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CLJ Bulletin, Vol 2005, Issue 11
25 March 2005

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CLJ March (Part 3) 2005

COURT

FEDERAL COURT

PP v. Tan Tatt Eek & Other Appeal
(Criminal law - Dangerous Drugs - Presumptions - Presumptions of possession and trafficking - Whether presumption of possession may be used to invoke the presumption of trafficking - Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, s. 37(d) & (da)) [2005] 1 CLJ 713

COURT OF APPEAL

Mohd Salleh Hj Yusoff v. Abdul Rahman Hj Yaacob
(Civil procedure - Consent order - Leave to issue execution against defendant - Whether defendant given right of hearing - Rules of the High Court 1980, O. 38 r. 2(3)) [2005] 1 CLJ 784

SUBJECT INDEX

CIVIL PROCEDURE

Affidavits - Evidence by affidavit - Whether cross-examination of deponent necessary in summons-in-chambers' application - Rules of the High Court 1980, O. 38 r. 2(3)
Mohd Salleh Hj Yusoff v. Abdul Rahman Hj Yaacob
(Gopal Sri Ram, Mokhtar Sidin & Arifin Zakaria JJCA) [2005] 1 CLJ 784 [CA]

Consent order - Leave to issue execution against defendant - Whether defendant given right of hearing - Rules of the High Court 1980, O. 38 r. 2(3)
Mohd Salleh Hj Yusoff v. Abdul Rahman Hj Yaacob
(Gopal Sri Ram, Mokhtar Sidin & Arifin Zakaria JJCA) [2005] 1 CLJ 784 [CA]

Striking out - Oral application by way of preliminary objection - Whether application improper
Mohd Salleh Hj Yusoff v. Abdul Rahman Hj Yaacob
(Gopal Sri Ram, Mokhtar Sidin & Arifin Zakaria JJCA) [2005] 1 CLJ 784 [CA]

Summons-in-chambers - Evidence by affidavit - Whether cross-examination of deponent necessary - Rules of the High Court 1980, O. 38 r. 2(3)
Mohd Salleh Hj Yusoff v. Abdul Rahman Hj Yaacob
(Gopal Sri Ram, Mokhtar Sidin & Arifin Zakaria JJCA) [2005] 1 CLJ 784 [CA]

CRIMINAL LAW

Dangerous Drugs - Presumptions - Presumptions of possession and trafficking - Whether presumption of possession may be used to invoke the presumption of trafficking - Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, s. 37(d) & (da)
PP v. Tan Tatt Eek & Other Appeals
(Ahmad Fairuz CJ, Abdul Malek Ahmad PCA, Haidar Mohd Noor CJ (Malaya), Steve Shim CJ (Sabah & Sarawak), Siti Norma Yaakob FCJ, Pajan Singh Gill FCJ, Augustine Paul JCA) [2005] 1 CLJ 713 [FC]

Dangerous Drugs - Presumptions - Whether the word 'deemed' in s. 37(d) had the same meaning as the word 'found' in s. 37 (da) - Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, s. 37(d) & (da)
PP v. Tan Tatt Eek & Other Appeals
(Ahmad Fairuz CJ, Abdul Malek Ahmad PCA, Haidar Mohd Noor CJ (Malaya), Steve Shim CJ (Sabah & Sarawak), Siti Norma Yaakob FCJ, Pajan Singh Gill FCJ, Augustine Paul JCA) [2005] 1 CLJ 713 [FC]

STATUTORY INTERPRETATION

Construction of statutes - Intention of Parliament - Determination of - Proper approach
PP v. Tan Tatt Eek & Other Appeals
(Ahmad Fairuz CJ, Abdul Malek Ahmad PCA, Haidar Mohd Noor CJ (Malaya), Steve Shim CJ (Sabah & Sarawak), Siti Norma Yaakob FCJ, Pajan Singh Gill FCJ, Augustine Paul JCA) [2005] 1 CLJ 713 [FC]

Construction of statutes - Literal rule - Application of
PP v. Tan Tatt Eek & Other Appeals
(Ahmad Fairuz CJ, Abdul Malek Ahmad PCA, Haidar Mohd Noor CJ (Malaya), Steve Shim CJ (Sabah & Sarawak), Siti Norma Yaakob FCJ, Pajan Singh Gill FCJ, Augustine Paul JCA) [2005] 1 CLJ 713 [FC]

WORDS AND PHRASES

'found' - Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, s. 37(da)
PP v. Tan Tatt Eek & Other Appeals
(Ahmad Fairuz CJ, Abdul Malek Ahmad PCA, Haidar Mohd Noor CJ (Malaya), Steve Shim CJ (Sabah & Sarawak), Siti Norma Yaakob FCJ, Pajan Singh Gill FCJ, Augustine Paul JCA) [2005] 1 CLJ 713 [FC]

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ANNOUNCEMENT

"CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE: AMENDMENTS"

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Seminar: Criminal Law and Procedure: Amendments
Date : 28th April 2005 (Thursday)
Venue: Corus Hotel, Kuala Lumpur ( near Ampang Park )
Speaker: Kamal Bin Baharin - Senior Deputy Public Prosecutor
Website: http://myseminars.com.my

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