Legal Network Series

[2011] 1 LNS 858	BATES (M) SDN BHD & ORS v. QUAH LIAN GAIK & ANOR	ADMINISTRATIVE LAW: Judicial review - Application for - Certiorari - Contended that Chairman was no longer the Chairman of the Industrial Court when she made the award - Whether the Award was bad in law - Whether Chairman's capacity to issue the award was saved by her continued appointment which had not been revoked - Delay - Whether any reason for High Court to quash the award on ground of delay per se without substantiating how delay had compromised the integrity of the award - Argued that Industrial Court's decision was bad in law when it held that the retrenchment was not genuine - Whether issue of whether a retrenchment exercise was genuine or not remained in the domain of the Industrial Court
[2011] 1 LNS 877	JANKINS SELINA LAZAR PEREIRA v. RHB BANK & ANOR	ADMINISTRATIVE LAW: Judicial review - Application for - Certiorari – 2nd respondent, the Industrial Court, upheld the 1st respondent's decision to dismiss applicant from its service - Whether any error of law or excess of jurisdiction by Industrial Court Chairman - Whether there was such manifest unreasonableness or irrationality in the decision - Whether application fell within instances allowed by principles of administrative law for an Award of the Industrial Court to be subject to a judicial review and quashed
[2013] 1 LNS 1067	PP lwn. OH CHENG ENG	UNDANG-UNDANG JENAYAH: Akta Dadah Berbahaya 1952 - Seksyen 39B(1)(a) - Pengedaran dadah berbahaya - Dadah jenis heroin seberat 222,224.80 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 telah 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 PROSEDUR JENAYAH: Mens rea - Pemilikan dadah berbahaya - Perilaku tertuduh pada masa tangkapan - Sama ada perilaku tertuduh pada masa tangkapan adalah relevan untuk dipertimbangkan untuk memutuskan intipati mens rea pemilikan - Sama ada tingkah laku tertuduh dan pertuduhan keatasnya mempunyai kaitan - Sama ada tertuduh mengetahui sifat barang yang dimilikinya PROSEDUR JENAYAH: Pengemukaan informasi - Pengemukaan rakaman percakapan saksi pendakwaan yang ditawarkan kepada pihak pembelaan - Rakaman percakapan yang diambil semasa siasatan - Sama ada s. 51A Kanun Prosedur Jenayah terpakai - Sama ada rakaman percakapan yang diambil semasa siasatan boleh dibekalkan - Sama ada undang-undang Common Law boleh digunapakai
[2013] 1 LNS 1072	SYARIKAT AHMUHAR SENDIRIAN BERHAD lwn. ILLIASCO CORPORATION SDN BHD	UNDANG-UNDANG SYARIKAT: Penggulungan syarikat - Petisyen penggulungan syarikat - Bantahan terhadap petisyen penggulungan - Penyerahan petisyen penggulungan - Serahan secara A.R. Berdaftar - Sama ada responden boleh menafikan penerimaan petisyen penggulungan walaupun petisyen penggulungan diserahkan secara pos A.R. Berdaftar UNDANG-UNDANG SYARIKAT: Penggulungan syarikat - Petisyen penggulungan syarikat - Bantahan terhadap petisyen penggulungan - Tajuk dalam petisyen penggulungan syarikat - Sama ada ketiadaan cabang khusus peruntukan s. 218 Akta Syarikat 1965 yang disandar dalam tajuk petisyen penggulungan telah menyebabkan petisyen penggulungan menjadi cacat - Sama ada peruntukan Kaedah-Kaedah Mahkamah 2012 terpakai bagi kes penggulungan syarikat
[2014] 1 LNS 408	TEXTILE GELLERY CO LTD (THAILAND) v. PASARAYA GALLERY SDN BHD	COMPANY LAW: Winding up - Petition - Failure by respondent to request for dispensation of advertisement for adjourned hearing date - Whether Courts had discretion whether to allow dispensation if new hearing date set for petition - Respondent aware of next hearing date of petition - Whether a mere irregularity - Whether curable under r. 194 (1) of the Winding Up Rules 1972 COMPANY LAW: Winding up - Petition - Inability to pay debts - Respondent ignored statutory demand - Whether respondent deemed unable to pay its debt - Whether respondent rebutted presumption of its inability to pay its debt - Only two of the hundreds of invoices disputed - Whether a bona fide dispute on the debt raised

CLJ 2015 Volume 3 (Part 7)

COURT

FEDERAL COURT

Kijal Resort Sdn Bhd v. Pentadbir Tanah Kemaman & Anor
(Administrative Law; Land Law - Exercise of judicial functions - Judicial review - Application for - Acquisition of land - Setting aside) [2015] 3 CLJ 861 [FC]

Unilever (M) Holdings Sdn Bhd v. So Lai & Anor
(Labour Law; Words And Phrases - Industrial Court - Award - Compensation in lieu of reinstatement) [2015] 3 CLJ 900 [FC]

COURT OF APPEAL

Emeka Promise v. PP
(Criminal Law; Criminal Procedure - Evidence - Dangerous Drugs - Trafficking - Accused person convicted and sentenced to death) [2015] 3 CLJ 916 [CA]

Tan Joo Chai & Anor v. Eco Water Technologies (M) Sdn Bhd
(Company Law - Directors - Breach of fiduciary duties) [2015] 3 CLJ 929 [CA]

HIGH COURT

Dayatera Roof Systems Sdn Bhd v. Seni Teliti Sdn Bhd
(Company Law - Winding up - Liquidation - Appointment of provisional liquidator) [2015] 3 CLJ 940 [HC]

Foo Sook Lin & Anor v. Foo Fatt Hin & Ors
(Succession - Probate - Testamentary capacity - Creation of will) [2015] 3 CLJ 958 [HC]

Government Of Sarawak v. Shirley Saroja Noel
(Civil Procedure; Tort - Fraud - Standard of proof in civil action) [2015] 3 CLJ 971 [HC]

Mohd Hanif Kassim v. PP And Another Appeal
(Criminal Procedure; Evidence - Charge - Framing or particulars of) [2015] 3 CLJ 984 [HC]

Re Tung Eng Hai; Ex P Overseas Union Bank (M) Bhd
(Bankruptcy - Discharge - Order of discharge) [2015] 3 CLJ 998 [HC]

SUBJECT INDEX

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW

Exercise of judicial functions - Judicial review - Application for - Challenging decision of State Authority - Preliminary objections raised - Whether application for judicial review made beyond 40 days time frame stipulated under O. 53 r. 3(6) Rules of the High Court 1980 - Whether there was an inordinate delay by appellant - Whether High Court had jurisdiction to hear appellant's application for judicial review - Whether respondents estopped from raising preliminary objections - Whether application allowed
Kijal Resort Sdn Bhd v. Pentadbir Tanah Kemaman & Anor
(Richard Malajum CJ (Sabah & Sarawak), Zaleha Zahari, Mohamed Apandi Ali, Abu Samah Nordin, Ramly Ali) [2015] 3 CLJ 861 [FC]

BANKRUPTCY

Discharge - Order of discharge - Appeal against - Whether judgment creditor correct to set aside order of discharge by summons in chambers under O. 32 r. 6 of the Rules of Court 2012 - Whether judgment creditor ought to appeal under s. 90(1) of the Bankruptcy Act 1967
Re Tung Eng Hai; Ex P Overseas Union Bank (M) Bhd
(Wong Teck Meng JC) [2015] 3 CLJ 998 [HC]

CIVIL PROCEDURE

Cause of action - Fraud - Whether plaintiff pleaded fraud as cause of action - Particulars of fraud - Whether set out
Government Of Sarawak v. Shirley Saroja Noel
(Stephen Chung J) [2015] 3 CLJ 971 [HC]

Fraud - Standard of proof in civil action - Whether plaintiff proved fraud beyond reasonable doubt
Government Of Sarawak v. Shirley Saroja Noel
(Stephen Chung J) [2015] 3 CLJ 971 [HC]

Res judicata - Previous criminal proceedings - Whether previous criminal proceedings arising out of same facts constituted res judicata in civil proceedings
Government Of Sarawak v. Shirley Saroja Noel
(Stephen Chung J) [2015] 3 CLJ 971 [HC]

COMPANY LAW

Directors - Breach of fiduciary duties - Joint ventures - Whether directors released payment according to joint venture agreements - Whether payments released in best interest of company - Whether directors acted dishonestly to siphon out company's money - Whether directors used reasonable diligence in carrying out duties
Tan Joo Chai & Anor v. Eco Water Technologies (M) Sdn Bhd
(Abdul Malik Ishak, Abdul Wahab Patail, Aziah Ali JJCA) [2015] 3 CLJ 929 [CA]

Winding up - Liquidation - Appointment of provisional liquidator - Whether s. 227(1) of Companies Act 1965 (CA) had mandatory legal effect - Whether official receiver required to be first appointed as provisional liquidator when no liquidator proposed - Whether s. 227(1) of CA should be given purposive interpretation - Whether non-compliance curable under s. 221(2)(b) of CA and/or r. 194(1) of the Companies (Winding Up) Rules 1972
Dayatera Roof Systems Sdn Bhd v. Seni Teliti Sdn Bhd
(Wong Kian Kheong JC) [2015] 3 CLJ 940 [HC]

Winding up - Procedure - Summons in chambers filed pending winding up proceedings - Whether may be heard ex parte - Whether falls under exception to r. 7(2) of Companies (Winding Up) Rules 1972 - Whether secrecy necessary - Whether respondent deprived of right to be heard
Dayatera Roof Systems Sdn Bhd v. Seni Teliti Sdn Bhd
(Wong Kian Kheong JC) [2015] 3 CLJ 940 [HC]

CRIMINAL LAW

Dangerous Drugs - Trafficking - Accused person convicted and sentenced to death - Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, s. 37(d) - Drugs found in iron cylinder - Defence of no knowledge - Whether probable - Presumption of knowledge - Whether arbitrarily invoked - Failure to deliberate on specific acts under s. 2 Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 - Whether non-direction amounted to misdirection - Prima facie case - Whether proved
Emeka Promise v. PP
(Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat, Zakaria Sam, Zamani A Rahim JJCA) [2015] 3 CLJ 916 [CA]

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

Appeal - Appeal against conviction and sentence - Offence of trafficking in dangerous drugs - Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, s. 37(2) - Accused person convicted and sentenced to death - Drugs found in iron cylinder - Defence of no knowledge - Whether probable - Presumption of knowledge - Whether arbitrarily invoked - Failure to deliberate on specific acts under s. 2 Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 - Whether non-direction amounted to misdirection - Prima facie case - Whether proved
Emeka Promise v. PP
(Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat, Zakaria Sam, Zamani A Rahim JJCA) [2015] 3 CLJ 916 [CA]

Charge - Framing or particulars of - Failure to state exact time and date offence committed - Whether time, date or place constitute essential ingredient of offence - Whether vitiated validity of charge - Whether fundamental right of accused to defend case was prejudiced - Whether charge valid - Criminal Procedure Code, s. 153
Mohd Hanif Kassim v. PP And Another Appeal
(Choo Kah Sing JC) [2015] 3 CLJ 984 [HC]

Sentence - Principles of sentencing - Offence of rape - Subsequent negative effect on victim - Child born as a result of rape - Aggravating factor - Whether considered by trial judge in passing sentence - Whether sentence ought to be enhanced - Penal Code, s. 376(1)
Mohd Hanif Kassim v. PP And Another Appeal
(Choo Kah Sing JC) [2015] 3 CLJ 984 [HC]

EVIDENCE

Expert evidence - Competency of witness - DNA profiling report prepared by scientific officer - Whether qualified person under s. 399 of Criminal Procedure Code - Whether credence of DNA profiling discredited
Mohd Hanif Kassim v. PP And Another Appeal
(Choo Kah Sing JC) [2015] 3 CLJ 984 [HC]

Witness - Non-calling of witnesses - Accused person convicted and sentenced to death for offence of trafficking in dangerous drugs - Defence of no knowledge - Failure to call material witness who accused person made phone call to - Whether detrimental to prosecution's case - Whether prima facie case proved - Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, s. 37(d)
Emeka Promise v. PP
(Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat, Zakaria Sam, Zamani A Rahim JJCA) [2015] 3 CLJ 916 [CA]

SUCCESSION

Probate - Testamentary capacity - Creation of will - Whether deceased had testamentary capacity - Whether suspicious circumstances existed surrounding making of will - Undue influence - Whether there was pressure such as to coerce testator - Whether testator at all material times had unimpaired mental capacity
Foo Sook Lin & Anor v. Foo Fatt Hin & Ors
(Harmindar Singh Dhaliwal J) [2015] 3 CLJ 958 [HC]

LABOUR LAW

Industrial Court - Award - Compensation in lieu of reinstatement - Employee attained age of retirement - Whether employee could be reinstated - Whether award of compensation could be allowed when reinstatement could not be ordered - Whether employee must be in position to be reinstated - Industrial Relations Act 1967, ss. 20(1) & 30(5)
Unilever (M) Holdings Sdn Bhd v. So Lai & Anor
(Ahmad Maarop, Zainun Ali, Jeffrey Tan, Mohamed Apandi Ali FCJJ & Aziah Ali JCA) [2015] 3 CLJ 900 [FC]

LAND LAW

Acquisition of land - Acquisition for public purpose - Setting aside acquisition - Application for judicial review - Challenging decision of State Authority - Whether Form H of the Land Administrator's award must be served and communicated to a landowner within two years as prescribed by s. 8(4) of Land Acquisition Act 1960 - Whether Form H conveys decision of State Authority to acquire land - Whether decision of State Authority to acquire land was first communicated through Form E - Whether application for judicial review made beyond 40 days time frame stipulated under O. 53 r. 3(6) Rules of the High Court 1980 - Whether there was inordinate delay by appellant - Whether application allowed - Land Acquisition Act 1960, ss. 11, 12, 14, 16, 52, 53 & 54
Kijal Resort Sdn Bhd v. Pentadbir Tanah Kemaman & Anor
(Richard Malajum CJ (Sabah & Sarawak), Zaleha Zahari, Mohamed Apandi Ali, Abu Samah Nordin, Ramly Ali) [2015] 3 CLJ 861 [FC]

TORT

Fraud - Fraudulent concealment - Whether plaintiff pleaded fraud as cause of action - Particulars of fraud - Whether set out - Whether plaintiff proved fraud beyond reasonable doubt
Government Of Sarawak v. Shirley Saroja Noel
(Stephen Chung J) [2015] 3 CLJ 971 [HC]

WORDS AND PHRASES

'compensation in lieu of reinstatement' - Meaning of - Whether compensation a replacement or substitute or alternative to reinstatement - Industrial Relations Act 1967, s. 20(1)
Unilever (M) Holdings Sdn Bhd v. So Lai & Anor
(Ahmad Maarop, Zainun Ali, Jeffrey Tan, Mohamed Apandi Ali FCJJ & Aziah Ali JCA) [2015] 3 CLJ 900 [FC]

ARTICLE

Legal Network Series Article(s)

1. CODE OF CONDUCT FOR INDUSTRIAL HARMONY
    - A GUIDELINE ON RETRENCHMENT?* ^{[Read excerpt]}
    by: PARVATHY DEVI RAJA MOORTHY [2015] 1 LNS(A) xxxvii

LEGISLATION HIGHLIGHTS

Principal Acts

Number	Title	Date coming into force	Repealing
ACT 766	Netting Of Financial Agreements Act 2015	30 March 2015 [PU(B) 131/2015]	-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	Goods And Services Tax Act 2014	1 July 2014 - Parts I, II, IV, VI and XVI, 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 and 197, the First Schedule and Second Schedule to the Act; 1 April 2015 - Parts IX, XIII, XVII and XVIII, 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 and 196, the Third Schedule and Fourth Schedule to the Act [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) 83/2015	Customs (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2015	5 May 2015	6 May 2015	PU(A) 162/1977
PU(A) 82/2015	Renewable Energy (Amendment Of Schedule) Order 2015	5 May 2015	6 May 2015	ACT 725
PU(A) 81/2015	Water Services Industry (Rates For Water Supply Services) (State Of Negeri Sembilan) Regulations 2015	28 April 2015	1 May 2015	ACT 655
PU(A) 80/2015	Water Services Industry (Rates For Water Supply Services) (State Of Malacca) (Amendment) Regulations 2015	28 April 2015	1 May 2015	PU(A) 372/2010
PU(A) 79/2015	Price Control And Anti-Profiteering (Marking Of Service Charge For Hotel And Restaurant) Order 2015	23 April 2015	1 May 2015	ACT 723

PU(B)

Number	Title	Date of Publication	Date coming into force	Principal/Amending Act No
PU(B) 206/2015	Notice Of Completion Of Revision And Inspection Of Supplementary Electoral Rolls - Sarawak	27 April 2015	28 April 2015 up to and including 11 May 2015	PU(A) 293/2002
PU(B) 205/2015	Notice Of Completion Of Revision And Inspection Of Supplementary Electoral Rolls - Sabah	27 April 2015	28 April 2015 up to and including 11 May 2015	PU(A) 293/2002
PU(B) 204/2015	Notice Of Completion Of Revision And Inspection Of Supplementary Electoral Rolls - Federal Territory Of Labuan	27 April 2015	28 April 2015 up to and including 11 May 2015	PU(A) 293/2002
PU(B) 203/2015	Notice Of Completion Of Revision And Inspection Of Supplementary Electoral Rolls - Johor	27 April 2015	28 April 2015 up to and including 11 May 2015	PU(A) 293/2002
PU(B) 202/2015	Notice Of Completion Of Revision And Inspection Of Supplementary Electoral Rolls - Melaka	27 April 2015	28 April 2015 up to and including 11 May 2015	PU(A) 293/2002

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