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MEHDI DADASHI HAVADARAGH v. KETUA PENGARAH JABATAN KASTAM DIRAJA MALAYSIA & ORS
COURT OF APPEAL, PUTRAJAYA
LINTON ALBERT JCA, NALLINI PATHMANATHAN JCA, VERNON ONG LAM KIAT JCA
[CIVIL APPEAL NO: B-01-419-12-2013]
21 JANUARY 2015
CUSTOMS AND EXCISE: Forfeiture - Forfeiture of monies seized - Appellant found carrying USD350,000 in cash at airport without letter of authority by Bank Negara Malaysia - Monies seized due to suspicion that appellant committed offence under s. 125 of Customs Act 1953 - Customs Department forfeited monies without informing appellant - Claim for return of monies at High Court dismissed - Appeal against decision of High Court - Whether appellant submitted written notice for return of seized monies within period specified under s. 128 of Customs Act 1967
WORDS AND PHRASES: Interpretation - Customs Act 1967, s. 128 - 'Give written notice' - Forfeiture of monies in amount of USD350,000 in cash by Customs Department - Appellant claimed to have given written notice for recovery of monies when his statement was taken in writing by senior customs officer - Whether `give written notice' should be given strict interpretation - Whether written statement recorded by senior customs officer sufficed as written claim for return of monies
SANJEEV KUMAR VEERASINGAM v. PP & OTHER APPEALS
COURT OF APPEAL, PUTRAJAYA
MD RAUS SHARIF PCA, MOHD HISHAMUDIN YUNUS JCA, MOHTARUDIN BAKI JCA
[CRIMINAL APPEALS NO: W-09-153-05-2013, W-09-155-05-2013 & W-06B-33-05-2013]
30 JANUARY 2015
CRIMINAL LAW: Penal Code - Section 468 - Offence of forgery for purpose of cheating in relation to falsifying documents - Alteration of documents - Whether without lawful authority - Whether false documents bearing false particulars prepared knowingly - Whether done with intent to commit fraud or that fraud may be committed - Whether forged document intended to be used for purpose of cheating - Whether prima facie case established
CRIMINAL LAW: Penal Code - Section 415 - Offence of cheating - Whether charge specified which limb of s. 415 invoked - Whether requirements under limb (a) or limb (b) of s. 415 satisfied
CRIMINAL LAW: Abetment - Charge - Whether specified in what manner acts of abetment done - Whether charge vague and materially defective - Whether complied with s. 154 of the Criminal Procedure Code - Principle offender found not guilty - Whether persons abetting could be found guilty - Whether there was evidence to link accused persons to principle offender
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE: Charge - Amendment - Whether fatal to prosecution's case - Whether caused prejudice or miscarriage of justice to accused - Whether amended charge read and explained to accused - Whether complied with ss. 158(2) and 162 of Criminal Procedure Code
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CIMB BANK BERHAD lwn. PENTADBIR TANAH DAERAH BATU PAHAT
UNDANG-UNDANG TANAH: Rampasan - Kesahihan - Perintah rampasan - Kegagalan membayar cukai tanah - Sama ada perintah rampasan telah dikeluarkan secara betul
UNDANG-UNDANG TANAH: Rampasan - Perintah rampasan - Pembatalan - Tempoh rayuan - Sama ada pemohon telah mematuhi peruntukan untuk membatalkan perintah rampasan - Sama ada pembatalan perintah rampasan telah dibuat dalam tempoh masa 3 bulan seperti yang telah ditetapkan - Sama ada terdapat permohonan untuk perlanjutkan tempoh rayuan yang telah luput - Kanun Tanah Negara, s. 134(1)
MELILEA (M) SDN BHD lwn. THE NEW STRAITS TIMES PRESS (M) BERHAD & YANG LAIN
TORT: Fitnah - Libel - Penerbitan artikel dalam surat khabar - Sama ada pernyataan-pernyataan yang telah diterbitkan membawa maksud fitnah dan merujuk terhadap plaintif - Sama ada pernyataan yang telah diterbitkan menyebabkan kerosakan pada plaintif - Sama ada terdapat penerbitan pernyataan-pernyataan yang membawa unsur-unsur fitnah kepada pihak ketiga
TORT: Fitnah - Pembelaan - Justifikasi dan komen berpatutan - Kebenaran fakta - Sama ada pernyataan yang telah diterbitkan mempunyai kebenaran dari segi fakta - Akta Fitnah 1957, s. 8
TORT: Fitnah - Pembelaan - Perlindungan bersyarat - Kepentingan awam - Sama ada artikel-artikel yang telah diterbitkan adalah berkepentingan awam - Sama ada defendan-defendan mempunyai tanggungjawab awam untuk menerbitkan artikel-artikel berkenaan plaintif - Sama ada artikel-artikel yang telah diterbitkan mempunyai unsur niat jahat - Akta Fitnah 1957, s. 12
TAN SUAT BEE lwn. PENTADBIR TANAH DAERAH JOHOR BAHRU
UNDANG-UNDANG TANAH: Pengambilan tanah - Kelewatan membuat bantahan - Borang N - Permohonan perlanjutan masa pemfailan Borang N - Keadaan-keadaan khas - Sama ada kegagalan pentadbir tanah memaklumkan hak pemohon sebagai orang awam berkenaan prosedur bantahan dan had masa pemfailan borang N merupakan keadaan khas - Akta Pengambilan Tanah 1960, s. 38(4)
PENTAFSIRAN BERKANUN: Pentafsiran statut - Pendekatan pentafsiran - S. 38 Akta Pengambilan Tanah 1960 - Sama ada pendekatan secara fleksibel dan liberal atau sempit dan terhad perlu digunapakai - Sama ada perhatian harus ditumpukan kepada hak asasi keatas tanah - Perkara 13, Perlembagaan Persekutuan
HASHIM MOHD SAID v. JABATAN AGAMA ISLAM SELANGOR & ORS
CIVIL PROCEDURE: Amendment - Writ and statement of claim - To name raiding officers of 1st defendant and insert the Majlis Agama Islam Selangor to 1st defendant - Whether applications to amend bona fide - Whether amendments necessary to correct name of the parties and comply with statutory requirement on the naming of parties - ss. 5 and 6(1) of the Government Proceedings Act 1956 - Whether necessary so that real issue in dispute properly formulated for the Court's resolution - Issue of limitation setting in - Whether amendments should be allowed in the interest of justice - O. 20 r. 5(3) and (5) of the Rules of Court 2012
MOHD ZIKRI SHAHRULNIZAM v. THANESH MURUGIAH
DAMAGES (PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH): Appeal - Appeal against award made - Appeal and cross appeal - Appellant awarded RM145,000.00 for general damages - Whether there was justification for appellate intervention - Whether sessions court judge erred in award of RM100,000.00 for head injuries with residual disabilities - Although injuries all on the head region, whether different and distinct injuries
DAMAGES (PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH): Brain injury - Appellant had made good recovery and able to return to work and continue working - Minor neurological deficits - Whether RM20,000.00 fair and reasonable award
CLJ 2015 Volume 4 (Part 5)
COURT
FEDERAL COURT
Dr Shamsul Bahar Abdul Kadir & Another Appeal v. RHB Bank Bhd
(Bankruptcy; Civil Procedure; Words & Phrases - Bankruptcy notice issued more than six years after date of judgment - Whether issuance of bankruptcy notice required prior to leave of court - 'execution thereon not having been stayed' - Bankruptcy Act 1967, s. 3(1)(i) - Meaning of - Whether construed within context of s. 6(3) Limitation Act 1953) [2015] 4 CLJ 561 [FC]COURT OF APPEAL
Kamran Nemati Hossein v. PP & Another Appeal
(Criminal Law; Criminal Procedure - Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 - Presumption of trafficking) [2015] 4 CLJ 595 [CA]Mehdi Dadashi Havadaragh v. Ketua Pengarah Jabatan Kastam DiRaja Malaysia & Ors
(Customs And Excise; Words And Phrases - Forfeiture of monies seized - Interpretation - Customs Act 1967, s. 128 - 'Give written notice') [2015] 4 CLJ 607 [CA]Meridian Asset Management Sdn Bhd v. AmTrustee Bhd & Other Appeals
(Equity; Tort - Appointment of custodian bank by fund manager to safeguard client's money - Breach of duty by custodian bank) [2015] 4 CLJ 674 [CA]HIGH COURT
Allan Kinsey & Anor v. Sunway Rahman Putra Sdn Bhd & Anor; Dekon Sdn Bhd (Third Party)
(Contract; Tort - Claim against developer for breach of contract for failing to build property in good and workman-like manner) [2015] 4 CLJ 624 [HC]Bank Kerjasama Rakyat Malaysia Bhd v. Brampton Holdings Sdn Bhd
(Civil Procedure; Banking - Summary judgment - Whether facility transactions contravened Islamic and Shariah principles) [2015] 4 CLJ 635 [HC]In Re Dziyauddin Baharom, ex p; Bank Mualamat Malaysia Bhd
(Bankruptcy; Civil Procedure - Failure to exhibit judgment recorded in bankruptcy notice) [2015] 4 CLJ 653 [HC]Leng Chee Yean v. Tokio Marine Insurance (Malaysia) Bhd
(Insurance - Whether condition in policy breached - Whether insurer's repudiation of liability valid) [2015] 4 CLJ 660 [HC]Only One Foot Reflexology Sdn Bhd lwn. Majlis Bandaraya Shah Alam
(Prosedur Sivil; Kerajaan Tempatan - Tuntutan untuk deklarasi bahawa pengeluaran kompaun salah dan tidak teratur) [2015] 4 CLJ 701 [HC]SUBJECT INDEX
BANKING
Banks and banking business - Islamic banking - Action to recover monies under Bai' Bithaman Ajil Facility and Bai' Al-Inah facility - Whether facility transactions contravened Islamic and Shariah principles - Whether court required to refer Shariah issues to Shariah Advisory Council on Islamic Finance
Bank Kerjasama Rakyat Malaysia Bhd v. Brampton Holdings Sdn Bhd
(Wong Kian Kheong JC) [2015] 4 CLJ 635 [HC]BANKRUPTCY
Bankruptcy notice - Leave to issue - Bankruptcy notice issued more than six years after date of judgment - Whether leave of court obtained - Rules of the High Court 1980, O. 46 r. 2 - Whether O. 46 r. 2 applied to bankruptcy proceedings - Whether bankruptcy proceeding an action upon judgment - Whether caught by s. 6(3) Limitation Act 1953 - Whether judgment could be executed without leave of court - Whether bankruptcy notice set aside
Dr Shamsul Bahar Abdul Kadir & Another Appeal v. RHB Bank Bhd
(Arifin Zakaria CJ, Abdull Hamid Embong, Hasan Lah, Jeffrey Tan, Abu Samah Nordin FCJJ) [2015] 4 CLJ 561 [FC]Notice - Setting aside - Application for - Failure to exhibit judgment recorded in bankruptcy notice - Whether defective and wrong in law
In Re Dziyauddin Baharom, ex p; Bank Mualamat Malaysia Bhd
(Wong Teck Meng JC) [2015] 4 CLJ 653 [HC]CIVIL PROCEDURE
Execution - Writ of execution - Bankruptcy notice issued more than six years after date of judgment - Leave to issue - Whether bankruptcy proceeding a writ of execution within meaning of O. 46 r. 2 Rules of the High Court 1980 - Whether issuance of bankruptcy notice required prior to leave of court under O. 46 r. 2 - Whether judgment could be executed without leave of court
Dr Shamsul Bahar Abdul Kadir & Another Appeal v. RHB Bank Bhd
(Arifin Zakaria CJ, Abdull Hamid Embong, Hasan Lah, Jeffrey Tan, Abu Samah Nordin FCJJ) [2015] 4 CLJ 561 [FC]Summary judgment - Application for - Banking - Islamic banking facility - Application for amount owed under Bai' Bithaman Ajil Facility and Bai' Al-Inah facility - Triable issues - Whether arose - Rules of Court 2012, O. 14
Bank Kerjasama Rakyat Malaysia Bhd v. Brampton Holdings Sdn Bhd
(Wong Kian Kheong JC) [2015] 4 CLJ 635 [HC]Summary judgment - Leave - Leave given in summary judgment order - Whether order was final judgment and enforceable - Whether order gave leave to plaintiff to enter summary judgment - Whether principal matter in question determined in summary judgment order
In Re Dziyauddin Baharom, ex p; Bank Mualamat Malaysia Bhd
(Wong Teck Meng JC) [2015] 4 CLJ 653 [HC]CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Appeal - Appeal against conviction and sentence - Trafficking in dangerous drugs - Presumption of trafficking - Whether correctly invoked - Whether appellants' defence had rebutted presumption of trafficking - Whether appellants' defence sufficiently evaluated by trial judge - Whether there was any appealable error - Whether conviction and sentence of first and second appellants safe
Kamran Nemati Hossein v. PP & Another Appeal
(Aziah Ali, Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat, Ahmadi Asnawi JJCA) [2015] 4 CLJ 595 [CA]CONTRACT
Breach - Agreement - Sale and purchase agreement of bungalow - Purchaser highlighted patent defects to developer - Discovery of cracks - Site inspection report revealed that cracks attributed to poor workmanship and construction errors - More cracks appeared at same and different locations despite repairs - Claim against developer for breach of contract for failing to build property in good and workman-like manner
Allan Kinsey & Anor v. Sunway Rahman Putra Sdn Bhd & Anor; Dekon Sdn Bhd (Third Party)
(Prasad Sandosham Abraham J) [2015] 4 CLJ 624 [HC]CRIMINAL LAW
Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 - Section 39B(1)(a) - Trafficking in 1483g of methamphetamine - Drugs found hidden in inner wall of bags - Whether appellants had mens rea possession of drugs - Whether appellants' conduct drew suspicion - Whether first appellant was an innocent carrier - Whether second appellant merely a tourist tagging along with first appellant - Weight of drugs - Whether presumption of trafficking correctly invoked by trial judge - Whether conviction and sentence of first and second appellants safe - Penal Code, s. 34
Kamran Nemati Hossein v. PP & Another Appeal
(Aziah Ali, Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat, Ahmadi Asnawi JJCA) [2015] 4 CLJ 595 [CA]CUSTOMS AND EXCISE
Forfeiture - Forfeiture of monies seized - Appellant found carrying USD350,000 in cash at airport without letter of authority by Bank Negara Malaysia - Monies seized due to suspicion that appellant committed offence under s. 125 of Customs Act 1953 - Customs Department forfeited monies without informing appellant - Claim for return of monies at High Court dismissed - Appeal against decision of High Court - Whether appellant submitted written notice for return of seized monies within period specified under s. 128 of Customs Act 1967
Mehdi Dadashi Havadaragh v. Ketua Pengarah Jabatan Kastam DiRaja Malaysia & Ors
(Linton Albert, Nallini Pathmanathan, Vernon Ong Lam Kiat JJCA) [2015] 4 CLJ 607 [CA]EQUITY
Fiduciary duty - Breach - Whether fiduciary relationship existed - Appointment of custodian bank by fund manager to safeguard client's money - Whether custodian was a trustee company - Whether owed higher duty to ensure assets of fund manager adequately protected - Whether relationship of 'trusted confidence' existent between client and AmTrustee
Meridian Asset Management Sdn Bhd v. AmTrustee Bhd & Other Appeals
(Abdul Wahab Patail, David Wong Dak Wah, Varghese George JJCA) [2015] 4 CLJ 674 [CA]INSURANCE
Fire insurance - Claim on policy - Repudiation of liability by insurer - Whether claimant submitted fraudulent claim - Whether quantum of claim grossly exaggerated - Whether claimant made false declaration - Whether condition in policy breached - Whether insurer's repudiation of liability valid
Leng Chee Yean v. Tokio Marine Insurance (Malaysia) Bhd
(Azizah Nawawi J) [2015] 4 CLJ 660 [HC]TORT
Negligence - Breach of duty - Duty of fund manager towards client - Whether funds placed with fund manager as 'custodian' of client - Whether client closely and directly affected by fund manager's acts or omissions - Whether duty of care owed - Whether breached duty of care
Meridian Asset Management Sdn Bhd v. AmTrustee Bhd & Other Appeals
(Abdul Wahab Patail, David Wong Dak Wah, Varghese George JJCA) [2015] 4 CLJ 674 [CA]Negligence - Professional negligence - Discovery of cracks on bungalow - Engineer assigned by developer to carry out site inspection - Site inspection report revealed that cracks attributed to poor workmanship and construction errors - More cracks appeared at same and different locations despite repairs - Claim against structural engineer for being negligent in his role, duties and responsibilities to developer
Allan Kinsey & Anor v. Sunway Rahman Putra Sdn Bhd & Anor; Dekon Sdn Bhd (Third Party)
(Prasad Sandosham Abraham J) [2015] 4 CLJ 624 [HC]Vicarious liability - Apportionment of liability - Appointment of custodian bank by fund manager to safeguard client's money - Breach of duty by custodian bank - Liability of custodian bank towards client - Whether apportionment of liability justified
Meridian Asset Management Sdn Bhd v. AmTrustee Bhd & Other Appeals
(Abdul Wahab Patail, David Wong Dak Wah, Varghese George JJCA) [2015] 4 CLJ 674 [CA]WORDS & PHRASES
'execution thereon not having been stayed' - Bankruptcy Act 1967, s. 3(1)(i) - Meaning of - Whether construed within context of s. 6(3) Limitation Act 1953 - Whether bankruptcy proceeding a writ of execution within meaning of O. 46 r. 2 Rules of the High Court 1980 - Issuance of bankruptcy notice - Whether judgment obtained more than six years could be executed without leave of court
Dr Shamsul Bahar Abdul Kadir & Another Appeal v. RHB Bank Bhd
(Arifin Zakaria CJ, Abdull Hamid Embong, Hasan Lah, Jeffrey Tan, Abu Samah Nordin FCJJ) [2015] 4 CLJ 561 [FC]Interpretation - Customs Act 1967, s. 128 - 'Give written notice' - Forfeiture of monies in amount of USD350,000 in cash by Customs Department - Appellant claimed to have given written notice for recovery of monies when his statement was taken in writing by senior customs officer - Whether 'give written notice' should be given strict interpretation - Whether written statement recorded by senior customs officer sufficed as written claim for return of monies
Mehdi Dadashi Havadaragh v. Ketua Pengarah Jabatan Kastam DiRaja Malaysia & Ors
(Linton Albert, Nallini Pathmanathan, Vernon Ong Lam Kiat JJCA) [2015] 4 CLJ 607 [CA]INDEKS PERKARA
KERAJAAN TEMPATAN
Pengeluaran kompaun - Pengeluaran kompaun di atas dakwaan bahawa plaintif melanggar syarat-syarat lesen menjalankan perniagaan - Sama ada salah dan tidak teratur - Sama ada satu salahguna kuasa menurut Undang-Undang Kecil Pusat Kecantikan dan Perniagaan Kesihatan (Majlis Bandaraya Shah Alam) 2007 - Pemeriksaan dan serbuan dilakukan tanpa kuasa bertulis seperti dikehendaki oleh Undang-Undang Kecil Pusat Kecantikan dan Perniagaan Kesihatan (Majlis Bandaraya Shah Alam) 2007 - Sama ada defendan bertanggungan ke atas kerugian yang dialami oleh plaintif
Only One Foot Reflexology Sdn Bhd lwn. Majlis Bandaraya Shah Alam
(Hashim Hamzah H) [2015] 4 CLJ 701 [HC]PROSEDUR SIVIL
Tuntutan - Deklarasi - Kaedah-Kaedah Mahkamah Tinggi 1980, A. 15 k. 16 - Tuntutan untuk deklarasi bahawa pengeluaran kompaun adalah salah dan tidak teratur - Sama ada pengeluaran kompaun satu salahguna kuasa menurut Undang-Undang Kecil Pusat Kecantikan dan Perniagaan Kesihatan (Majlis Bandaraya Shah Alam) 2007 - Sama ada plaintif melanggar syarat-syarat lesen yang dikeluarkan oleh defendan untuk menjalankan perniagaan - Pemeriksaan dan serbuan dilakukan tanpa kuasa bertulis seperti dikehendaki oleh Undang-Undang Kecil Pusat Kecantikan dan Perniagaan Kesihatan (Majlis Bandaraya Shah Alam) 2007 - Sama ada defendan bertanggungan ke atas kerugian yang dialami oleh plaintif
Only One Foot Reflexology Sdn Bhd lwn. Majlis Bandaraya Shah Alam
(Hashim Hamzah H) [2015] 4 CLJ 701 [HC]
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COURT
COURT OF APPEAL
Meor Safizal Meor Mohamed Amin & Yang Lain lwn. PP
(Undang-undang Perlembagaan - Kebebasan asasi - Hak untuk menyertai perhimpunan secara aman) [2015] 4 CLJ 709 [CA]Press Metal Sarawak Sdn Bhd v. Etiqa Takaful Bhd
(Arbitration - Arbitration clause - Arbitration Act 2005, s. 10 - Applicability of) [2015] 4 CLJ 734 [CA]Sanjeev Kumar Veerasingam v. PP & Other Appeals
(Criminal Law - Penal Code - Section 468 - Offence of forgery for purpose of cheating in relation to falsifying documents) [2015] 4 CLJ 743 [CA]HIGH COURT
Dalam Perkara Foo Kum Cheun; Ex p United Overseas Bank (M) Bhd
(Kebankrapan - Kapasiti seorang bankrap - Locus) [2015] 4 CLJ 763 [HC]Humboldt Wedag GmbH & Anor v. Perak-Hanjoong Simen Sdn Bhd
(Contract - Guarantee - Bank guarantee) [2015] 4 CLJ 774 [HC]Sharifah Norziah Syed Mokhtar v. Syarikat GPSM Holdings Bhd & Ors
(Tort - Defamation - Slander and/or libel - Whether words or statements attacked plaintiff's moral character) [2015] 4 CLJ 783 [HC]Tan Sri Dato' (Dr) Rozali Ismail & Ors v. Chua Lay Kim & Ors
(Civil Procedure - Contempt of court - Breach of court order, abetment of) [2015] 4 CLJ 807 [HC]SUBJECT INDEX
ARBITRATION
Arbitration clause - Insurance policy - Arbitration Act 2005, s. 10 - Applicability of - Whether arbitration clause part of contract of insurance - Whether a nullity or incapable of being performed - Whether all matters capable of being subjected to arbitration - Whether disputes come within scope of s. 10(1)(b) Arbitration Act 2005
Press Metal Sarawak Sdn Bhd v. Etiqa Takaful Bhd
(David Wong Dak Wah, Badariah Sahamid, Prasad Sandosham Abraham JJCA) [2015] 4 CLJ 734 [CA]CIVIL PROCEDURE
Action - Cause of action - Whether the plaintiffs had a cause of action against defendants - Whether doctrine of estoppel applied
Tan Sri Dato' (Dr) Rozali Ismail & Ors v. Chua Lay Kim & Ors
(Yeoh Wee Siam J) [2015] 4 CLJ 807 [HC]Appeal - Appeal to Court of Appeal - Doctrine of lis pendens - Whether an appeal to Court of Appeal a mere continuation of a High Court trial that constituted a lis pendens to protect rights of successful litigant to obtain restitution - Whether doctrine of lis pendens applicable in a claim for recovery of money under a judgment sum - Whether appeal operated as a stay of execution - Courts of Judicature Act 1964, s. 73
Tan Sri Dato' (Dr) Rozali Ismail & Ors v. Chua Lay Kim & Ors
(Yeoh Wee Siam J) [2015] 4 CLJ 807 [HC]Contempt of court - Breach of court order, abetment of - Preservation order - Dealings with judgment sum prior to service of ex-parte preservation order - Whether first to fourth defendants in contempt of court
Tan Sri Dato' (Dr) Rozali Ismail & Ors v. Chua Lay Kim & Ors
(Yeoh Wee Siam J) [2015] 4 CLJ 807 [HC]Stay of execution of judgment - Stay of execution pending appeal - Application for - Judgment entered against plaintiff in different suit amounting to RM35,087,135.06 - Judgment sum deposited with stakeholders pending outcome of application for stay - Application for stay dismissed by court - Judgment sum released to legal firm and deposited into client's account - Creation of trust - Whether judgment sum became property of trust - Whether judgment sum held by firm in that capacity - Appeal subsequently allowed - Order for restitution - Whether first to fourth defendants constructive trustees of judgment sum paid by plaintiff - Whether judgment sum wrongly disbursed - Whether first to fourth defendants acted in concert to cause wrongful loss to plaintiff
Tan Sri Dato' (Dr) Rozali Ismail & Ors v. Chua Lay Kim & Ors
(Yeoh Wee Siam J) [2015] 4 CLJ 807 [HC]Stay of proceedings - Appeal against - Stay of suit pending matter being referred to arbitration - Arbitration Act 2005, s.10 - Applicability of - Whether arbitration clause part of contract - Whether a nullity or incapable of being performed - Whether disputes come within scope of s. 10(1)(b) of Arbitration Act 2005 - Whether judge correct in granting stay sought
Press Metal Sarawak Sdn Bhd v. Etiqa Takaful Bhd
(David Wong Dak Wah, Badariah Sahamid, Prasad Sandosham Abraham JJCA) [2015] 4 CLJ 734 [CA]CONTRACT
Guarantee - Bank guarantee - Call on bank guarantee after taking over works by defendant - Whether bank guarantee already expired - Whether works had been fully completed in accordance with specifications - Whether plaintiffs succeeded in raising ground of unconscionability - Whether defendant had taken bank guarantees to its advantage unfairly - Whether defendant provided concrete reason for calling on bank guarantee
Humboldt Wedag GmbH & Anor v. Perak-Hanjoong Simen Sdn Bhd
(Abu Bakar Jais JC) [2015] 4 CLJ 774 [HC]CRIMINAL LAW
Abetment - Charge - Whether specified in what manner acts of abetment done - Whether charge vague and materially defective - Whether complied with s. 154 of the Criminal Procedure Code - Principle offender found not guilty - Whether persons abetting could be found guilty - Whether there was evidence to link accused persons to principle offender
Sanjeev Kumar Veerasingam v. PP & Other Appeals
(Md Raus Sharif PCA, Mohd Hishamudin Yunus, Mohtarudin Baki JJCA) [2015] 4 CLJ 743 [CA]Penal Code - Section 415 - Offence of cheating - Whether charge specified which limb of s. 415 invoked - Whether requirements under limb (a) or limb (b) of s. 415 satisfied
Sanjeev Kumar Veerasingam v. PP & Other Appeals
(Md Raus Sharif PCA, Mohd Hishamudin Yunus, Mohtarudin Baki JJCA) [2015] 4 CLJ 743 [CA]Penal Code - Section 468 - Offence of forgery for purpose of cheating in relation to falsifying documents - Alteration of documents - Whether without lawful authority - Whether false documents bearing false particulars prepared knowingly - Whether done with intent to commit fraud or that fraud may be committed - Whether forged document intended to be used for purpose of cheating - Whether prima facie case established
Sanjeev Kumar Veerasingam v. PP & Other Appeals
(Md Raus Sharif PCA, Mohd Hishamudin Yunus, Mohtarudin Baki JJCA) [2015] 4 CLJ 743 [CA]CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Charge - Amendment - Whether fatal to prosecution's case - Whether caused prejudice or miscarriage of justice to accused - Whether amended charge read and explained to accused - Whether complied with ss. 158(2) and 162 of Criminal Procedure Code
Sanjeev Kumar Veerasingam v. PP & Other Appeals
(Md Raus Sharif PCA, Mohd Hishamudin Yunus, Mohtarudin Baki JJCA) [2015] 4 CLJ 743 [CA]TORT
Defamation - Defences - Justification - Whether truth of allegations proven - Reliance on documents in support of defence - Whether documents made at material time or a reasonable time after defamatory statements published - Lapse of three years - Whether negated defence of justification
Sharifah Norziah Syed Mokhtar v. Syarikat GPSM Holdings Bhd & Ors
(Suraya Othman J) [2015] 4 CLJ 783 [HC]Defamation - Defences - Qualified privilege - Whether defamatory statements made on privileged occasion - Whether published to persons who had interest to receive statements - Whether communication between solicitors on behalf of clients in course of legal proceedings privileged - Whether defence of qualified privilege applied
Sharifah Norziah Syed Mokhtar v. Syarikat GPSM Holdings Bhd & Ors
(Suraya Othman J) [2015] 4 CLJ 783 [HC]Defamation - Slander and/or libel - Whether words or statements attacked plaintiff's moral character - Whether statements suggested to a reasonable man that plaintiff was untrustworthy, dishonest and had no integrity - Whether words or statements referred to plaintiff - Whether statements published to third parties
Sharifah Norziah Syed Mokhtar v. Syarikat GPSM Holdings Bhd & Ors
(Suraya Othman J) [2015] 4 CLJ 783 [HC]Defamation - Malice - Whether publication of slanderous and defamatory statements against plaintiff actuated by express or actual malice - Whether malice proven - Whether defence of qualified privilege rebutted
Sharifah Norziah Syed Mokhtar v. Syarikat GPSM Holdings Bhd & Ors
(Suraya Othman J) [2015] 4 CLJ 783 [HC]INDEKS PERKARA
KEBANKRAPAN
Amalan dan prosedur - Penyampaian notis kebankrapan - Cubaan dua serahan notis kebankrapan pada hari Sabtu - Sama ada menepati kehendak Nota Amalan No. 1 Tahun 1968
Dalam Perkara Foo Kum Cheun; Ex p United Overseas Bank (M) Bhd
(Che Ruzima Ghazali PK) [2015] 4 CLJ 763 [HC]Kapasiti seorang bankrap - Locus - Penghutang penghakiman telah diisytiharkan bankrap - Pemiutang penghakiman menyerahkan notis kebankrapan kepada penghutang penghakiman - Notis diperolehi berdasarkan satu penghakiman ingkar - Sama ada penghutang penghakiman mempunyai locus untuk tindakan diambil ke atasnya - Sama ada pemiutang penghakiman telah mendapatkan kebenaran daripada mahkamah kebankrapan terlebih dahulu - Sama ada notis kebankrapan yang diperolehi menerusi penghakiman ingkar sah - Akta Kebankrapan 1967, s. 8(1)
Dalam Perkara Foo Kum Cheun; Ex p United Overseas Bank (M) Bhd
(Che Ruzima Ghazali PK) [2015] 4 CLJ 763 [HC]UNDANG-UNDANG JENAYAH
Perhimpunan menyalahi undang-undang - Menyertai perhimpunan yang telah diarah bersurai - Sabitan dan hukuman - Rayuan terhadap - Sama ada penyertaan dan penglibatan perayu-perayu memadai untuk membolehkan mereka disabit dengan kesalahan di bawah s. 145 Kanun Keseksaan - Sama ada terdapat kegagalan mengaprisiasi kewujudan hak-hak asasi perayu untuk berhimpun secara aman - Perlembagaan Persekutuan, per. 10(1) - Sama ada perayu-perayu mempunyai tujuan bersama bertentangan ketenteraman awam - Objektif perhimpunan untuk menentang pelaksanaan proses perundangan sah - Sama ada perhimpunan menyalahi undang-undang dalam s. 145 dibaca bersama s. 141 Kanun Keseksaan - Tindakan pihak polis menyuraikan perhimpunan - Sama ada penguatkuasaan sah dari segi undang-undang dan prosedur - Kanun Tatacara Jenayah, ss. 83 & 84 - Sama ada sabitan terhadap perayu-perayu dikekalkan - Sama ada pembebasan responden 1 dan 7 diketepikan - Sama ada hukuman penjara 2 tahun 'manifestly excessive'
Meor Safizal Meor Mohamed Amin & Yang Lain lwn. PP
(Mohtarudin Baki, Ahmadi Asnawi, Abdul Rahman Sebli HHMR) [2015] 4 CLJ 709 [CA]UNDANG-UNDANG PERLEMBAGAAN
Kebebasan asasi - Hak untuk menyertai perhimpunan secara aman - Sama ada terdapat kegagalan mengaprisiasi kewujudan hak-hak asasi perayu di bawah per. 10(1) Perlembagaan Persekutuan - Objektif perhimpunan untuk menentang pelaksanaan proses perundangan sah - Sama ada perhimpunan menyalahi undang-undang dalam s. 145 dibaca bersama s. 141 Kanun Keseksaan - Sama ada perayu-perayu mempunyai tujuan bersama bertentangan ketenteraman awam - Tindakan polis menyuraikan perhimpunan - Sama ada penguatkuasaan sah dari segi undang-undang dan prosedur - Kanun Tatacara Jenayah, ss. 83 & 84
Meor Safizal Meor Mohamed Amin & Yang Lain lwn. PP
(Mohtarudin Baki, Ahmadi Asnawi, Abdul Rahman Sebli HHMR) [2015] 4 CLJ 709 [CA]ARTICLELegal Network Series Article(s)
1. COMPENSATION IN LIEU OF REINSTATEMENT NOT PAYABLE
TO CLAIMANT WHO REACHED RETIREMENT AGE [Read excerpt]
by: DR. ASHGAR ALI* [2015] 1 LNS(A) xlviLEGISLATION HIGHLIGHTSPrincipal Acts
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