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CLJ Bulletin, Vol 2004, Issue 21
24 April 2004

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G AH LEONG v. LEE HOI REALTY SDN BHD & ANOR [2004] 1 LNS 72
RAYUAN SIVIL NO. R1-11-35 TAHUN 2001 RAUS SHARIF, J HIGH COURT [KUALA LUMPUR] 19 JANUARY 2004

FAR LEGION SDN BHD v. TETUAN KUMAR JASPAL QUAH & AISHAH [2004] 1 LNS 73
SAMAN PEMULA NO. R1-17-97 TAHUN 2002 RAUS SHARIF, J HIGH COURT [KUALA LUMPUR] 6 JANUARY 2004

BINA PURI SDN BHD v. EP ENGINEERING SDN BHD & ANOR [2004] 1 LNS 74
SAMAN PEMULA NO: R1-24-18 TAHUN 2000 RAUS SHARIF, J HIGH COURT [KUALA LUMPUR] 30 JANUARY 2003

APPALANAIDU A/L NOOKAIAH v. INTERCONTINENTAL COMMODITIES TRADING SDN BHD [2004] 1 LNS 75
USUL PEMULA NO: R1-25-01 TAHUN 2003 RAUS SHARIF, J HIGH COURT [KUALA LUMPUR] 18 JANUARY 2004

PELANGI ENTERPRISES SDN BHD v. OH SWEE CHOO & ANOR [2004] 1 LNS 76
NO. R1-25-33 TAHUN 2001 RAUS SHARIF, J HIGH COURT [KUALA LUMPUR] 15 JANUARY 2004

KUMPULAN EMAS BERHAD v. DATO' LIM TENG LEW & ANOR [2004] 1 LNS 77
SUIT NO: D4-22-1310-1997 ABDUL MALIK ISHAK, J HIGH COURT [KUALA LUMPUR] 18 FEBRUARY 2004

CHAN TUCK SENG v. CHAN LEE @ CHAN KONG CHAI & 6 ORS [2004] 1 LNS 78
SUIT NO:S2-22-620-98 ABDUL MALIK ISHAK, J HIGH COURT [KUALA LUMPUR] 6 FEBRUARY 2004

TEKAD URUS SDN BHD v. PENDUDUK-PENDUDUK YANG MENDUDUKI KAWASAN YANG DIPANGGIL DESA PERWIRA YANG TERKANDUNG DI ATAS SEBAHAGIAN TANAH YANG DIPEGANG DI BAWAH HAKMILIK DIKENALI SEBAGAI LOT 1876, PAJAKAN NO. 648 MUKIM PLENTONG, DAERAH JOHOR BAHRU, NEGERI JOHOR DAN 128 LAGI. [2004] 1 LNS 79
RAYUAN SIVIL NO. J-02-824-2002 ALAUDDIN MOHD SHERIFF JCA, MOHD GHAZALI YUSOFF JCA, ARIFIN JAKA JCA COURT OF APPEAL 10 MARCH 2004

SIM YEOW SENG (M) SDN BHD v. KOH KOK PENG [2004] 1 LNS 80
CIVIL APPEAL NO.W-02-09-2000 ALAUDDIN MOHD SHERIFF JCA, NIK HASHIM NIK AB RAHMAN JCA, ABDUL WAHAB PATAIL J COURT OF APPEAL [PUTRAJAYA] 15 MARCH 2004

KOK SWEE CHIN v. GENERAL FACTORING & CREDIT SDN BHD [2004] 1 LNS 81
CIVIL SUIT NO: D3-22-456-2000 ZULKEFLI AHMAD MAKINUDIN, J HIGH COURT [KUALA LUMPUR] 23 MARCH 2004

PP v. LOW SOO SONG [2004] 1 LNS 82
CRIMINAL TRIAL NO. 45-28-2001 RK NATHAN, J HIGH COURT [PENANG] 1 APRIL 2004

PP v. MOGAN A/L SUBRAMANIAM [2004] 1 LNS 83
CRIMINAL TRIAL NO. 45-8-2001 RK NATHAN, J HIGH COURT [PENANG] 30 MARCH 2004

TAN GEOK LAN (P) v. LA KUAN @ LIAN KUAN [2004] 1 LNS 84
RAYUAN SIVIL NO. 02-8-2003 (W) STEVE SHIM LIP KIONG CJS & S, ABDUL HAMID MOHAMAD FCJ, MOHD NOOR AHMAD FCJ FEDERAL COURT 24 APRIL 2004

KOK SWEE CHIN v. GENERAL FACTORING & CREDIT SDN BHD [2004] 1 LNS 85
CIVIL SUIT NO: D3-22-456-2000 ZULKEFLI AHMAD MAKINUDIN HIGH COURT [KUALA LUMPUR] 24 MARCH 2004

TAN TEIK SOON & 2 ORS v. PP [2004] 1 LNS 86
RAYUAN JENAYAH NO. 41-01-2003 ZAINAL ADZAM ABD GHANI, J HIGH COURT [ALOR STAR] 29 MARCH 2004

Current Law Journal April (Part 2) 2004

COURT OF APPEAL

KTS Sdn Bhd v. Standard Chartered Bank
(Contract - Agency - Fire insurance - Trust property) [2004] 2 CLJ 85

Matad Sdn Bhd v. Ng Chee Keong
(Contract - Brokerage contract - Commission - Whether plaintiff acted as "estate agent") [2004] 2 CLJ 99

HIGH COURT

Rohani Tengkah v. Zainal Lani & Anor
(Damages - Fatal accident - Loss of dependency - Multiplicand) [2004] 2 CLJ 108

Shaiful Idzam Sulaiman v. PP
(Public Servants - Criminal offence - Bribery and corruption - Police officer convicted under s. 11 Anti-Corruption Act 1997) [2004] 2 CLJ 121

United Malayan Banking Corporation Bhd v. PTL Marketing Services Sdn Bhd & Ors
(Civil Procedure - Costs - Set-off - Application to set-off time-barred judgment sum with costs) [2004] 2 CLJ 152

Wilken Sdn Bhd v. Chua Beng Hock & Ors
(Civil Procedure - Service - Writ of summons - Service through prepaid AR registered post - Whether AR card must be personally signed or acknowledged by each defendant) [2004] 2 CLJ 164

SUBJECT INDEX

CIVIL PROCEDURE

Costs - Set-off - Application to set-off time-barred judgment sum with costs - Whether application an attempt to execute the time-barred judgment
United Malayan Banking Corporation Bhd v. PTL Marketing Services Sdn Bhd & Ors
Abdul Malik Ishak J) [2004] 2 CLJ 152

Costs - Set-off - Application to set-off time-barred judgment sum with costs awarded by superior courts - Whether application presumptuous, offensive and erroneous - Whether application to set-off should be filed in the suits where the orders of costs were made
United Malayan Banking Corporation Bhd v. PTL Marketing Services Sdn Bhd & Ors
(Abdul Malik Ishak J) [2004] 2 CLJ 152

Costs - Set-off - Set-off not raised during taxation of costs proceedings - Whether estoppel would prevent set-off issue from being raised subsequently
United Malayan Banking Corporation Bhd v. PTL Marketing Services Sdn Bhd & Ors
(Abdul Malik Ishak J) [2004] 2 CLJ 152

Service - Writ of summons - Service through prepaid AR registered post - Whether AR card must be personally signed or acknowledged by each defendant - Whether plaintiff’s inability to produce AR card personally signed by defendant rendered service of writ bad - Whether default judgment irregularly obtained - Whether should be set aside ex debito justitiae - Rules of the High Court 1980, O. 10 r. 1(1)
Wilken Sdn Bhd v. Chua Beng Hock & Ors
(Azmel Maamor J) [2004] 2 CLJ 164

Writ of summons - Service - Service through prepaid AR registered post - Whether AR card must be personally signed or acknowledged by each defendant - Whether plaintiff’s inability to produce AR card personally signed by defendant rendered service of writ bad - Whether default judgment irregularly obtained - Whether should be set aside ex debito justitiae - Rules of the High Court 1980, O. 10 r. 1(1)
Wilken Sdn Bhd v. Chua Beng Hock & Ors
(Azmel Maamor J) [2004] 2 CLJ 164

CONTRACT

Brokerage contract - Commission - Sale of land - Whether plaintiff acted as "estate agent" - Whether contract void and unenforceable - Whether plaintiff
entitled to recover commission - Valuers, Appraisers and Estate Agents Act 1981, ss. 2, 22C
Matad Sdn Bhd v. Ng Chee Keong
(Gopal Sri Ram, Tengku Baharuddin Shah JJCA, Zaeha Zahari J) [2004] 2 CLJ 99

Privity - Agency - Purchase of sawn timber - Appellant signing purchase contracts with sawmill owner but remitted payment to sawmill operator - Whether operator privy to contracts - Whether an agent of owner - Whether contractual relationship existed between appellant and operator - Whether arrangement entered into illegal - Contracts Act 1950 s. 24(b) - Malaysian Timber Industry Board (Incorporation) Act 1973 s. 13
KTS Sdn Bhd v. Standard Chartered Bank
(Abdul Hamid Mohamad, Abdul Kadir Sulaiman JJCA) [2004] 2 CLJ 85

DAMAGES

Fatal accident - Loss of dependency - Multiplicand - Deceased earning
RM1,300 per month - Multiplicand of RM500 - Whether too low - Deductions of non-living expenses items thereof - Whether wrong in law - Civil Law Act 1956 s. 7(3)(iv)(c), (d)
Rohani Tengkah v. Zainal Lani & Anor
(Mohd Hishamudin Yunus J) [2004] 2 CLJ 108

INSURANCE

Fire insurance - Joint policy - Respondent taking up joint fire insurance policy to protect insurable interest in sawmill - Interest included properties belonging to appellant - Insurance money paid to respondent by insurer - Whether held in trust for appellant - Whether appellant entitled to claims thereof
KTS Sdn Bhd v. Standard Chartered Bank
Abdul Hamid Mohamad, Abdul Kadir Sulaiman JJCA) [2004] 2 CLJ 85

PUBLIC SERVANTS

Criminal offence - Bribery and corruption - Police officer convicted under s. 11 Anti-Corruption Act 1997 for receiving money for return of identity card of person released from remand - Presumption that money was corruptly accepted under s. 42(1) of Act - Whether trial judge erred when he failed to disclose how presumption was dealt with - Whether failure of justice occasioned - Whether there was credible corroborated evidence to support offence committed by police officer
Shaiful Idzam Sulaiman v. PP
Heliliah Mohd Yusof) [2004] 2 CLJ 121

ROAD TRAFFIC

Negligence - Lorry colliding into motorcycle while overtaking - Oncoming lane not used for overtaking - Whether overtaking in dangerous manner - Finding of contributory negligence on part of motorcyclist - Whether unsupported by evidence
Rohani Tengkah v. Zainal Lani & Anor
Mohd Hishamudin Yunus J) [2004] 2 CLJ 108

STATUTORY INTERPRETATION

Construction of statutes - Contextual approach - Valuers, Appraisers and Estate Agents Act 1981, s. 22C
Matad Sdn Bhd v. Ng Chee Keong
Gopal Sri Ram, Tengku Baharuddin Shah JJCA, Zaeha Zahari J) [2004] 2 CLJ 99

TRUSTS

Trust property - Insurance policy - Trust property subject of fire insurance policy - Insurance money paid by insurer thereof - Whether held in trust for owner of property - Whether owner entitled to claims thereof
KTS Sdn Bhd v. Standard Chartered Bank
Abdul Hamid Mohamad, Abdul Kadir Sulaiman JJCA) [2004] 2 CLJ 85

WORDS & PHRASES

"estate agent" - Valuers, Appraisers and Estate Agents Act 1981, s. 22C
Matad Sdn Bhd v. Ng Chee Keong
Gopal Sri Ram, Tengku Baharuddin Shah JJCA, Zaleha Zahari J) [2004] 2 CLJ 99

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