DR NOOR AINI HJ SA'ARI v. SA-ART SAE-LEE & ANOR
COURT OF APPEAL, PUTRAJAYA
LOW HOP BING JCA, KN SEGARA JCA, ANANTHAM KASINATHER J
[CIVIL APPEAL NO: J-02-1093-2011]
27 JULY 2011

CIVIL PROCEDURE: Discovery - Medical records - Consultant report pursuant to court proceedings - Substantial part of consultant report covered up - Whether report privileged - Whether parties bound by agreement to make discovery - Whether covered up part necessary for inclusion - Whether appellant estopped from refusing discovery

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[2009] 1 LNS 1532	PP v. TAN GUO RONG	CRIMINAL PROCEDURE: Sentence - Wrongful homicide - Appropriate sentence - Plea of guilty - Manner in which offence committed - Acted in a cruel and inhumane manner towards victim - Accused only co-operated with police after arrest - No remorse for his actions - Whether accused deserved a harsh sentence despite his guilty plea - Whether 20 years imprisonment appropriate
[2009] 1 LNS 1540	TOPCLASS ACCES SDN BHD v. M&A SECURITIES SDN BHD	SECURITIES: Shares - Deposit of shares - Plaintiff executed document giving defendant blanket authority to deal with the Asia shares and other related documents - Whether these were standard documents executed at the time of opening of the account - Transfer of the Asia shares from the defendant's account to its nominee account with M&A Nominees - Whether such transfer was unauthorised by plaintiff - Whether the Asia shares deposited by plaintiff originally with the defendant remained unencumbered till today - If not, whether the encumbrance entitled the defendant to the declaration and consequential orders sought
[2009] 1 LNS 1542	CIMB BANK BERHAD v. APPALANAYADU SAMUDRAM & ORS	UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS: Societies - Meetings - Validity of - Complaint of 4th, 5th and 6th defendants that meeting of 16 August 2007 was invalid - Conduct of 1st, 2nd and 3rd defendants during and after meeting - Minutes of meeting not signed by chairman of meeting but by 1st defendant who was not present at meeting - Whether 1st, 2nd and 3rd defendants wrongfully assumed authority and management of the Association - Whether meeting invalid UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS: Societies - Accounts - Valid signatories to Association's bank account with plaintiff - Two factions - 1st, 2nd and 3rd defendants and 4th, 5th and 6th defendants - No resolution passed at meeting of 16 August 2007 about replacing 4th and 6th defendants with 1st and 3rd defendants as signatories - Letter of 17 August 2007 to plaintiff notifying it that 1st, 2nd and 3rd defendants were new signatories of Association's bank account - Whether appointment of 1st, 2nd and 3rd defendants as new signatories invalid
[2011] 1 LNS 597	ROTTA RESEARCH LABORATORIUM SPA & ANOR v. HO TACK SIEN & ORS; CHAI YUET YING (THIRD PARTY) (NO 2)	CONTRACT: Employment contract - Confidentiality - 1st defendant an employee and 2nd defendant a consultant of 2nd plaintiff - Plaintiffs' information made available to defendants - Whether defendants owed a duty of confidence or fidelity to 2nd plaintiff - Whether 1st and 2nd defendants breached their obligation of confidentiality EVIDENCE: Admissibility - Document - 3rd defendant's Annex B submitted to Drug Control Authority to obtain a licence - Confidential document - Whether relevant to proceedings - Whether disclosure offended the Official Secrets Act 1972 - Whether admission into evidence of Annex B was proper - Whether s. 9(4) of the Sale of Drugs Act 1952 could override the operation of s. 132 of the Evidence Act 1950 TRADE MARKS: Infringement of - Comparison between plaintiffs' product and defendants' product - Whether 3rd defendant's Artril 250 mark so nearly resembled 1st plaintiff's Viartril-S mark as to deceive or cause confusion amongst consumers - Whether defendants infringed 1st plaintiff's trade mark - Whether 3rd defendant's trade mark should be expunged from the Trade Marks Register TORT: Passing-off - Goodwill and reputation - Misrepresentation - Similarities between Viartril-S and Artril 250 - Likelihood of confusion - Whether there was passing-off by defendants of plaintiffs' product
[2011] 1 LNS 606	MALAYAN BANKING BERHAD v. TAN AIK HENG	CIVIL PROCEDURE: Summary judgment - Application for - Revolving credit facility - Secured by pledged shares deposited by third party - Whether plaintiff negligent in disposing of shares despite repeated requests to liquidate shares - Whether plaintiff had absolute right to sell shares - Whether defendant had no right to sue for damages for loss arising from such sale - Whether triable issues raised

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Kamariah A Rashid v. Tasa Credit Sdn Bhd & Anor
Tengku Baharuddin Shah, Mohd Hishamudin Yunus, Syed Ahmad Helmy JJCA
(Land Law; Civil Procedure; Limitation - Charge - Malay Reserve Land - Transfer - Whether null and void - National Land Code, s. 340(2)(b)) [2012] 3 813 [CA]

Lagenda Kencana Sdn Bhd v. Peter's Holdings Sdn Bhd & Anor
Ramly Ali, Linton Albert, Aziah Ali JJCA
(Civil Procedure - Consent order - Setting aside - Change of solicitors - Whether solicitors had locus standi to represent appellant) [2012] 3 824 [CA]

Tan Sri Dato' Hj Lamin Hj Mohd Yunus v. Bursa Malaysia Securities Bhd & Other Appeals
Low Hop Bing, Abu Samah Nordin, Linton Albert JJCA
(Company Law - Directors - Breach of director's duties ) [2012] 3 837 [CA]

HIGH COURT

Bar Malaysia v. Index Continent Sdn Bhd
Amelia Tee Hong Geok Abdullah J
(Civil Procedure; Legal Profession - Interlocutory injunction - Application for - Malaysian Bar - Powers - Whether had locus standi) [2012] 3 846 [HC]

Khoshim Malim v. Bank Kerjasama Rakyat Malaysia Bhd
Mohd Zawawi Salleh J
(Banking; Contract - Banker and customer - Breach of agreement - Bai Bithaman Ajil facility) [2012] 3 860 [HC]

OG Heights Management Corporation v. One AUG Land Sdn Bhd & Ors
Prasad Sandosham Abraham J
(Civil Procedure; Tort - Negligence - Breach of duty - Whether landslides due to negligence) [2012] 3 870 [HC]

PP lwn. Dato' Seri Mohd Khir Toyo
Mohtarudin Baki H
(Prosedur Jenayah; Undang-undang Jenayah - Kanun Keseksaan - Seksyen 165) [2012] 3 885 [HC]

Raja Singam Velu v. Affin-ACF Finance Bhd & Ors
John Louis O'hara J
(Civil Procedure - Costs - Taxation) [2012] 3 906 [HC]

SUBJECT INDEX

BANKING

Banker and customer - Breach of agreement - Bai Bithaman Ajil facility - Defendant acting as plaintiff's bank - Defendant released two sums to developer - Plaintiff alleged one of released sums caused breach of contract - Whether releasing of said amount constitutes a breach - Whether plaintiff allowed to terminate agreement
Khoshim Malim v. Bank Kerjasama Rakyat Malaysia Bhd
(Mohd Zawawi Salleh J) [2012] 3 860 [HC]

CIVIL PROCEDURE

Appeal - Appeal against decision of Senior Assistant Registrar - Notice of taxation of costs - Whether defendants failed to produce necessary documentation - Rules of the High Court 1980, O. 59 r. 20 - Whether there was non-compliance of - Defendants filed notice of taxation of costs - Preliminary objection that defendants did not produce necessary documentation
Raja Singam Velu v. Affin-ACF Finance Bhd & Ors
(John Louis O'hara J) [2012] 3 906 [HC]

Appeal - Decision of trial judge - Trial judge dismissing appellant's claim to declare charge and transfer of Malay Reserve land null and void - Whether trial judge lacked judicial appreciation on totality of evidence adduced - Whether appellate interference warranted
Kamariah A Rashid v. Tasa Credit Sdn Bhd & Anor
(Tengku Baharuddin Shah, Mohd Hishamudin Yunus, Syed Ahmad Helmy JJCA) [2012] 3 813 [CA]

Costs - Taxation - Notice of taxation of costs - Filing of - Whether defendants failed to produce necessary documentation - Rules of the High Court 1980, O. 59 r. 20 - Production of necessary documents - Whether directory and not mandatory
Raja Singam Velu v. Affin-ACF Finance Bhd & Ors
(John Louis O'hara J) [2012] 3 906 [HC]

Injunction - Interlocutory injunction - Application for - Inter partes application to restrain defendant's activities - Issues to consider - Whether defendant's nature of business contravened s. 37(3) Legal Profession Act 1976 - Whether there were bona fide issues to be tried - Balance of convenience - Whether leaned in favour of granting injunction - Damages - Whether necessary for plaintiff to suffer loss to warrant injunction against defendant - Keet Gerald Francis Noel John v. Mohd Noor @ Harun bin Abdullah & 2 Ors
Bar Malaysia v. Index Continent Sdn Bhd
(Amelia Tee Hong Geok Abdullah J) [2012] 3 846 [HC]

Injunction - Mandatory injunction - Application for - Balance of convenience - Whether benefit to plaintiff outweighed detriment to defendant - Whether fair result achieved if injunction allowed
G Heights Management Corporation v. One AUG Land Sdn Bhd & Ors
(Prasad Sandosham Abraham J) [2012] 3 870 [HC]

Judgments and orders - Setting aside - Application to set aside consent order - Whether court in appropriate circumstances may set aside a sealed and perfected consent order - Whether appellant seriously prejudiced - Whether consent order set aside to prevent grave injustice to appellant
Lagenda Kencana Sdn Bhd v. Peter's Holdings Sdn Bhd & Anor
(Ramly Ali, Linton Albert, Aziah Ali JJCA) [2012] 3 824 [CA]

Solicitor - Change of solicitors - Failure to file notice of change of solicitors - Whether solicitors had locus standi to represent appellant - Rules of the High Court 1980, O. 64 r. 1 - Non-compliance - Whether a mere irregularity - Whether compliance mandatory
Lagenda Kencana Sdn Bhd v. Peter's Holdings Sdn Bhd & Anor
(Ramly Ali, Linton Albert, Aziah Ali JJCA) [2012] 3 824 [CA]

COMPANY LAW

Directors - Breach of director's duties - Breach of Bursa Malaysia's Listing Requirements (LR) - Whether director's duties under LR has statutory force - Whether director exonerated from duties by appointment of provisional liquidator - Whether director's duties continued by way of residuary obligations
Tan Sri Dato' Hj Lamin Hj Mohd Yunus v. Bursa Malaysia Securities Bhd & Other Appeals
(Low Hop Bing, Abu Samah Nordin, Linton Albert JJCA) [2012] 3 837 [CA]

CONTRACT

Breach - Breach amounting to repudiation - Bai Bithaman Ajil facility - Defendant released two sums to developer - Plaintiff alleged one of released sums caused breach of contract - Whether releasing of said amount constitutes a breach - Whether plaintiff allowed to terminate agreement
Khoshim Malim v. Bank Kerjasama Rakyat Malaysia Bhd
(Mohd Zawawi Salleh J) [2012] 3 860 [HC]

LAND LAW

Charge - Creation of - Charge created in favour of bank on Malay Reserve land - Whether null and void - National Land Code, s. 340(2)(b), Fifth Schedule, para. 3(1)
Kamariah A Rashid v. Tasa Credit Sdn Bhd & Anor
(Tengku Baharuddin Shah, Mohd Hishamudin Yunus, Syed Ahmad Helmy JJCA) [2012] 3 813 [CA]

Transfer - Malay Reserve land - Whether null and void - National Land Code, s. 340(2)(b), Fifth Schedule, para. 3(1)
Kamariah A Rashid v. Tasa Credit Sdn Bhd & Anor
(Tengku Baharuddin Shah, Mohd Hishamudin Yunus, Syed Ahmad Helmy JJCA) [2012] 3 813 [CA]

LEGAL PROFESSION

Malaysian Bar - Powers - Whether had locus standi to bring suit against defendant - Legal Profession Act 1976, s. 42
Bar Malaysia v. Index Continent Sdn Bhd
(Amelia Tee Hong Geok Abdullah J) [2012] 3 846 [HC]

LIMITATION

Fraud - Discovery of fraud - Malay Reserve land - Fraudulent charge and transfer - Discovery of fraud with reasonable diligence - Whether within six-year limitation period - Limitation Act 1953, s. 29
Kamariah A Rashid v. Tasa Credit Sdn Bhd & Anor
(Tengku Baharuddin Shah, Mohd Hishamudin Yunus, Syed Ahmad Helmy JJCA) [2012] 3 813 [CA]

TORT

Negligence - Breach of duty - Whether proved - Actions taken by defendants in developing adjoining property - Whether landslides due to defendants' negligence
OG Heights Management Corporation v. One AUG Land Sdn Bhd & Ors
(Prasad Sandosham Abraham J) [2012] 3 870 [HC]

Nuisance - Adjoining property - Defendants' site clearing and pre-piling works led to landslides causing damages to plaintiff's property - Whether defendant's activities on adjoining property caused landslides - Evidence adduced - Whether case actionable for nuisance
OG Heights Management Corporation v. One AUG Land Sdn Bhd & Ors
(Prasad Sandosham Abraham J) [2012] 3 870 [HC]

INDEKS PERKARA

PROSEDUR JENAYAH

Saksi - Kebolehpercayaan - Sama ada saksi merupakan rakan sejenayah - Sama ada keterangan saksi konsisten dan "credible" - Sama ada percanggahan dalam keterangan dijelaskan - Sama ada keterangan saksi boleh diterima
PP lwn. Dato' Seri Mohd Khir Toyo
(Mohtarudin Baki H) [2012] 3 885 [HC]

UNDANG-UNDANG JENAYAH

Akta Pencegahan Rasuah 1997 - Seksyen 36 - Pelucuthakkan hartanah - Sama ada perkataan "shall" di dalam s. 36(1) mandatori - Sama ada hartanah perlu dilucuthakkan
PP lwn. Dato' Seri Mohd Khir Toyo
(Mohtarudin Baki H) [2012] 3 885 [HC]

Kanun Keseksaan - Seksyen 165 - Penjawat awam dituduh memperolehi hartanah dengan balasan yang diketahui tidak mencukupi - Tertuduh memegang jawatan Menteri Besar Selangor - Sama ada kedudukan disalahgunakan - Sama ada menurut harga pasaran - Sama ada penjual mempunyai hubungan kepentingan perniagaan dengan tugas rasmi tertuduh - Sama ada intipati pertuduhan dibuktikan - Sama ada tertuduh berjaya menimbulkan keraguan munasabah
PP lwn. Dato' Seri Mohd Khir Toyo
(Mohtarudin Baki H) [2012] 3 885 [HC]

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