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CLJ Bulletin, Vol 2004, Issue 11
5 March 2004

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PP v. MANSOR BIN YAHYA & ANOR [2004] 1 LNS 31
CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 42A-1-2003 RK NATHAN, J HIGH COURT [PENANG] 20 FEBRUARY 2004

PP v. MOHD AZAM BIN BASIRON AND ANOTHER CASE [2004] 1 LNS 32
PEMBICARAAN JENAYAH NO. 45-5 TAHUN 2002 JEFFREY TAN, J HIGH COURT [MUAR] 25 FEBRUARY 2004

DEVARAJAN a/l VAITHILINGAM v. PP [2004] 1 LNS 33
CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 42-95-2002 RK NATHAN, J HIGH COURT [PENANG] 26 FEBRUARY 2004

POLYPARTS SDN BHD v. NIBAN MOULD (M) SDN BHD [2004] 1 LNS 34
ORIGINATING MOTION NO. 25-68-2003 RK NATHAN, J HIGH COURT [PENANG] 25 FEBRUARY 2004

Current Law Journal February (Part 3) 2004

FEDERAL COURT

Tan Ewe Huat v. PP
(Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 - Trafficking - Heroin 86.47 grams - Appeal against conviction and death sentence) [2004] 1 CLJ 521

COURT OF APPEAL

Soon Peng Yam & Anor v. Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi (Malaysia) Bhd [2004] 1 CLJ 532

HIGH COURT

Hong Leong Finance Bhd v. Umas Sdn Bhd & Ors
(Application for stay of subsequent action until costs paid) [2004] 1 CLJ 540

Intel Corporation v. Intelcard Systems Sdn Bhd & Ors
(Trade marks - Infringement of - Injunction to restrain use of trade name) [2004] 1 CLJ 550

Supercomal Wire & Cable Sdn Bhd lwn. Anjana Devi Satiavelu & Yang Lain
(Pekerja-pekerja dibuang kerja kerana tidak mematuhi waktu makan tengah hari baru - Penolong Pengarah Buruh (PPB) memutuskan majikan membayar pekerja-pekerja gaji ganti notis dan faedah penamatan kerja - Sama ada rayuan majikan terhadap keputusan PPB dibenarkan) [2004] 1 CLJ 565

Tetuan Choong & Co & Ors v. Lembaga Tatatertib Peguam-Peguam
(Legal profession - Application to restrain Disciplinary Committee from hearing complaint made by Bar Council) [2004] 1 CLJ 574

SUBJECT INDEX

CIVIL PROCEDURE

Costs - Application for stay of subsequent action until costs paid - Whether plaintiff ought to pay costs to defendant for earlier action before proceeding with subsequent action - Whether plaintiff should have made an offer or proposal on costs to defendant before commencing subsequent action - Rules of the High Court 1980, O. 21 r. 5
Hong Leong Finance Bhd v. Umas Sdn Bhd & Ors
(Sangau Gunting JC) [2004] 1 CLJ 540

Injunction - Interim injunction, application for - Injunction to restrain use of trade name - Whether there were serious issues to be tried - Whether damages an adequate remedy - Whether balance of convenience in favour of applicant
Intel Corporation v. Intelcard Systems Sdn Bhd & Ors
(Abdul Wahab Said JC) [2004] 1 CLJ 550

CONTRACT

Guarantee - Demand for payment - Whether made - Certificate of indebtedness - Whether conclusive proof of debts
Soon Peng Yam & Anor v. Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi (Malaysia) Bhd
(Mokhtar Sidin, Mohd Saari Yusoff & Alauddin Mohd Sheriff JJCA) [2004] 1 CLJ 532

CRIMINAL LAW

Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 - Section 39B(1)(a) - Trafficking - Heroin 86.47 grams - Appeal against conviction and death sentence - Whether appellant had possession of drugs - Whether appellant’s claim that he made incriminating admissions to save co-accused should be taken into consideration - Whether appellant was induced to make cautioned statement - Whether caution administered to appellant was proper
Tan Ewe Huat v. PP
(Abdul Malek Ahmad, Mohd Noor Ahmad FCJJ & Hashim Yusoff JCA) [2004] 1 CLJ 521

LEGAL PROFESSION

Professional discipline - Application to restrain Disciplinary Committee from hearing complaint made by Bar Council - Whether applicants should exhaust domestic remedy provided under Legal Profession Act 1976 before coming to court
Tetuan Choong & Co & Ors v. Lembaga Tatatertib Peguam-Peguam
(Raus Sharif J) [2004] 1 CLJ 574

TRADE MARKS

Infringement of - Interim injunction - Injunction to restrain use of trade name - Whether there were serious issues to be tried - Whether damages an adequate remedy - Whether balance of convenience in favour of applicant
Intel Corporation v. Intelcard Systems Sdn Bhd & Ors
(Abdul Wahab Said JC) [2004] 1 CLJ 550

INDEKS PERKARA

UNDANG-UNDANG BURUH

Pekerjaan - Pembuangan kerja - Pekerja-pekerja dibuang kerja kerana tidak mematuhi waktu makan tengah hari baru - Penolong Pengarah Buruh (PPB) memutuskan majikan membayar pekerja-pekerja gaji ganti notis dan faedah penamatan kerja - Sama ada PPB gagal meneliti dan menimbang minit-minit siasatan dalaman yang dikendalikan oleh majikan - Sama ada PPB langgar prinsip keadilan semulajadi - Sama ada PPB tersilap memutuskan tiada salah laku serius yang menjustifikasikan pekerja-pekerja dibuang kerja - Sama ada PPB gagal mengambil kira hak majikan untuk menukar waktu kerja - Sama ada rayuan majikan terhadap keputusan PPB dibenarkan
Supercomal Wire & Cable Sdn Bhd lwn. Anjana Devi Satiavelu & Yang Lain
(Zainal Adzam Abd Ghani PK) [2004] 1 CLJ 565

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