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[2010] 1 LNS 1829	SRI AWAD PENGANGKUTAN ENTERPRISE SDN BHD v. SUMMIT PETROLEUM (M) SDN BHD	CONTRACT: Formation - Agreement - Letter dated 14 September 2005 - Plaintiff awarded a haulage contract to transport LPG to and from locations stated therein - Whether letter was the contract between the parties or merely a confirmation of an agreement between them - Whether letter constituted terms of contract - Whether an on demand contract or a contract in perpetuity CONTRACT: Termination - Right to terminate - Concerns about misappropriation of LPG by plaintiff's drivers - Whether agreement or arrangement between parties could be suspended or terminated for good and valid reason - Whether there was a good and valid reason for the termination - Whether defendant committed any breach when it terminated plaintiff's tanker services - Whether plaintiff entitled to any general or special damages
[2010] 1 LNS 1833	EON BANK BERHAD v. HAMZAH MAT SAH & ANOR	CIVIL PROCEDURE: Striking out - Action - Application for - Whether plaintiff's claim obviously unsustainable on grounds of res judicata and/or barred by limitation - Whether an obviously or conspicuously unsustainable claim for lack of a valid cause of action - Whether action against defendants should be struck out CIVIL PROCEDURE: Res judicata - Estoppel - Judgment entered against borrower by Sessions Court - Finding that plaintiff failed to prove its case against guarantors - Present claim against guarantor arising from borrower's default and a failure by guarantors to pay upon demand - Whether cause of action merged into judgment of Sessions Court CIVIL PROCEDURE: Limitation of action - Breach in 2001 - Claim filed in 2010 - Limitation Act 1953 s. 6(1)(a) - Whether plaintiff had an unlimited right for an unlimited duration to send a letter of demand to guarantors - Whether letter of demand should be sent within 6 years from breach of the banking facility
[2010] 1 LNS 1834	COBRAIN HOLDINGS SDN BHD v. GDP SPECIAL PROJECTS SDN BHD	ARBITRATION: Agreement - Interim measure - Right to - Claim for retention sums to be secured and preserved as an interim measure pending disposal of arbitration proceedings between the parties - Legal status of monies retained in dispute - Whether a suitable case made out for this interim measure - Whether plaintiff entitled as of right to have retention monies appropriated and secured - Whether there was sufficient justification to grant interim measure applied for under the Arbitration Act 2005, s. 11 - Status and validity of interim certificates challenged by defendant - Whether arbitral proceedings should be allowed to take its course and issues relating to the retention monies determined properly
[2011] 1 LNS 744	NG SWEE CHIOW v. TAN SIOW YOKE & ORS	CIVIL PROCEDURE: Summary possession of land - Application for - Whether defendants had shown that either they or their predecessors in title had occupied the land with the consent, permission or agreement of the plaintiff or the plaintiff's predecessor in title - Contention that defendants' parents or grandparents had initially occupied property with plaintiff's predecessor in title's consent - Whether defendants' parents or grandparents were, at most, mere gratuitous licensees whose consent or licence would have expired on their demise - Whether defendants were squatters on plaintiff's property - Whether plaintiff entitled to vacant possession of property
[2011] 1 LNS 912	MALAYAN BANKING BERHAD v. NG SAI KANG	CIVIL PROCEDURE: Summary judgment - Application for - Action to recover moneys loaned - Failure to expressly plead the upliftment of the fixed deposit - Whether fatal to summary judgment application - Whether triable issues raised - Whether issues raised by defendant without merit and at odds with contemporaneous documents - Whether a fit and proper case for summary judgment CIVIL PROCEDURE: Pleadings - Material facts - Failure to plead securities and realisation thereof - Upliftment of fixed deposit - Whether mandatory that the Bank must plead the securities and their realisation in all loan recovery cases before cause of action deemed sufficient and valid - Materiality of the fixed deposit - Whether existence of fixed deposit as security had become irrelevant to the cause of action

CLJ 2013 Volume 3 (Part 2)

COURT

COURT OF APPEAL

Ahmad Azizi Azimi lwn. PP
(Linton Albert, Mohtarudin Baki, Mohd Zawawi Salleh HHMR)
(Undang-Undang Jenayah - Akta Dadah Berbahaya 1952 - Seksyen 39B(1)(a) - Sabitan dan hukuman - Rayuan) [2013] 3 CLJ 161 [CA]

PP v. Steven Lani
(Abu Samah Nordin, Clement Skinner, Aziah Ali JJCA)
(Criminal Law - Penal Code - Section 302 - Whether appropriate to amend charge to offence under s. 304(a) Penal Code) [2013] 3 CLJ 185 [CA]

Representative Of The Estate Of Kuan Mei Ling, Deceased (Provisional Liquidator Of The Respondent Company) v. Metroplex Bhd
(KN Segara, Abu Samah Nordin, Ramly Ali JJCA)
(Company Law - Liquidator - Provisional liquidator - Duties of - Claim for remuneration) [2013] 3 CLJ 196 [CA]

HIGH COURT

DeGem Bhd & Anor v. De Gem Goldsmith & Jewellery Sdn Bhd & Ors
(Hanipah Farikullah JC)
(Trade Marks - Passing off - Similarity in trade names) [2013] 3 CLJ 209 [HC]

Mohd Amin Ishak lwn. PP & Satu Lagi Rayuan
(Ahmad Nasfy Yasin PK)
(Undang-Undang Jenayah; Prosedur Jenayah; Keterangan - Kanun Keseksaan - Seksyen 376(2) & 376B(1) - Rayuan terhadap sabitan - Anggapan bertentangan) [2013] 3 CLJ 258 [HC]

P Puvanasvaran A Perumal & Anor lwn. P Mahandran A Perumal
(Abdul Karim Jalil PK)
(Pewarisan; Undang-Undang Tanah - Pembahagian harta) [2013] 3 CLJ 277 [HC]

Ronald Philip Devereux & Anor v. Majlis Perbandaran Langkawi Bandaraya Pelancongan & Ors
(See Mee Chun JC)
(Administrative Law; Civil Procedure; Land Law - Remedies) [2013] 3 CLJ 287 [HC]

Twin Advance (M) Sdn Bhd v. Polar Electro Europe BV
(Chew Soo Ho JC)
(Arbitration; Civil Procedure; Statutory Interpretation - Award - Setting aside - Application to set aside award made in Singapore) [2013] 3 CLJ 294 [HC]

SUBJECT INDEX

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW

Remedies - Judicial review - Liability of president and secretary of local authority - Whether action ought to be brought by way of judicial review or relator action - Rules of the High Court 1980, O. 53 - Government Proceedings Act 1956 s. 8(1)
Ronald Philip Devereux & Anor v. Majlis Perbandaran Langkawi Bandaraya Pelancongan & Ors
(See Mee Chun JC) [2013] 3 CLJ 287 [HC]

ARBITRATION

Award - Setting aside - Application to set aside award made in Singapore - Whether s. 37 of Arbitration Act 2005 was applicable to set aside international arbitral award where seat of arbitration was outside Malaysia - Whether court could invoke inherent jurisdiction to set aside arbitration award - Arbitration Act 2005, ss. 3, 37, 38, 39
Twin Advance (M) Sdn Bhd v. Polar Electro Europe BV
(Chew Soo Ho JC) [2013] 3 CLJ 294 [HC]

CIVIL PROCEDURE

Contempt of court - Order of committal, application for - Failure to comply with consent judgment - Liability of president and secretary of local authority as alleged contemnors - Whether alleged contemnors conferred protection under ss. 31 and 125 of Local Government Act 1976
Ronald Philip Devereux & Anor v. Majlis Perbandaran Langkawi Bandaraya Pelancongan & Ors
(See Mee Chun JC) [2013] 3 CLJ 287 [HC]

Striking out - Application to strike out action to set aside arbitral award made in Singapore - Whether action sustainable - Whether plain and obvious case for striking out
Twin Advance (M) Sdn Bhd v. Polar Electro Europe BV
(Chew Soo Ho JC) [2013] 3 CLJ 294 [HC]

COMPANY LAW

Liquidator - Provisional liquidator - Duties of - Appointment by court order - Claim for remuneration - Whether provided sufficient supporting information - Whether costs and expenses reasonably incurred - Whether owed fiduciary duty to act fairly and in interest of respondent - Whether provisional liquidator breached fiduciary duty - Whether claim reasonable - Companies Act 1965, ss. 231 & 232(2)
Representative Of The Estate Of Kuan Mei Ling, Deceased (Provisional Liquidator Of The Respondent Company) v. Metroplex Bhd
(KN Segara, Abu Samah Nordin, Ramly Ali JJCA) [2013] 3 CLJ 196 [CA]

CRIMINAL LAW

Penal Code - Section 302 - Charge for murder - Failure by prosecution to establish prima facie case - Whether appropriate to amend charge to offence under s. 304(a) Penal Code
PP v. Steven Lani
(Abu Samah Nordin, Clement Skinner, Aziah Ali JJCA) [2013] 3 CLJ 185 [CA]

LAND LAW

Conveyancing - Foreign purchaser - Whether non-citizens require approval of state authority to execute sale and purchase agreement - National Land Code, s. 433B(1)(b)
Ronald Philip Devereux & Anor v. Majlis Perbandaran Langkawi Bandaraya Pelancongan & Ors
(See Mee Chun JC) [2013] 3 CLJ 287 [HC]

STATUTORY INTERPRETATION

Construction of statutes - Purposive approach - Intention of Parliament - Right to challenge arbitral award made in Singapore - Whether maxim generalia specialibus non derogant apply - Whether Parliament intended s. 37 to apply to international awards where seat of arbitration not in Malaysia
Twin Advance (M) Sdn Bhd v. Polar Electro Europe BV
(Chew Soo Ho JC) [2013] 3 CLJ 294 [HC]

TRADE MARKS

Passing off - Similarity in trade names - Whether earlier user of name only acquired goodwill in geographically restricted area - Whether subsequent user acquired nationwide goodwill and distinctiveness associated with name - Whether earlier user intentionally and fraudulently changed manner of usage of name to misrepresent itself as being associated with subsequent user - Whether ingredients of passing off proven
DeGem Bhd & Anor v. De Gem Goldsmith & Jewellery Sdn Bhd & Ors
(Hanipah Farikullah JC) [2013] 3 CLJ 209 [HC]

INDEKS PERKARA

KETERANGAN

Anggapan bertentangan - Kegagalan memanggil saksi-saksi material - Saksi-saksi yang menangkap tertuduh-tertuduh dan teman lelaki mangsa tidak dipanggil - Sama ada pihak pendakwaan menahan atau menyorokkan bukti - Sama ada mewajarkan anggapan bertentangan - Akta Keterangan 1950, s. 114(g)
Mohd Amin Ishak lwn. PP & Satu Lagi Rayuan
(Ahmad Nasfy Yasin PK) [2013] 3 CLJ 258 [HC]

Saksi - Kredibiliti - Kesalahan seksual - Kredibiliti mangsa sebagai saksi - Mangsa berumur 14 tahun ketika dirogol dan 17 tahun semasa memberi keterangan - Sama ada mangsa adalah saksi kompeten - Akta Keterangan 1950, s. 118 - Sama ada s. 133A Akta Keterangan 1950 terpakai
Mohd Amin Ishak lwn. PP & Satu Lagi Rayuan
(Ahmad Nasfy Yasin PK) [2013] 3 CLJ 258 [HC]

PEWARISAN

Pembahagian harta - Kematian tak berwasiat - Si mati meninggalkan hartanah dan rumah - Perebutan antara waris-waris - Penghakiman persetujuan melantik pentadbir-pentadbir harta pusaka - Cadangan agar harta tak alih dan syer si mati direalisasikan menurut penjualan kepada pembida-pembida tertinggi antara waris-waris - Pemasukan kaveat oleh salah seorang pentadbir dalam proses penjualan dan pembahagian harta pusaka - Sama ada pentadbir-pentadbir merupakan orang yang terkilan - Sama ada pengkaveat mempunyai kepentingan berkaveat - Kanun Tanah Negara, s. 327
P Puvanasvaran A Perumal & Anor lwn. P Mahandran A Perumal
(Abdul Karim Jalil PK) [2013] 3 CLJ 277 [HC]

PROSEDUR JENAYAH

Rayuan - Rayuan terhadap sabitan - Sabitan bagi pertuduhan merogol terhadap tertuduh-tertuduh di bawah s. 376(2) dan s. 376B(1), Kanun Keseksaan - Rayuan daripada Mahkamah Sesyen
Mohd Amin Ishak lwn. PP & Satu Lagi Rayuan
(Ahmad Nasfy Yasin PK) [2013] 3 CLJ 258 [HC]

UNDANG-UNDANG JENAYAH

Akta Dadah Berbahaya 1952 - Seksyen 39B(1)(a) - Sabitan dan hukuman - Rayuan - Kes prima facie - Sama ada terbukti - Sama ada hakim bicara membuat penemuan positif milikan sebelum memakai anggapan statutori pengedaran di bawah s. 37(da) ADB 1952 - Kegagalan memanggil saksi penting - Sama ada telah menafikan keterangan yang berkemungkinan memberi faedah kepada perayu - Akta Keterangan 1950, s. 114(g) - Sama ada terpakai - Sama ada rumah di mana dadah berbahaya dijumpai boleh diakses oleh orang lain - Sama ada sabitan dan hukuman selamat - Sama ada perayu dilepaskan dan dibebaskan
Ahmad Azizi Azimi lwn. PP
(Linton Albert, Mohtarudin Baki, Mohd Zawawi Salleh HHMR) [2013] 3 CLJ 161 [CA]

Kanun Keseksaan - Seksyen 376(2) & 376B(1) - Mangsa dirogol oleh bapa saudara dan saudara lelaki - Sabitan terhadap tertuduh-tertuduh - Tertuduh pertama dihukum penjara 18 tahun dan lapan kali sebatan - Tertuduh kedua dihukum lapan tahun penjara dan tiga kali sebatan - Rayuan terhadap sabitan
Mohd Amin Ishak lwn. PP & Satu Lagi Rayuan
(Ahmad Nasfy Yasin PK) [2013] 3 CLJ 258 [HC]

UNDANG-UNDANG TANAH

Kaveat - Pemasukan salah - Pembahagian harta pusaka - Hartanah dan rumah - Pemasukan kaveat oleh salah seorang pentadbir dalam proses penjualan dan pembahagian harta pusaka - Sama ada pengkaveat mempunyai kepentingan berkaveat - Sama ada pentadbir-pentadbir merupakan orang yang terkilan - Kanun Tanah Negara, s. 327
P Puvanasvaran A Perumal & Anor lwn. P Mahandran A Perumal
(Abdul Karim Jalil PK) [2013] 3 CLJ 277 [HC]