Legal Network Series

[2010] 1 LNS 1261	NAM FATT CORPORATION BERHAD & ANOR v. PETRODAR OPERATING CO LTD & ANOR	CIVIL PROCEDURE: Injunction - Interim injunction - Application for - Inter-partes hearing - Whether plaintiffs before the Court with clean hands - Whether any bona fide serious issues to be tried - Whether there was fraud and unconscionability on the part of 1st defendant in the contract so as to invalidate their call on the performance guarantee - Whether fraud test satisfied for plaintiffs to be granted injunction sought against defendants - Whether plaintiff showed irreparable damage and/or harm to it if injunction not granted - Whether balance of convenience lay in favour of 1st defendant CONTRACT: Performance bond - Bank guarantee - Liability - Allegation of fraud and unconscionable conduct by 1st defendant's - Whether performance guarantee could be paid out
[2010] 1 LNS 1795	ANAMETRICS (M) SDN BHD v. TAN KIM LEONG & ORS	CIVIL PROCEDURE: Striking out - Writ and statement of claim - Earlier Civil 7 case filed by plaintiff against defendants - Whether issues adjudicated by the High Court in the Civil 7 case - Whether res judicata and/or issue of estoppel operated as a bar to plaintiff's claim - Whether action time barred - Whether Statement of Claim disclosed a reasonable cause of action against defendants - Whether a plain and obvious case for striking out pleadings
[2010] 1 LNS 1796	ABDUL GHANI ABDULLAH v. EON BANK BERHAD; HHB HOLDINGS BERHAD (THIRD PARTY)	CONTRACT: Sale and purchase of shares - Undertaking between defendant and third party to refund redemption sum if shares not registered in favour of third party for any reason whatsoever - Whether undertaking should be read to mean that there must be some attempt to register shares before undertaking could be invoked - Whether wrong for defendant to have refunded redemption sum - Whether undertaking invoked and defendant required to refund sum paid CONTRACT: Misrepresentation - Plaintiff brought third-party in seeking an indemnity - Whether third party made misrepresentations which caused plaintiff to sign deed of settlement - Whether parties still in negotiations regarding terms of the deed of settlement and 2nd Share Sale Agreement - Whether third party or its solicitors were in a position to make any representations for defendant - Plaintiff's own conduct - Whether there was reliance by plaintiff on representation by third party when entering into deed of settlement CIVIL PROCEDURE: Pleadings - Matters to be pleaded - Allegations against third party - Whether details of fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation pleaded - Whether there was compliance with the Rules of the High Court 1980, O. 18 r. 12 and whether plea adequate EVIDENCE: Burden of proof - Fraud - Fraud alleged in civil case - Contended that burden was beyond reasonable doubt - Whether fraud or fraudulent misrepresentations complained of pertained to civil wrongs - Whether applicable burden of proof was the civil burden on a balance of probabilities
[2011] 1 LNS 732	FRANCIS JOSEPH PUTHUCHEARY v. ENG SECURITIES SDN BHD & ANOR	CIVIL PROCEDURE: Summary disposal order - Rules of the High Court 1980, O. 14A - Whether 1st defendant's application made at a very late stage - Whether an attempt by 1st defendant to defeat the speedy trial tantamounted to an abuse of process of Court - Plaintiff accepted compensation for his claim from the Compensation Fund - Agreement to reimburse monies paid out to Bursa Malaysia Securities Bhd. upon recovery from 1st defendant - Whether plaintiff unjustly enriched and making a double claim TORT: Conversion - Claim in conversion - Of plaintiff's shares - Whether 2nd defendant acting as agent for 1st defendant - Whether 1st defendant facilitated the conversion of plaintiff's shares by breaching its duty of care to the plaintiff - Whether 1st defendant vicariously liable for act of 2nd defendant
[2011] 1 LNS 790	MALAYSIAN OXYGEN BERHAD v. SOH TONG WAH & ANOR	ADMINISTRATIVE LAW: Judicial review - Certiorari - Application for - Award - Finding that dismissal of Employee was without just cause and excuse - Whether Industrial Court erred in law and acted in excess of jurisdiction - Claim for BOC Group PK share options, bonus and compensation for loss of annual leave as well as holiday allowance of RM10,000 to the Employee disallowed - Whether Industrial Court's decision should be set aside EVIDENCE: Findings of fact by Industrial Court - Re-evaluation of - Whether findings were supported by the evidence which a reasonable tribunal would have arrived at LABOUR LAW: Industrial Court - Dismissal - Harsh punishment - Proportionality - Principles of - Finding that dismissal was too harsh although Employee found guilty of charges No. 7 and 8 - Whether punishment awarded by Employer was on the higher side for the misconduct proved and no reasonable Employer would ever impose in like circumstances - If so, whether the Industrial Court could interfere with said punishment- Employee's conduct and past record - Whether Chairman was right in concluding that punishment was too severe and harsh LABOUR LAW: Employment - Employee - Conflict of interest - Failure to disclose - Finding that Employer failed to prove that Employee had placed himself in a conflict of interest position to gain financially or obtain substantial advantage - Whether Industrial Court's finding correct - Whether Industrial Court referred to relevant authorities to support finding - Whether conclusion by Industrial Court clearly substantiated

CLJ 2013 Volume 2 (Part 5)

COURT

FEDERAL COURT

Ho Ken Seng v. Progressive Insurance Sdn Bhd
(Bankruptcy - Practice and procedure - Appeal) [2013] 2 CLJ 601 [FC]

Sime Hok Sdn Bhd v. Soh Poh Sheng
(Contract - Breach - Performance of contract) [2013] 2 CLJ 615 [FC]

COURT OF APPEAL

Hiu Kuan Hoe v. Societe Des Produits Nestle S.A.
(Trade Marks - Registration - Opposition - Likelihood of confusion or deception) [2013] 2 CLJ 644 [CA]

Zainun Mohd Noor & Satu Lagi lwn. PP
(Undang-Undang Jenayah - Akta Dadah Berbahaya 1952 - Seksyen 39B(1)(a) - Pengedaran) [2013] 2 CLJ 660 [CA]

HIGH COURT

PP v. Johnny Jamuyah & Another Appeal
(Criminal Procedure; Evidence - Sentence - Rape - Appeal against conviction and sentence) [2013] 2 CLJ 676 [HC]

PP v. Shahrul Azuwan Adanan & Anor
(Animals; Criminal Procedure - Domestic animal - Ill-treatment) [2013] 2 CLJ 686 [HC]

Tenaga Nasional Bhd v. Ee-Lian Plastic Industries (M) Sdn Bhd
(Public Utilities - Electricity - Consumption and usage - Under recording of actual consumption) [2013] 2 CLJ 697 [HC]

SUBJECT INDEX

ANIMALS

Domestic animal - Ill-treatment - Accused running cat boarding business - Cats either missing or in deplorable condition - Whether causing unnecessary pain or suffering to animals - Whether accused fell within definition of 'person' or 'owner' - Animals Act 1953, s. 44
PP v. Shahrul Azuwan Adanan & Anor
(Abdul Rahman Sebli J) [2013] 2 CLJ 686 [HC]

BANKRUPTCY

Practice and procedure - Appeal - Whether appeal by bankrupt under s. 92(2) Bankruptcy Act 1967 ('Act') required prior sanction of Director-General of Insolvency under s. 38(1)(a) of Act - Whether 'action' in s. 38(1)(a) referable to action upon which bankruptcy was secured - Whether s. 38(1)(a) scope should be limited to new chose in action affecting assets or proprietary rights of bankrupt intended for distribution to creditors
Ho Ken Seng v. Progressive Insurance Sdn Bhd
(Zulkefli Makinudin CJ (M), Richard Malanjum CJ (Sabah & Sarawak), Hashim Yusoff, Hasan Lah & Jeffrey Tan FCJJ) [2013] 2 CLJ 601 [FC]

CONTRACT

Breach - Performance of contract - Notice - Whether written notice fixing time for performance required to crystallise antecedent breach of party in default - Circumstances when such written notice required - Contracts Act 1950, s. 47
Sime Hok Sdn Bhd v. Soh Poh Sheng
(Raus Sharif PCA, Ahmad Maarop, Zainun Ali, Sulong Matjeraie, Jeffrey Tan FCJJ) [2013] 2 CLJ 615 [FC]

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

Plea of guilty - Mitigating factors - Whether Magistrate had authority to pass sentence of imprisonment without first giving option of paying fine - Whether sentence passed sufficient punishment
PP v. Shahrul Azuwan Adanan & Anor
(Abdul Rahman Sebli J) [2013] 2 CLJ 686 [HC]

Prosecution - Conduct of - Omission and/or failure to produce chemist report - Effect - Whether omission and/or failure fatal to prosecution's case - Whether could give rise to adverse presumption - Evidence Act 1950, s. 114(g)
PP v. Johnny Jamuyah & Another Appeal
(Lee Heng Cheong JC) [2013] 2 CLJ 676 [HC]

Sentence - Rape - Appeal against conviction and sentence - Sentence of eight years imprisonment and one stroke of rotan - Adequacy of sentence - Whether sentence imposed manifestly excessive - Whether mitigating factors considered adequately before sentencing - Principles in sentencing - Penal Code, s. 376(1)
PP v. Johnny Jamuyah & Another Appeal
(Lee Heng Cheong JC) [2013] 2 CLJ 676 [HC]

Sentencing - Deterrence - Public interest - Cruelty to animals - Whether cruel act warrants custodial sentence - Whether sentence commensurate with seriousness of offence and reflected degree of public disapproval - Factors considered in enhancing sentence
PP v. Shahrul Azuwan Adanan & Anor
(Abdul Rahman Sebli J) [2013] 2 CLJ 686 [HC]

EVIDENCE

Corroboration - Sexual offence - Complainant's evidence uncorroborated - Whether credible - Nature of corroborative evidence - Admissibility - Whether conviction safe
PP v. Johnny Jamuyah & Another Appeal
(Lee Heng Cheong JC) [2013] 2 CLJ 676 [HC]

PUBLIC UTILITIES

Electricity - Consumption and usage - Under recording of actual consumption - Tampering of meter - Allegation of - Loss of revenue - Claim for - Offence has to be shown to have been committed to premise claim in civil proceedings pursuant to s. 38 of the Electricity Supply Act 1990 - Whether there was prosecution or conviction of defendant for offence - Whether plaintiff precluded from recovery of sums - Whether plaintiff could sustain civil claim in law since specific precondition under s. 38(3) Electricity Supply Act 1990 not satisfied
Tenaga Nasional Bhd v. Ee-Lian Plastic Industries (M) Sdn Bhd
(Varghese George Varughese J) [2013] 2 CLJ 697 [HC]

Electricity - Consumption and usage - Under recording of actual consumption - Tampering of meter - Allegation of - Claim for loss of revenue - Suit a civil action brought pursuant to s. 38 Electricity Supply Act 1990 - Whether separate from criminal proceedings under s. 37 of the Electricity Supply Act 1990 - Whether court the proper forum to make determination of whether there was tampering
Tenaga Nasional Bhd v. Ee-Lian Plastic Industries (M) Sdn Bhd
(Varghese George Varughese J) [2013] 2 CLJ 697 [HC]

TRADE MARKS

Registration - Opposition - Opposition on grounds of likelihood of confusion or deception - Whether mark proposed to be registered so nearly resembled existing trade mark as was likely to deceive or cause confusion - Whether doctrine of imperfect recollection properly applied - Whether applicant for registration discharged burden of proving mark would not likely deceive or confuse
Hiu Kuan Hoe v. Societe Des Produits Nestle S.A.
(Low Hop Bing, Hishamudin Mohd Yunus, Linton Albert JJCA) [2013] 2 CLJ 644 [CA]

INDEKS PERKARA

UNDANG-UNDANG JENAYAH

Akta Dadah Berbahaya 1952 - Seksyen 12(2) - Pemilikan - Memiliki 9.57 gram heroin - Sabitan dan hukuman - Rayuan terhadap - Sama ada terdapat sebarang fakta yang menyamakan identiti 'Mak Long' sebagai perayu pertama - Sama ada perayu pertama dibuktikan membuat rundingan tentang penjualan dadah - Sama ada perayu kedua mempunyai niat bersama - Kanun Keseksaan, s. 34 - Sama ada sabitan dan hukuman adalah selamat
Zainun Mohd Noor & Satu Lagi lwn. PP
(Sulong Matjeraie, Azhar Ma'ah, Azahar Mohamed HHMR) [2013] 2 CLJ 660 [CA]

Akta Dadah Berbahaya 1952 - Seksyen 39B(1)(a) - Pengedaran - Mengedar 12.25 gram heroin - Sabitan dan hukuman - Rayuan terhadap - Sama ada terdapat sebarang fakta yang menyamakan identiti 'Mak Long' sebagai perayu pertama - Sama ada perayu pertama dibuktikan membuat rundingan tentang penjualan dadah - Sama ada hakim bicara menilai dengan secukupnya isu pengedaran - Sama ada perayu kedua mempunyai niat bersama mengedar dadah - Kanun Keseksaan, s. 34 - Sama ada sabitan dan hukuman adalah selamat
Zainun Mohd Noor & Satu Lagi lwn. PP
(Sulong Matjeraie, Azhar Ma'ah, Azahar Mohamed HHMR) [2013] 2 CLJ 660 [CA]

Legal Network Series Article

1. TIMBANG TARA DALAM INDUSTRI PEMBINAAN BAGI KONTRAK PEMBINAAN BANGUNAN KERAJAAN ^{[Read excerpt]}
by: Prof. Madya Abdul Aziz Hussin AMN, Prof. Madya Dr. Kamal Halili Hassan [2013] 1 LNS(A) xv

Principal Acts

Amending Acts

PU(A)

PU(B)