Golf-links decision reversed

The dispute originated from business conflicts between the Phuket-based Jindaphol family, who used to wholly own the golf course, and a Singapore-based consortium, Murex Co Ltd, that now partly operates it.

At the request of the four plaintiffs, the court yesterday annulled parts of its injunction of October 19 last year.

The court has now ordered that all 12 board members select three executive members from among them to handle business affairs relating to the golf course.

The revised injunction also states that one of the three executive members must represent Murex, and if that member refuses to co-sign business contracts along with any other members, the remaining members can sign on his or her behalf and use a Murex rubber stamp to authorise the deals.

The four plaintiffs, three members of the Jindaphol family and the Expertise Holdings Co Ltd, had filed a lawsuit last year. They accused some of the six original members under Murex, including Xia Leng Yen, who heads the Singapore consortium, of falsely appointing the other six members.

The plaintiffs said the non-transparent appointment of Murex members led outsiders to believe the defendants were the majority shareholders in the company and had greater authority than the plaintiffs in running the golf course.