CLJ Bulletin, Issue 2010, Vol 19

14 May 2010

CLJ Law MALAYSIA

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1. Legislation Highlights

PU (A)

NUMBER	TITLE	DATE COMING INTO FORCE	PRINCIPAL ACT NO
PU(A) 138/2010	Double Taxation Relief (The Government Of The Republic Of Turkey) (Amendment) Order 2010	6 May 2010	ACT 53 & ACT 543
PU(A) 139/2010	Educational Institutions (Discipline) (First Schedule) (Amendment) (No 2) Order 2009 - Corrigendum	6 May 2010	ACT 174
PU(A) 140/2010	Customs (Values) (Crude Petroleum Oil) (No 9) Order 2010	6 May 2010	ACT 235
PU(A) 141/2010	National Heritage (Declaration Of Living Person As A National Heritage) Order 2010	6 May 2010	ACT 645
PU(A) 142/2010	Trade Descriptions (Optical Disc Label) Order 2010	6 May 2010	ACT 87

PU (B)

NUMBER	TITLE	DATE COMING INTO FORCE	PRINCIPAL ACT NO
PU(B) 235/2010	Appointment Of Deputy Public Prosecutor	6 May 2010	ACT 593
PU(B) 236/2010	Wages Regulation Proposal	6 May 2010	ACT 195
PU(B) 237/2010	Result Of Contested Election And Statement Of The Poll After The Official Addition Of Votes	6 May 2010	ACT 19
PU(B) 238/2010	Appointment Under Section 3	6 May 2010	ACT 19
PU(B) 239/2010	Appointment Under Section 3	6 May 2010	ACT 19

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2. Articles

a) Legal Network Series Articles

1. Top 10 Exclusion Clause Mistakes ^{[Read excerpt]}
By David Downie, Partner, Mccullough Robertson

2. Persidangan Majlis Tahunan Hakim-Hakim Malaysia 2010: "Contempt Of Court: Procedure" ^{[Read excerpt]}
By Y.A. Datuk Wira Low Hop Bing, Hakim Mahkamah Rayuan

3. CLJ Volume 4 (Part 6) 2010

COURT

COURT OF APPEAL

Hew Hooi Chun v. KL Teksi Radio Bhd
(Summary judgment - Setting aside) [2010] 4 CLJ 657

PP v. Salleh Zakaria & Anor
(Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 - Section 39B(1)(a) - Presumption of trafficking) [2010] 4 CLJ 671

Suresh Emmanuel Abishegam & Anor v. RHB Bank Bhd
(Land Law Charge - Order for sale) [2010] 4 CLJ 685

Yap Chin Chai v. PP
(Criminal Law - Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 - Section 39B(1)(a) - Possession) [2010] 4 CLJ 693

HIGH COURT

Danone Biscuits Manufacturing (M) Sdn Bhd v. Hwa Tai Industries Bhd
(Trade Marks - Passing off - Goodwill and reputation) [2010] 4 CLJ 711

Mohandas Mukundan v. Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam & Anor
(Administrative Law - Public servants - Pensioner - Overhaul structure of civil service) [2010] 4 CLJ 724

PP v. Hoe Chin Soon
(Customs And Excise - Seizure - Prohibited goods) [2010] 4 CLJ 737

Subramaniam Gopal v. PP
(Civil Procedure - Prosecution - Powers to prosecute - Conduct of) [2010] 4 CLJ 745

SUBJECT INDEX

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW

Public servants - Pensioner - Overhaul structure of civil service - Regrading of plaintiff's post - Whether degradability in terms of status - Whether defendants entitled in law to make adjustment in plaintiff's grade and pension entitlement after his retirement - Whether court in position to emplace plaintiff in his post as Setiausaha Sulit Division 1 for purposes of future entitlements - Federal Constitution, art. 132(2)
Mohandas Mukundan v. Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam & Anor
(Prasad Sandosham Abraham JC) [2010] 4 CLJ 724 [HC]

CIVIL PROCEDURE

Prosecution - Powers to prosecute - Conduct of - Institution of prosecution by local authority against operator of mini market/grocery store without licence - Whether disregarding powers of Attorney General conferred by Federal Constitution - Whether provision of s. 120 Local Government Act 1976 ultra vires provision of art. 145(3) Federal Constitution
Subramaniam Gopal v. PP
(Akhtar Tahir JC) [2010] 4 CLJ 745 [HC]

Summary judgment - Setting aside - Whether Judicial Commissioner had inherent jurisdiction to set aside the final order dated 15 May 2000 - Whether moving for summary judgment under the wrong order rendered it liable to be set aside ex debito justitiae
Hew Hooi Chun v. KL Teksi Radio Bhd
(Suriyadi Halim Omar, Hasan Lah & Jeffrey Tan JJCA) [2010] 4 CLJ 657 [CA]

Summary judgment - Specific performance - Agreement was for a lease or rental and not for the sale, purchase or exchange of property - Rules of the High Court 1980, O. 81 - Whether applicable
Hew Hooi Chun v. KL Teksi Radio Bhd
(Suriyadi Halim Omar, Hasan Lah & Jeffrey Tan JJCA) [2010] 4 CLJ 657 [CA]

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW

Public prosecutor - Powers to prosecute - Prosecution - Conduct of - Institution of prosecution by local authority against operator of mini market/grocery store without licence - Whether disregarding powers of Attorney General conferred by Federal Constitution - Whether provision of s. 120 Local Government Act 1976 ultra vires provision of art. 145(3) Federal Constitution
Subramaniam Gopal v. PP
(Akhtar Tahir JC) [2010] 4 CLJ 745 [HC]

CRIMINAL LAW

Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 - Section 39B(1)(a) - Trafficking in cannabis - Possession - Whether proved - Whether appellant had custody and control of drugs - Whether invocation of presumption of trafficking premature and untenable - Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, s. 37(da)
Yap Chin Chai v. PP
(Suriyadi Halim Omar, Hasan Lah & Ahmad Maarop JJCA) [2010] 4 CLJ 693 [CA]

Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 - Section 39B(1)(a) - Trafficking in cannabis - Presumption of trafficking - Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, s. 37(da) - Element of possession - Whether established - Whether custody and control of drugs proved
PP v. Salleh Zakaria & Anor
(Suriyadi Halim Omar, Hasan Lah & Ahmad Maarop JJCA) [2010] 4 CLJ 671 [CA]

CUSTOMS AND EXCISE

Seizure - Prohibited goods - Seizure of lewd VCD copies - Whether prosecution must prove prohibited goods imported into Malaysia - Magistrate court's failure to consider provision of s. 119 of the Customs Act 1967 - Whether an error of law - Whether burden of proof should be on the respondent - Non-proving of value of seized goods - Whether fatal to prosecution's case - Customs Act 1967, ss. 119, 135(1)(e), 135(1)(iii)
PP v. Hoe Chin Soon
(Chew Soo Ho JC) [2010] 4 CLJ 737 [HC]

LAND LAW

Charge - Order for sale - Appeal against - Whether there was cause to the contrary - Failure to meet condition precedent for the making of an application for an order for sale - Whether order for sale ought not to have been granted - National Land Code, ss. 256, 257 & 271 - Rules of the High Court 1980, O. 83 r. 3(3) - Low Lee Lian v. Ban Hin Lee Bank
Suresh Emmanuel Abishegam & Anor v. RHB Bank Bhd
(Suriyadi Halim Omar, Hasan Lah & Kang Hwee Gee JJCA) [2010] 4 CLJ 685 [CA]

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Licence - Local authority - Prosecution instituted by local authority against operator of mini market/grocery store without licence - Whether disregarding powers of Attorney General conferred by Federal Constitution - Whether provision of s. 120 Local Government Act 1976 ultra vires provision of art. 145(3) Federal Constitution
Subramaniam Gopal v. PP
(Akhtar Tahir JC) [2010] 4 CLJ 745 [HC]

TRADE MARKS

Infringement - Passing off - Similarity of labels and get up - Whether there was likelihood of confusion to public - Section 38 Trade Marks Act 1976
Danone Biscuits Manufacturing (M) Sdn Bhd v. Hwa Tai Industries Bhd
(Azahar Mohamed J) [2010] 4 CLJ 711 [HC]

Passing off - Goodwill and reputation - Similarity in colour - Similarity in get up - Likelihood of confusion - Whether requirements of passing off met
Danone Biscuits Manufacturing (M) Sdn Bhd v. Hwa Tai Industries Bhd
(Azahar Mohamed J) [2010] 4 CLJ 711 [HC]

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CASE OF THE WEEK

ANNE THERESA DE SOUZA v. MAJLIS AGAMA ISLAM, JABATAN AGAMA ISLAM SELANGOR & ORS AND OTHER APPEALS

CIVIL PROCEDURE: Appeal - Appeal to Court of Appeal - Competency - Capacity of parties - Appellant acquired new identity card and new name upon conversion to Islam - Appeal filed in appellant's old name - Whether appellant a non-entity - Whether having no capacity to institute appeal - Whether appeal incompetent - Rules of the High Court 1980, O. 5 r. 6(1) - National Registration Act 1959, s. 5

WORDS & PHRASES: "in person" - Order 5 r. 6(1) Rules of the High Court 1980 - Whether referring to a natural person who could be legally identified

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