim Siew Kim died on 14 July 2022.
Image via Focus MalaysiaLawyer Datuk Low Beng Choo, one of the defendants named in the suit, testified that Siew Kim was alert and aware when she signed the will from her bed at a private hospital in Kuala Lumpur
"She did not have any tubes sticking out of her body when she sat up on her bed and signed the will page by page," said Low, a former Olympic Council of Malaysia secretary-general.
Senior lawyer Datuk V Sithambaram, representing the plaintiffs, objected to Low's written statement being admitted as evidence, reported NST.
He argued that the oral and documentary evidence amounted to hearsay, allegedly statements made by the deceased, as claimed by Low.
He said such evidence should be expunged, as there was no way to determine its veracity.
Tan Sri Lim Goh Tong.
Image via FMTThe plaintiffs also claimed that they later discovered that Low had an interest in the deceased's estate through the Dikim Foundation
The foundation, established by Siew Kim and her late husband, Dick Chan Teik Huat, is reportedly the major beneficiary of the will, receiving 70% of the residuary estate.
The plaintiffs alleged that the foundation's true purpose remained unclear and vague.
A 2023 FMT report stated that the foundation provides education scholarships and aid to the underprivileged.
Below are the assets and beneficiaries outlined in the will:
Dikim Foundation
• 70% of the residuary estate
• Property in Pearl Hill, Tanjung Bungah, Penang
• Shareholding and property in Suria Waras Development Sdn Bhd
Marcus Chan Jau Chwen, Siew Kim's son (also named in the suit)
• 30% of the residuary estate
• Contents of all safe deposit boxes
• Properties in Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur
• Shareholding in Mantap Awana Sdn Bhd
Cressa Chan T'shiao Yunn, also Siew Kim's daughter
• RM10 million and property in Ampang Hilir, Kuala Lumpur
• Her daughter, Jasmine, will receive RM50,000 a month
T'shiao Li, plaintiff
• RM900,000
T'shiao Min, plaintiff
• RM100,000
Read NST's full report here.
