CLJ Bulletin, Issue 2008, Vol 24

07 November 2008

CLJ Law MALAYSIA

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1. CLJ October (Part 3) 2008

COURT

COURT OF APPEAL

Cheah Yoon Lim v. PP
(Trafficking in dangerous drug - Whether unusually high burden placed on accused) [2008] 5 CLJ 637

Guan Teik Sdn Bhd (Menggantikan Lim Oo Guan, Si Mati) v. Hj Mohd Noor Hj Yakub & Ors
(Parties - Representative capacity - Appointment of representative of deceased's estate) [2008] 5 CLJ 644

PP v. Salwani Thaleb
(Inadequacy of sentence - Appeal against) [2008] 5 CLJ 650

HIGH COURT

Aras Jalinan Sdn Bhd v. Tipco Asphalt Public Company Ltd & Ors
(Injunction - Arbitration - Jurisdiction of High Court) [2008] 5 CLJ 654

Dominica Toyat Dominic v. Peter Wee Teck Ho
(Slander - Claim for damages and injunction) [2008] 5 CLJ 679

Re Rosli Abdul Kadir; Ex p Bank Kerjasama Rakyat Malaysia Bhd
(Bankruptcy - Stay of proceedings) [2008] 5 CLJ 691

Yong Fuat Meng v. Chin Yoon Kew
(Petition for divorce filed by Muslim convert - Whether civil court had jurisdiction to hear matter) [2008] 5 CLJ 705

SUBJECT INDEX

ARBITRATION

Agreement - Jurisdiction of court - Injunction - Whether High Court had jurisdiction to grant injunctive relief in respect of matters where seat of arbitration was outside Malaysia - Federal law - Inherent or residual powers - Whether agreement could confer jurisdiction - Remedy - Intention of Parliament
Aras Jalinan Sdn Bhd v. Tipco Asphalt Public Company Ltd & Ors
(Badariah Sahamid JC) [2008] 5 CLJ 654 [HC]

BANKRUPTCY

Practice and procedure - Stay of proceedings - Principles applicable - Test to warrant court's discretion to grant or refuse application - 'Sufficient reason' or 'special circumstances' - Bankruptcy Act 1967, s. 97
Re Rosli Abdul Kadir; Ex p Bank Kerjasama Rakyat Malaysia Bhd
(Ramly Ali J) [2008] 5 CLJ 691 [HC]

CIVIL PROCEDURE

Injunction - Arbitration - Jurisdiction of High Court - Whether High Court had jurisdiction to grant injunctive relief in respect of matters where seat of arbitration was outside Malaysia - Federal law - Inherent or residual powers - Whether agreement could confer jurisdiction - Remedy - Intention of Parliament
Aras Jalinan Sdn Bhd v. Tipco Asphalt Public Company Ltd & Ors
(Badariah Sahamid JC) [2008] 5 CLJ 654 [HC]

Jurisdiction - High Court - Injunction - Whether High Court had jurisdiction to grant injunctive relief in respect of matters where seat of arbitration was outside Malaysia - Federal law - Inherent or residual powers - Whether agreement could confer jurisdiction - Remedy - Intention of Parliament
Aras Jalinan Sdn Bhd v. Tipco Asphalt Public Company Ltd & Ors
(Badariah Sahamid JC) [2008] 5 CLJ 654 [HC]

Parties - Representative capacity - Appointment of representative of deceased's estate - Ex parte application - Consent - Rules of the Court of Appeal 1994, r. 41
Guan Teik Sdn Bhd (Menggantikan Lim Oo Guan, Si Mati) v. Hj Mohd Noor Hj Yakub & Ors
(Mohd Ghazali Yusoff, Hasan Lah & Sulong Mat Jeraie JJCA) [2008] 5 CLJ 644 [CA]

Pleadings - Defamation - Slander - Particulars - Rules of the High Court 1980, O. 78
Dominica Toyat Dominic v. Peter Wee Teck Ho
(Hamid Sultan Abu Backer JC) [2008] 5 CLJ 679 [HC]

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW

Courts - Jurisdiction of High Court - Injunction - Whether High Court had jurisdiction to grant injunctive relief in respect of matters where seat of arbitration was outside Malaysia - Federal law - Inherent or residual powers - Whether agreement could confer jurisdiction - Remedy - Intention of Parliament
Aras Jalinan Sdn Bhd v. Tipco Asphalt Public Company Ltd & Ors
(Badariah Sahamid JC) [2008] 5 CLJ 654 [HC]

Jurisdiction - Civil court - Muslim converts and third parties - Petition for divorce filed by Muslim convert - Whether civil court had jurisdiction to hear matter - Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) Act 1976, s. 51 - Federal Constitution, art. 121(1A)
Yong Fuat Meng v. Chin Yoon Kew
(Hamid Sultan Abu Backer JC) [2008] 5 CLJ 705 [HC]

CRIMINAL LAW

Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 - Section 39B(1)(a) - Trafficking in dangerous drug - Appeal against conviction and sentence to death - Whether unusually high burden placed on accused - Presumptions - Whether facts insufficient to support case for trafficking - Substitution of lesser charge - Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, ss. 6, 37(d), (da), 39A
Cheah Yoon Lim v. PP
(Richard Malanjum, Augustine Paul & Hashim Yusoff JJCA) [2008] 5 CLJ 637 [CA]

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

Sentence - Inadequacy of sentence - Appeal against - Conviction on plea of guilt under s. 6 Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 to 11 years imprisonment and mandatory ten strokes of rattan - Whether reflected gravity of offence - Public interest - Quantity of drugs - Whether sentence manifestly inadequate
PP v. Salwani Thaleb
(Gopal Sri Ram, Hasan Lah & Vincent Ng JJCA) [2008] 5 CLJ 650 [CA]

FAMILY LAW

Divorce - Petition - Jurisdiction - Muslim converts and third parties - Petition for divorce filed by Muslim convert - Whether civil court had jurisdiction to hear matter - Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) Act 1976, s. 51 - Federal Constitution, art. 121(1A)
Yong Fuat Meng v. Chin Yoon Kew
(Hamid Sultan Abu Backer JC) [2008] 5 CLJ 705 [HC]

ISLAMIC LAW

Jurisdiction - Matrimonial matters - Muslim converts and third parties - Petition for divorce filed by Muslim convert - Whether civil court had jurisdiction to hear matter - Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) Act 1976, s. 51 - Federal Constitution, art. 121(1A)
Yong Fuat Meng v. Chin Yoon Kew
(Hamid Sultan Abu Backer JC) [2008] 5 CLJ 705 [HC]

TORT

Defamation - Slander - Claim for damages and injunction - Natural and ordinary meaning of words - Whether defamatory - Innuendo - Pleadings - Defence - Rules of the High Court 1980, O. 78
Dominica Toyat Dominic v. Peter Wee Teck Ho
(Hamid Sultan Abu Backer JC) [2008] 5 CLJ 679 [HC]

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2. CLJ October (Part 4) 2008

ARTICLE

Who Is A Malay: Defining 'Malayness' From The Legislative Perspective
by Dr Bashiran Begum Mobarak Ali & Dr Ainul Jaria Maidin [2008] 5 CLJ i

COURT

COURT OF APPEAL

Bumiputra-Commerce Bank Bhd v. Top-A Plastic Sdn Bhd
(Banker and customer - Dishonour of cheques - Whether tortious liability established - Measure of damages) [2008] 5 CLJ 737

Che Hasan Senawi v. PP
(Sentence - Adequacy - Culpable homicide not amounting to murder) [2008] 5 CLJ 769

Indian Corridor Sdn Bhd & Anor v. Golden Plus Holdings Bhd
(Company - Requisition for meeting by shareholders to remove directors - Sections 128, 145, 153 Companies Act 1965 - Consideration of) [2008] 5 CLJ 774

Ling Chee Chong & Anor v. Eydel Abah & Ors
(Appeal - Whether trial judge failed to appreciate totality of evidence) [2008] 5 CLJ 798

PP v. Chan Wai Heng
(Evidence - Child witness - Competency - Corroboration - Evidence Act 1950 s. 133A) [2008] 5 CLJ 805

HIGH COURT

Muhammad Taufiq Abdullah v. Public Finance Bhd
(Hire purchase - Guarantee - Whether guarantee properly executed) [2008] 5 CLJ 831

SUBJECT INDEX

BANKING

Banker and customer - Dishonour of cheque - Wrongful freezing of accounts pursuant to garnishment order - Whether a breach of contract - Whether tortious liability is established - Nature of damages to be awarded
Bumiputra-Commerce Bank Bhd v. Top-A Plastic Sdn Bhd
(Mokhtar Sidin, Zainun Ali & Heliliah Mohd Yusof JJCA) [2008] 5 CLJ 737 [CA]

CIVIL PROCEDURE

Appeal - Decision of trial judge - Findings of fact - Whether trial judge failed to appreciate totality of evidence before her - Whether appeal to be allowed
Ling Chee Chong & Anor v. Eydel Abah & Ors
(Gopal Sri Ram, Hasan Lah & Vincent Ng JJCA) [2008] 5 CLJ 798 [CA]

Appeal - Jurisdiction to entertain - Whether appeal should be heard where issue in question has become academic - Principles in Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada v. Jervis [1944] - Appellate court should decline to hear an appeal where a decision would make no difference to litigants - Whether there is a live issue which would affect legal position of parties
Indian Corridor Sdn Bhd & Anor v. Golden Plus Holdings Bhd
(Gopal Sri Ram, Abdull Hamid Embong & Heliliah Yusof JJCA) [2008] 5 CLJ 774 [CA]

Damages - Defamation - Exemplary damages - Wrongful dishonour of cheque by bank - Bank not acting with malicious intent but had acted in careless disregard or in haste - Conduct of bank not calculated to reap profit - Whether award for exemplary damages constituted a misdirection
Bumiputra-Commerce Bank Bhd v. Top-A Plastic Sdn Bhd
(Mokhtar Sidin, Zainun Ali & Heliliah Mohd Yusof JJCA) [2008] 5 CLJ 737 [CA]

Execution - Garnishment order - Garnishment of bank account - Garnishment orders served upon bank to garnish judgment debtor's accounts - Whether garnishment orders specific or precise as to which accounts to be frozen - Whether bank justified in freezing all monies in all accounts belonging to judgment debtor - Garnishment orders only affect debts in existence at date of service thereof - Monies subsequently paid into garnished bank account will not be affected by garnishment order
Bumiputra-Commerce Bank Bhd v. Top-A Plastic Sdn Bhd
(Mokhtar Sidin, Zainun Ali & Heliliah Mohd Yusof JJCA) [2008] 5 CLJ 737 [CA]

Judgments and orders - Setting aside, application for - Whether an action commenced merely to have an earlier perfected and sealed order declared null and void and to be set aside can be maintained
Muhammad Taufiq Abdullah v. Public Finance Bhd
(Abdul Wahab Patail J) [2008] 5 CLJ 831 [HC]

COMPANY LAW

Directors - Removal - Whether notice requirement in s. 128 Companies Act 1965 sufficiently meets element of fairness - Whether sufficient to make director aware of proposal to remove him - Whether s. 128 requires to set out grounds for proposing removal - Whether s. 128 requires requisitionists to furnish explanatory statements along with a resolution moving for removal of director
Indian Corridor Sdn Bhd & Anor v. Golden Plus Holdings Bhd
(Gopal Sri Ram, Abdull Hamid Embong & Heliliah Yusof JJCA) [2008] 5 CLJ 774 [CA]

Meetings - Calling of meetings - Requisition for meeting by shareholders under s. 145 Companies Act 1965 - Whether shareholders have agreed in Articles of Association not to resort to their right under s. 145 - Whether shareholders can exercise their rights under s. 145 - Whether any conflict between ss. 145 and 153 Companies Act 1965 - Distinction between a notice calling for a meeting and a special notice of a particular type of resolution - Whether a special notice of a resolution is a notice of meeting - Whether bad faith in fixing of venue of meeting
Indian Corridor Sdn Bhd & Anor v. Golden Plus Holdings Bhd
(Gopal Sri Ram, Abdull Hamid Embong & Heliliah Yusof JJCA) [2008] 5 CLJ 774 [CA]

CONTRACT

Hire Purchase - Guarantee - Guarantee to pay owner an aggregate sum larger than balance originally payable under hire purchase agreement - Whether valid - Guarantee not limited to payment of balance originally payable but included default charges that would become payable by hirer - Default charges not stated in hire purchase agreement - Guarantee thus void by operation of s. 22 of Hire Purchase Act 1967 - objection regarding contravention of s. 22 not raised in Sessions Court - No substantial miscarriage of justice
Muhammad Taufiq Abdullah v. Public Finance Bhd
(Abdul Wahab Patail J) [2008] 5 CLJ 831 [HC]

Hire purchase - Guarantee - Omission in guarantee to state object or goods that are subject matter of guarantee - Whether guarantee void - Guarantee not upon an entirely separate document but part of hire purchase agreement - Goods specified in hire puchase agreement - Guarantee valid
Muhammad Taufiq Abdullah v. Public Finance Bhd
(Abdul Wahab Patail J) [2008] 5 CLJ 831 [HC]

Hire purchase - Guarantee - Whether guarantee properly executed - Section 22, Hire Purchase Act 1967 - Guarantee to be executed in presence of Magistrate, Commissioner for Oaths or Notary Public - Whether provision in s. 22 is substantive or merely a formality or procedural step - Whether breach of s. 22 is a breach of a substantive provision of law
Muhammad Taufiq Abdullah v. Public Finance Bhd
(Abdul Wahab Patail J) [2008] 5 CLJ 831 [HC]

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

Appeal - Conviction, against - Whether findings of trial judge lacked substance and warranted appellate intervention - Infirmities in decision of trial judge as alleged by appellate judge ran contrary to findings made by trial judge - Whether trial judge had not failed to address his mind on requirements of ss. 133A Evidence Act 1950 - Whether appellate judge right in setting aside conviction and sentence
PP v. Chan Wai Heng
(Mohd Ghazali Yusoff, Raus Sharif & Heliliah Mohd Yusof JJCA) [2008] 5 CLJ 805 [CA]

Sentence - Adequacy - Culpable homicide not amounting to murder - Sentence of 19 years imprisonment - Whether excessive - Guilty plea - Penal Code, s. 304(a)
Che Hasan Senawi v. PP
(Gopal Sri Ram, Hasan Lah & Vincent Ng JJCA) [2008] 5 CLJ 769 [CA]

Trial - Competence of witness - Child witness - Corroboration - Whether child understood nature of oath - Whether child's evidence could be received - Whether possessed sufficient understanding to justify reception of evidence - Whether understood duty of speaking truth - Whether evidence corroborated - Evidence Act 1950, s. 133A
PP v. Chan Wai Heng
(Mohd Ghazali Yusoff, Raus Sharif & Heliliah Mohd Yusof JJCA) [2008] 5 CLJ 805 [CA]

Trial - Prima facie case - Finding of prima facie case at conclusion of prosecution's case - No mandatory rule that judge must record in notes of evidence that prima facie case has been made out - Failure by judge to record expressly in notes of evidence that prima facie case had been made - Grounds of judgment indicated evaluation of prosecution's case had been made - Whether failure to record in notes of evidence finding of prima facie case fatal - Criminal Procedure Code, s. 173(f)
PP v. Chan Wai Heng
(Mohd Ghazali Yusoff, Raus Sharif & Heliliah Mohd Yusof JJCA) [2008] 5 CLJ 805 [CA]

EVIDENCE

Witness - Child witness - Competency - Corroboration - Whether child's evidence could be received - Whether child understood nature of oath and duty of speaking truth - Whether evidence corroborated - Evidence Act 1950, s. 133A
PP v. Chan Wai Heng
(Mohd Ghazali Yusoff, Raus Sharif & Heliliah Mohd Yusof JJCA) [2008] 5 CLJ 805 [CA]

TORT

Defamation - Dishonour of cheques - Wrongful dishonour of cheque by bank - Cheques returned with words "Frozen Account" and "Refer To Drawer" written on them - Phrases "Frozen Account" and "Refer To Drawer" are highly libelous - Whether amounts to a breach of contract by bank
Bumiputra-Commerce Bank Bhd v. Top-A Plastic Sdn Bhd
(Mokhtar Sidin, Zainun Ali & Heliliah Mohd Yusof JJCA) [2008] 5 CLJ 737 [CA]

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3. CLJ Supp October (Part 2) 2008

ARTICLE

Tax Implications On Net And The Initiatives Taken By OECD: A Critical Appraisal
by Dr Nehaluddin Ahmad [2008] 9 CLJ xvii

COURT

HIGH COURT

Golden Cresent Trading Sdn Bhd v. Alpine Auto Access Sdn Bhd; Pendaftar Rekabentuk Perindustrian (Interested Party)
(Intellectual property - Registered design - Revocation of) [2008] 9 CLJ 317

Hong Leong Bank Bhd lwn. Villa Genting Development Sdn Bhd
(Kontrak - Surat ikatan - Suratikatan penyerahhakan) [2008] 9 CLJ 330

Phileo Allied Bank (M) Bhd v. Shahrul Bahthiar Tumpang & Ors
(Banking - Cheques - Payment of cheque) [2008] 9 CLJ 344

Tan Lee Choon v. Lee Chooi Hoo
(Injunction - Interim injunction - Application for) [2008] 9 CLJ 349

Tan Lee Choon v. Lee Chooi Hoo (No 2)
(Civil procedure - Injunction - Erinford injunction - Application for) [2008] 9 CLJ 367

Yap Choon Kit v. PP
(Criminal law - Penal code - Section 474 - Having possession of forged credit cards) [2008] 9 CLJ 377

Yunley Enterprise Sdn Bhd lwn. The Pacific Bank Bhd & Satu Lagi
(Undang-undang tanah - Gadaian - Perintah jualan - Lelongan awam) [2008] 9 CLJ 399

SUBJECT INDEX

BANKING

Cheques - Payment of cheque - Plaintiff failed to receive money purportedly payable under cheque - Whether defendants, persons to whom money was paid to, must repay or return it to plaintiff - Whether plaintiff entitled to repayment or return of it - Contracts Act 1950, s. 73
Phileo Allied Bank (M) Bhd v. Shahrul Bahthiar Tumpang & Ors
(Abdul Wahab Patail J) [2008] 9 CLJ 344 [HC]

CIVIL PROCEDURE

Injunction - Erinford injunction - Application for - Facts and circumstances - Whether should be allowed
Tan Lee Choon v. Lee Chooi Hoo (No 2)
(Zamani A Rahim JC) [2008] 9 CLJ 367 [HC]

Injunction - Interim injunction - Application for - Injunction to restrain defendants from damaging structure on land and from developing land into commercial lots - Whether association had every right to develop land - Whether association registered proprietor of land - Whether association recognised the Rumah Tokong (deity) and gave assurances that it would be preserved - Whether preventing association's endeavour to develop land unfair and unequitable - Whether plaintiff's resort to injunctive relief inappropriate and misconceived
Tan Lee Choon v. Lee Chooi Hoo
(Zamani A Rahim JC) [2008] 9 CLJ 349 [HC]

CRIMINAL LAW

Penal code - Section 474 - Having possession of forged credit cards - Allegation of - Whether proved - Appeal against conviction and sentence - Whether ingredients of offence under s. 474 made out - Whether there was sufficient evidence to prove possession - Whether prima facie case successfully made out by prosecution - Whether prosecution's case failed - Whether there was miscarriage of justice - Whether finding of guilt and conviction of accused by trial judge wrong
Yap Choon Kit v. PP
(Nallini Pathmanathan JC) [2008] 9 CLJ 377 [HC]

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

Prima facie case - Establishment of - Whether a prima facie case made out on evidence adduced in the course of prosecution's case - Whether ingredients of offence under s. 474 made out - Whether there was sufficient evidence to prove possession - Whether prima facie case successfully made out by prosecution - Whether prosecution's case failed - Whether there was miscarriage of justice - Whether finding of guilt and conviction of accused by trial judge wrong
Yap Choon Kit v. PP
(Nallini Pathmanathan JC) [2008] 9 CLJ 377 [HC]

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Registered design - Revocation of - Application for - Whether there was prior publication of registered design - Definitions of 'industrial design' under s. 3 of the Industrial Designs Act 1996 - Whether design new within meaning of s. 12 of the Industrial Designs Act 1996 - Whether design should be removed from register - Industrial Designs Act 1996, s. 27(1)(a)
Golden Cresent Trading Sdn Bhd v. Alpine Auto Access Sdn Bhd; Pendaftar Rekabentuk Perindustrian (Interested Party)
(Ramly Ali J) [2008] 9 CLJ 317 [HC]

INDEKS PERKARA

KONTRAK

Surat ikatan - Suratikatan penyerahhakan - Pengindorsan - Keengganan defendan untuk mengindorskan - Sama ada liability terhadap jumlah tunggakan dan lain-lain caj adalah ditanggung oleh plaintif dan pembeli - Sama ada perjanjian sepatutnya mengikat kedua-dua pihak
Hong Leong Bank Bhd lwn. Villa Genting Development Sdn Bhd
(Azman Abdullah PK) [2008] 9 CLJ 330 [HC]

UNDANG-UNDANG TANAH

Gadaian - Perintah jualan - Lelongan awam - Permohonan deklarasi lelongan awam yang dijalankan tidak sah - Kedua-dua harta cagaran dijual secara kolektif - Sama ada mematuhi s. 263(3) Kanun Tanah Negara - Sama ada permohonan defendan pertama untuk perintah jualan yang dibuat adalah betul dan boleh dikuatkuasakan walaupun tempoh 5 1/2 tahun berlalu - Sama ada perintah jualan tidak sah dan terbatal
Yunley Enterprise Sdn Bhd lwn. The Pacific Bank Bhd & Satu Lagi
(Ghazali Cha PK) [2008] 9 CLJ 399 [HC]

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CASE OF THE WEEK

BUMIPUTRA-COMMERCE BANK BHD v. TOP-A PLASTIC SDN BHD

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