CLJ Bulletin, Issue 2010, Vol 23
11 June 2010
CLJ Law MALAYSIA
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Principal Acts
NUMBER
TITLE
DATE COMING INTO FORCE
AMENDING
ACT 714 Suruhanjaya Pengangkutan Awam Darat Act 2010 3 June 2010 [PU(B) 262/2010] - PU (A)
NUMBER TITLE DATE COMING INTO FORCE PRINCIPAL ACT NO PU(A) 164/2010 Double Taxation Relief (The Government Of Republic Of France) (Amendment) Order 2010 24 May 2010 ACT 53 & ACT 543 PU(A) 165/2010 Double Taxation Relief (The Government Of Japan) (Amendment) Order 2010 24 May 2010 ACT 53 & ACT 543 PU(A) 166/2010 Double Taxation Relief (The Government Of Belgium) (Amendment) Order 2010 24 May 2010 ACT 53 & ACT 543 PU(A) 167/2010 Double Taxation Relief (The Government Of Ireland) (Amendment) Order 2010 24 May 2010 ACT 53 & ACT 543 PU(A) 168/2010 Double Taxation Relief (The Government Of Australia) (Amendment) Order 2010 24 May 2010 ACT 53 & ACT 543 PU (B)
NUMBER TITLE DATE COMING INTO FORCE PRINCIPAL ACT NO PU(B) 248/2010 Designation Of Police Disricts (Selangor) 20 May 2010 ACT 344 PU(B) 249/2010 Declaration And Revocation Of Declaration Under Section 3 20 May 2010 ACT 537 PU(B) 250/2010 Appointment Of Lock-Up To Be A Place Of Confinement 20 May 2010 ACT 537 PU(B) 251/2010 Appointment Of Lock-Ups To Be Places Of Confinement 20 May 2010 ACT 537 PU(B) 253/2010 Result Of Contested Election And Statement Of The Poll After The Official Addition Of Votes - Sarawak 25 May 2010 ACT 19
a) Legal Network Series Articles
1. Unelected Judges - Out Of Touch With The Real World?* [Read
excerpt]
By The Hon Justice Lex Lasry QC, Victorian Supreme Court 2009, Sir Richard
Blackburn Lecture
2. Privacy Rules: The Increasing Need For Organisations To Comply With Privacy Laws* [Read
excerpt]
By Emma Weedon, McCullough Robertson
COURT
FEDERAL COURT
BASF Services (M) Sdn Bhd v. Pemungut Duti Setem
(Stamp duty - Assessment) [2010] 5 CLJ 109
COURT OF APPEAL
Menteri Besar Negeri Pahang Darul Makmur v. Seruan Gemilang Makmur Sdn Bhd
(Enforcement of judgment - Mandamus) [2010] 5 CLJ 123
Mohamed Ismail Mohamed Shariff v. Zain Azahari Zainal Abidin & Ors
(Liabilities of partner - Debt) [2010] 5 CLJ 153
UNP Plywood Sdn Bhd v. HSBC Bank Malaysia Bhd
(Summary judgment - Whether triable issues existed) [2010] 5 CLJ 177
HIGH COURT
Fitraco NV v. MST AD Suria Sdn Bhd & Anor
(Loan - Default in repayment) [2010] 5 CLJ 201
PP v. Kow Ngo
(Inadequacy of sentence - Penal Code, s. 326) [2010] 5 CLJ 208
Sanshin (M) Sdn Bhd v. Gwenkens Security Services Sdn Bhd
(Professional negligence - Hijacking) [2010] 5 CLJ 215
Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd v. Liew Lai Yin
(Tort - Conversion) [2010] 5 CLJ 222
SUBJECT INDEX
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
Judicial review - Remedies - Mandamus - Monetary judgment against government - Enforcement of payment of judgment sum by virtue of certificate issued under s. 33(1) Government Proceedings Act 1956 - Whether application for order of mandamus in breach of time frame prescribed in O. 53 r. 3(6) Rules of the High Court 1980 - Whether order of mandamus would lie against Chief Minister to enforce payment of judgment sum
Menteri Besar Negeri Pahang Darul Makmur v. Seruan Gemilang Makmur Sdn Bhd
(Zaleha Zahari, Sulaiman Daud & Jeffrey Tan JJCA) [2010] 5 CLJ 123
[CA]
CIVIL PROCEDURE
Execution - Judgment - Monetary judgment against government - Mandamus - Enforcement of payment of judgment sum by virtue of certificate issued under s. 33(1) Government Proceedings Act 1956 - Whether application for order of mandamus in breach of time frame prescribed in O. 53 r. 3(6) Rules of the High Court 1980 - Whether order of mandamus would lie against Chief Minister to enforce payment of judgment sum
Menteri Besar Negeri Pahang Darul Makmur v. Seruan Gemilang Makmur Sdn Bhd
(Zaleha Zahari, Sulaiman Daud & Jeffrey Tan JJCA) [2010] 5 CLJ 123
[CA]
Government proceedings - Monetary judgment against government - Mandamus - Enforcement of payment of judgment sum by virtue of certificate issued under s. 33(1) Government Proceedings Act 1956 - Whether application for order of mandamus in breach of time frame prescribed in O. 53 r. 3(6) Rules of the High Court 1980 - Whether order of mandamus would lie against Chief Minister to enforce payment of judgment sum
Menteri Besar Negeri Pahang Darul Makmur v. Seruan Gemilang Makmur Sdn Bhd
(Zaleha Zahari, Sulaiman Daud & Jeffrey Tan JJCA) [2010] 5 CLJ 123 [CA]
Judgment - Enforcement of judgment - Monetary judgment against government - Mandamus - Enforcement of payment of judgment sum by virtue of certificate issued under s. 33(1) Government Proceedings Act 1956 - Whether application for order of mandamus in breach of time frame prescribed in O. 53 r. 3(6) Rules of the High Court 1980 - Whether order of mandamus would lie against Chief Minister to enforce payment of judgment sum
Menteri Besar Negeri Pahang Darul Makmur v. Seruan Gemilang Makmur Sdn Bhd
(Zaleha Zahari, Sulaiman Daud & Jeffrey Tan JJCA) [2010] 5 CLJ 123 [CA]
Parties - Government, action against - Monetary judgment against government - Mandamus - Enforcement of payment of judgment sum by virtue of certificate issued under s. 33(1) Government Proceedings Act 1956 - Whether correct party cited in application for order of mandamus
Menteri Besar Negeri Pahang Darul Makmur v. Seruan Gemilang Makmur Sdn Bhd
(Zaleha Zahari, Sulaiman Daud & Jeffrey Tan JJCA) [2010] 5 CLJ 123 [CA]
Summary judgment - Whether triable issues existed - Whether plaintiff had right to cancel foreign exchange contracts prior to 16 August 1998 - Conflicting affidavit evidence - Whether appropriate case to be resolved by way of summary judgment
UNP Plywood Sdn Bhd v. HSBC Bank Malaysia Bhd
(Mokhtar Sidin, Mohd Ghazali Yusoff & Tengku Baharudin Shah JJCA) [2010] 5 CLJ 177 [CA]
Time - When time to run from - Monetary judgment against government - Mandamus - Enforcement of payment of judgment sum by virtue of certificate issued under s. 33(1) Government Proceedings Act 1956 - Whether application for order of mandamus in breach of time frame prescribed in O. 53 r. 3(6) Rules of the High Court 1980
Menteri Besar Negeri Pahang Darul Makmur v. Seruan Gemilang Makmur Sdn Bhd
(Zaleha Zahari, Sulaiman Daud & Jeffrey Tan JJCA) [2010] 5 CLJ 123 [CA]
CONTRACT
Estoppel - Estoppel by conduct - Plaintiff’s letter agreed to give defendant a further six-month extension to foreign exchange contracts conditional on defendant procuring a corporate guarantee from Mycom Berhad by 16 August 1998 - Plaintiff cancelled foreign exchange contracts on 23 July 1998 - Whether plaintiff estopped from terminating foreign exchange contracts
UNP Plywood Sdn Bhd v. HSBC Bank Malaysia Bhd
(Mokhtar Sidin, Mohd Ghazali Yusoff & Tengku Baharudin Shah JJCA) [2010] 5 CLJ 177 [CA]
Loan - Default in repayment - Charge - Fixtures - Overseas loan agreement - Creation of charge over movable property under laws of Malaysia - Enforcement of charge in Malaysia - Arbitration agreement - Proper law applicable - Landlord’s Waiver, validity of - Estoppel
Fitraco NV v. MST AD Suria Sdn Bhd & Anor
(K Anantham JC) [2010] 5 CLJ 201
[HC]
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
Executive - Chief Minister - Monetary judgment against government - Mandamus - Enforcement of payment of judgment sum by virtue of certificate issued under s. 33(1) Government Proceedings Act 1956 - Whether order of mandamus would lie against Chief Minister to enforce payment of judgment sum
Menteri Besar Negeri Pahang Darul Makmur v. Seruan Gemilang Makmur Sdn Bhd
(Zaleha Zahari, Sulaiman Daud & Jeffrey Tan JJCA) [2010] 5 CLJ 123 [CA]
Government - Proceedings against - Monetary judgment against government - Mandamus - Enforcement of payment of judgment sum by virtue of certificate issued under s. 33(1) Government Proceedings Act 1956 - Whether application for order of mandamus in breach of time frame prescribed in O. 53 r. 3(6) Rules of the High Court 1980 - Whether order of mandamus would lie against Chief Minister to enforce payment of judgment sum
Menteri Besar Negeri Pahang Darul Makmur v. Seruan Gemilang Makmur Sdn Bhd
(Zaleha Zahari, Sulaiman Daud & Jeffrey Tan JJCA) [2010] 5 CLJ 123 [CA]
CRIMINAL LAW
Penal Code - Section 326 - Voluntarily causing grievous hurt - Throwing acid on a person - Appeal against inadequacy of sentence - Plea of guilt - Mitigating factors - Whether sentence manifestly inappropriate and inadequate
PP v. Kow Ngo
(Ahmad Nasfy Yasin JC) [2010] 5 CLJ 208 [HC]
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Sentence - Inadequacy of sentence - Appeal against - Offence of throwing acid on a person - Plea of guilt - Mitigating factors - Whether sentence manifestly inappropriate and inadequate - Penal Code, s. 326
PP v. Kow Ngo
(Ahmad Nasfy Yasin JC) [2010] 5 CLJ 208 [HC]
LAND LAW
Charge - Fixtures - Overseas loan agreement - Default in repayment - Creation of charge over movable property under laws of Malaysia - Enforcement of charge in Malaysia - Arbitration agreement - Proper law applicable - Landlord’s Waiver, validity of - Estoppel
Fitraco NV v. MST AD Suria Sdn Bhd & Anor
(K Anantham JC) [2010] 5 CLJ 201 [HC]
Sale and purchase of property - Transfer - Assessment of stamp duty - Instrument which should attract stamp duty, whether transfer form or sale and purchase agreement - Whether infrastructure fee should form part of consideration for transfer of property under item 32(a) of First Schedule to Stamp Act 1949
BASF Services (M) Sdn Bhd v. Pemungut Duti Setem
(Mohd Ghazali Yussof, Heliliah Mohd Yusof & Suriyadi Halim Omar JJCA) [2010] 5 CLJ 109 [FC]
LANDLORD AND TENANT: Fixtures - Charge - Overseas loan agreement - Default in repayment - Creation of charge over movable property under laws of Malaysia - Enforcement of charge in Malaysia - Arbitration agreement - Proper law applicable - Landlord’s Waiver, validity of - Estoppel
Fitraco NV v. MST AD Suria Sdn Bhd & Anor
(K Anantham JC) [2010] 5 CLJ 201 [HC]
PARTNERSHIP
Dissolution - Position of partner upon retirement covered in auditor’s report - Recommendation in report accepted by plaintiff - Whether plaintiff estopped from denying he was bound by report - Whether plaintiff's right to post dissolution profits or interest excluded by recommendations in auditor’s report - Whether plaintiff can rely on s. 44 Partnership Act 1961
Mohamed Ismail Mohamed Shariff v. Zain Azahari Zainal Abidin & Ors
(Zaleha Zahari, KN Segara & Ramly Ali JJCA) [2010] 5 CLJ 153 [CA]
Liabilities of partner - Debt - Sum due from plaintiff to firm upon his retirement - Dispute on value of plaintiff’s entitlement at retirement - "Surplus-profit" method of computation used to value firm - Whether "surplus-profit" method best method for valuing legal practice - Whether goodwill refers to value of entire firm - Whether all assets of firm taken into consideration in computation - Whether only plaintiff and 1st defendant entitled to assets of the firm
Mohamed Ismail Mohamed Shariff v. Zain Azahari Zainal Abidin & Ors
(Zaleha Zahari, KN Segara & Ramly Ali JJCA) [2010] 5 CLJ 153 [CA]
Retirement - Effect - Agreed that retirement shall not have effect of dissolving partnership - Partners entire share in firm to be dealt with upon retirement - Whether plaintiff’s 5% absolute share to be dealt in accordance with agreement with respect to retirement in auditor’s report - Partnership had negative goodwill at time of plaintiff’s retirement - Plaintiff’s absolute share worthless - Whether absolute share to be determined by reference to firm’s goodwill at time of retirement
Mohamed Ismail Mohamed Shariff v. Zain Azahari Zainal Abidin & Ors
(Zaleha Zahari, KN Segara & Ramly Ali JJCA) [2010] 5 CLJ 153 [CA]
PUBLIC UTILITIES
Water - Wrongful utilisation or unauthorised use of - Claim in tort of conversion - Whether claim proven
Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd v. Liew Lai Yin
(Mary Lim JC) [2010] 5 CLJ 222 [HC]
REVENUE LAW
Stamp duty - Assessment - Sale and purchase of property - Transfer - Instrument which should attract stamp duty, whether transfer form or sale and purchase agreement - Whether infrastructure fee should form part of consideration for transfer of property under item 32(a) of First Schedule to Stamp Act 1949
BASF Services (M) Sdn Bhd v. Pemungut Duti Setem
(Mohd Ghazali Yussof, Heliliah Mohd Yusof & Suriyadi Halim Omar JJCA) [2010] 5 CLJ 109 [FC]
TORT
Conversion - Claim in conversion - Wrongful utilisation or unauthorised use by defendant of plaintiff's treated water - Whether claim proven
Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd v. Liew Lai Yin
(Mary Lim JC) [2010] 5 CLJ 222 [HC]
Negligence - Professional negligence - Armed escort accompanying lorry with cargo from factory to airport - Hijacking - Whether defendant had taken all appropriate steps to safeguard plaintiff’s interests - Particulars of negligence, whether proven
Sanshin (M) Sdn Bhd v. Gwenkens Security Services Sdn Bhd
(Ho Mooi Ching JC) [2010] 5 CLJ 215 [HC]
CASE OF THE WEEK
BASF SERVICES (M) SDN BHD v. PEMUNGUT DUTI SETEM
REVENUE LAW: Stamp duty - Assessment - Sale and purchase of property - Transfer - Instrument which should attract stamp duty, whether transfer form or sale and purchase agreement - Whether infrastructure fee should form part of consideration for transfer of property under item 32(a) of First Schedule to Stamp Act 1949
LAND LAW: Sale and purchase of property - Transfer - Assessment of stamp duty - Instrument which should attract stamp duty, whether transfer form or sale and purchase agreement - Whether infrastructure fee should form part of consideration for transfer of property under item 32(a) of First Schedule to Stamp Act 1949
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