CLJ Bulletin, Issue 2010, Vol 20
21 May 2010
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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) 243/2010 Constituency Of P. 212 Sibu, Sarawak 12 May 2010 - PU(B) 244/2010 Appointment Of Board Officers 13 May 2010 ACT 334 PU(B) 245/2010 Designation Of Police Districts (Federal Territory Of Kuala Lumpur) 13 May 2010 ACT 344 PU(B) 246/2010 Special Direction Of The Minister 13 May 2010 ACT 621 PU(B) 247/2010 Special Direction Of The Minister 13 May 2010 ACT 621
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COURT
COURT OF APPEAL
Blue Valley Plantation Bhd v. Periasamy Kuppannan & Ors
(Striking out - Winding up petition) [2010] 4 CLJ 753
Mohd Shahrul Hisyam Sakri lwn. PP & Rayuan Yang Lain
(Akta Pencegah Rasuah 1997 - Seksyen 37(3)(a) - Perlucuthakkan harta yang disita) [2010] 4 CLJ 760
Tetuan Bakar & Partners v. Malaysian National Insurance Bhd & Ors And Another Appeal
(Arbitration - Award - Setting aside) [2010] 4 CLJ 770
Yusri Pialmi v. PP
(Adverse inference - Evidence Act 1950, s. 114(g)) [2010] 4 CLJ 828
HIGH COURT
Chin Pei Lee v. Yap Kin Choong
(Divorce - Petition) [2010] 4 CLJ 843
LMW Electronics Pte Ltd v. Ang Chuang Juay & Ors
(Company law - Recovery of debt against director) [2010] 4 CLJ 849
Pedik Busu & Yang Lain lwn. Yang Dipertua Majlis Daerah Gua Musang & Yang Lain
(Perobohan rumah ibadat bagi penduduk yang beragama Kristian oleh pihak berkuasa tempatan) [2010] 4 CLJ 868
Satriadesa Corporation Sdn Bhd v. Tenaga Nasional Bhd
(Injunction - Call on performance bond) [2010] 4 CLJ 877
SUBJECT INDEX
ARBITRATION
Award - Enforcement - Appeal against dismissal of application to enforce arbitrator’s award - Malaysian Bar Professional Indemnity Insurance Scheme - Dispute on quantum of indemnity payable - Construction of terms and conditions of insurance policy - Errors of law - Misconduct - Arbitration Act 1952, s. 24(2)
Tetuan Bakar & Partners v. Malaysian National Insurance Bhd & Ors And Another Appeal
(Tengku Baharudin Shah, Zaleha Zahari & Zainun Ali JJCA) [2010] 4 CLJ 770
[CA]
Award - Setting aside - Appeal against decision setting aside and varying arbitrator’s award - Malaysian Bar Professional Indemnity Insurance Scheme - Dispute on quantum of indemnity payable - Construction of terms and conditions of insurance policy - Errors of law - Misconduct - Arbitration Act 1952, s. 24(2)
Tetuan Bakar & Partners v. Malaysian National Insurance Bhd & Ors And Another Appeal
(Tengku Baharudin Shah, Zaleha Zahari & Zainun Ali JJCA) [2010] 4 CLJ 770
[CA]
BANKING
Securities for advances - Performance bond - Application by plaintiff seeking an injunction restraining defendant from calling on performance bond issued by bank - Construction of language of bond - Whether bond may not be an unconditional "on demand" bond - Interests of justice - Whether intervention required even where fraud not pleaded - Status quo, preservation of
Satriadesa Corporation Sdn Bhd v. Tenaga Nasional Bhd
(Prasad Sandosham Abraham JC) [2010] 4 CLJ 877 [HC]
CIVIL PROCEDURE
Injunction - Call on performance bond - Application by plaintiff seeking an injunction restraining defendant from calling on performance bond issued by bank - Construction of language of bond - Whether bond may not be an unconditional "on demand" bond - Interests of justice - Whether intervention required even where fraud not pleaded - Status quo, preservation of
Satriadesa Corporation Sdn Bhd v. Tenaga Nasional Bhd
(Prasad Sandosham Abraham JC) [2010] 4 CLJ 877 [HC]
Striking out - Winding up petition - Inordinate and unexplained delay - Abuse of process - Rules of the High Court 1980, O. 18 r. 19(1) - Companies Act 1965, s. 218(1)(e)
Blue Valley Plantation Bhd v. Periasamy Kuppannan & Ors
(Hasan Lah, Sulong Matjeraie & Hishamudin Mohd Yunus JJCA) [2010] 4 CLJ 753 [CA]
COMPANY LAW
Directors - Recovery of debt against director - Whether business of company conducted with intent to defraud creditors - Whether directors knowingly a party to carrying on of business in that manner - Companies Act 1965, s. 304(1)
LMW Electronics Pte Ltd v. Ang Chuang Juay & Ors
(Vernon Ong Lam Kiat JC) [2010] 4 CLJ 849 [HC]
Winding up - Petition - Striking out - Inordinate and unexplained delay - Abuse of process - Rules of the High Court 1980, O. 18 r. 19(1) - Companies Act 1965, s. 218(1)(e)
Blue Valley Plantation Bhd v. Periasamy Kuppannan & Ors
(Hasan Lah, Sulong Matjeraie & Hishamudin Mohd Yunus JJCA) [2010] 4 CLJ 753 [CA]
CONTRACT
Performance bond - Injunction - Application by plaintiff seeking an injunction restraining defendant from calling on performance bond issued by bank - Construction of language of bond - Whether bond may not be an unconditional "on demand" bond - Interests of justice - Whether intervention required even where fraud not pleaded - Status quo, preservation of
Satriadesa Corporation Sdn Bhd v. Tenaga Nasional Bhd
(Prasad Sandosham Abraham JC) [2010] 4 CLJ 877 [HC]
EVIDENCE
Adverse inference - Evidence Act 1950, s. 114(g) - Failure to call other witness - Whether adverse inference should be drawn
Yusri Pialmi v. PP
(Low Hop Bing, Kang Hwee Gee & Azhar Ma’ah JJCA) [2010] 4 CLJ 828 [CA]
Witness - Prosecution's failure to offer witnesses to defence - Whether miscarriage or failure of justice
Yusri Pialmi v. PP
(Low Hop Bing, Kang Hwee Gee & Azhar Ma’ah JJCA) [2010] 4 CLJ 828 [CA]
FAMILY LAW
Divorce - Petition - Application by wife for exemption from requirement of referring matrimonial difficulty to a conciliatory body - Whether husband suffering from an incurable mental illness - Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) Act 1976, s. 106(1)(v)
Chin Pei Lee v. Yap Kin Choong
(Suraya Othman J) [2010] 4 CLJ 843 [HC]
INSURANCE
Construction of policy - Indemnity - Arbitration - Malaysian Bar Professional Indemnity Insurance Scheme - Dispute on quantum of indemnity payable - Construction of terms and conditions of insurance policy - Errors of law - Misconduct - Arbitration Act 1952, s. 24(2)
Tetuan Bakar & Partners v. Malaysian National Insurance Bhd & Ors And Another Appeal
(Tengku Baharudin Shah, Zaleha Zahari & Zainun Ali JJCA) [2010] 4 CLJ 770 [CA]
LEGAL PROFESSION
Malaysian Bar - Insurance scheme - Arbitration - Malaysian Bar Professional Indemnity Insurance Scheme - Dispute on quantum of indemnity payable - Construction of terms and conditions of insurance policy - Errors of law - Misconduct - Arbitration Act 1952, s. 24(2)
Tetuan Bakar & Partners v. Malaysian National Insurance Bhd & Ors And Another Appeal
(Tengku Baharudin Shah, Zaleha Zahari & Zainun Ali JJCA) [2010] 4 CLJ 770 [CA]
WORDS & PHRASES
"at any stage of the proceedings" - Rules of the High Court 1980, O. 18 r. 19(1) - Interpretation of
Blue Valley Plantation Bhd v. Periasamy Kuppannan & Ors
(Hasan Lah, Sulong Matjeraie & Hishamudin Mohd Yunus JJCA) [2010] 4 CLJ 753 [CA]
INDEKS PERKARA
KERAJAAN TEMPATAN
Bangunan-bangunan - Pembinaan - Rumah ibadat bagi penduduk yang beragama Kristian - Sama ada pihak berkuasa tempatan mempunyai kuasa merobohkan rumah ibadat itu - Hak-hak adat dan budaya Orang Asli - Peruntukan undang-undang yang sedia ada - Hak milik tanah - Sama ada tanah itu tanah adat - Pematuhan dengan notis-notis perobohan
Pedik Busu & Yang Lain lwn. Yang Dipertua Majlis Daerah Gua Musang & Yang Lain
(Mohd Azman Husin H) [2010] 4 CLJ 868 [HC]
Bangunan-bangunan - Perobohan - Perobohan rumah ibadat bagi penduduk yang beragama Kristian oleh pihak berkuasa tempatan - Sama ada merupakan suatu pencerobohan dan suatu penyalahgunaan kuasa - Hak-hak adat dan budaya Orang Asli - Peruntukan undang-undang yang sedia ada - Hak milik tanah - Sama ada tanah itu tanah adat - Pematuhan dengan notis-notis perobohan
Pedik Busu & Yang Lain lwn. Yang Dipertua Majlis Daerah Gua Musang & Yang Lain
(Mohd Azman Husin H) [2010] 4 CLJ 868 [HC]
UNDANG-UNDANG DAN ADAT ORANG ASLI
Pertikaian tanah - Hak-hak adat ke atas tanah - Perobohan rumah ibadat bagi penduduk yang beragama Kristian oleh pihak berkuasa tempatan - Sama ada merupakan suatu pencerobohan dan suatu penyalahgunaan kuasa - Hak-hak adat dan budaya Orang Asli - Peruntukan undang-undang yang sedia ada - Hak milik tanah - Sama ada tanah itu tanah adat - Pematuhan dengan notis-notis perobohan
Pedik Busu & Yang Lain lwn. Yang Dipertua Majlis Daerah Gua Musang & Yang Lain
(Mohd Azman Husin H) [2010] 4 CLJ 868 [HC]
UNDANG-UNDANG PERLEMBAGAAN
Hak ke atas hartanah - Hak-hak Orang Asli ke atas tanah - Perobohan rumah ibadat bagi penduduk yang beragama Kristian oleh pihak berkuasa tempatan - Sama ada merupakan suatu pencerobohan dan suatu penyalahgunaan kuasa - Hak-hak adat dan budaya Orang Asli - Peruntukan undang-undang yang sedia ada - Hak milik tanah - Sama ada tanah itu tanah adat - Pematuhan dengan notis-notis perobohan
Pedik Busu & Yang Lain lwn. Yang Dipertua Majlis Daerah Gua Musang & Yang Lain
(Mohd Azman Husin H) [2010] 4 CLJ 868 [HC]
Kebebasan-kebebasan asasi - Kebebasan beragama - Perobohan rumah ibadat bagi penduduk yang beragama Kristian oleh pihak berkuasa tempatan - Sama ada merupakan suatu pencerobohan dan suatu penyalahgunaan kuasa - Hak-hak adat dan budaya Orang Asli - Peruntukan undang-undang yang sedia ada - Hak milik tanah - Sama ada tanah itu tanah adat - Pematuhan dengan notis-notis perobohan
Pedik Busu & Yang Lain lwn. Yang Dipertua Majlis Daerah Gua Musang & Yang Lain
(Mohd Azman Husin H) [2010] 4 CLJ 868 [HC]
UNDANG-UNDANG TANAH
Tanah adat - Pertikaian - Perobohan rumah ibadat bagi penduduk yang beragama Kristian oleh pihak berkuasa tempatan - Sama ada merupakan suatu pencerobohan dan suatu penyalahgunaan kuasa - Hak-hak adat dan budaya Orang Asli - Peruntukan undang-undang yang sedia ada - Hak milik tanah - Sama ada tanah itu tanah adat - Pematuhan dengan notis-notis perobohan
Pedik Busu & Yang Lain lwn. Yang Dipertua Majlis Daerah Gua Musang & Yang Lain
(Mohd Azman Husin H) [2010] 4 CLJ 868 [HC]
PROSEDUR JENAYAH
Pendedahan maklumat - Afidavit - Afidavit jawapan - Sama ada kegagalan responden untuk memfailkan afidavit jawapan menyangkal penegasan-penegasan dalam afidavit-afidavit perayu-perayu bermakna pengakuan isi kandungan afidavit-afidavit tersebut
Mohd Shahrul Hisyam Sakri lwn. PP & Rayuan Yang Lain
(Zaleha Zahari, Sulaiman Daud & Jeffrey Tan HHMR) [2010] 4 CLJ 760
[CA]
Perlucuthakkan - Penyitaan harta - Wang yang disita daripada perayu-perayu merupakan hal perkara rasuah - Sama ada perayu-perayu gagal memberikan penjelasan yang boleh diterima mengapa wang yang disita tidak harus dilucuthak - Akta Pencegah Rasuah 1997, ss. 11(b), 37(3)(a)
Mohd Shahrul Hisyam Sakri lwn. PP & Rayuan Yang Lain
(Zaleha Zahari, Sulaiman Daud & Jeffrey Tan HHMR) [2010] 4 CLJ 760
[CA]
UNDANG-UNDANG JENAYAH
Akta Pencegah Rasuah 1997 - Seksyen 37(3)(a) - Perlucuthakkan harta yang disita - Wang yang disita daripada perayu-perayu merupakan hal perkara rasuah di bawah s. 11(b) Akta - Sama ada perayu-perayu gagal memberikan penjelasan yang boleh diterima mengapa wang yang disita tidak harus dilucuthak
Mohd Shahrul Hisyam Sakri lwn. PP & Rayuan Yang Lain
(Zaleha Zahari, Sulaiman Daud & Jeffrey Tan HHMR) [2010] 4 CLJ 760 [CA]
CASE OF THE WEEK
MOHD SHAHRUL HISYAM SAKRI lwn. PP & RAYUAN YANG LAIN
UNDANG-UNDANG JENAYAH: Akta Pencegah Rasuah 1997 - Seksyen 37(3)(a) - Perlucuthakkan harta yang disita - Wang yang disita daripada perayu-perayu merupakan hal perkara rasuah di bawah s. 11(b) Akta - Sama ada perayu-perayu gagal memberikan penjelasan yang boleh diterima mengapa wang yang disita tidak harus dilucuthak
PROSEDUR JENAYAH: Perlucuthakkan - Penyitaan harta - Wang yang disita daripada perayu-perayu merupakan hal perkara rasuah - Sama ada perayu-perayu gagal memberikan penjelasan yang boleh diterima mengapa wang yang disita tidak harus dilucuthak - Akta Pencegah Rasuah 1997, ss. 11(b), 37(3)(a)
PROSEDUR JENAYAH: Pendedahan maklumat - Afidavit - Afidavit jawapan - Sama ada kegagalan responden untuk memfailkan afidavit jawapan menyangkal penegasan-penegasan dalam afidavit-afidavit perayu-perayu bermakna pengakuan isi kandungan afidavit-afidavit tersebut
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