The court battle between the "Lam Soon brothers", Whang Tar Liang and Whang Tar Choung, has resumed - this time, over who owns the trademarks used by various companies in the Lam Soon group, including such household brand names as "Knife" and "Axe".
In March last year, Tar Liang had sought to wind up Lam Soon Cannery, the holding company for the Lam Soon group. His case was that his position as minority shareholder was under threat because his brother was handing over control of the business to Hap Seng, which Tar Liang labelled a "complete stranger" to the 70-year-old Lam Soon family business. The feud was however settled out of court and Tar Liang agreed to buy out his elder brother and his brother’s family who together had a majority stake in Lam Soon Cannery.
