Legal Network Series

[2013] 1 LNS 394	PP lwn. JAAFAR KORDI NAJAFALI	UNDANG-UNDANG JENAYAH: Akta Dadah Berbahaya 1952 - Seksyen 39B(1)(a) - Pengedaran dadah berbahaya - Dadah jenis methamphetamine seberat 537.3 gram - Sama ada tertuduh telah melakukan kesalahan di bawah s. 39B(1)(a)- Sama ada semua intipati di bawah s. 39B(1)(a) telah dibuktikan - Sama ada tertuduh mempunyai milikan dengan pengetahuan tentang dadah berbahaya - Sama ada tertuduh telah didapati mengedar dadah - Sama ada dadah yang dirampas merupakan dadah berbahaya di bawah Akta Dadah Berbahaya 1952 KETERANGAN: Sumber - Kegagalan memanggil sumber sebagai saksi - Peranan sumber sebagai penterjemah ketika rundingan jual beli dadah - Sama ada sumber telah memainkan peranan yang aktif dan telah bertindak sebagai agen perangkap - Sama ada sumber layak untuk mendapatkan perlindungan di bawah s. 40 Akta Dadah Berbahaya 1952 - Sama ada identiti sumber wajar dirahsiakan KETERANGAN: Inferen bertentangan - Kegagalan memanggil sumber sebagai saksi - Sama ada kegagalan pihak pendakwa mengemukakan atau menawarkan sumber sebagai saksi pembelaan telah memprejudiskan pihak pembelaan - Sama ada inferen bertentangan wajar memihak kepada tertuduh - Akta Keterangan 1950, s. 114(g) PROSEDUR JENAYAH: Mens rea - Milikan dan pengetahuan salah - Kesalahan pengedaran dadah berbahaya - Sama ada tertuduh merupakan 'innocent carrier' - Sama ada tindakan tertuduh yang tidak cuba untuk melarikan diri boleh membuktikan tertuduh merupakan 'innocent carier' - Sama ada kegagalan pegawai penyiasat mengesan cap jari tertuduh pada barang kes membuktikan tertuduh merupakan 'innocent carier' PROSEDUR JENAYAH: Anggapan - Pengedaran dadah - Dadah yang dirampas berada dalam bekas - Sama ada anggapan di bawah s. 37(j) Akta Dadah Berbahaya 1952 terpakai
[2013] 1 LNS 400	PERBADANAN PENGURUSAN KOMPLEKS SELAYANG CAPITOL lwn. FREESTYLE CAPITAL SDN BHD	PROSEDUR SIVIL: Tindakan - Tuntutan bayaran caj perkhidmatan, bayaran insuran dan cukai tanah - Tuntutan oleh perbadanan pengurusan - Sama ada plaintif telah membuktikan tuntutannya pada tahap beban imbangan kebarangkalian KETERANGAN: Kredibiliti - Rekod-rekod akaun yang tidak diaudit - Sama ada rekod-rekod akaun yang tidak beraudit boleh dijadikan asas untuk menyokong sesuatu tuntutan KETERANGAN: Kredibiliti - Saksi - Saksi mempunyai pengetahuan terhad - Sama ada keterangan saksi yang mempunyai pengetahuan yang terhad berkenaan sesuatu fakta boleh dijadikan asas untuk menyokong sesuatu tuntutan PROSEDUR SIVIL: Tuntutan balas - Pembelaan kepada tuntutan balas - Kegagalan mengemukakan tuntutan sebelum pemfailan tuntutan balas - Sama ada kegagalan untuk mengemukakan sebarang tuntutan boleh menjejaskan kredibiliti sesuatu tuntutan balas
[2014] 1 LNS 321	PP v. MUSTAFA TAMBUN	CRIMINAL LAW: Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 - ss. 39B - Trafficking in dangerous drugs - Whether the 2 plastic bags containing drugs were in the custody and control of the accused - Whether accused had full knowledge of drugs and its nature inside the bonnet of motorcar - Whether accused had power to dispose off said drugs if need arose - Whether elements constituting possession fulfilled - Large amount of drugs - Whether accused presumed to be trafficking drugs until contrary was proved - Whether prosecution made out a prima facie case against accused on the charge CRIMINAL PROCEDURE: Trial - Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 - Defence's story - Car in which drugs were found purportedly belonged to one Azman - Failure of prosecution to account for this issue - Whether a gap created in prosecution's narratives in so far as element of trafficking in drugs by accused was concerned - Whether probable role played by Azman had been eliminated by prosecution - Whether accused had succeeded on the balance of probability to rebut statutory presumption of trafficking under s. 37(da)(vi) of the DDA 1952 - Whether accused had possession of drugs - Whether accused failed to raise a reasonable doubt that he had possession of said drugs - Whether charge against accused should be amended to one under s. 6 of the DDA 1952 EVIDENCE: Statement - Accused's statement to police - Admissibility - Whether accused did in fact make the statement - Whether accused already under arrest when he gave the statement - Accused was being frisked after being stopped for investigation - Whether accused was merely under constructive arrest and not actual arrest when he made statement - Whether statement made by accused admissible in evidence - Whether accused had full knowledge of drugs and its nature in bonnet of motorcar
[2014] 1 LNS 434	NG TAI YUAN v. PRUDENTIAL ASSUARANCE MALAYSIA BERHAD & ORS	ADMINISTRATIVE LAW: Natural justice - Breach - Whether there was breach of natural justice - Whether plaintiff afforded the right to heard in the Show Cause Letter - Whether sufficient to meet the audi alteram partum rule - Whether right to hearing meant plaintiff must be given an oral hearing - D1 had complied with the mechanism agreed by both parties which had expressly incorporated the right for plaintiff to be heard in writing - Plaintiff merely denied the allegations - Whether plaintiff had been afforded a reasonable opportunity to state his defences to all the allegations in the Show Cause Letter AGENCY: Agent - Duties of agent - Whether plaintiff had a duty of loyalty and fidelity as an agent and/or a fiduciary of D1 - s. 164 of the Contracts Act 1950 - Whether there was sufficient evidence of disloyalty and infidelity by plaintiff to warrant the drastic action by D1 CONTRACT: Termination - Validity - Whether D1's termination of plaintiff's Agent's Agreement and the Agency Manager's Agreement was unlawful and wrongful - Whether D1's termination of the Agreements was wrongfully procured and/or induced by the 2nd to 9th defendants - Whether termination of both Agreements was justified and in compliance with the mechanism agreed by both parties - Whether any mala fide and/or breach of natural justice TORT: Conspiracy - Elements of - Alleged fabrication of evidence suggesting that plaintiff had breached the Agreements with a predominant purpose of procuring or causing D1 to terminate the Agreements - Whether there was conspiracy between D2 to D9 to injure plaintiff by unlawful means - Whether to succeed in a claim under this tort, D1 should have been joined as a party to the conspiracy - Whether without D1 being added to action, plaintiff's claim on tort of conspiracy must fall - Whether allegations against plaintiff were true and action taken by D1 was justified TORT: Inducement of breach of contract - Conspiracy - Whether plaintiff satisfied the essential criterion to establish the tort of procuring and/or inducing a breach of contract against D2 to D9
[2014] 1 LNS 436	SUBRAMANIAM S MEYAPPAN & ANOR v. LINGUAPHONE DISTRIBUTORS SDN BHD	CONTRACT: Employment contract - Contract of service and contract for service - No contract of employment or any contemporaneous documents - No contribution towards plaintiff's EPF and SOCSO - Whether plaintiff was an employee of defendant - Plaintiff never issued with pay slips but signed payment vouchers when he received his monthly payments - Whether monthly payment of RM2,000.00 was for plaintiff's services as a consultant on a monthly retainer basis CONTRACT: Undue influence - Presumed or actual - Principles of - Whether the 2005 Agreement and Letter of Understanding were procured by undue influence - Plea of actual undue influence - Relationship of the parties - Whether defendant's CEO was in a position to dominate the will of first plaintiff - Allegation of undue influence only surfaced after first plaintiff's termination in December 2009 - Whether plea sustainable - Whether first plaintiff voluntarily signed the 2005 Agreement and Letter of Understanding CONTRACT: Termination - Validity - Whether termination invalid as it had taken place even before the issuance of the letter of termination - Effect of defendant's letter was that first plaintiff's termination took effect forthwith - Termination clause - Whether defendant entitled to terminate plaintiff without notice pursuant to clause in agreement - Whether notice of termination was valid EVIDENCE: Adverse presumption - Failure to call witness - John Timothy had allegedly offered plaintiff the position of employee - Not called as a witness, and no explanation for this omission - Whether s. 114(g) of the Evidence Act 1950 should be invoked that if called, John Timothy would not have corroborated first plaintiff's version of the facts

CLJ 2015 Volume 2 (Part 7)

COURT

COURT OF APPEAL

Ommar Yacob v. PP
(Criminal Law - Penal Code - Section 302 - Murder) [2015] 2 CLJ 889 [CA]

Rina Simanjuntak v. PP
(Criminal Law; Criminal Procedure - Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 - Section 39B(2)) [2015] 2 CLJ 912 [CA]

Tang Peng Huat & Anor v. Tan Boon Chong & Anor
(Land Law - Sale of land - Trust - Transfer of ownership) [2015] 2 CLJ 921 [CA]

Yebet Saman & Ors v. Foong Kwai Long & Ors
(Land Law; Native Law And Custom; Constitutional Law - Land dispute - Customary rights over land) [2015] 2 CLJ 929 [CA]

HIGH COURT

Aminah Ahmad v. Ali Mokhtar Hj Abdul Rahman
(Mental Disorders And Treatment; Words & Phrases - Inquiry - Medical reports) [2015] 2 CLJ 940 [HC]

DC Contractor Sdn Bhd v. Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia
(Contract - Termination - Validity - Construction of clause) [2015] 2 CLJ 946 [HC]

Hafizi Roslee lwn. Persatuan Bolasepak Malaysia Dan Satu Lagi
(Undang-undang Pentadbiran - Prosiding tatatertib - Permohonan membatalkan dapatan) [2015] 2 CLJ 990 [HC]

Kuldip Singh Gian Singh v. Robert Lazar & Ors
(Civil Procedure - Originating summons - Declaration) [2015] 2 CLJ 996 [HC]

PP lwn. Mohd Rezza Muslim Mohd Asri
(Prosedur Jenayah - Hukuman - Perintah kehadiran wajib) [2015] 2 CLJ 1013 [HC]

PP v. Suhaimi Abdullah
(Criminal Law - Penal Code - Section 409 - Criminal breach of trust) [2015] 2 CLJ 1023 [HC]

SUBJECT INDEX

CIVIL PROCEDURE

Declaration - Application for - Counterclaim - Multiple originating summons filed by plaintiff - Addition of parties as defendants - Whether multiple proceedings related to same subject matter - Whether plaintiff should be declared as vexatious litigant
Kuldip Singh Gian Singh v. Robert Lazar & Ors
(Kamaludin Md Said JC) [2015] 2 CLJ 996 [HC]

Originating summons - Declaration - Multiple originating summons ('OS') filed by plaintiff - Addition of parties as defendants - OS dismissed with costs - Whether plaintiff's OS res judicata - Whether there was actionable abuse of process by defendants - Whether court ought to grant binding declaration of right pursuant to O. 15 r. 16 Rules of Court 2012
Kuldip Singh Gian Singh v. Robert Lazar & Ors
(Kamaludin Md Said JC) [2015] 2 CLJ 996 [HC]

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW

Right to property - Customary land - Native right - Whether recognised in common law - Whether common law rights excluded by virtue of Aboriginal Peoples Act 1954 - Whether plaintiffs estopped from pleading applicability of common law - Whether common law rights of plaintiff could co-exist with the Aboriginal Peoples Act 1954 - Whether plaintiffs entitled to seek declaration of rights to occupy land in common law
Yebet Saman & Ors v. Foong Kwai Long & Ors
(Abdul Aziz Rahim, Mah Weng Kwai, Prasad Sandosham Abraham JJCA) [2015] 2 CLJ 929 [CA]

CONTRACT

Breach - Delay - Contractor entered into building contract with university to build and upgrade structures - Notification of delayed works by contractor - University granted extension of time - Contractor sought second extension of time but refused by university - University issued notice of breach of contract due to dissatisfaction over contractor's works followed by termination of contract - Whether delayed works caused by contractor or university - Whether there were cogent reasons that warranted university to terminate contract
DC Contractor Sdn Bhd v. Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia
(Mary Lim J) [2015] 2 CLJ 946 [HC]

Damages - Wrongful termination - University terminated contract with contractor due to dissatisfaction over building works - Whether termination in compliance with contract and guidelines by Ministry of Higher Education - Basis of calculation for damages - Whether contractor entitled to claim for 100% completion
DC Contractor Sdn Bhd v. Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia
(Mary Lim J) [2015] 2 CLJ 946 946 [HC]

Termination - Validity - Construction of clause - Contractor and university entered into building contract - Delay in works - University terminated contract with contractor due to dissatisfaction over works - Clause in contract provided that right to terminate arises only where breach persists after notification issued - Whether contractor notified of breach - Whether breach persisted after contractor notified of breach - Whether termination of contract valid
DC Contractor Sdn Bhd v. Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia
(Mary Lim J) [2015] 2 CLJ 946 [HC]

Time - Late completion - Contractor entered into contract with university to build and upgrade structures - Notification of delayed works by contractor - Dissatisfaction over contractor's works - University issued notice of breach of contract after two applications for extension of time by contractor - Contract terminated by university - Whether time of the essence of contract
DC Contractor Sdn Bhd v. Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia
(Mary Lim J) [2015] 2 CLJ 946 [HC]

CRIMINAL LAW

Confession - Voluntariness - Confession held inadmissible at end of voir dire - Whether rejection based on voluntariness or admissibility - Whether judge to rule only on weight to be given to confession
PP v. Suhaimi Abdullah
(Akhtar Tahir J) [2015] 2 CLJ 1023 [HC]

Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 - Section 39B(2) - Trafficking in 1929.3g of methamphetamine - Drugs recovered from bag carried by appellant at airport - Whether appellant had custody and control of bag and drugs - Whether appellant had knowledge of drugs in bag - Principle of double presumption - Whether correctly invoked - Whether could be applied retrospectively - Prima facie case - Whether established - Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, s. 37A
Rina Simanjuntak v. PP
(Mohtarudin Baki, Tengku Maimun, Abdul Rahman Sebli JJCA) [2015] 2 CLJ 912 [CA]

Defence - Self-defence - Whether appellant raised reasonable doubt on prosecution's case - Whether trial court could use self-defence and private defence interchangeably
Ommar Yacob v. PP
(Abdul Wahab Patail, Mohamad Ariff Yusof, David Wong Dak Wah JJCA) [2015] 2 CLJ 889 [CA]

Murder - Appeal - Appeal against conviction and sentence - Whether intention to kill deceased present - Whether ingredients for murder established - Penal Code, s. 302
Ommar Yacob v. PP
(Abdul Wahab Patail, Mohamad Ariff Yusof, David Wong Dak Wah JJCA) [2015] 2 CLJ 889 [CA]

Penal Code - Section 302 - Murder - Conviction and sentence - Appeal against - Whether appellant had intention to cause bodily injury sufficient in course of nature to cause death - Ingredients for murder - Whether established
Ommar Yacob v. PP
(Abdul Wahab Patail, Mohamad Ariff Yusof, David Wong Dak Wah JJCA) [2015] 2 CLJ 889 [CA]

Penal Code - Section 409 - Criminal breach of trust - Court interpreter accused with dishonestly pawning off items from court exhibits for personal gain - Whether accused entrusted with property - Whether entrustment must be differentiated from performance of duty - Whether vital ingredient to sustain charge missing - Whether there was criminal misappropriation under s. 403 instead of s. 409 Penal Code - Non-calling of material witness - Whether adverse inference rightly invoked - Whether judge correctly used voir dire to determine voluntariness of accused's confession - Prima facie case - Whether established
PP v. Suhaimi Abdullah
(Akhtar Tahir J) [2015] 2 CLJ 1023 [HC]

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

Appeal - Appeal against conviction and sentence - Whether appellant had knowledge of drugs in bag - Principle of double presumption - Whether could be applied retrospectively - Whether appellant innocent carrier - Whether defence an afterthought - Documentary evidence in support of defence - Whether fair and just assessment of defence - Whether conviction of appellant safe - Whether appellate interference warranted
Rina Simanjuntak v. PP
(Mohtarudin Baki, Tengku Maimun, Abdul Rahman Sebli JJCA) [2015] 2 CLJ 912 [CA]

LAND LAW

Customary land - Right to - Native right - Whether recognised in common law - Whether common law rights excluded by virtue of Aboriginal Peoples Act 1954 - Whether plaintiffs estopped from pleading applicability of common law - Whether common law rights of plaintiff could co-exist with the Aboriginal Peoples Act 1954 - Whether plaintiffs entitled to seek declaration of rights to occupy land in common law
Yebet Saman & Ors v. Foong Kwai Long & Ors
(Abdul Aziz Rahim, Mah Weng Kwai, Prasad Sandosham Abraham JJCA) [2015] 2 CLJ 929 [CA]

Sale of land - Trust - Transfer of ownership - Agreement that portion of land purchased by appellants would be registered under names of respondents - Appellant paid for quit rent and applicable charges - Respondents refused to transfer ownership to appellants after sub-division - Whether land belonged to respondents - Deed of assignment - Whether contravened s. 214 of National Land Code - Whether respondents beneficial owner of land or bare trustees - Whether payment of quit rent and applicable charges could give title to appellants
Tang Peng Huat & Anor v. Tan Boon Chong & Anor
(Abdul Wahab Patail, Aziah Ali, Lim Yee Lan JJCA) [2015] 2 CLJ 921 [CA]

MENTAL DISORDERS AND TREATMENT

Inquiry - Medical reports - Whether showed that subject mentally disordered and incapable of managing himself and his affairs - Whether applicant made application for inquiry by court under s. 52(1) of Mental Health Act 2001 - Whether court could appoint committee in absence of finding that subject was mentally disordered person - Mental Health Act 2001, ss. 52(3), 56 & 58
Aminah Ahmad v. Ali Mokhtar Hj Abdul Rahman
(Nordin Hassan JC) [2015] 2 CLJ 940 [HC]

NATIVE LAW AND CUSTOM

Land dispute - Customary rights over land - Native right - Whether recognised in common law - Whether common law rights excluded by virtue of Aboriginal Peoples Act 1954 - Whether plaintiffs estopped from pleading applicability of common law - Whether common law rights of plaintiff could co-exist with the Aboriginal Peoples Act 1954 - Whether plaintiffs entitled to seek declaration of rights to occupy land in common law
Yebet Saman & Ors v. Foong Kwai Long & Ors
(Abdul Aziz Rahim, Mah Weng Kwai, Prasad Sandosham Abraham JJCA) [2015] 2 CLJ 929 [CA]

WORDS & PHRASES

'Mentally disordered person' - Meaning of - Mental Health Act 2001, s. 51 - Any person found by due course of law to be mentally disordered and incapable of managing himself and his affairs
Aminah Ahmad v. Ali Mokhtar Hj Abdul Rahman
(Nordin Hassan JC) [2015] 2 CLJ 940 [HC]

INDEKS PERKARA

PROSEDUR JENAYAH

Hukuman - Perintah kehadiran wajib - Sabitan di bawah s. 43(1) Akta Pengangkutan Jalan 1987 - Hukuman perintah kehadiran wajib di bawah s. 5(1) Akta Kehadiran Wajib Pesalah-Pesalah 1954 - Tugas dan tanggungjawab Majistret sebelum membuat perintah - Prosedur yang perlu diikuti - Akta Pengangkutan Jalan 1987, s. 43(1) - Akta Kehadiran Wajib Pesalah-Pesalah 1954, ss. 5(1)(a), (b), 5(4) & 8
PP lwn. Mohd Rezza Muslim Mohd Asri
(Abu Bakar Katar PK) [2015] 2 CLJ 1013 [HC]

UNDANG-UNDANG PENTADBIRAN

Prosiding tatatertib - Permohonan membatalkan dapatan - Hukuman penggantungan daripada menyertai aktiviti bolasepak di peringkat kebangsaan, negeri dan daerah - Sama ada tatacara menurut Kod Tatatertib FAM dan Statut Persatuan Bolasepak Malaysia - Sama ada plaintif boleh membawa tindakan ke mahkamah - Sama ada plaintif telah menggunakan semua remedi di bawah Statut Persatuan Bolasepak Malaysia dan Kod Tatatertib - Sama ada klausa menghalang tindakan mahkamah sah di sisi undang-undang dan polisi awam - Kod Tatatertib FAM (Edisi 2012), perkara 25.9 & 56.2 - Statut Persatuan Bolasepak Malaysia, art. 68
Hafizi Roslee lwn. Persatuan Bolasepak Malaysia Dan Satu Lagi
(Rosilah Yop PK) [2015] 2 CLJ 990 [HC]

CLJ 2015 Volume 2 (Part 8)

COURT

SC INDIA

Common Cause (A Registered Society) v. Union Of India
(Constitutional Law - Constitution of India - Art. 141 - Human and civil rights - Right to die) [2015] 2 CLJ 1029 [SC India]

FEDERAL COURT

Syarikat Kemajuan Timbermine Sdn Bhd v. Kerajaan Negeri Kelantan Darul Naim
(Civil Procedure; Contract; Evidence - Appeal - Finding of facts - Whether Court of Appeal may reverse finding of facts where defendant had not called any evidence at trial) [2015] 2 CLJ 1037 [FC]

COURT OF APPEAL

Dato' Sivananthan Shanmugam v. Artisan Fokus Sdn Bhd
(Civil Procedure - Res judicata - Estoppel - Whether respondent estopped from recovering judgment by reason of judgment previously obtained in another suit) [2015] 2 CLJ 1062 [CA]

Jamil Dzulkarnain v. Mohamad Kamil Shafie
(Election; Constitutional Law - Respondent not resident of state - Whether respondent fulfilled constitutional requirement) [2015] 2 CLJ 1079 [CA]

Oh Kang Kuang & Anor v. Roebuck Development Sdn Bhd; Allied Alpine (M) Sdn Bhd (Petitioner)
(Civil Procedure - Action - Leave application - Whether court could make findings on disputed facts) [2015] 2 CLJ 1094 [CA]

UR Leisure Resorts Sdn Bhd v. Malayan Banking Bhd
(Land Law - Sale of land - Whether Land Administrator had power to refer application for sale made under s. 260 of National Land Code to High Court pursuant to s. 265(3A)) [2015] 2 CLJ 1101 [CA]

HIGH COURT

Khong Jin Teong v. Majlis Peguam Malaysia
(Legal Profession - Professional discipline - Restoration of name to roll of advocates and solicitors) [2015] 2 CLJ 1109 [HC]

Oishi Group Public Company Ltd v. Liwayway Marketing Corporation
(Intellectual Property - Registered trade mark - Expungement - Whether distinctive) [2015] 2 CLJ 1121 [HC]

Tenaga Nasional Bhd lwn. Plastik V Sdn Bhd
(Keterangan; Utiliti-utiliti - Elektrik - Bayaran elektrik - Usikan meter) [2015] 2 CLJ 1133 [HC]

SUBJECT INDEX

CIVIL PROCEDURE

Action - Leave application - Whether affidavit-based - Procedure - Whether based upon assertions of cause of action and facts relied by parties - Whether court could make findings on disputed facts
Oh Kang Kuang & Anor v. Roebuck Development Sdn Bhd; Allied Alpine (M) Sdn Bhd (Petitioner)
(Abdul Wahab Patail, Azahar Mohamed, Hamid Sultan Abu Backer JJCA) [2015] 2 CLJ 1094 [CA]

Appeal - Finding of facts - Whether Court of Appeal may reverse finding of facts where defendant had not called any evidence at trial
Syarikat Kemajuan Timbermine Sdn Bhd v. Kerajaan Negeri Kelantan Darul Naim
(Raus Sharif PCA, Zulkefli Makinudin CJ (Malaya), Suriyadi Halim Omar, Hasan Lah, Azahar Mohamed FCJJ) [2015] 2 CLJ 1037 [FC]

Estoppel - Judgment in previous suit - Parties entered shareholders' agreement for joint venture agreement - Clause in shareholders' agreement that respondent required to refund deposit to appellant - Joint venture agreement did not materialise despite having paid deposit - Shareholder of respondent obtained refund of deposit from another company privy to agreement through summary judgment - Summary judgment entered against appellant for refusing to refund deposit in another suit - Whether respondent estopped from recovering judgment by reason of judgment previously obtained in another suit - Whether there was abuse of process of the court
Dato' Sivananthan Shanmugam v. Artisan Fokus Sdn Bhd
(Mohamad Ariff Yusof, Mohd Zawawi Salleh, Idrus Harun JJCA) [2015] 2 CLJ 1062 [CA]

Judgment - Res judicata - Senior Assistant Registrar's order - Whether order was final judgment on merits - Whether order made in striking out proceeding was exhaustive determination of limitation issue
Syarikat Kemajuan Timbermine Sdn Bhd v. Kerajaan Negeri Kelantan Darul Naim
(Raus Sharif PCA, Zulkefli Makinudin CJ (Malaya), Suriyadi Halim Omar, Hasan Lah, Azahar Mohamed FCJJ) [2015] 2 CLJ 1037 [FC]

Limitation - Contract - Waiver - Whether claim time barred - Whether correspondence exchanged amounted to admission - Whether defendant's representation or conduct during settlement negotiations amounted to waiver to defence of limitation
Syarikat Kemajuan Timbermine Sdn Bhd v. Kerajaan Negeri Kelantan Darul Naim
(Raus Sharif PCA, Zulkefli Makinudin CJ (Malaya), Suriyadi Halim Omar, Hasan Lah, Azahar Mohamed FCJJ) [2015] 2 CLJ 1037 [FC]

Pleadings - Limitation - Whether failure to mention Limitation Act 1953 meant defence of limitation not properly pleaded - Whether sufficient to merely aver that claim time-barred - Limitation Act, 1953 s. 29
Syarikat Kemajuan Timbermine Sdn Bhd v. Kerajaan Negeri Kelantan Darul Naim
(Raus Sharif PCA, Zulkefli Makinudin CJ (Malaya), Suriyadi Halim Omar, Hasan Lah, Azahar Mohamed FCJJ) [2015] 2 CLJ 1037 [FC]

Res judicata - Estoppel - Parties entered shareholders' agreement for joint venture agreement - Clause in shareholders' agreement that respondent required to refund deposit to appellant - Joint venture agreement did not materialise despite having paid deposit - Shareholder of respondent obtained summary judgment from another company privy to agreement for deposit in one suit - Summary judgment entered against appellant for refusing to refund deposit in another suit - Whether respondent had cause of action against appellant - Whether respondent estopped from recovering judgment by reason of judgment previously obtained in another suit - Whether there was an abuse of process of court
Dato' Sivananthan Shanmugam v. Artisan Fokus Sdn Bhd
(Mohamad Ariff Yusof, Mohd Zawawi Salleh, Idrus Harun JJCA) [2015] 2 CLJ 1062 [CA]

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW

Constitution of India - Art. 141 - Reference to larger Bench - When warranted - Clear enunciation of important question of law which needs to be reflected in light of social, legal, medical and constitutional perspectives - Declaration of "right to die with dignity" as fundamental right within fold of "right to live with dignity" guaranteed under Art. 21 - Inconsistent observations in Aruna Shanbaug, (2011) 4 SCC 454 which upholds validity of passive euthanasia and lays down an elaborate procedure for executing the same on the wrong premise that the Constitution Bench in Gian Kaur, (1996) 2 SCC 648 permitted the same - Matter referred to Constitution Bench - Penal Code, 1860 - S. 309 - Human and Civil Rights - Right to die
Common Cause (A Registered Society) v. Union Of India
(P Sathasivam CJ, Ranjan Gogoi, Shiva Kirti Singh JJ) [2015] 2 CLJ 1029 [SC India]

Constitution of India - Art. 141 - What is binding - "Law declared by Supreme Court" - Mere reference to verdict in judgment - Held, cannot be construed to mean that the verdict is approved (Para 13)
Common Cause (A Registered Society) v. Union Of India
(P Sathasivam CJ, Ranjan Gogoi, Shiva Kirti Singh JJ) [2015] 2 CLJ 1029 [SC India]

Election - Method of challenging - Allegation that member of State Legislative Assembly not resident of state - Application by way of originating summons - Whether action fell under art. 118 of Federal Constitution - Whether correct mode of commencement - Whether application had effect of vitiating election
Jamil Dzulkarnian v. Mohamad Kamil Shafie
(Mohamad Ariff Yusof, Mohd Zawawi Salleh, Idrus Harun JJCA) [2015] 2 CLJ 1079 [CA]

CONTRACT

Formation - Agreement - Without prejudice discussions - Whether could amount to settlement agreement - Burden on plaintiff to establish agreement - Plaintiff's burden not absolved despite defendant not leading any evidence
Syarikat Kemajuan Timbermine Sdn Bhd v. Kerajaan Negeri Kelantan Darul Naim
(Raus Sharif PCA, Zulkefli Makinudin CJ (Malaya), Suriyadi Halim Omar, Hasan Lah, Azahar Mohamed FCJJ) [2015] 2 CLJ 1037 [FC]

ELECTION

Disqualification - Member of State Legislative Assembly - Application for - Grounds - Respondent not resident of state - Whether respondent fulfilled constitutional requirement - Whether appellant discharged onus probandi of proving that respondent was not residing in or was absent from state with no intention of returning - Laws of the Constitution of Perak, art. XXX - Election Offences Act 1954, s. 32(e) - Federal Constitution, art. 118
Jamil Dzulkarnian v. Mohamad Kamil Shafie
(Mohamad Ariff Yusof, Mohd Zawawi Salleh, Idrus Harun JJCA) [2015] 2 CLJ 1079 [CA]

EVIDENCE

Burden of proof - Whether plaintiff had proven its claims - Contract claim - Without prejudice discussions - Whether could amount to settlement agreement - Burden on plaintiff to establish agreement - Plaintiff's burden not absolved despite defendant not leading any evidence
Syarikat Kemajuan Timbermine Sdn Bhd v. Kerajaan Negeri Kelantan Darul Naim
(Raus Sharif PCA, Zulkefli Makinudin CJ (Malaya), Suriyadi Halim Omar, Hasan Lah, Azahar Mohamed FCJJ) [2015] 2 CLJ 1037 [FC]

Presumptions - Adverse inference - Whether adverse inference may be invoked merely on account of failure to obtain evidence - Whether there was withholding or suppression of evidence - Whether oblique motive shown
Syarikat Kemajuan Timbermine Sdn Bhd v. Kerajaan Negeri Kelantan Darul Naim
(Raus Sharif PCA, Zulkefli Makinudin CJ (Malaya), Suriyadi Halim Omar, Hasan Lah, Azahar Mohamed FCJJ) [2015] 2 CLJ 1037 [FC]

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Registered trade mark - Expungement - Application for - Grounds - Non-use and entries in Register of Trade Marks without sufficient cause - Whether prima facie case of non-use established - Whether applicant aggrieved person - Whether trademark invented word - Whether distinctive - Trade Marks Act 1976, ss. 10(1)(c), (d), 45(1)(a), 46(1) & (4)
Oishi Group Public Company Limited v. Liwayway Marketing Corporation
(Azizah Nawawi JC) [2015] 2 CLJ 1121 [HC]

LAND LAW

Sale of land - Order of court - Land charged to bank as security for loan - Default in repayment of loan - Bank applied for sale of land to Land Administrator - Land Administrator did not make any order for sale of land but referred application to High Court under s. 265(3A) of National Land Code - High Court made order for sale - Whether Land Administrator had power to refer application for sale made under s. 260 of National Land Code to High Court pursuant to s. 265(3A) - Whether order for sale of land made twice previously at Land Office pursuant to s. 265(1), (2) and (3) of National Land Code - Whether sub-s. (3A) of s. 265 of National Land Code must be read independently of sub-ss. (2) and (3)
UR Leisure Resorts Sdn Bhd v. Malayan Banking Bhd
(Mohd Hishamudin Yunus, Aziah Ali, Lim Yee Lan JJCA) [2015] 2 CLJ 1101 [CA]

LEGAL PROFESSION

Professional discipline - Reinstatement - Restoration of name to roll of advocates and solicitors - Applicant struck off roll for misappropriating retention sums - Applicant admitted guilt and compensated complainants - Complainants withdrew complaint - Interview by Bar Council - Elements to be considered in exercising court's discretion - Whether High Court to consider views of Bar Council - Whether applicant fit and proper person to be restored - Whether fair and reasonable for applicant to be restored - Legal Profession Act 1976, s. 107
Khong Jin Teong v. Majlis Peguam Malaysia
(Lau Bee Lan, Zaleha Yusof, Asmabi Mohamad JJ) [2015] 2 CLJ 1109 [HC]

INDEKS PERKARA

KETERANGAN

Anggapan - Anggapan bertentangan - Kegagalan memanggil saksi material - Sama ada anggapan bertentangan timbul - Akta Keterangan 1950, s. 114(g)
Tenaga Nasional Bhd lwn. Plastik V Sdn Bhd
(Hashim Hamzah H) [2015] 2 CLJ 1133 [HC]

Saksi - Penyataan saksi - Persamaan ketara dalam penyataan saksi-saksi - Perbincangan dengan peguam dalam menyediakan pernyataan saksi - Penyataan saksi mengandungi keterangan dengar cakap - Sama ada nilai keterangan meragukan
Tenaga Nasional Bhd lwn. Plastik V Sdn Bhd
(Hashim Hamzah H) [2015] 2 CLJ 1133 [HC]

UTILITI-UTILITI

Elektrik - Bayaran elektrik - Usikan meter menyebabkan rekod penggunaan elektrik kurang daripada kegunaan sebenar - Sama ada TNB perlu membuktikan siapa yang melakukan usikan - Sama ada pengguna mempunyai akses kepada bilik pepasangan meter
Tenaga Nasional Bhd lwn. Plastik V Sdn Bhd
(Hashim Hamzah H) [2015] 2 CLJ 1133 [HC]

ARTICLE

Legal Network Series Article(s)

1. PERCERAIAN MENURUT ENAKMEN UNDANG-UNDANG
    KELUARGA ISLAM (NEGERI JOHOR) 2003: SATU TINJAUAN ^{[Read excerpt]}
    oleh: ABDUL HALIM BIN ZULKIFLI*, NORAINI BT OMAR** [2015] 1 LNS(A) xxvii

2. LEADERSHIP TRAINING IS NOT THE ANSWER
    "EVERY ORGANISATIONAL PERFORMANCE FAILURE IS A FAILURE OF LEADERSHIP."* ^{[Read excerpt]}
    by: ALISTAIR PEARCE** [2015] 1 LNS(A) xxviii

LEGISLATION HIGHLIGHTS

Principal Acts

Number	Title	Date coming into force	Repealing
ACT 766	Netting Of Financial Agreements Act 2015	Not Yet In Force	-Nil-
ACT 765	Malaysian Airline System Berhad (Administration) Act 2015	20 February 2015 [PU(B) 37/2015]	-Nil-
ACT 764	Finance (No. 2) Act 2014	The Income Tax Act 1967 [Act 53] see s 3; The Petroleum (Income Tax) Act 1967 [Act 543] see s 24; The Real Property Gains Tax Act 1976 [Act 169] see s 27	-Nil-
ACT 763	Yayasan Guru Tun Hussein Onn Act 2014	Not Yet In Force	-Nil-
ACT 762	Akta Cukai Barang Dan Perkhidmatan 2014	1 Julai 2014 - Bahagian I, II, IV, VI dan xx, ss 10, 11, 17, 18, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 40, 44, 50, 56, 59, 61, 64, 65, 69, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 80, 81, 82, 83, 85, 86, 87, 92, 93, 95, 96, 97, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 107, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 160, 163, 183, 184 dan 197, Jadual Pertama dan Jadual Kedua Akta mula berkuat kuasa; 1 April 2015 - Bahagian IX, XIII, xxi and xxv, ss 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 38, 39, 41, 42, 43, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 51, 52, 53, 57, 58, 60, 62, 63, 66, 67, 68, 70, 84, 88, 89, 90, 91, 94, 98, 106, 108, 109, 110, 122, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 161, 162, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195 dan 196, Jadual Ketiga dan Jadual Keempat Akta mula berkuat kuasa [PU(B) 319/2014]	-Nil-

Amending Acts

Number	Title	Date coming into force	Principal/Amending Act No
ACT A1481	Quantity Surveyors (Amendment) Act 2015	Not Yet In Force	ACT 487
ACT A1480	Architects (Amendment) Act 2015	Not Yet In Force except for paragraphs 3(d) and (p) and section 23 come into operation on 1 June 2015	ACT 117
ACT A1479	Registration Of Engineers (Amendment) Act 2015	Not Yet In Force	ACT 138
ACT A1478	Companies Commission Of Malaysia (Amendment) Act 2015	20 February 2015 [PU(B) 45/2015] except sections 9, 10, 11, 13, 14 and 15	ACT 614
ACT A1477	Limited Liability Partnership (Amendment) Act 2015	Not Yet In Force	ACT 743

PU(A)

Number	Title	Date of Publication	Date coming into force	Principal/Amending Act No
PU(A) 54/2015	Medical (Setting Of Examination For Provisional Registration) Regulations 2015	25 March 2015	26 March 2015	ACT 50
PU(A) 53/2015	Income Tax (Deduction For Training Costs Under Skim Latihan 1Malaysia For Unemployed Graduates) (Amendment) Rules 2015	24 March 2015	Year of assessment 2015	PU(A) 260/2013
PU(A) 52/2015	Free Zones (Amendment) Regulations 2015	24 March 2015	1 April 2015	PU(A) 321/1991
PU(A) 51/2015	Customs (Amendment) Regulations 2015	24 March 2015	1 April 2015	PU(A) 162/1977
PU(A) 50/2015	Income Tax (Exemption) (No. 2) Order 2015	19 March 2015	Year of assessment 2015	ACT 53

PU(B)

Number	Title	Date of Publication	Date coming into force	Principal/Amending Act No
PU(B) 129/2015	Notice Regarding The Supplementary Electoral Roll For The Third Quarter Of The Year 2014 (No. 2) That Has Been Certified	25 March 2015	24 March 2015	PU(A) 293/2002
PU(B) 128/2015	Notice Regarding The Supplementary Electoral Roll For The Second Quarter Of The Year 2014 (No. 3) That Has Been Certified	24 March 2015	24 March 2015	PU(A) 293/2002
PU(B) 127/2015	Amendments To The List Of Licensees	23 March 2015	24 March 2015	PU(B) 170/2014
PU(B) 126/2015	Appointment Of Lock-Up To Be A Place Of Confinement	23 March 2015	24 March 2015	ACT 537
PU(B) 125/2015	Appointment Of Lock-Up To Be A Place Of Confinement	23 March 2015	24 March 2015	ACT 537

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