Lamborghini Huracan Performante owner Yew Chin Teck messed with the bull but didn’t get the horns
As the saying goes, “you mess with the bull, you get the horns,” however, one businessman, a Mr. Yew Chin Teck, did indeed mess with the raging bull badge, but evidently did not get the horns. So what exactly was happening here and how did this matador (he’s not really a matador, just go with it) manage to evade a charging bull?
Faced with a lawsuit for negligence and conspiracy to injure him, Mr. Yew, had the sessions court rule in his favour. This case, so rare it is believed to be the first of its kind, involves an import company that approved permits using fraudulent documents to undervalue cars, resulting in the unlawful seizure of Yew’s 2018 Lamborghini Huracan Performante by customs.
Moreover, Judge Sazlina Shafie ruled that Yew successfully proved his case against BHU Autologistics Sdn Bhd on the balance of probabilities. Yew, represented by lawyers David Gurupatham and Thej Eashen Previndran, demonstrated that he was a bona fide purchaser of the vehicle so the fault lied with the importer.
The court found that the company had manipulated the car’s tax documents and paid a lower duty, which was intended for an older model of the car. This means Yew was overcharged for his Lamborghini Huracan Performante and then the customs department seized it. The court’s oral ruling, delivered last week, highlighted that the company’s negligence led to this fraud being discovered.
On top of that, the court ordered BHU Autologistics to pay Yew RM830,000 for the loss of use of the vehicle from 13 September 2021. Additionally, the company was required to make a further payment of RM2,300 per day from 14 September 2021, until the judgment sum was fully paid. This includes 1.5 percent interest, and the court also awarded Yew RM25,000 in legal compensation.
As of last week, the total judgment sum amounted to RM5.8 million. However, the court also allowed a counterclaim from the customs department and the government for the non-payment of taxes, levies and duties related to the aforementioned Lamborghini Huracan Performante, which amounted to approximately RM1.35 million.
Sadly, Yew was also ordered to pay RM10,000 in costs to the government, represented by federal counsel Nurul Akhilah Rosmi. Still, we are sure Yew is just happy to have his car back as this case dates all the way back to 2019 when he first purchased the Lamborghini in question which was seized in 2020 so we are sure he is definitely glad this is all over.
We got all this from FMT and their full article is linked here. Thank you FMT for the information and images.
