Civil Court dismisses Malaysian company’s bid to force name change of Maldivian firm

Fazloon • 25 Sep 2026, 10:03 • 25/09/2026 10:03 • Views: 310

A lawsuit filed by a Malaysian company seeking a court order to change the name of a Maldivian company has been dismissed after the Civil Court ruled there was no legal basis for the request.

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25/09/2026 10:06

However, the ministry had earlier determined that MyNZTrip Pvt Ltd was registered in accordance with the Companies Act and Private Company Regulations, and that there was no similar or confusingly similar name in the Maldivian Business Names Register that would justify ordering a name change.

25/09/2026 10:04

The Malaysian company told the court it had been operating in the tourism sector since 2017 using the name MyNZTrip and a website under that brand. It said it had already petitioned the Ministry of Economic Development under Section 15 of the Business Registration Act, arguing that allowing a Maldivian company to register a similar name would mislead the public and harm its business.

The case was filed by NZ World Tours and Travels of Malaysia, which sought an order to compel MyNZTrip Pvt Ltd, a company registered in the Maldives, to change its name on the grounds that it was similar and created confusion.