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CLJ Bulletin, Issue 2009, Vol 25

18 September 2009

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1. CLJ October (Part 2) 2009

COURT

COURT OF APPEAL

Captain Ho Fooi v. Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia Bhd
(Bankruptcy - Petition - Opposition to petition) [2009] 5 CLJ 501

Ketua Pengarah Hasil Dalam Negeri v. Perbadanan Kemajuan Ekonomi Negeri Johor
(Income tax - Deduction - Apportionment formula - Whether lawful and applicable) [2009] 5 CLJ 518

Ketua Pengarah Hasil Dalam Negeri v. Steruda Sdn Bhd
(Income tax - Year-end payment of 25% net profit - Whether bonus payment - Whether part of salary and deductible) [2009] 5 CLJ 534

Mohamad Sofri Che Ani v. PP
(Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 - Section 39B(1)(a)) [2009] 5 CLJ 552

HIGH COURT

Debir Desa Development Sdn Bhd v. Pesuruhjaya Bangunan, Kuala Lumpur & Ors
(Strata title - Joint Management Body, establishment of - Whether valid in view of existence of Management Corporation) [2009] 5 CLJ 563

Lim Siaw Yiing v. Wong Seng & Anor
(Family law - Divorce - Maintenance) [2009] 5 CLJ 579

SUBJECT INDEX

BANKRUPTCY

Interest - Calculation of interest - Recovery of interest pre and post judgment debt - Whether Limitation Act 1953 applies to interest post judgment - Whether interest pre judgment merges into judgment debt and recoverable - Perwira Affin Bank Bhd v. Lim Ah Hee
Captain Ho Fooi v. Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia Bhd
(Raus Sharif, Ahmad Maarop & Sulaiman Daud JJCA) [2009] 5 CLJ 501 [CA]

Petition - Opposition to petition - Whether notice of intention to oppose complied with Bankruptcy Rules 1969 - Whether there was service on judgment debtor - Whether calculation of late charge correctly stated - Whether claim for interest within limitation period - Bankruptcy Act 1967, s. 3(1)(i), Proviso (ii) s. 3(2) - Bankruptcy Rules 1969, rr. 18(1), 95(1), 117 - Limitation Act 1953, s. 6(3)
Captain Ho Fooi v. Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia Bhd
(Raus Sharif, Ahmad Maarop & Sulaiman Daud JJCA) [2009] 5 CLJ 501 [CA]

CRIMINAL LAW

Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 - Section 39B(1(a) - Appeal against conviction and death sentence - Whether trial judge erred in determining that appellant had exclusive possession - Whether trial judge properly dealt with alleged misapplication of s. 37(j)
Mohamad Sofri Che Ani v. PP
(Tengku Baharudin Shah, Heliliah Mohd Yusof & KN Segara JJCA) [2009] 5 CLJ 552 [CA]

FAMILY LAW

Divorce - Maintenance - Accommodation - Duty of husband and father to provide reasonable and suitable accommodation for wife and children - Standard of accommodation to be provided - Whether payment of rental by husband
Lim Siaw Yiing v. Wong Seng & Anor
(Abdul Aziz Rahim J) [2009] 5 CLJ 579 [HC]

Divorce - Maintenance - Assessment - Husband having no steady job or income - Husband having health problems but able bodied - Husband to find a job suited to his skill and health condition - Whether maintenance ordered to be paid
Lim Siaw Yiing v. Wong Seng & Anor
(Abdul Aziz Rahim J) [2009] 5 CLJ 579 [HC]

Divorce - Petition for divorce - Wife's claim for maintenance, matrimonial home, husband's EPF, insurance policy, jewelleries and car instalment payment - Whether granted
Lim Siaw Yiing v. Wong Seng & Anor
(Abdul Aziz Rahim J) [2009] 5 CLJ 579 [HC]

Injunction - Injunction against molestation - Husband abusive - Wife physically and mentally abused - Whether injunction granted - Whether no provision in law for damages for assault, battery and cruelty
Lim Siaw Yiing v. Wong Seng & Anor
(Abdul Aziz Rahim J) [2009] 5 CLJ 579 [HC]

Marriage - Dissolution of - Adultery - Whether proven - Circumstantial evidence of adulterous relationship - Presence of third party contributed significantly to breakdown of marriage - Whether third party to pay wife RM50,000 in damages to be held in trust for children
Lim Siaw Yiing v. Wong Seng & Anor
(Abdul Aziz Rahim J) [2009] 5 CLJ 579 [HC]

Matrimonial property - Matrimonial home - Duty of each spouse to ensure that family is not deprived of their matrimonial home - Whether duty to assist each other to maintain matrimonial home
Lim Siaw Yiing v. Wong Seng & Anor
(Abdul Aziz Rahim J) [2009] 5 CLJ 579 [HC]

LAND LAW

Strata title - Joint Management Body, establishment of - Whether valid in view of existence of Management Corporation - Whether existence of Management Corporation post 12 April 2007 did not relieve developer to establish Joint Management Body - Interpretation of s. 4(1)(a) Building and Common Property (Maintenance and Management) Act 2007 - Strata Titles Act 1985, s. 39
Debir Desa Development Sdn Bhd v. Pesuruhjaya Bangunan, Kuala Lumpur & Ors
(Abdul Kadir Musa J) [2009] 5 CLJ 563 [HC]

REVENUE LAW

Income tax - Bonus - Interpretation of - Whether parties intended deferred payment as part of remuneration or as bonus payment - Whether intention a cogent factor in determining whether a "bonus" within the Act - Income Tax Act 1967, ss. 33, 39
Ketua Pengarah Hasil Dalam Negeri v. Steruda Sdn Bhd
(Suriyadi Halim Omar, Zainun Ali & Wan Adnan Muhamad JJCA) [2009] 5 CLJ 534 [CA]

Income tax - Deduction - Apportionment formula - Whether lawful and applicable - Daya Leasing Sdn Bhd v. Ketua Pengarah Hasil Dalam Negeri - Income Tax Act 1967, ss. 5, 33(1), 44(6)
Ketua Pengarah Hasil Dalam Negeri v. Perbadanan Kemajuan Ekonomi Negeri Johor
(Mohd Ghazali Yusoff, Low Hop Bing & Vincent Ng JJCA) [2009] 5 CLJ 518 [CA]

Income tax - Interpretation of 'income' - Whether gross or chargeable income - Whether exemptions to be given at gross or chargeable income level - Income Tax Act 1967, ss. 2, 127(5)
Ketua Pengarah Hasil Dalam Negeri v. Perbadanan Kemajuan Ekonomi Negeri Johor
(Mohd Ghazali Yusoff, Low Hop Bing & Vincent Ng JJCA) [2009] 5 CLJ 518 [CA]

Income tax - Year-end payment of 25% net profit - Whether bonus payment - Whether part of salary and deductible - Income Tax Act 1967, ss. 33, 39
Ketua Pengarah Hasil Dalam Negeri v. Steruda Sdn Bhd
(Suriyadi Halim Omar, Zainun Ali & Wan Adnan Muhamad JJCA) [2009] 5 CLJ 534[CA]

CASE OF THE WEEK

PP v. LETCHUMANAN SUPPIAH

CRIMINAL LAW: Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 - Section 39B(1)(a) - Trafficking in dangerous drugs - Reduction of charge to one of possession under s. 12(2) - Appeal by prosecution against decision - Cross-appeal by accused - Accused's right of appeal - Prejudice to accused - Competency of accused's cross-appeal - Courts of Judicature Act 1964, ss. 87, 92

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE: Appeal - Right of - Reduction of charge against accused from one of drug trafficking to possession - Accused's right of appeal - Prejudice to accused - Competency of accused's cross-appeal - Courts of Judicature Act 1964, ss. 87, 92

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE: Appeal - Reduction of charge - Appeal against reduction of charge against accused from one of drug trafficking to possession - Cross-appeal by accused - Accused's right of appeal - Prejudice to accused - Competency of accused's cross-appeal - Courts of Judicature Act 1964, ss. 87, 92

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE: Charge - Reduction of - Appeal against reduction of charge against accused from one of drug trafficking to possession - Cross-appeal by accused - Accused's right of appeal - Prejudice to accused - Competency of accused's cross-appeal - Courts of Judicature Act 1964, ss. 87, 92

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