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CLJ Bulletin, Vol 2006, Issue 16
5 May 2006

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CLJ April (Part 3) 2006

COURT

COURT OF APPEAL

Bala Matik v. PP
(Criminal procedure - Appeal - Conviction and sentence, against - Penal Code, Exception 1 to s. 300) [2006] 2 CLJ 229

Hamit Matusin & Ors v. Penguasa Tanah Dan Survei & Anor & Another Appeal
(Land law - Crown/State land - Unlawful occupation of state land) [2006] 2 CLJ 251

Harinder Singh & Ors v. Futuristic Builders Sdn Bhd
(Succession - Administration - Estate - Whether beneficiaries of unadministered estate can pass title or interest in estate property to third parties) [2006] 2 CLJ 272

See Teow Chuan & Anor v. Dato’ Anthony See Teow Guan
(Evidence - Legal professional privilege - Admissibility of legal opinion - Evidence Act 1950, s. 126) [2006] 2 CLJ 292

Sri Lanka Cricket v. World Sport Nimbus Pte Ltd
(Arbitration - Award - Enforcement - Foreign award – Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards Act 1985, ss. 2(2), 3(1)) [2006] 2 CLJ 316

SUBJECT INDEX

ARBITRATION

Award - Enforcement - Foreign award - Arbitration conducted and award made in Singapore - No Gazette Notification declaring Singapore a party to New York Convention - Whether award could be enforced in Malaysia - Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards Act 1985, ss. 2(2), 3(1)
Sri Lanka Cricket v. World Sport Nimbus Pte Ltd
(Gopal Sri Ram, Hashim Yusoff & Azmel Maamor JJCA) [2006] 2 CLJ 316

CIVIL PROCEDURE

Appeal - Evidence, assessment of - Rejection of evidence by trial judge - Whether trial judge’s appreciation and assessment of evidence well grounded and accorded with probabilities of case
Hamit Matusin & Ors v. Penguasa Tanah Dan Survei & Anor & Another Appeal
(Abdul Kadir Sulaiman FCJ, Tengku Baharudin Shah JCA & Clement Skinner J) [2006] 2 CLJ 251

Appeal - Facts, findings of - Circumstances when appellate court will interfere with findings of fact
Hamit Matusin & Ors v. Penguasa Tanah Dan Survei & Anor & Another Appeal
(Abdul Kadir Sulaiman FCJ, Tengku Baharudin Shah JCA & Clement Skinner J) [2006] 2 CLJ 251

Appeals - Decision of trial judge - Whether appealable - Jurisdiction of Court of Appeal - Courts of Judicature Act 1964, s. 67
See Teow Chuan & Anor v. Dato’ Anthony See Teow Guan
(Abdul Kadir Sulaiman, Tengku Baharudin Shah JJCA & Azmel Maamor J) [2006] 2 CLJ 292

Trial - Conduct of proceedings - Whether parties bound by judicial admission and agreement as to conduct of trial
Hamit Matusin & Ors v. Penguasa Tanah Dan Survei & Anor & Another Appeal
(Abdul Kadir Sulaiman FCJ, Tengku Baharudin Shah JCA & Clement Skinner J) [2006] 2 CLJ 251

LAND LAW: Crown/State land - Unlawful occupation of state land - River bank reserve - Land Code (Cap 81) (Sarawak), s. 38
Hamit Matusin & Ors v. Penguasa Tanah Dan Survei & Anor & Another Appeal
(Abdul Kadir Sulaiman FCJ, Tengku Baharudin Shah JCA & Clement Skinner J) [2006] 2 CLJ 251

Pleadings - Illegality - Whether parties can consent on illegality - Issue of illegality not taken up during trial
Harinder Singh & Ors v. Futuristic Builders Sdn Bhd
(Abdul Kadir Sulaiman, Tengku Baharudin Shah JJCA & Azmel Maamor J) [2006] 2 CLJ 272

CONTRACT

Mistake - Mutual mistake - Mistake of fact - Whether agreement tainted by mutual mistake void - Contracts Act 1950, s. 21
Harinder Singh & Ors v. Futuristic Builders Sdn Bhd
(Abdul Kadir Sulaiman, Tengku Baharudin Shah JJCA & Azmel Maamor J) [2006] 2 CLJ 272

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

Appeal - Conviction and sentence, against - Whether there was grave and sudden provocation - Defence of bare denial - Penal Code, Exception 1 to s. 300
Bala Matik v. PP
(Mokhtar Sidin, James Foong & Zulkefli Makinudin JJCA) [2006] 2 CLJ 229

EVIDENCE

Information leading to fact discovered - Admissibility of statement - Whether prejudicial effect outweighed probative value - Whether information to be rejected
(Bala Matik v. PP(Mokhtar Sidin, James Foong & Zulkefli Makinudin JJCA) [2006] 2 CLJ 229

Privilege - Legal professional privilege - Admissibility of legal opinion - Solicitor and client privilege - Evidence Act 1950, s. 126
See Teow Chuan & Anor v. Dato’ Anthony See Teow Guan
(Abdul Kadir Sulaiman, Tengku Baharudin Shah JJCA & Azmel Maamor J) [2006] 2 CLJ 292

STATUTORY INTERPRETATION

Construction of statutes - Interpretation - Section 2(2) Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards Act 1985 - Whether mandatory or directory - Whether evidential in nature - Purposive approach
Sri Lanka Cricket v. World Sport Nimbus Pte Ltd
(Gopal Sri Ram, Hashim Yusoff & Azmel Maamor JJCA) [2006] 2 CLJ 316

SUCCESSION

Administration - Estate - Beneficiaries - Whether beneficiaries of unadministered estate have title or interest in estate property - Whether beneficiaries of unadministered estate can pass title or interest in estate property to third parties
Harinder Singh & Ors v. Futuristic Builders Sdn Bhd
(Abdul Kadir Sulaiman, Tengku Baharudin Shah JJCA & Azmel Maamor J) [2006] 2 CLJ 272

CASE OF THE WEEK

ISHAK HJ SHAARI v. PP

Criminal procedure - Jurisdiction of court - Court of Appeal - Rules of the Court of Appel 1994, r. 76

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