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    CLJ Bulletin, Issue 2015, Vol 23
05 June 2015



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New This Week

1. Cases(s) Of The Week

a) NORAZLEEN MOHAMMED MUSTAFFA v. DR OMAR MD ISA & ANOR

2. Latest Cases

a) Legal Network Series

b) CLJ 2015 Volume 4 (Part 4)

3. Articles

a) Legal Network Series Article(s)

4. Legislation Highlights

a) Principal Acts

b) Amending Acts

c) PU(A)

d) PU(B)


CASES(S) OF THE WEEK

NORAZLEEN MOHAMMED MUSTAFFA v. DR OMAR MD ISA & ANOR
COURT OF APPEAL, PUTRAJAYA
MOHD HISHAMUDIN YUNUS JCA, BALIA YUSOF WAHI JCA, MOHD ZAWAWI SALLEH JCA
[CIVIL APPEAL NO: P-02-2969-12-2012]
17 MARCH 2015

TORT: Medical negligence - Duty of Care - Breach of - Standard of care expected of surgeon - Whether surgeon negligent in carrying out surgery - Whether surgeon caused pedicle screws to impinge on to appellant's spinal cord - Whether appellant's paralysis was caused by pedicle screws impinged into spinal cord - Whether non-usage of `Somatosensory Evoked Potential' monitoring machine amounted to negligence - Whether surgeon took all necessary precaution to avoid injuring appellant during surgery

TORT: Medical negligence - Consent - Surgery on spinal cord - Risk of paralysis - Whether surgeon informed patient and/or parents on risk of paralysis prior to surgery - Whether risk of paralysis should have been specifically mentioned prior to surgery

LATEST CASES

Legal Network Series

[2014] 1 LNS 187

R R CHELLIAH BROTHERS lwn. KANAN@SINNATHAMBY VARATHAMUDALIAR; AMANAH RAYA BERHAD (PIHAK YANG DIGARNIS)

PROSEDUR SIVIL: Penggantungan pelaksanaan - Permohonan untuk menggantung pelaksanaan perintah garnismen - Alasan-alasan permohonan - Rayuan terhadap keputusan mahkamah - Rayuan oleh pemegang amanah awam - Sama ada rayuan terhadap keputusan mahkamah beroperasi sebagai menggantung pelaksanaan keputusan - Sama ada ketentuan perintah garnismen terhadap pihak yang digarnis wajar dimuktamadkan dengan keputusan mahkamah rayuan

PROSEDUR SIVIL: Penggantungan pelaksanaan - Permohonan untuk menggantung pelaksanaan perintah garnismen - Alasan-alasan permohonan - Keadaan khas - Sama ada alasan jumlah yang telah dibayar sukar dituntut balik jika rayuan pihak yang digarnis berjaya merupakan keadaan khas - Sama ada terdapat keadaan khas untuk menjustifikasikan penggantungan pelaksanaan perintah sehingga rayuan dimuktamadkan

UNDANG-UNDANG SYARIKAT: Penggulungan syarikat - Ketidakmampuan untuk membayar hutang - Pihak yang digarnis merupakan pemegang amanah awam - Sama ada pemegang amanah awam berkemampuan membayar wang yang telah diperintahkan

[2014] 1 LNS 254

BANK PERUSAHAAN KECIL & SEDERHANA MALAYSIA BERHAD lwn. PINGGIR MERPATI SDN BHD & YANG LAIN

PROSEDUR SIVIL: Res judicata - Isu-isu persamaan - Kewujudan tindakan guaman awal - Tindakan guaman awal mempunyai keterangan saksi-saksi dan dokumen yang sama - Sama ada tindakan plaintif terhalang di bawah doktrin res judicata - Sama ada isu-isu yang dibangkitkan adalah sama dengan keputusan dalam tindakan guaman awal

KONTRAK: Penamatan - Notis penamatan - Penamatan perjanjian kemudahan - Sama ada notis penamatan telah mengikut terma dan syarat perjanjian - Sama ada notis tuntutan boleh menjadi notis penamatan sesuatu perjanjian kemudahan - Sama ada terdapat notis penamatan perjanjian kemudahan yang sah untuk menamatkan kemudahan pinjaman

KETERANGAN: Beban pembuktian - Frod - Perlakuan frod bersifat jenayah - Pemalsuan dokumen - Sama ada beban pembuktian dalam dakwaan perlakuan frod yang bersifat jenayah adalah pada tahap tanpa keraguan yang munasabah - Sama ada plaintif boleh semata-mata bergantung kepada laporan siasatan dalaman odit untuk membuktikan dakwaan perlakuan frod bersifat jenayah

KETERANGAN: Dengar cakap - Laporan siasatan dalaman odit - Sama ada laporan odit yang telah disediakan melalui maklumat yang didapati menerusi temubual dan pengesahan lisan adalah bersifat dengar cakap - Sama ada kandungan laporan odit telah dibuktikan secara keterangan asas seperti yang dikehendaki oleh ss. 62 dan 64 Akta Keterangan 1950

PERBANKAN: Liabiliti - Tanggungan bersifat 'indemnity' - Sama ada terdapat keperluan untuk membuktikan liabiliti peminjam terlebih dahulu sebelum mengambil tindakan terhadap pihak yang menanggung indemniti

[2014] 1 LNS 459

PP lwn. NIK MOHD AMIR NIK MUHAMMAD & SATU LAGI

UNDANG-UNDANG JENAYAH: Rasuah - Penerimaan wang suapan oleh pegawai badan awam - Wang komisen - Anggapan di bawah s. 42(1) Akta Pencegahan Rasuah 1997 - Sama ada anggapan di bawah s. 42(1) Akta Pencegahan Rasuah 1997 terpakai - Sama ada terdapat penerimaan wang untuk tujuan sebagai wang rasuah - Sama ada wang komisen terjumlah di bawah takrifan suapan - Akta Pencegahan Rasuah 1997, s. 2

PROSEDUR JENAYAH: Pendakwaan - Kes pendakwaan - Keraguan - Jenayah rasuah - Anggapan di bawah s. 42(1) Akta Pencegahan Rasuah 1997 - Sama ada tertuduh telah menimbulkan keraguan yang munasabah terhadap kes pendakwaan - Sama ada tertuduh dapat mematahkan anggapan di bawah s. 42(1) Akta Pencegahan Rasuah 1997

[2014] 1 LNS 713

QUINTRAZ SDN BHD v. RAMPAI GALAKSI SDN BHD

COMPANY LAW: Winding up - Liquidators - Whether appropriate for petitioner company's counsel to represent both the petitioner company and liquidator - Whether court-appointed liquidator being an officer of the court should be independent and perceived to be so - Whether actual and perceived independence of liquidator jeopardized

LEGAL PROFESSION: Practice of law - Practice and etiquette - Whether petitioner company's counsel could represent liquidator - Whether possibility of embarrassment within meaning of r. 3(a) and (b)(i) of the Legal Profession (Practice and Etiquette) Rules 1978 - Whether difficult for her to maintain her professional independence - Whether incompatible with best interest of administration of justice

COMPANY LAW: Winding up - Dissolution - Wound up respondent company had no assets - Only petitioner company filed proof of debt - Final meetings of respondent company's creditors and contributories held - Whether respondent company should be dissolved - Companies Act 1965, s. 239(d) - Whether liquidator should be released

COMPANY LAW: Winding up - Liquidators - Order sought for respondent company's books to be destroyed - Liquidator did not take respondent company's books into custody - Whether of benefit to any party for the court to order destruction of respondent company's books - Whether detrimental to liquidator if prayer refused - Whether liquidator exposed to financial loss by keeping respondent company's books - Whether destruction order may prejudice lawful claims of other creditors

[2014] 1 LNS 866

GUINDARAJOO VEGADASON v. SATGUNASINGAM BALASINGAM

SUCCESSION: Administration - Inter vivos gift - Plaintiff applied to revoke letters of administration (LA) granted to defendant and claimed ownership of house given to him by deceased as a gift during her lifetime - Deceased was sole beneficiary to the estate of her deceased daughter, Ariasakthi - Whether deceased entitled to sell or give away as a gift, her entitlement of the estate before completion of the administration of the estate of Ariasakthi - Defendant later obtained order to transfer house to himself - Whether house was an inter vivos gift to plaintiff and not part of estate of deceased - Whether plaintiff had an equitable interest in the house based on proprietary estoppel

SUCCESSION: Administration - Revocation of grant - Non-compliance by plaintiff with Rules of Court 2012, O. 72 r. 2(3) - Whether fatal - No objection by defendant for last 10 years - Whether any prejudice or damage suffered by defendant by such non-compliance - Whether defendant waived right to object - Plaintiff not a beneficiary under both estates of Ariasakthi and deceased - Whether he had requisite locus to apply for revocation of the letters of administration - Whether the two LA granted to defendant should be revoked

CLJ 2015 Volume 4 (Part 4)

COURT

COURT OF APPEAL

EON Bank Bhd v. Raja Halinuddin Raja Halid
(Civil Procedure - Striking out - Whether there was waiver by defendant in conduct of proceeding which negated striking out) [2015] 4 CLJ 425 [CA]

Francis Joseph Puthucheary v. Eng Securities Sdn Bhd
(Civil Procedure - Striking out - Notice of assessment of damages - Case management proceedings) [2015] 4 CLJ 433 [CA]

Mohammed Rafi v. PP & Other Appeals
(Criminal Law; Criminal Procedure - Firearms (Increased Penalties) Act 1971 - Whether there were fatal gaps in prosecution's cases) [2015] 4 CLJ 446 [CA]

Nik Rahimi Wan Hassan & Anor v. Nik Rahmat Wan Hassan
(Trusts - Validity - Whether instruments in creation of trust and power attorney valid) [2015] 4 CLJ 462 [CA]

Norazleen Mohammed Mustaffa v. Dr Omar Md Isa & Anor
(Tort - Medical negligence - Whether surgeon negligent in carrying out surgery) [2015] 4 CLJ 474 [CA]

PP v. Cho Sing Koo & Anor
(Criminal Law; Evidence; Criminal Procedure - Criminal breach of trust - Whether directors had power and control over company's funds) [2015] 4 CLJ 491 [CA]

Salak Land Development Sdn Bhd v. Pentadbir Tanah Kuala Langat & Ors
Administrative Law; Public Utilities; Land Law - Exercise of administrative powers - Judicial review - State Authority's decision on award of compensation) [2015] 4 CLJ 506 [CA]

Yeoh Siew Kean v. Tay & Helen Wong
(Tort; Legal Profession - Professional negligence - Advice to client to terminate sale and purchase agreement - Whether solicitor liable for giving negligent advice) [2015] 4 CLJ 517 [CA]

HIGH COURT

Maybank Islamic Bhd v. M-10 Builders Sdn Bhd & Anor
(Banking; Limitation - Islamic Banking - Murabahah overdraft facility - Whether facility null and void) [2015] 4 CLJ 526 [HC]

SUBJECT INDEX

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW

Exercise of administrative powers - Judicial review - Certiorari and mandamus - Application for - State Authority's decision on award of compensation - Examination of - Whether there was illegality, procedural impropriety or irrationality - Whether appellant had right to resort to supervisory jurisdiction of court to examine decision - Whether there was error affecting merits - Whether State Authority took into consideration relevant factors - Electricity Supply Act 1990, ss. 11 & 16 - Rules of the High Court 1980, O. 53 r. 3(2)
Salak Land Development Sdn Bhd v. Pentadbir Tanah Kuala Langat & Ors
(Abdul Wahab Patail, Aziah Ali, Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat JJCA) [2015] 4 CLJ 506 [CA]

BANKING

Banks and banking business - Islamic banking - Murabahah concept of financing - Whether camouflaged in form of al-Bainah - Whether rendered contract null, void and unenforceable - Whether conventional transaction
Maybank Islamic Bhd v. M-10 Builders Sdn Bhd & Anor
(Asmabi Mohamad J) [2015] 4 CLJ 526 [HC]

Banks and banking business - Islamic banking - Murabahah overdraft facility - Charge of ta'widh - Requirements - Whether element of default or neglect proven - Whether claim for ta'widh justified
Maybank Islamic Bhd v. M-10 Builders Sdn Bhd & Anor
(Asmabi Mohamad J) [2015] 4 CLJ 526 [HC]

Banks and banking business - Islamic Banking - Murabahah overdraft facility ('MOD facility') - Purchase and resale of same assets - Whether agreement complied with murabahah concept of financing - Whether purchase and resale of same assets prohibited under shariah principal of financing - Whether unilateral revision of MOD facility - Whether facility null and void
Maybank Islamic Bhd v. M-10 Builders Sdn Bhd & Anor
(Asmabi Mohamad J) [2015] 4 CLJ 526 [HC]

CIVIL PROCEDURE

Striking out - Application for - Whether trial judge considered relevant matters - Whether there was waiver by defendant in conduct of proceeding which negated striking out - Whether failure to assert objection to subsequent proceedings amounted to waiver
EON Bank Bhd v. Raja Halinuddin Raja Halid
(KN Segara, Alizatul Khair Osman, Mohtarudin Baki JJCA) [2015] 4 CLJ 425 [CA]

Striking out - Notice of assessment of damages - Appeal against - Case management proceedings - Appellant successfully obtained judgment to establish liability against respondent - Assessment of damages to be addressed - Whether appellant had not complied with and defied directions of Deputy Registrar - Whether appellant demonstrated consistent effort to obtain required documents - Whether there was abuse of court process - Whether appellant deprived of resultant benefit of successful conclusion of claim - Whether judge erred in apprehending material facts - Whether appellate intervention warranted
Francis Joseph Puthucheary v. Eng Securities Sdn Bhd
(Mohd Zawawi Salleh, Idrus Harun, Vernon Ong Lam Kiat JJCA) [2015] 4 CLJ 433 [CA]

Striking out - Notice of assessment of damages - Appeal against - Res judicata - Applicability - Whether res judicata permitted to bar claim from being relitigated in subsequent action - Determination of facts of each case - Whether application of doctrine of res judicata would lead to unjust result
Francis Joseph Puthucheary v. Eng Securities Sdn Bhd
(Mohd Zawawi Salleh, Idrus Harun, Vernon Ong Lam Kiat JJCA) [2015] 4 CLJ 433 [CA]

CRIMINAL LAW

Firearms (Increased Penalties) Act 1971 - Sections 3 & 3A - Discharging gunshots from pistol during scheduled offence - Whether first and second appellants accomplices in discharge of firearms - Element of knowledge - Whether proved - Whether first and second appellants had knowledge that third appellant carried firearms - Identity of deceased - Whether proved - Admissibility of post mortem report concluding death caused by firearm injury - Whether produced in accordance with s. 32 Evidence Act 1950 - Whether fourth person could have fired shots that killed deceased - Identification parade - Whether properly held - Whether court identification of third appellant of value or significance - Prosecution's failure to call important witnesses - Whether there were fatal gaps in prosecution's cases - Whether there were infirmities in prosecution's case - Whether conviction of appellants safe
Mohammed Rafi v. PP & Other Appeals
(Balia Yusof Wahi, Mohtarudin Baki, Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat JJCA) [2015] 4 CLJ 446 [CA]

Penal Code - Section 409 - Criminal breach of trust - Directors of company gave oral instruction to prepare payment vouchers to unauthorised individuals - Whether directors had power and control over company's funds - Whether directors held dominant position - Whether directors could give oral instructions to issue payment vouchers due to company's stringent procedure - Whether presumption under s. 409B(1)(b)(ii) Penal Code rebutted - Whether prima facie case established
PP v. Cho Sing Koo & Anor
(Mohtarudin Baki, Ahmadi Asnawi, Abdul Rahman Sebli JJCA) [2015] 4 CLJ 491 [CA]

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

Appeal - Conviction and sentence - Appeal against - Appellants charged under ss. 3 & 3A of the Firearms (Increased Penalties) Act 1971 - Discharging gunshots from pistol during scheduled offence - Whether first and second appellants accomplices in discharge of firearms - Element of knowledge - Whether proved - Whether first and second appellants had knowledge that third appellant carried firearms - Identity of deceased - Whether proved - Admissibility of post mortem report concluding death caused by firearm injury - Whether produced in accordance with s. 32 Evidence Act 1950 - Whether fourth person could have fired shots that killed deceased - Identification parade - Whether properly held - Whether court identification of third appellant of little value or significance - Prosecution's failure to call important witnesses - Whether there were fatal gaps in prosecution's cases - Whether there were infirmities in prosecution's case - Whether conviction of appellants safe
Mohammed Rafi v. PP & Other Appeals
(Balia Yusof Wahi, Mohtarudin Baki, Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat JJCA) [2015] 4 CLJ 446 [CA]

Appeal - Witness's credibility - Whether matter to be decided by trial court - Whether appellate court interfered with trial court's findings of fact since it was perverse and could not be supported
PP v. Cho Sing Koo & Anor
(Mohtarudin Baki, Ahmadi Asnawi, Abdul Rahman Sebli JJCA) [2015] 4 CLJ 491 [CA]

EVIDENCE

Witness - Credibility of - Whether truthful witness - Whether evidence corroborated - Whether interested witness - Whether discrepancies arose in witness's evidence - Whether related to trivial matters - Whether testimony of witness passed test of probability
PP v. Cho Sing Koo & Anor
(Mohtarudin Baki, Ahmadi Asnawi, Abdul Rahman Sebli JJCA) [2015] 4 CLJ 491 [CA]

LAND LAW

Right of way - Compensation - Electricity Supply Act 1990, ss. 11 & 16 - Application for judicial review on State Authority's decision on award of compensation - Examination of - Whether there was illegality, procedural impropriety or irrationality - Whether appellant had right to resort to supervisory jurisdiction of court to examine decision - Whether there was error affecting merits - Whether State Authority took into consideration relevant factors - Electricity Supply Act 1990, ss. 11 & 16 - Rules of the High Court 1980, O. 53 r. 3(2)
Salak Land Development Sdn Bhd v. Pentadbir Tanah Kuala Langat & Ors
(Abdul Wahab Patail, Aziah Ali, Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat JJCA) [2015] 4 CLJ 506 [CA]

LIMITATION

Accrual of cause of action - Whether action filed out of time - Whether plaintiff slept on its rights to claim ta'widh - Whether conduct equivalent to waiver - Whether doctrine of laches or acquiescence applied - Limitation Act 1953, s. 6
Maybank Islamic Bhd v. M-10 Builders Sdn Bhd & Anor
(Asmabi Mohamad J) [2015] 4 CLJ 526 [CA]

LEGAL PROFESSION

Duty of care - Negligence - Action by client against solicitor - Advice to client to terminate sale and purchase agreement - Whether solicitor liable for giving negligent advice - Whether negligent advice caused client to be precluded from claiming specific performance and/or damages in lieu of - Whether client established entitlement to damages if solicitor had rendered proper advice - Whether client must be compensated on restitutio in integrum basis
Yeoh Siew Kean v. Tay & Helen Wong
(Abdul Aziz Abdul Rahim, Mah Weng Kwai JJCA, Prasad Sandosham Abraham J) [2015] 4 CLJ 517 [CA]

PUBLIC UTILITIES

Electricity - Local authority - Compensation - Application for judicial review on State Authority's decision on award of compensation - Examination of - Whether there was illegality, procedural impropriety or irrationality - Whether appellant had right to resort to supervisory jurisdiction of court to examine decision - Whether there was error affecting merits - Whether State Authority took into consideration relevant factors - Electricity Supply Act 1990, ss. 11 & 16 - Rules of the High Court 1980, O. 53 r. 3(2)
Salak Land Development Sdn Bhd v. Pentadbir Tanah Kuala Langat & Ors
(Abdul Wahab Patail, Aziah Ali, Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat JJCA) [2015] 4 CLJ 506 [CA]

TORT

Medical negligence - Consent - Surgery on spinal cord - Risk of paralysis - Whether surgeon informed patient and/or parents on risk of paralysis prior to surgery - Whether risk of paralysis should have been specifically mentioned prior to surgery
Norazleen Mohammed Mustaffa v. Dr Omar Md Isa & Anor
(Mohd Hishamudin Yunus, Balia Yusof Wahi, Mohd Zawawi Salleh JJCA) [2015] 4 CLJ 474 [CA]

Medical negligence - Duty of Care - Breach of - Standard of care expected of surgeon - Whether surgeon negligent in carrying out surgery - Whether surgeon caused pedicle screws to impinge on to appellant's spinal cord - Whether appellant's paralysis was caused by pedicle screws impinged into spinal cord - Whether non-usage of `Somatosensory Evoked Potential' monitoring machine amounted to negligence - Whether surgeon took all necessary precaution to avoid injuring appellant during surgery
Norazleen Mohammed Mustaffa v. Dr Omar Md Isa & Anor
(Mohd Hishamudin Yunus, Balia Yusof Wahi, Mohd Zawawi Salleh JJCA) [2015] 4 CLJ 474 [CA]

Negligence - Duty of care - Professional negligence - Action by client against solicitor - Advice to client to terminate sale and purchase agreement - Whether solicitor liable for giving negligent advice - Whether negligent advice caused client to be precluded from claiming specific performance and/or damages in lieu - Whether client established entitlement to damages if solicitor had rendered proper advice - Whether client must be compensated on restitutio in integrum basis
Yeoh Siew Kean v. Tay & Helen Wong
(Abdul Aziz Abdul Rahim, Mah Weng Kwai JJCA, Prasad Sandosham Abraham J) [2015] 4 CLJ 517 [CA]

TRUSTS

Void trust - Validity - Allegation that deceased had created trust over property for granddaughter - Plaintiff appointed as trustee and attorney - Plaintiff claimed for property in capacities as trustee and attorney in High Court - Claim challenged by defendants - Whether instruments in creation of trust and power attorney valid - Whether contents of documents consistent - Whether property ought to be distributed by way of faraid
Nik Rahimi Wan Hassan & Anor v. Nik Rahmat Wan Hassan
(Mohd Hishamudin Yunus, Aziah Ali, Mohtarudin Baki JJCA) [2015] 4 CLJ 462 [CA]

ARTICLE

Legal Network Series Article(s)

1. THE TRANSMILE DECISION: THE PARI PASSU PRINCIPLE
    IN RELATION TO SUBORDINATION AGREEMENTS*
[Read excerpt]
    by: LUKAS LIM XIA WEI [2015] 1 LNS(A) xli

2. PELAKSANAAN PERINTAH NAFKAH IDDAH SELEPAS PENCERAIAN
    (TALAK RAJ'I): KAJIAN DI MAHKAMAH RENDAH SYARIAH PUTRAJAYA
[Read excerpt]
    oleh: ABDUL HALIM ZULKIFLI*, NIK NOR AFIPAH MOHAMAD** [2015] 1 LNS(A) xliii

LEGISLATION HIGHLIGHTS

Principal Acts

Number Title Date coming into force Repealing
ACT 766 Netting Of Financial Agreements Act 2015 30 March 2015 [PU(B) 131/2015] -Nil-
ACT 765 Malaysian Airline System Berhad (Administration) Act 2015 20 February 2015 [PU(B) 37/2015] -Nil-
ACT 764 Finance (No. 2) Act 2014 The Income Tax Act 1967 [Act 53] see s 3; The Petroleum (Income Tax) Act 1967 [Act 543] see s 24; The Real Property Gains Tax Act 1976 [Act 169] see s 27 -Nil-
ACT 763 Yayasan Guru Tun Hussein Onn Act 2014 Not Yet In Force -Nil-
ACT 762 Goods And Services Tax Act 2014 1 July 2014 - Parts I, II, IV, VI and XVI, ss 10, 11, 17, 18, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 40, 44, 50, 56, 59, 61, 64, 65, 69, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 80, 81, 82, 83, 85, 86, 87, 92, 93, 95, 96, 97, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 107, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 160, 163, 183, 184 and 197, the First Schedule and Second Schedule to the Act; 1 April 2015 - Parts IX, XIII, XVII and XVIII, ss 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 38, 39, 41, 42, 43, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 51, 52, 53, 57, 58, 60, 62, 63, 66, 67, 68, 70, 84, 88, 89, 90, 91, 94, 98, 106, 108, 109, 110, 122, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 161, 162, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195 and 196, the Third Schedule and Fourth Schedule to the Act [PU(B) 319/2014] -Nil-

Amending Acts

Number Title Date coming into force Principal/Amending Act No
ACT A1481 Quantity Surveyors (Amendment) Act 2015 Not Yet In Force ACT 487
ACT A1480 Architects (Amendment) Act 2015 Not Yet In Force except for paragraphs 3(d) and (p) and section 23 come into operation on 1 June 2015 ACT 117
ACT A1479 Registration Of Engineers (Amendment) Act 2015 Not Yet In Force ACT 138
ACT A1478 Companies Commission Of Malaysia (Amendment) Act 2015 20 February 2015 [PU(B) 45/2015] except sections 9, 10, 11, 13, 14 and 15 ACT 614
ACT A1477 Limited Liability Partnership (Amendment) Act 2015 Not Yet In Force ACT 743

PU(A)

Number Title Date of Publication Date coming into force Principal/Amending Act No
PU(A) 102/2015 Lembaga Pembangunan Industri Pembinaan Malaysia (Service Of Notice) Regulations 2015 29 May 2015 1 June 2015 ACT 520
PU(A) 101/2015 Lembaga Industri Pembinaan Malaysia (Compounding Of Offences) Regulations 2015 29 May 2015 1 June 2015 ACT 520
PU(A) 100/2015 Road Transport (Prohibition Of Use Of Road) (City Of Kuala Lumpur) Order 2015 29 May 2015 1 June 2015 ACT 333
PU(A) 99/2015 National Land Code (Survey Fees) (Amendment) Order 2015 29 May 2015 1 June 2015 LN 486/1965
PU(A) 98/2015 Customs Duties (Exemption) (Amendment) Order 2015 28 May 2015 29 May 2015 PU(A) 371/2013

PU(B)

Number Title Date of Publication Date coming into force Principal/Amending Act No
PU(B) 239/2015 Appointment Of Date Of Coming Into Operation 29 May 2015 30 May 2015 ACT A1450
PU(B) 238/2015 Appointment Of Date Of Coming Into Operation 29 May 2015 30 May 2015 ACT A1450
PU(B) 237/2015 Appointment Of Date Of Coming Into Operation 29 May 2015 30 May 2015 ACT 757
PU(B) 236/2015 Appointment Of Henry Gurney School 29 May 2015 30 May 2015 ACT 611
PU(B) 235/2015 Notification Of Values Of Crude Palm Oil Under Section 12 29 May 2015 1 June 2015 to 30 June 2015 ACT 235
[2015] 1 LNS(A) xl MALAYSIA

THE SYARIAH COURT: ITS POSITION UNDER THE MALAYSIAN LEGAL SYSTEM+

by

ROSLI DAHLAN*, FAWZA SABILA FAUDZI**


It has been said that Islamic law and the civil law exist as parallel systems in Malaysia. The proposition, while attractive, is grossly inaccurate in law. As it stands today, the administration of Islamic law is confined to personal law for Muslims and the Syariah court is subordinate to the courts established by the Federal Constitution and under federal law, as this article will show.

The Syariah court has in recent years become a prominent subject in public discussion, not least of all with the constitutional provision that "Islam is the religion of the Federation".[1]

It is vital that the history of how religion came to be inserted in the Federal Constitution be first examined, objectively and dispassionately, given that the subject is fraught with difficulty.

Federation of Malaya

The Federal Constitution has its roots in the Federation of Malaya Agreement 1948 ("the FMA 1948") which established a federation known as the Federation of Malaya or Persekutuan Tanah Melayu comprising the nine Malay states[2] and the Settlements[3] of Penang and Malacca.[4] It was envisaged that the Federation, while remaining under British rule for the time being, would progress towards eventual self-government.[5]


. . .

+This article is reproduced, with permission, from the Legal Herald (May 2015 issue), a publication by Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill, Advocates & Solicitors, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

* Rosli Dahlan (rd@lh-ag.com) heads the Corporate & Commercial Disputes Practice Group at Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill and regularly appears at the High Court and appellate courts on public law issues.

** Fawza Sabila Faudzi (fawza@lh-ag.com) graduated from the Ahmad Ibrahim Kuliyyah of Laws, International Islamic University Malaysia, and is currently a pupil-in-chambers with the firm


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[2015] 1 LNS(A) xli MALAYSIA

THE TRANSMILE DECISION: THE PARI PASSU PRINCIPLE IN RELATION TO SUBORDINATION AGREEMENTS*

by

LUKAS LIM XIA WEI


IN THIS ARTICLE, LUKAS LIM XIA WEI LOOKS AT THE TRANSMILE CASE ON THE PARI PASSU PRINCIPLE IN RELATION TO SUBORDINATION AGREEMENTS.

The pari passu principle

Pro rata distribution between unsecured creditors

One of the fundamental principles of insolvency law is that of pari passu distribution, where subject to the claims of secured creditors and statutory provisions of preferential payment, all unsecured creditors of an insolvent company participate in a common pool of the company's assets, in proportion to the amount of their admitted claims.[1]

Prior to the commencement of winding-up proceedings, each creditor is free to pursue any available means of satisfying its debt, from self-help (for example repossession, realisation of security, set-off) to legal recourse. The creditor that moves the fastest has the first bite of the cherry and the creditor who acts too slowly may find that he no longer has any assets to claim against.


. . .

* Published with kind permission of M/s Shearn Delamore & Co.


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[2015] 1 LNS(A) i MALAYSIA

PELAKSANAAN PERINTAH NAFKAH IDDAH SELEPAS PENCERAIAN (TALAK RAJ'I): KAJIAN DI MAHKAMAH RENDAH SYARIAH PUTRAJAYA

oleh

ABDUL HALIM ZULKIFLI*, NIK NOR AFIPAH MOHAMAD**


PENGENALAN

Pemberian nafkah merupakan tanggungjawab yang telah diamanahkan oleh Allah SWT kepada kaum Adam terhadap keluarganya. Ini menunjukkan bahawa nafkah merupakan perkara yang dititikberatkan dalam Islam yang perlu ditunaikan oleh suami kepada keluarganya. Suami mempunyai tugas yang sangat berat di dalam rumahtangga. Suami wajib melaksanakan nafkah samada zahir ataupun batin. Allah telah memberikan penghormatan kepada suami dengan menjadikannya sebagai ketua keluarga untuk memimpin sesebuah keluarga.

Ini dijelaskan oleh firman Allah SWT di dalam al-Quran yang bermaksud:

"Kaum lelaki itu adalah pemimpin dan pengawal yang bertanggungjawab terhadap kaum perempuan, oleh kerana Allah telah melebihkan orang-orang lelaki (dengan beberapa keistimewaan) atas orang-orang perempuan, dan juga kerana orang-orang lelaki telah membelanjakan (memberi nafkah) sebahagian dari harta mereka."

(Surah an-Nisa', 4: ayat 34)


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*Fakulti Tamadun Islam, UTM 81310 Skudai, Johor, emel: halim-zulkifli@utm.my

**Fakulti Tamadun Islam, UTM 81310 Skudai, Johor.


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