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CLJ Bulletin, Vol 2006, Issue 2
13 January 2006

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New This Week -	1. CLJ January (Part 1) 2006
	2. CLJ Supp January (Part 1) 2006

CLJ January (Part 1) 2006

COURT

COURT OF APPEAL

Leong Kum Whay v. QBE Insurance (M) Sdn Bhd & Ors
(Arbitration - Award - Grounds for setting aside award) [2006] 1 CLJ 1

Ngu Toh Tung & Ors v. Superintendent Of Lands & Survey, Kuching Division, Kuching & Anor
(Administrative law - Appeal against High Court decision refusing an order of certiorari to quash award of Superintendent of Lands and Surveys, Sarawak) [2006] 1 CLJ 30

Simpang Empat Plantation Sdn Bhd v. Ali Tan Sri Abdul Kadir & Ors
(Civil procedure - Action - Res judicata) [2006] 1 CLJ 41

HIGH COURT

Apparatech (M) Sdn Bhd v. Ng Hock Chong & Anor
(Civil procedure - Anton Piller Order - Application to set aside) [2006] 1 CLJ 60

Jerald Allen Gomez v. Shencourt Sdn Bhd; Majlis Peguam (Intervenor)
(Legal profession - Professional discipline - Procedure) [2006] 1 CLJ 88

PP v. Mohd Noor Jaafar
(Criminal procedure - Prosecution - Right to conduct prosecution) [2006] 1 CLJ 103

SUBJECT INDEX

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW

Judicial remedies - Judicial review - Appeal against High Court decision refusing an order of certiorari to quash award of Superintendent of Lands and Surveys, Sarawak - Acquisition of appellants' land by Minister of Planning and Resource Management - Whether acquisition unlawful and ought to be quashed - Whether appellants suffered substantial injustice - Quantum of compensation - Whether court entitled to refuse certiorari - Land Code (Cap 81) (Sarawak), ss. 47, 48, 60(1)(a)
Ngu Toh Tung & Ors v. Superintendent Of Lands & Survey, Kuching Division, Kuching & Anor
(Gopal Sri Ram, Mohd Ghazali Yusoff & Hashim Yusoff JJCA) [2006] 1 CLJ 30 [CA]

ARBITRATION

Arbitrator - Death - Where award cannot be remitted due to death of arbitrator - Whether appellate court can substitute award
Leong Kum Whay v. QBE Insurance (M) Sdn Bhd & Ors
(Gopal Sri Ram, Mohd Ghazali Yusoff JJCA & Azmel Maamor J) [2006] 1 CLJ 1 [CA]

Arbitrator – Misconduct
Leong Kum Whay v. QBE Insurance (M) Sdn Bhd & Ors
Gopal Sri Ram, Mohd Ghazali Yusoff JJCA & Azmel Maamor J) [2006] 1 CLJ 1 [CA]

Award - Appeal - Whether application to set aside arbitrator's award is an appeal - Grounds on which award may be set aside
Leong Kum Whay v. QBE Insurance (M) Sdn Bhd & Ors
(Gopal Sri Ram, Mohd Ghazali Yusoff JJCA & Azmel Maamor J) [2006] 1 CLJ 1 [CA]

Award - Grounds for setting aside award - Whether award can be set aside where arbitrator without reasons departs from established principle of awarding interest on a debt
Leong Kum Whay v. QBE Insurance (M) Sdn Bhd & Ors
(Gopal Sri Ram, Mohd Ghazali Yusoff JJCA & Azmel Maamor J) [2006] 1 CLJ 1 [CA]

Award - Interest - Whether arbitrator has power to award interest
Leong Kum Whay v. QBE Insurance (M) Sdn Bhd & Ors
(Gopal Sri Ram, Mohd Ghazali Yusoff JJCA & Azmel Maamor J) [2006] 1 CLJ 1 [CA]

CIVIL PROCEDURE

Action - Res judicata - Whether allowing second suit will favour an abuse of process
Simpang Empat Plantation Sdn Bhd v. Ali Tan Sri Abdul Kadir & Ors
(Gopal Sri Ram, Rahmah Hussain JJCA & Vincent Ng J) [2006] 1 CLJ 41 [CA]

Anton Piller Order - Application to set aside - Where order is vague or ambiguous in description making it impossible to be complied with
Apparatech (M) Sdn Bhd v. Ng Hock Chong & Anor
(Abdul Malik Ishak J) [2006] 1 CLJ 60 [HC]

Anton Piller Order - Ex parte application - Duty of full and frank disclosure - Effect of misleading averments in obtaining Anton Piller order - Effect of non-compliance with O. 29 r. 1(2A) Rules of the High Court 1980
Apparatech (M) Sdn Bhd v. Ng Hock Chong & Anor
(Abdul Malik Ishak J) [2006] 1 CLJ 60 [HC]

Anton Piller Order - Nature of order and principles applicable - Whether such order may be granted at any stage of an action
Apparatech (M) Sdn Bhd v. Ng Hock Chong & Anor
(Abdul Malik Ishak J) [2006] 1 CLJ 60 [HC]

Anton Piller Order - Non-compliance with order by one party - Contempt of court - Burden and standard of proof required
Apparatech (M) Sdn Bhd v. Ng Hock Chong & Anor
(Abdul Malik Ishak J) [2006] 1 CLJ 60 [HC]

Contempt of court - Non-compliance with Anton Piller Order - Burden and standard of proof required
Apparatech (M) Sdn Bhd v. Ng Hock Chong & Anor
(Abdul Malik Ishak J) [2006] 1 CLJ 60 [HC]

Contempt of court - Whether contemnor must first purge his contempt before he can be heard - Whether profusely apologising to court may purge contempt
Apparatech (M) Sdn Bhd v. Ng Hock Chong & Anor
(Abdul Malik Ishak J) [2006] 1 CLJ 60 [HC]

Interest - Whether awarding of interest in a debt claim is a matter of discretion - When should interest commence
Leong Kum Whay v. QBE Insurance (M) Sdn Bhd & Ors
(Gopal Sri Ram, Mohd Ghazali Yusoff JJCA & Azmel Maamor J) [2006] 1 CLJ 1 [CA]

COMPANIES AND CORPORATIONS

Receivership - Powers of receivers and manages to sell property
Simpang Empat Plantation Sdn Bhd v. Ali Tan Sri Abdul Kadir & Ors
(Gopal Sri Ram, Rahmah Hussain JJCA & Vincent Ng J) [2006] 1 CLJ 41 [CA]

Receivers - Receiver's personal liability - Whether receivers and managers may be liable for misfeasance - Companies Act 1965, s. 192(2)
Simpang Empat Plantation Sdn Bhd v. Ali Tan Sri Abdul Kadir & Ors
(Gopal Sri Ram, Rahmah Hussain JJCA & Vincent Ng J) [2006] 1 CLJ 41 [CA]

CONSTITUTION

Courts - Court of Appeal - Whether O. 92 r. 4 Rules of the High Court 1980 can be invoked by Court of Appeal
Leong Kum Whay v. QBE Insurance (M) Sdn Bhd & Ors
(Gopal Sri Ram, Mohd Ghazali Yusoff JJCA & Azmel Maamor J) [2006] 1 CLJ 1 [CA]

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW

Courts - Jurisdiction - Whether magistrates court has jurisdiction to hear criminal charges under Control of Islamic Religious Schools (Malacca) Enactment 2002
PP v. Mohd Noor Jaafar
(Low Hop Bing J) [2006] 1 CLJ 103 [HC]

Jurisdiction - Courts - Determining whether a matter falls within jurisdiction of civil or syariah court - “Subject matter approach”
PP v. Mohd Noor Jaafar
(Low Hop Bing J) [2006] 1 CLJ 103 [HC]

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

Jurisdiction of court - Extent of criminal jurisdiction of Syariah courts
PP v. Mohd Noor Jaafar
(Low Hop Bing J) [2006] 1 CLJ 103 [HC]

Prosecution - Right to conduct prosecution - Whether Public Prosecutor may authorise in writing an officer of any Government department to conduct a criminal prosecution before any court under Criminal Procedure Code - Whether authorisation of an officer from Islamic Religious Department to conduct criminal prosecution in magistrate's court is valid and constitutional
PP v. Mohd Noor Jaafar
(Low Hop Bing J) [2006] 1 CLJ 103 [HC]

INSURANCE

Accident insurance - Repudiation - Whether failure to disclose material fact entitles insurer to refuse payment
Leong Kum Whay v. QBE Insurance (M) Sdn Bhd & Ors
(Gopal Sri Ram, Mohd Ghazali Yusoff JJCA & Azmel Maamor J) [2006] 1 CLJ 1 [CA]

Agents - Section 44A of the Insurance Act 1963 - Whether knowledge of agent can be treated as knowledge of insurer
Leong Kum Whay v. QBE Insurance (M) Sdn Bhd & Ors
(Gopal Sri Ram, Mohd Ghazali Yusoff JJCA & Azmel Maamor J) [2006] 1 CLJ 1 [CA]

Contract of insurance - Renewal - Whether original proposal form becomes incorporated into renewed policy - Whether change of material circumstances during renewal must be disclosed
Leong Kum Whay v. QBE Insurance (M) Sdn Bhd & Ors
(Gopal Sri Ram, Mohd Ghazali Yusoff JJCA & Azmel Maamor J) [2006] 1 CLJ 1 [CA]

Duty of disclosure - Duty to act uberrimae fides towards each other - Whether duty of disclosure an implied term of contract of insurance - Whether there exists a corresponding duty on insurer to act with utmost good faith towards insured
Leong Kum Whay v. QBE Insurance (M) Sdn Bhd & Ors
(Gopal Sri Ram, Mohd Ghazali Yusoff JJCA & Azmel Maamor J) [2006] 1 CLJ 1 [CA]

LAND LAW

Acquisition of land - Award - Appeal against High Court decision refusing an order of certiorari to quash award of Superintendent of Lands and Surveys, Sarawak - Acquisition of appellants' land by Minister of Planning and Resource Management - Whether acquisition unlawful and ought to be quashed - Whether appellants suffered substantial injustice - Quantum of compensation - Whether court entitled to refuse certiorari - Land Code (Cap 81) (Sarawak), ss. 47, 48, 60(1)(a)
Ngu Toh Tung & Ors v. Superintendent Of Lands & Survey, Kuching Division, Kuching & Anor
(Gopal Sri Ram, Mohd Ghazali Yusoff & Hashim Yusoff JJCA) [2006] 1 CLJ 30 [CA]

Charge - Enforcement of - Powers of receivers and managers to sell land under debenture and charge
Simpang Empat Plantation Sdn Bhd v. Ali Tan Sri Abdul Kadir & Ors
(Gopal Sri Ram, Rahmah Hussain JJCA & Vincent Ng J) [2006] 1 CLJ 41 [CA]

LEGAL PROFESSION

Professional discipline - Procedure - Disciplinary Committee hearing solicitor in the absence of complainant - Whether Disciplinary Committee could hear, investigate and determine a complaint in the absence of either party - Whether such procedure inherently irregular
Jerald Allen Gomez v. Shencourt Sdn Bhd; Majlis Peguam (Intervenor)
(Raus Sharif, Abdull Hamid Embong & Zainun Ali JJ) [2006] 1 CLJ 88 [HC]

Professional discipline - Procedure - Notes of proceedings of Investigating Tribunal not made available to accused-solicitor - Such notes referred to by Disciplinary Committee - Whether such failure constituted a breach of natural justice
Jerald Allen Gomez v. Shencourt Sdn Bhd; Majlis Peguam (Intervenor)
(Raus Sharif, Abdull Hamid Embong & Zainun Ali JJ) [2006] 1 CLJ 88 [HC]

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CLJ Supp January (Part 1) 2006

COURT

HIGH COURT

Alom Industries Sdn Bhd v. Wong Hoang Chiong
(Civil procedure - Preliminary objection - Incomplete record of appeal) [2006] 5 CLJ 1

Bank Of Commerce (M) Bhd v. Lim Kesang & Ors
(Civil procedure - Pleadings - Striking out writ and statement of claim - Appearance) [2006] 5 CLJ 17

Cke Marketing Sdn Bhd v. Virtual Century Sdn Bhd & Anor
(Patents - Registered designs - Rectification of register – Disclosure made to Malaysian public) [2006] 5 CLJ 30

Mayban Trustee Bhd v. Amalan Tepat Sdn Bhd
(Civil procedure - Action - Consolidation of actions – Conditions to be satisfied) [2006] 5 CLJ 43

PP lwn. Ho Sek Kong
(Criminal law - Penal code - Section 302 - Murder – Plenary confession - Circumstantial evidence) [2006] 5 CLJ 49

Wood View Engineering Sdn Bhd v. Lim Chan Kwang
(Civil procedure - Appeal - Competency of appeal – Application to amend statement of claim) [2006] 5 CLJ 62

SUBJECT INDEX

CIVIL PROCEDURE

Action - Consolidation of actions - Conditions to be satisfied - Rules of the High Court 1980, O. 4 r. 1(1)(a), (b), (c)
Mayban Trustee Bhd v. Amalan Tepat Sdn Bhd
(Low Hop Bing J) [2006] 5 CLJ 43 [HC]

Appeal - Competency of appeal - Appeal against decision of magistrate disallowing application to amend statement of claim - Whether appealable - Subordinate Courts Rules 1980, O. 49 r. 6(1)
Wood View Engineering Sdn Bhd v. Lim Chan Kwang
(David Wong Dak Wah JC) [2006] 5 CLJ 62 [HC]

Appeal - Fact, findings of - Whether Sessions Court judge correct on finding of facts
Alom Industries Sdn Bhd v. Wong Hoang Chiong
(David Wong Dak Wah JC) [2006] 5 CLJ 1 [HC]

Pleadings - Amendment of - Statement of claim - Whether amendments would change the character of the suit - Whether defendant prejudiced by proposed amendments - Whether appeal allowed
Wood View Engineering Sdn Bhd v. Lim Chan Kwang
(David Wong Dak Wah JC) [2006] 5 CLJ 62 [HC]

Pleadings - Striking out writ and statement of claim - Appearance - Entry of unconditional appearance - Whether defendants precluded from making an application after filing of unconditional appearance
Bank Of Commerce (M) Bhd v. Lim Kesang & Ors
(Low Hop Bing J) [2006] 5 CLJ 17 [HC]

Preliminary objection - Objection to affidavit in support - Subordinate Courts Rules 1980, O. 25 r. 26 - Whether complied with - Whether defendant's complaint on affidavit dismissed
Wood View Engineering Sdn Bhd v. Lim Chan Kwang
(David Wong Dak Wah JC) [2006] 5 CLJ 62 [HC]

Preliminary objection - Procedural and technical objection - Incomplete record of appeal - Whether there was injustice suffered by complaining party by procedural breach - Whether respondent prejudiced - Whether could be cured by invoking O. 1 r. 1A and O. 2 r. 3 of the Subordinate Courts Rules - Whether preliminary objection dismissed
Alom Industries Sdn Bhd v. Wong Hoang Chiong
(David Wong Dak Wah JC) [2006] 5 CLJ 1 [HC]

Striking out - Writ and statement of claim - Grounds for - Rules of the High Court 1980, O. 18 r. 19(1)(a), (b), (c) or (d) - Whether claim had reasonable cause of action - Whether frivolous or vexatious
Bank Of Commerce (M) Bhd v. Lim Kesang & Ors
(Low Hop Bing J) [2006] 5 CLJ 17 [HC]

CRIMINAL LAW

Penal Code - Section 302 - Murder - Statement made by accused - Whether could be classified as plenary confession - Whether there was an irresistible inference that accused had committed murder - Evidence Act 1950, s. 17(2) - Circumstantial evidence - Whether prosecution established prima facie case - Whether defence raised reasonable doubt -Penal Code, s. 300 (b), (c), (d)
PP lwn. Ho Sek Kong
(Abdull Hamid Embong J) [2006] 5 CLJ 49 [HC]

PATENTS

Registered designs - Rectification of register - Industrial Designs Act 1996, s. 24(1)(a) - Whether first defendant's design registration wrongfully remaining on the register - Whether first defendant's industrial design ‘not new' at time of application for registration - Whether invalid due to disclosure made to Malaysian public - Whether proved - Rules of the High Court 1980, O. 41 r. 5(1) - Infringement of - Whether plaintiff failed to disclose cogent and direct evidence to support allegations - Whether evidence of prior art shown and relied upon by plaintiff materially different in appearance as compared to first defendant's registered design
CKE Marketing Sdn Bhd v. Virtual Century Sdn Bhd & Anor
(Zulkefli Ahmad Makinudin J) [2006] 5 CLJ 30 [HC]

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CASE OF THE WEEK

FAWZIAH HOLDINGS SDN BHD v. METRAMAC CORPORATION SDN BHD

CIVIL PROCEDURE: Jurisdiction - Original jurisdiction - Court of Appeal - Application by plaintiff seeking order of court restraining defendant from dissipating assets - Whether Court of Appeal entitled to exercise original jurisdiction under s. 44 Courts of Judicature Act 1964

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