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CLJ Bulletin, Vol 2005, Issue 8
4 March 2005

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COURT

HIGH COURT

Dato' Hj Talaat Hj Husain v. Chak Kong Yin
(Unincorporated Associations - Club - Member) [2005] 5 CLJ 221

EON Bank Bhd v. Hotel Flamingo Sdn Bhd
(Charge - Order for sale - Whether charge defeasible) [2005] 5 CLJ 253

Pembinaan Jo Tar (Sarawak) Sdn Bhd v. Technisystem (M) Sdn Bhd
(Amendment - Defence - Rules of the High Court 1980, O. 20 r. 5) [2005] 5 CLJ 267

Sime Engineering Sdn Bhd v. RM Leopad Sdn Bhd (No 2)
(Winding-up - Injunction to restrain petition) [2005] 5 CLJ 274

SUBJECT INDEX

CIVIL PROCEDURE

Amendment - Defence - Whether application bona fide - Whether defendant delayed in making application - Whether prejudice to plaintiff could be compensated by costs - Rules of the High Court 1980, O. 20 r. 5
Pembinaan Jo Tar (Sarawak) Sdn Bhd v. Technisystem (M) Sdn Bhd
(Lau Bee Lan JC) [2005] 5 CLJ 267

Injunction - Injunction to restrain winding-up petition - Petition based on alleged debt - Whether defendant company bears burden of establishing status as creditor - Whether debt bona fide disputed - Whether there were triable issues - Whether a debtor-creditor relationship successfully established - Whether petition an abuse of process of court - Companies Act 1965, s. 218
Sime Engineering Sdn Bhd v. RM Leopad Sdn Bhd (No 2)
(Vincent Ng J) [2005] 5 CLJ 274

Pleadings - Amendment of defence - Whether application bona fide - Whether defendant delayed in making application - Whether prejudice to plaintiff could be compensated by costs - Rules of the High Court 1980, O. 20 r. 5
Pembinaan Jo Tar (Sarawak) Sdn Bhd v. Technisystem (M) Sdn Bhd
(Lau Bee Lan JC) [2005] 5 CLJ 267

COMPANY LAW

Winding-up - Injunction to restrain petition - Petition based on alleged debt - Whether defendant company bears burden of establishing status as creditor - Whether debt bona fide disputed - Whether there were triable issues - Whether a debtor-creditor relationship successfully established - Whether petition an abuse of process of court - Companies Act 1965, s. 218
Sime Engineering Sdn Bhd v. RM Leopad Sdn Bhd (No 2)
(Vincent Ng J) [2005] 5 CLJ 274

EVIDENCE

Adverse inference - Failure to call witness - Whether necessary or relevant to invoke presumption - Evidence Act 1950, s. 114(g)
EON Bank Bhd v. Hotel Flamingo Sdn Bhd
(Low Hop Bing J) [2005] 5 CLJ 253

LAND LAW

Charge - Order for sale - Cause to the contrary - Whether charge defeasible - Forgery - Insufficient or void instrument - National Land Code, ss. 256, 340 - Evidence Act 1950, s. 68
EON Bank Bhd v. Hotel Flamingo Sdn Bhd
(Low Hop Bing J) [2005] 5 CLJ 253

UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS

Club - Member - Expelled member reinstated by resolution passed at Extraordinary General Meeting - Whether resolution contravened appeal provisions in club's rules and constitution - Whether resolution tantamount to rescission of appeal provided under club's rules - Whether resolution null and void
Dato' Hj Talaat Hj Husain v. Chak Kong Yin
(VT Singham J) [2005] 5 CLJ 221

CASE OF THE WEEK

FATIMAH SIHI & 2 ORS v. MEOR ATIQULRAHMAN ISHAK,
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Constitutional Law - Federal Constitution, art.11 - Freedom of Religion - Administrative Law

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