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CLJ Bulletin, Vol 2004, Issue 16
5 April 2004

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MD AMIN BIN MD YUSOF & 1 LAGI v. CITY VILLA SDN BHD [2004] 1 LNS 51
RAYUAN SIVIL NO: W-02-9-02 ARIFIN BIN ZAKARIA HMR, NIK HASHIM BIN NIK AB RAHMAN HMR, AUGUSTINE PAUL A/L SINNAPEN HMR COURT OF APPEAL [KUALA LUMPUR] 19 FEBRUARY 2004

PALM OIL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT BOARD MALAYSIA & ANOR v. PREMIUM VEGETABLE OILS SDN BHD [2004] 1 LNS 52
RAYUAN SIVIL NO: 02-4-2002 (W) HAIDAR BIN MOHD NOOR CJM, STEVE SHIM LIP KIONG CJ (S&S), GOPAL SRI RAM JCA FEDERAL COURT [KUALA LUMPUR] 27 FEBRUARY 2004

PP v. MOGAN a/l AYAVOO [2004] 1 LNS 53
PERBICARAAN JENAYAH PERAK NO: 45-24-2001 BALIA YUSOF WAHI, J HIGH COURT [IPOH] 8 MARCH 2004

DATO' SERI ANWAR IBRAHIM v. PP AND ANOTHER CASE [2004] 1 LNS 54
MAHKAMAH RAYUAN (BIDANGKUASA JENAVAH) BIL. NO. W-05-64-2000 PAJAN SINGH GILL FCJ, RICHARD MALANJUM JCA, HASHIM YUSOFF JCA COURT OF APPEAL [KUALA LUMPUR] 21 JANUARY 2004

SERUAN GEMILANG MAKMUR SDN BHD v. BADAN PERHUBUNGAN UMNO NEGERI PAHANG DARUL MAKMUR (MELALUI SETIAUSAHANYA DATO' AHMAD TAJUDIN BIN SULAIMAN) [2004] 1 LNS 55
GUAMAN SIVIL (MT I) 22-28 TAHUN 2003 HELILIAH YUSOF, J HIGH COURT [KUANTAN] 10 FEBRUARY 2004

HATIJAH BINTI REJAB v. ABDULLAH BIN SAAD [2004] 1 LNS 56
GUAMAN SIBIL NO. : 22-102-1997 ZAINAL ADZAM ABD GHANI, JC HIGH COURT [ALOR STAR] 29 FEBRUARY 2004

PP v. N (Seorang kanak-kanak) [2004] 1 LNS 57
MAHKAMAH RAYUAN (RAYUAN JENAYAH) NO. W-09-10-2003 (MAHKAMAH TINGGI KUALA LUMPUR SEMAKAN JENAYAH No. 43-7-2003) ALAUDDIN MOHD. SHERIFF JCA, ABDUL AZIZ MOHAMAD JCA, NIK HASHIM NIK AB. RAHMAN JCA COURT OF APPEAL [KUALA LUMPUR] 13 MARCH 2004

GINLON (M) SDN BHD v. MBF FINANCE BERHAD [2004] 1 LNS 58
RAYUAN SIVIL NO: W-02-436-1997 MOKHTAR SIDIN JCA, ABDUL KADIR SULAIMAN JCA, ABDUL AZIZ MOHAMAD JCA. COURT OF APPEAL [KUALA LUMPUR] 4 MARCH 2004

DATO' OON AH BAA @ BOON PAK LEONG & 5 ORS v. EAGLE & PAGODA BRAND TECK AUN MEDICAL FACTORY SDN BHD (3) [2004] 1 LNS 59
COMPANIES WINDING UP NO. 28-74-2003 (3) RK NATHAN, J HIGH COURT [PENANG] 16 MARCH 2004

LEE KIM SAN v. MARLBO LIQUOR MANUFACTURING (M) SDN BHD [2004] 1 LNS 60
PENGGULUNGAN SYARIKAT NO: MT 1 28 - 297 -1999 SURIYADI HALIM OMAR, J HIGH COURT [SHAH ALAM] 11 MARCH 2004

DATO' KANALINGAM A/L VELUPILLAI v. MAJLIS PEGUAM [2004] 1 LNS 61
RAYUAN SIVIL NO: R-17B-157 TAHUN 2002 AZMEL MAAMOR HMT (Chairman), ZULKEFLI AHMAD MAKINUDDIN HMT, DATUK ZAINUN ALI HMT HIGH COURT [KUALA LUMPUR] 29 FEBRUARY 2004

JAMES SHENG LEN CHAIN v. MICHAEL GOH LING TSU [2004] 1 LNS 62
SUIT NO. S. 22-14 OF 1998 LINTON ALBERT, J HIGH COURT [SABAH & SARAWAK] 5 MARCH 2004

BORNEO HOUSING MORTGAGE FINANCE BERHAD v. MYGAL BIN GIBIE & ANOR [2004] 1 LNS 63
SUIT NO: TSC (52) 48 OF 2002 LINTON ALBERT, J HIGH COURT [SANDAKAN] 9 MARCH 2004

WANGSA TIMBER INDUSTRIES SDN BHD v. ALLIANCE BANK MALAYSIA BERHAD KUAN MEI LING [2004] 1 LNS 64
SUIT NO: K22-222 OF 2003 LINTON ALBERT, J HIGH COURT [SANDAKAN] 28 FEBRUARY 2004

SHANKAR R.P. ASNANI v. STANLEY EDDY [2004] 1 LNS 65
ORIGINATING SUMMONS NO. KG 24-422-03-II LAU BEE LAN, JC HIGH COURT [KUCHING] 11 MARCH 2004

SAMI MOUSAWI-UTAMA SDN BHD (Dalam Penyelesaian) v. KERAJAAN NEGERI SARAWAK [2004] 1 LNS 66
RAYUAN SIVIL NO. Q-01-56-00 ABDUL HAMID MOHAMAD JCA, SAARI YUSOFF JCA, RAHMAH HUSSAIN JCA COURT OF APPEAL 20 JANUARY 2004

Current Law Journal Supplement March (Part 2) 2004

FEDERAL COURT

Danaharta Urus Sdn Bhd v. Kekatong Sdn
(Legislation - Validity - Section 72 Pengurusan Danaharta Nasional Berhad Act 1998) [2004] 1 CLJ 701

Intelek Timur Sdn Bhd v. Future Heritage Sdn Bhd
(Arbitration - Award - Setting aside - Arbitrator made wrong inferences of fact from the evidence) [2004] 1 CLJ 743

COURT OF APPEAL

Chai Siew Yin v. Leong Wee Shing
(Family law - Marriage - Validity - Marriage not registered) [2004] 1 CLJ 752

Foo Sam Ming v. Archi Environ Partnership
(Professions - Architects - Claim for professional services as an architect) [2004] 1 CLJ 759

GKM Amal Bhd v. Bank Utama (Malaysia) Bhd
(Company law - Winding up - Petition - Advertised earlier than ‘seven clear days before hearing’) [2004] 1 CLJ 769

SUBJECT INDEX

ARBITRATION

Award - Setting aside - Grounds for - Arbitrator misconducting himself or proceedings - Error of law on face of award - Whether award can be set aside if arbitrator made wrong inferences of fact from the evidence - Whether award can be set aside if arbitrator misconstrued contractual provisions contrary to principles of construction - Distinction between question of law referred and question of law emanating from facts - Power of High Court to interfere - Arbitration Act 1952, s. 24(2)
Intelek Timur Sdn Bhd v. Future Heritage Sdn Bhd
(Haidar Mohd Noor CJ (Malaya), Siti Norma Yaakob & Rahmah Hussain FCJJ) [2004] 1 CLJ 743

CIVIL PROCEDURE

Appeal - Facts, question of - High Court allowed respondent’s claim for professional services as an architect - Whether respondent employed as an architect - Whether appellant personally responsible for respondent’s appointment - Whether sum awarded in accordance with PAM scale of fees - Whether trial judge had erred - Whether appellate court should interfere with findings of trial judge
Foo Sam Ming v. Archi Environ Partnership
(Gopal Sri Ram, Siti Norma Yaakob & Mokhtar Sidin JJCA) [2004] 1 CLJ 759

Injunction - Interlocutory injunction - To restrain Danaharta Urus Sdn Bhd from selling charged land - Whether court has no jurisdiction to grant injunction in view of s. 72 Pengurusan Danaharta Nasional Berhad Act 1998 - Federal Constitution, arts. 8(1), 121(1), 160(2) - Civil Law Act 1956, s. 3(1)
Danaharta Urus Sdn Bhd v. Kekatong Sdn Bhd
(Ahmad Fairuz CJ, Mohd Noor Ahmad, Pajan Singh Gill, Rahmah Hussain FCJJ & Augustine Paul JCA) [2004] 1 CLJ 701

COMPANY LAW

Winding up - Petition - Advertisement, timing of - Petition advertised earlier than ‘seven clear days before hearing’ of petition without direction of court - Whether advertisement irregular - Whether unjust and prejudicial to debtor - Whether advertisement invalidated - Whether irregularity curable - Whether advertisement must appear precisely on the seventh day preceding hearing of petition - Companies (Winding-up) Rules 1972, rr. 24, 194
GKM Amal Bhd v. Bank Utama (Malaysia) Bhd
(Alauddin Mohd Sheriff, Nik Hashim JJCA & Abdul Wahab Patail J) [2004] 1 CLJ 769

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW

Courts - Jurisdiction - Whether court empowered to grant injunction against Danaharta Urus Sdn Bhd - Pengurusan Danaharta Nasional Berhad Act 1998,
s. 72 - Federal Constitution, arts. 8(1), 121(1), 160(2) - Civil Law Act 1956,
s. 3(1)
Danaharta Urus Sdn Bhd v. Kekatong Sdn Bhd
(Ahmad Fairuz CJ, Mohd Noor Ahmad, Pajan Singh Gill, Rahmah Hussain FCJJ & Augustine Paul JCA) [2004] 1 CLJ 701

Legislation - Validity - Section 72 Pengurusan Danaharta Nasional Berhad Act 1998 - Prohibits court from granting injunction against Danaharta Urus Sdn Bhd in any circumstances - Constitutionality of s. 72 - Whether right of access to justice denied - Whether right subject to modifications - Whether requirements for reasonable classification test satisfied - Whether Court of Appeal erred in deciding s. 72 unconstitutional - Federal Constitution, arts. 8(1), 121(1), 160(2) - Civil Law Act 1956, s. 3(1)
Danaharta Urus Sdn Bhd v. Kekatong Sdn Bhd
(Ahmad Fairuz CJ, Mohd Noor Ahmad, Pajan Singh Gill, Rahmah Hussain FCJJ & Augustine Paul JCA) [2004] 1 CLJ 701

CONTRACT

Building contract - Claim for work done - Whether respondent personally employed as an architect - Whether respondent entitled to payment in accordance with PAM scale of fees
Foo Sam Ming v. Archi Environ Partnership
(Gopal Sri Ram, Siti Norma Yaakob & Mokhtar Sidin JJCA) [2004] 1 CLJ 759

EVIDENCE

Witness - Credibility of - Findings of trial judge on credibility - Whether trial judge adopted correct approach
Foo Sam Ming v. Archi Environ Partnership
(Gopal Sri Ram, Siti Norma Yaakob & Mokhtar Sidin JJCA) [2004] 1 CLJ 759

FAMILY LAW

Marriage - Validity - Marriage not registered - Whether non-registration ‘invalidated’ marriage - Law Reform (Marriage & Divorce) Act 1976 - Effect of s. 34 - Whether there was a customary marriage by Chinese rites - Whether marriage ‘validated’ by s. 34 - Intention of Parliament
Chai Siew Yin v. Leong Wee Shing
(Gopal Sri Ram, Siti Norma Yaakob & Mokhtar Sidin JJCA) [2004] 1 CLJ 752

PROFESSIONS

Architects - Claim for professional services as an architect - Whether respondent employed as an architect - Whether appellant personally responsible for respondent’s appointment - Whether sum awarded in accordance with PAM scale of fees - Whether trial judge had erred - Whether appellate court should interfere with findings of trial judge
Foo Sam Ming v. Archi Environ Partnership
(Gopal Sri Ram, Siti Norma Yaakob & Mokhtar Sidin JJCA) [2004] 1 CLJ 759

STATUTORY INTERPRETATION

Aids to construction - Marginal notes - Whether may be used as an aid to construction - Law Reform (Marriage & Divorce) Act 1976, s. 34 - Legal effect of registration of marriages
Chai Siew Yin v. Leong Wee Shing
(Gopal Sri Ram, Siti Norma Yaakob & Mokhtar Sidin JJCA) [2004] 1 CLJ 752

Construction of statutes - Section 72 Pengurusan Danaharta Nasional Berhad Act 1998 - Prohibits court from granting injunction against Danaharta Urus Sdn Bhd in any circumstances - Whether s. 72 contravenes arts. 8(1) of Federal Constitution - Whether art. 8(1) subject to s. 3(1) Civil Law Act 1956 - Whether s. 72 satisfies requirements of reasonable classification test
Danaharta Urus Sdn Bhd v. Kekatong Sdn Bhd
(Ahmad Fairuz CJ, Mohd Noor Ahmad, Pajan Singh Gill, Rahmah Hussain FCJJ & Augustine Paul JCA) [2004] 1 CLJ 701

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