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.CLJ Bulletin, Vol 2006, Issue 20
9 June 2006

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COURT

COURT OF APPEAL

Azizi Amran v. Hizzam Che Hassan
(Damages - Personal injuries - Leg fracture and shortening - Quantum of damages) [2006] 2 CLJ 821

Ketua Pengarah Hasil Dalam Negeri v. Penang Realty Sdn Bhd & Another Appeal
(Revenue law - Income tax - Payment of tax – Assessment of tax) [2006] 2 CLJ 835

Luxor Holdings Sdn Bhd v. Hainal-Konyi (M) Sdn Bhd
(Professions - Engineers - Registration - Section 7A Registration of Engineers Act 1967) [2006] 2 CLJ 856

Transport Workers Union Peninsular Malaysia v. Syarikat Perjalanan Terus Sabak Bernam-Kuala Lumpur Sdn Bhd
(Administrative law - Remedies - Industrial Relations Act 1967, ss. 29, 30(5), 33(1), 56(1)) [2006] 2 CLJ 880

HIGH COURT

Amran Ahmad lwn. PP
(Prosedur jenayah - Pertuduhan - Rogol - Sama ada pertuduhan mesti mengandungi butir-butir tarikh dan tempat kesalahan) [2006] 2 CLJ 897

SUBJECT INDEX

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW

Remedies - Certiorari - Award - Application for interpretation - Disputed facts - Industrial Relations Act 1967, ss. 29, 30(5), 33(1), 56(1)
Transport Workers Union Peninsular Malaysia v. Syarikat Perjalanan Terus Sabak Bernam-Kuala Lumpur Sdn Bhd
(Abdul Aziz Mohamad, James Foong & Mohd Noor Abdullah JJCA) [2006] 2 CLJ 880 [CA]

CONTRACT

Breach - Consultancy agreement - Failure to assign registered engineer under consultancy agreement
Luxor Holdings Sdn Bhd v. Hainal-Konyi (M) Sdn Bhd
(Mokhtar Sidin, Abdul Kadir Sulaiman & Mohd Noor Ahmad JJCA) [2006] 2 CLJ 856 [CA]

Breach - Termination - Whether court can consider events subsequent to termination date to establish breach
Luxor Holdings Sdn Bhd v. Hainal-Konyi (M) Sdn Bhd
(Mokhtar Sidin, Abdul Kadir Sulaiman & Mohd Noor Ahmad JJCA) [2006] 2 CLJ 856 [CA]

Illegality - Contravention of law - Contract executed in contravention of Registration of Engineers Act 1967 - Whether null and void
Luxor Holdings Sdn Bhd v. Hainal-Konyi (M) Sdn Bhd
(Mokhtar Sidin, Abdul Kadir Sulaiman & Mohd Noor Ahmad JJCA) [2006] 2 CLJ 856 [CA]

DAMAGES

Personal injuries - Leg fracture and shortening - Quantum of damages - Egg-shell skull rule - Whether effect of previous injuries can be taken into consideration in assessing damages
Azizi Amran v. Hizzam Che Hassan
(Gopal Sri Ram, Mohd Ghazali Yusoff & Zulkefli Makinudin JJCA) [2006] 2 CLJ 821 [CA]

Quantum - Assessment - Loss of future earnings and loss of earning capacity - Onset of osteoarthritis - Real or substantial risk that plaintiff will lose present employment before end of working life
Azizi Amran v. Hizzam Che Hassan
(Gopal Sri Ram, Mohd Ghazali Yusoff & Zulkefli Makinudin JJCA) [2006] 2 CLJ 821 [CA]

LABOUR LAW

Industrial Court - Award - Certiorari - Application for interpretation - Disputed facts - Industrial Relations Act 1967, ss. 29, 30(5), 33(1), 56(1)
Transport Workers Union Peninsular Malaysia v. Syarikat Perjalanan Terus Sabak Bernam-Kuala Lumpur Sdn Bhd
(Abdul Aziz Mohamad, James Foong & Mohd Noor Abdullah JJCA) [2006] 2 CLJ 880 [CA]

PROFESSIONS

Engineers - Registration - Section 7A Registration of Engineers Act 1967 - Engineering practice by bodies corporate - Whether a temporary professional engineer can be a shareholder or director of such body corporate
Luxor Holdings Sdn Bhd v. Hainal-Konyi (M) Sdn Bhd
(Mokhtar Sidin, Abdul Kadir Sulaiman & Mohd Noor Ahmad JJCA) [2006] 2 CLJ 856 [CA]

REVENUE LAW

Income tax - Payment of tax - Stock-in-trade - Capital asset - Acquisition by Government - Assessment of tax
Ketua Pengarah Hasil Dalam Negeri v. Penang Realty Sdn Bhd & Another Appeal
(Mokhtar Sidin, PS Gill & Rahmah Hussain JJCA) [2006] 2 CLJ 835 [CA]

INDEKS PERKARA

PROSEDUR JENAYAH

Beban pembuktian - Pendakwa perlu membuktikan elemen-elemen kesalahan ‘beyond reasonable doubt' - Kesalahan yang dilakukan sebelum 31 Januari 1997
Amran Ahmad lwn. PP
(Ahmad Maarop H) [2006] 2 CLJ 897 [HC]

Hukuman - Kesalahan rogol statutori - Sama ada pendakwa perlu membuktikan unsur-unsur paksaan
Amran Ahmad lwn. PP
(Ahmad Maarop H) [2006] 2 CLJ 897 [HC]

Hukuman - Rogol - Prinsip-prinsip am hukuman - Mahkamah mesti mengambil notis kehakiman mengenai kekerapan berlakunya kesalahan rogol
Amran Ahmad lwn. PP
(Ahmad Maarop H) [2006] 2 CLJ 897 [HC]

Pertuduhan - Rogol - Sama ada pertuduhan mesti mengandungi butir-butir tarikh dan tempat kesalahan - Pertuduhan mesti memberi notis kepada tertuduh tentang kesalahan yang didakwa - Sama ada kegagalan menyatakan dengan tepat tarikh kejadian rogol boleh diubati
Amran Ahmad lwn. PP
(Ahmad Maarop H) [2006] 2 CLJ 897 [HC]

UNDANG-UNDANG KETERANGAN

Beban pembuktian - Beban pendakwaan - Rogol - Sama ada air mani perayu mesti ditemui di tempat kejadian - Sama ada pemeriksaan mesti dilakukan ke atas tilam berkenaan - Sama ada ujian potency mesti dilakukan
Amran Ahmad lwn. PP
(Ahmad Maarop H) [2006] 2 CLJ 897 [HC]

Menyokong keterangan - Saksi kanak-kanak mangsa rogol
Amran Ahmad lwn. PP
(Ahmad Maarop H) [2006] 2 CLJ 897 [HC]

CASE OF THE WEEK

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Administrative law - Judicial review - Consumer Protection Act 1999, s. 114

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