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CLJ Bulletin, Vol 2004, Issue 23
11 May 2004

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New This Week Current Law Journal April (Part 4) 2004

FEDERAL COURT

Moscow Narodny Bank Ltd v. Ngan Ching Wen
(Limitation - Interest - Arrears - Whether claim barred by s. 6(3) Limitation Act 1953) [2004] 2 CLJ 241

Palm Oil Research And Development Board Malaysia & Anor v. Premium Vegetable Oils Sdn Bhd
(Revenue law - Customs duty - Palm oil - Cess) [2004] 2 CLJ 265

Tan Geok Lan v. La Kuan
(Civil procedure - Settlement - Agreement by parties to resolve issues of fact - Whether agreement amounts to a contract - Whether binding on parties) [2004] 2 CLJ 301

COURT OF APPEAL

Austral Amalgamated Tin Bhd v. Abdul Wahab Kopon & Ors & Anor Appeal
(Constitutional law - Courts - Subordinate court - Labour office, whether a subordinate or inferior court) [2004] 2 CLJ 316

Chai Yee Chong v. Lew Thai
(Damages - Special damages - Medical expenses - Expenses at private hospital) [2004] 2 CLJ 321

SUBJECT INDEX

BANKRUPTCY

Interest - Commencement date for interest - Whether claim barred by s. 6(3) Limitation Act 1953 - Decision of Federal Court in United Malayan Banking Corp Bhd v. Ernest Cheong Yong Yin
Moscow Narodny Bank Ltd v. Ngan Ching Wen
(Steve Shim CJ (Sabah & Sarawak), Abdul Malek Ahmad & Abdul Hamid Mohamad FCJ) [2004] 2 CLJ 241

Petition - Abuse of process - Creditor accepting payments from debtor after commencing bankruptcy proceedings - Whether payments constituted complete accord and satisfaction of debt - Whether merely part-payment of judgment debt - Whether acceptance of payments rendered bankruptcy proceedings an abuse of process
Moscow Narodny Bank Ltd v. Ngan Ching Wen
(Steve Shim CJ (Sabah & Sarawak), Abdul Malek Ahmad & Abdul Hamid Mohamad FCJ) [2004] 2 CLJ 241

CIVIL PROCEDURE

Appeal - Appeal to High Court - From decision of labour officer - Whether appeal is as of right irrespective of amount in dispute or value of subject matter - Employment Act 1955, s. 77(1) - Whether right of appeal subject to s. 28(1) Courts of Judicature Act 1964 - Whether labour office a subordinate or inferior court - Whether labour office a court at all - Whether inquiry conducted by labour officer amounts to judicial proceedings
Austral Amalgamated Tin Bhd v. Abdul Wahab Kopon & Ors & Anor Appeal
(Mokhtar Sidin, Mohd Ghazali Yusoff & Nik Hashim JJCA) [2004] 2 CLJ 316

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW

Courts - Subordinate court - Labour office, whether a subordinate or inferior court - Whether a court at all - Whether ‘labour court’ exists under the law - Appeals from labour office to High Court, whether subject to s. 28(1) Courts of Judicature Act 1964 - Subordinate Courts Act 1948, s. 3(2) - Courts of Judicature Act 1964, s. 3
Austral Amalgamated Tin Bhd v. Abdul Wahab Kopon & Ors & Anor Appeal
(Mokhtar Sidin, Mohd Ghazali Yusoff & Nik Hashim JJCA) [2004] 2 CLJ 316

Interest - Judgment debt - Commencement date for interest - Whether claim barred by s. 6(3) Limitation Act 1953 - Decision of Federal Court in United Malayan Banking Corp Bhd v. Ernest Cheong Yong Yin
Moscow Narodny Bank Ltd v. Ngan Ching Wen
(Steve Shim CJ (Sabah & Sarawak), Abdul Malek Ahmad & Abdul Hamid Mohamad FCJ) [2004] 2 CLJ 241

Settlement - Agreement by parties to resolve issues of fact - Whether agreement amounts to a contract - Whether binding on parties - Whether binding despite not being recorded as consent order or judgment - Whether trial judge should have given effect to agreement - Whether parties should have been allowed to resile from agreement - Whether decision to disregard agreement and proceed with trial injudicious - Urgent need for expeditious disposal of cases in civil litigation - Whether agreement an attempt by parties to dictate the terms and procedure of the trial
Tan Geok Lan v. La Kuan
(Steve Shim CJ (Sabah & Sarawak), Abdul Hamid Mohamad & Mohd Noor Ahmad FCJJ) [2004] 2 CLJ 301

Trial - Conduct of proceedings - Control of - Whether in hands of judge or of litigant - Agreement by parties to resolve or determine issues of fact - Whether tantamount to dictating how trial court should conduct its proceedings - Whether such agreements should always be upheld by the courts - Overriding need for expedient and inexpensive disposal of cases in contentious litigation
Tan Geok Lan v. La Kuan
(Steve Shim CJ (Sabah & Sarawak), Abdul Hamid Mohamad & Mohd Noor Ahmad FCJJ) [2004] 2 CLJ 301

DAMAGES

Special damages - Medical expenses - Expenses at private hospital - Principles of recoverability
Chai Yee Chong v. Lew Thai
(Abdul Hamid Mohamad, Mohd Noor Ahmad FCJJ & Abdul Aziz Mohamad JCA) [2004] 2 CLJ 321

LABOUR LAW

Labour office - Appeal - Appeal from decision of labour officer to High Court - Whether appeal is as of right irrespective of amount in dispute or value of subject matter - Employment Act 1955, s. 77(1) - Whether right of appeal subject to
s. 28(1) Courts of Judicature Act 1964 - Whether labour office a subordinate or inferior court - Whether labour office a court at all - Whether inquiry conducted by labour officer amounts to judicial proceedings
Austral Amalgamated Tin Bhd v. Abdul Wahab Kopon & Ors & Anor Appeal
(Mokhtar Sidin, Mohd Ghazali Yusoff & Nik Hashim JJCA) [2004] 2 CLJ 316

LIMITATION

Interest - Arrears - Whether claim barred by s. 6(3) Limitation Act 1953 - Decision of Federal Court in United Malayan Banking Corp Bhd v. Ernest Cheong Yong Yin
Moscow Narodny Bank Ltd v. Ngan Ching Wen
(Steve Shim CJ (Sabah & Sarawak), Abdul Malek Ahmad & Abdul Hamid Mohamad FCJ) [2004] 2 CLJ 241

REVENUE LAW

Customs duty - Palm oil - Cess - Cess imposed on crude oil extracted from oil palm fruits and seeds - Whether also includes crude oil extracted from oil palm kernel - Whether reference to be made specifically to kernel if cess is to be imposed - Palm Oil Research and Development Act 1979, s. 14(1) - Palm Oil (Research Cess) Order 1979, paras. 1-6
Palm Oil Research And Development Board Malaysia & Anor v. Premium Vegetable Oils Sdn Bhd
(Haidar Mohd Noor CJ (Malaya), Steve Shim CJ (Sabah & Sarawak) & Gopal Sri Ram JCA) [2004] 2 CLJ 265

STATUTORY INTERPRETATION

Construction of statutes - Taxing statutes - Approach to be taken by courts - Whether purposive in view of s. 17A Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967 - Whether Palm Oil Research and Development Act 1979 a taxing statute - Cess imposed on crude oil extracted from oil palm fruits and seeds - Whether includes crude oil extracted from oil palm kernel - Palm Oil Research and Development Act 1979, s. 14(1) - Palm Oil (Research Cess) Order 1979, paras. 1-6
Palm Oil Research And Development Board Malaysia & Anor v. Premium Vegetable Oils Sdn Bhd
(Haidar Mohd Noor CJ (Malaya), Steve Shim CJ (Sabah & Sarawak) & Gopal Sri Ram JCA) [2004] 2 CLJ 265

TORT

Negligence - Duty of care - Duty of one employee owed to another - Whether special relationship in existence
Chai Yee Chong v. Lew Thai
(Abdul Hamid Mohamad, Mohd Noor Ahmad FCJJ & Abdul Aziz Mohamad JCA) [2004] 2 CLJ 321

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