CLJ Bulletin, Issue 2011, Vol 7
25 February 2011
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PU(A)
NUMBER TITLE DATE COMING INTO FORCE PRINCIPAL ACT NO
PU(A) 021/2011 Customs (Values) (Palm Oil) (No 5) Order 2011 31 January 2011 ACT 235 PU(A) 022/2011 Malaysian Qualifications Agency (Institutional Audit) Regulations 2011 31 January 2011 ACT 679 PU(A) 023/2011 Malaysian Qualifications Agency (Compounding Of Offences) Regulations 2011 31 January 2011 ACT 679 PU(A) 024/2011 Road Transport (Stands For Public Service Vehicles) (Federal Territory Of Kuala Lumpur) Order 2011 31 January 2011 ACT 333 PU(A) 025/2011 Road Traffic (Prohibition On Driving Of Goods Vehicles) Rules 2011 31 January 2011 ACT 333 PU(B)
NUMBER TITLE DATE COMING INTO FORCE PRINCIPAL ACT NO
PU(B) 033/2011 Notice To Third Parties 27 January 2011 ACT 613 PU(B) 034/2011 Notice Of Contested Election Of Elections Act 1958 - Tenang, Johor 27 January 2011 ACT 19 PU(B) 035/2011 Declaration And Revocation Of Vacations Of The High Court In Malaya 31 January 2011 ACT 91 PU(B) 036/2011 Appointment Of Deputy Public Prosecutor 31 January 2011 ACT 593
a) Legal Network Series Articles
1. Civil Mediation Council Conference* [Read
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By Lord Judge, Lord Chief Justice Of England And Wales*
2. Towards Malaysian Common Law: Convergence Between Indigenous Norms And Common Law Methods** [Read
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By Farid Sufian Shuaib*
CITATION TITLE SUBJECT [2009] 1 LNS 935 [HC] Ali Jinnah SM Sharif & Anor v. Pasaraya AJ Damai & Ors Injunction - Mareva Injunction - Plaintiffs' application to restrain defendants from disposing and dealing with assets of 1st defendant and certain bank accounts - Whether plaintiffs had a good arguable case - Whether the defendants had assets within the jurisdiction - Whether real risk of defendants' assets being dissipated or removed from the jurisdiction before judgment - Various bank accounts opened by defendants - The 2nd, 3rd and 4th defendants took and/or banked in monies which were to be banked in under AJ Mini Market/ Pasaraya AJ Damai into the 4th defendant's bank account - Whether the injunction prayed for should be granted in the circumstancesCIVIL PROCEDURE:
[2009] 1 LNS 937 [HC] Hew Tze Ken v. United Soil Engineering Sdn Bhd Winding up - Petition filed to wind-up respondent, for interim relief and an injunction to restrain respondent inter alia from making payments to Foo Khee Voon in his capacity as Caretaker Director - Whether respondent a quasi-partnership between the petitioner and Foo Khee Voon - Whether any understanding between the director/shareholders of the respondent that management powers were to be exercised as a quasi-partnership - Respondent run as a corporation - Whether any Board of Directors or Shareholders' Resolution to wind-up the respondent - Whether the sale of USSB to Foo Khee Voon for RM250,000.00 was at a gross undervalue - Foo Khee Voon's position as Caretaker Director approved in board meetings - Petitioner proposed outsourcing work of Caretaker Director of the respondent - Whether Directors acting in their own interest - Whether just and equitable that Respondent be wound-upCOMPANIES AND CORPORATIONS:
[2009] 1 LNS 1134 [HC] Malayan Banking Berhad v. Salem High Country Holidays Sdn Bhd & Ors Guarantee - Variation - Whether the second and third defendants are discharged as guarantors by reason of the plaintiff's act in freezing the first defendant's bank account - Whether the freezing of the bank account of the first defendant amounted to a material variation of the letter of offer - Whether the plaintiff has proven its claim together with capitalized interest and costs - Certificate of indebtedness - No real challenge or dispute to accounts - Whether plaintiff's claim against the second and third defendants is premature as plaintiff had failed to foreclose the principal security of the banking facilitiesCONTRACT:
CONTRACT: Guarantee - Consideration - Continuing guarantee - Whether the 3 guarantees signed by the second and third defendants are void for want of consideration
[2009] 1 LNS 1135 [HC] PB Securities Sdn Bhd v. Ho Say Fong Paid dealer's representative - Indemnity - Defendant allegedly agreed to indemnify the plaintiff for any losses or liability arising from the failure of the defendant's client to pay for his trades - Whether plaintiff could rely on the indemnity clause in the Incentive Bonus Scheme (IBS) - Whether indemnity provision under IBS pleaded - Whether the defendant had signed or initialed the account opening form when she took over the handling of Joseph Lee's account from Gary Tan - Whether she or Gary Tan should be responsible for the losses incurred in the trading of Joseph Lee's account - Whether IBS was unlawful and improper - Whether deductions made by plaintiff were permitted deductions under the IBSSECURITIES:
[2009] 1 LNS 1173 [HC] Liew Poon Siak v. Low Hing King & Ors Defamation - Libel - Identity of party referred to in publication - Words referred to the plaintiff by his name and position - Whether the words complained of defamatory - First defendant gave script to press reporter - Whether first defendant responsible for the publicationTORT:
TORT: Defamation - Defences - Justification - Fair comment - Qualified privilege - First defendant only attempted to justify the third paragraph of the defamatory statement - Whether any truth in statement complained of - Whether statements made with malice - Whether defence of qualified privilege applicable
COURT
FEDERAL COURT
Magendran Mohan v. PP
Alauddin Mohd Sheriff, Zulkefli Makinudin, James Foong
(Criminal Procedure; Evidence - Appellate court, power and duty of - Alibi - Prima facie case - Circumstantial evidence - Corroboration - Identification evidence - Inference) [2011] 1 CLJ 805 [FC]COURT OF APPEAL
Leisure Tower Sdn Bhd lwn. Am Bank Bhd
Raus Sharif, Sulong Matjeraie, Ahmad Maarop
(Kontrak; Perbankan - Kemungkiran - Perjanjian kemudahan pinjaman bridging - Pegawai bank dan pelanggan) [2011] 1 CLJ 828 [CA]Melewar Leisure Sdn Bhd v. Danaharta Managers Sdn Bhd
KN Segara, Sulong Matjeraie, Jeffrey Tan
(Civil Procedure; Banking - Summary judgment - Securities for advances - Loan) [2011] 1 CLJ 857 [CA]Romi Amora Amir v. PP
Suriyadi Halim Omar, Hasan Lah, Sulaiman Daud
(Criminal Law - Possession of 0.70g of cannabis - Trafficking in 466.40g cannabis) [2011] 1 CLJ 870 [CA]HIGH COURT
Basri Md Desa v. PP
Zamani A Rahim
(Criminal Procedure; Immigration - Charge - Harbouring of illegal foreign worker) [2011] 1 CLJ 884 [HC]Chuan Seng & Anor v. Wan Abdul Hamid Wan Jaafar & Ors
See Mee Chun
(Land Law; Trusts - Transfer - Validity of - Malay reservations) [2011] 1 CLJ 898 [HC]Dr Colin Lee Soon Soo v. Majlis Perubatan Malaysia
Mohd Zawawi Salleh
(Administrative Law; Professions - Exhaustion of remedies - Medical practitioners - Preliminary investigation committee inquiry) [2011] 1 CLJ 907 [HC]Lembaga Pembangunan Dan Lindungan Tanah (Land Custody And Development Authority) v. Crystal Realty Sdn Bhd & Anor
Rhodzariah Bujang
(Civil Procedure - Costs - Taxation - Application for review) [2011] 1 CLJ 917 [HC]Pan Malaysia Equities Sdn Bhd v. Angeline Tan Eei We
Hamid Sultan Abu Backer
(Securities; Contract - Share trading accounts - Contra losses - Undue influence) [2011] 1 CLJ 923 [HC]SUBJECT INDEX
Administrative law
Remedies - Exhaustion of remedies - Decisions made during course of an administrative body's proceedings not to be challenged until proceedings are completed - Application to quash decision of Malaysian Medical Council (MMC) in dismissing applicant's preliminary objection - MMC yet to exercise disciplinary jurisdiction under ss. 29 and 30 of Medical Act 1971 - Full inquiry yet to take place - Application for judicial review premature - Applicant must exhaust remedies available under Medical Act 1971
Dr Colin Lee Soon Soo v. Majlis Perubatan Malaysia
(Mohd Zawawi Salleh J) [2011] 1 CLJ 907 [HC]BANKING
Securities for advances - Loan - Summary judgment, appeal against - Whether there were triable issues - Pleadings, whether defective - Collateral contract - Duress - Estoppel - Conversion of wrong amount - Manifest error in certificate of indebtedness - Whether summary judgment correctly granted - Rules of the High Court 1980, O. 14
Melewar Leisure Sdn Bhd v. Danaharta Managers Sdn Bhd
(KN Segara, Sulong Matjeraie, Jeffrey Tan JJCA) [2011] 1 CLJ 857 [CA]CIVIL PROCEDURE
Costs - Taxation - Application for review - Decision of senior assistant registrar revising amount of getting-up fees from RM180,000 to RM80,000 - Whether senior assistant registrar committed any errors in coming to her decision - Principles applicable
Lembaga Pembangunan Dan Lindungan Tanah (Land Custody And Development Authority) v. Crystal Realty Sdn Bhd & Anor
(Rhodzariah Bujang JC) [2011] 1 CLJ 917 [HC]Summary judgment - Appeal against - Loan facility agreement - Whether there were triable issues - Pleadings, whether defective - Collateral contract - Duress - Estoppel - Conversion of wrong amount - Manifest error in certificate of indebtedness - Whether summary judgment correctly granted - Rules of the High Court 1980, O. 14
Melewar Leisure Sdn Bhd v. Danaharta Managers Sdn Bhd
(KN Segara, Sulong Matjeraie, Jeffrey Tan JJCA) [2011] 1 CLJ 857 [CA]CONTRACT
Shares, sale of - Contra losses - Claim by plaintiff stockbroking company for outstanding sum due in defendant's trading account - Undue influence - Procedure - Breach of T+5 rules and regulations of Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange - Contracts Act 1950, ss. 16, 20
Pan Malaysia Equities Sdn Bhd v. Angeline Tan Eei We
(Hamid Sultan Abu Backer J) [2011] 1 CLJ 923 [HC]Undue influence - Setting aside due to - Procedure - Undue influence raised as a defence only - There must necessarily be an action by the oppressed in line with Specific Relief Act 1950 for court to exercise its power - Contracts Act 1950, ss. 16, 20
Pan Malaysia Equities Sdn Bhd v. Angeline Tan Eei We
(Hamid Sultan Abu Backer J) [2011] 1 CLJ 923 [HC]CRIMINAL LAW
Dangerous Drugs Act - Sections 6, 12(2) - Possession of 0.70g of cannabis - Whether affirmative finding of possession made out - Whether appellant had knowledge of drugs found on his body
Romi Amora Amir v. PP
(Suriyadi Halim Omar, Hasan Lah & Sulaiman Daud JJCA) [2011] 1 CLJ 870 [CA]Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 - Section 39B(1)(a), (2) - Trafficking in 466.40g cannabis - Appeal against conviction and sentence - Possession of dangerous drugs, whether established - Element of knowledge not proven - Whether prima facie case of trafficking established - Failure by trial judge to undertake maximum evaluation exercise - Presumption of trafficking rebutted on a balance of probability - Whether conviction and sentence safe
Romi Amora Amir v. PP
(Suriyadi Halim Omar, Hasan Lah & Sulaiman Daud JJCA) [2011] 1 CLJ 870 [CA]CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Appeal - Appellate court, power and duty of - Appeal against concurrent findings of fact - Circumstances when appellate interference warranted
Magendran Mohan v. PP
(Alauddin Mohd Sheriff PCA, Zulkefli Makinudin, James Foong FCJJ) [2011] 1 CLJ 805 [FC]Charge - Defective charge - Appeal against - Accused charged under s. 56(1)(d) Immigration Act 1959/1963 - Whether charge defective for failure to specify mens rea of offence - Whether irregularity curable under s. 422 of the Criminal Procedure Code - Charge dismissed and appellant acquitted
Basri Md Desa v. PP
(Zamani A Rahim J) [2011] 1 CLJ 884 [HC]Defence - Alibi - Notice of alibi given by accused seven months before trial - Failure of prosecution to rebut or challenge alibi on cross-examination - Defence of alibi credible or raised a reasonable doubt - Criminal Procedure Code, s. 402A
Magendran Mohan v. PP
(Alauddin Mohd Sheriff PCA, Zulkefli Makinudin, James Foong FCJJ) [2011] 1 CLJ 805 [FC]Prosecution - Prima facie case - Maximum evaluation of evidence required at the end of the prosecution's case - Defence ought not to be called on prosecution's failure to establish prima facie case
Magendran Mohan v. PP
(Alauddin Mohd Sheriff PCA, Zulkefli Makinudin, James Foong FCJJ) [2011] 1 CLJ 805 [FC]EVIDENCE
Circumstantial evidence - Securing conviction on - Prosecution's case based entirely on circumstantial evidence - Chain of circumstances broken - Circumstances not linking accused to the commission of the crime - Guilt of accused not proved beyond all reasonable doubt
Magendran Mohan v. PP
(Alauddin Mohd Sheriff PCA, Zulkefli Makinudin, James Foong FCJJ) [2011] 1 CLJ 805 [FC]Corroboration - Interested witness - No corroboration of interested witness' evidence - Failure of trial and intermediate appellate judges to direct minds on dangers of convicting on uncorroborated evidence - Serious misdirection by way of non-direction - Miscarriage of justice occasioned - Federal Court interference warranted
Magendran Mohan v. PP
(Alauddin Mohd Sheriff PCA, Zulkefli Makinudin, James Foong FCJJ) [2011] 1 CLJ 805 [FC]Identification evidence - Poor quality of - Witness' identification of accused only in the dock some 3-years-4-months from date accused first seen by witness - Witness identifying accused in the dock on orders of the police - Accused not previously known to witness - No identification parade held by police - Such evidence of identification ought to be rejected
Magendran Mohan v. PP
(Alauddin Mohd Sheriff PCA, Zulkefli Makinudin, James Foong FCJJ) [2011] 1 CLJ 805 [FC]Inference - Drawing of - Two possible inferences - Court to draw inference most favourable to accused
Magendran Mohan v. PP
(Alauddin Mohd Sheriff PCA, Zulkefli Makinudin, James Foong FCJJ) [2011] 1 CLJ 805 [FC]IMMIGRATION
Harbouring - Harbouring of illegal foreign worker - Employed without valid work permit - Mens rea of offence not specified in charge - Whether charge seriously defective - Immigration Act 1959/1963, s. 56(1)(d)
Basri Md Desa v. PP
(Zamani A Rahim J) [2011] 1 CLJ 884 [HC]LAND LAW
Malay reservations - Dealings in reservation land - Creation of a trust deed in favour of a non-Malay - Whether terms of trust deed conferring right or interest upon non-Malay contravened s. 6(1) Kedah Malay Reservation Enactment No. 63 - Whether trust deed void
Chuan Seng & Anor v. Wan Abdul Hamid Wan Jaafar & Ors
(See Mee Chun JC) [2011] 1 CLJ 898 [HC]Malay reservations - Dealings in reservation land - Whether transfer of Malay Reserved land from second plaintiff to fourth defendant was procured fraudulently so as to render subsequent transfer to first defendant defeasible - Whether transfer contravened s. 6(1) Kedah Malay Reservation Enactment No. 63 - Whether first defendant a purchaser in good faith for valuable consideration - Kedah Malay Reservation Enactment No. 63, ss. 2, 6(1), 19
Chuan Seng & Anor v. Wan Abdul Hamid Wan Jaafar & Ors
(See Mee Chun JC) [2011] 1 CLJ 898 [HC]Transfer - Validity of - Whether transfer of Malay Reserved land from second plaintiff to fourth defendant was procured fraudulently so as to render subsequent transfer to first defendant defeasible - Whether transfer contravened s. 6(1) Kedah Malay Reservation Enactment No. 63 - Whether first defendant a purchaser in good faith for valuable consideration - Kedah Malay Reservation Enactment No. 63, ss. 2, 6(1), 19
Chuan Seng & Anor v. Wan Abdul Hamid Wan Jaafar & Ors
(See Mee Chun JC) [2011] 1 CLJ 898 [HC]PROFESSIONS
Medical practitioners - Preliminary investigation committee inquiry - Malaysian Medical Council (MMC) dismissing applicant's preliminary objection - MMC yet to exercise disciplinary jurisdiction under ss. 29 and 30 of Medical Act 1971 - Full inquiry yet to take place - Whether application for judicial review premature - Whether applicant must exhaust remedies available under Medical Act 1971
Dr Colin Lee Soon Soo v. Majlis Perubatan Malaysia
(Mohd Zawawi Salleh J) [2011] 1 CLJ 907 [HC]SECURITIES
Share trading accounts - Contra losses - Claim by plaintiff stockbroking company for outstanding sum due in defendant's trading account - Undue influence - Procedure - Breach of T+5 rules and regulations of Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange - Contracts Act 1950, ss. 16, 20
Pan Malaysia Equities Sdn Bhd v. Angeline Tan Eei We
(Hamid Sultan Abu Backer J) [2011] 1 CLJ 923 [HC]TRUSTS
Land - Malay reservations, dealings in - Creation of a trust deed in favour of a non-Malay - Whether terms of trust deed conferring right or interest upon non-Malay contravened s. 6(1) Kedah Malay Reservation Enactment No. 63 - Whether trust deed void
Chuan Seng & Anor v. Wan Abdul Hamid Wan Jaafar & Ors
(See Mee Chun JC) [2011] 1 CLJ 898 [HC]INDEKS PERKARA
KONTRAK
Kemungkiran - Perjanjian kemudahan pinjaman bridging - Kegagalan peminjam memenuhi pra-syarat untuk pengeluaran pinjaman - Sama ada pihak bank berhak menahan pengeluaran pinjaman di bawah notis pengeluaran
Leisure Tower Sdn Bhd lwn. Am Bank Bhd
(Raus Sharif, Sulong Matjeraie, Ahmad Maarop HHMR) [2011] 1 CLJ 828 [CA]PERBANKAN
Pegawai bank dan pelanggan - Perjanjian untuk memberikan kemudahan pinjaman bridging - Kegagalan peminjam memenuhi pra-syarat untuk pengeluaran pinjaman - Sama ada pihak bank berhak menahan pengeluaran pinjaman di bawah notis pengeluaran
Leisure Tower Sdn Bhd lwn. Am Bank Bhd
(Raus Sharif, Sulong Matjeraie, Ahmad Maarop HHMR) [2011] 1 CLJ 828 [CA]
CASE OF THE WEEK
UNDANG-UNDANG JENAYAH: Akta Dadah Berbahaya 1952 - Seksyen 39B(1)(a) - Elemen milikan - Pengetahuan - Dadah tidak ditemui dalam milikan atau kawalan fizikal responden - Rumah di mana dadah ditemui bukan di bawah milikan eksklusif responden - Sama ada responden harus dilepaskan dan dibebaskan
KETERANGAN: Maklumat membawa kepada penemuan dadah - Kebolehterimaan - Hakim bicara menolak pengemukaan maklumat sebagai keterangan - Sama ada maklumat diperolehi secara 'menindas dan melalui pujukan' - Sama ada pernyataan dibuat oleh tertuduh sendiri - Akta Keterangan 1950, s. 27 - Hakim perbicaraan mempunyai budibicara untuk menolak keterangan jika diperolehi melalui kelakuan bertentangan dengan taraf-taraf kewajaran
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