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[2013] 1 LNS 162	HO CHING CHOO lwn. NG KIAN BENG; LAU BOON YONG (PIHAK YANG DIRUJUK) (NO 2)	KETERANGAN: Beban pembuktian - Dakwaan perzinaan - Sama ada responden mempunyai beban pembuktian perzinaan - Tahap pembuktian - Sama ada tahap pembuktian perzinaan adalah melampaui keraguan yang munasabah - Sama ada terdapat sebarang bukti yang kukuh telah dikemukakan oleh responden terhadap pertuduhan perzinaan KETERANGAN: Inferen bertentangan - Kegagalan untuk memanggil saksi - Usia saksi sangat uzur - Sama ada mahkamah boleh merujuk kepada pemakaian s. 114(g) Akta Keterangan 1950 atas kegagalan memanggil saksi yang berusia sangat uzur UNDANG-UNDANG KELUARGA: Penceraian - Punca - Hubungan curang - Sama ada keruntuhan perkahwinan berpunca dari kelakuan pempetisyen atau responden yang menjalin hubungan curang UNDANG-UNDANG KELUARGA: Hak penjagaan - Kebajikan anak adalah pertimbangan utama - Anak berusia tujuh tahun - Sama ada mahkamah wajar meletakkan hak penjagaan dan kawalan anak berusia tujuh tahun dibawah pempetisyen isteri
[2013] 1 LNS 234	MOTOROLA TECHNOLOGY SDN BHD v. BANK MUAMALAT MALAYSIA BERHAD	CIVIL PROCEDURE: Pleadings - Striking off writ and statement of claim - Pleadings not served on defendant pending action being commenced by Customs Department for recovery of sales tax - Protective Writ filed to preserve plaintiff's right to sue defendant to prevent limitation setting in - Whether plaintiff's action time-barred if limitation period ran from 2009 - Whether present case being part of backlog of cases and extension of the Writ could go on indefinitely - Whether permissible for plaintiff to plead limitation issues when plaintiff did nothing about contacting the Customs Department - Whether Writ and Statement of Claim should be struck off
[2013] 1 LNS 236	PERBADANAN PENGURUSAN SERI CENDEKIA v. CHEE KENG PROPERTIES SDN BHD & ANOR	CIVIL PROCEDURE: Striking out - Application for - Writ and statement of claim - Whether plaintiff's right to manage and maintain common property of the Condominium extended to or covered the 13 parcels of Strata Title registered in 1st defendant's name - Whether plaintiff's Writ of Summons and Statement of Claim should be struck out for disclosing no reasonable cause of action or defence - Whether it was scandalous, frivolous or vexatious and otherwise an abuse of process of the Court LAND LAW: Strata title - Common property - 13 parcels of Strata Titles registered in 1st defendant's name - Whether plaintiff had any claim, right or title to the 13 parcels of Strata Titles as common property - Whether 1st defendant's interest in the 13 Titles was indefeasible under the National Land Code 1965 - Whether 1st defendant free to sell them for valuable consideration, which it did - 13 parcels of Strata Titles were already in existence prior to plaintiff's establishment and duly reflected in Certificate of Establishment - Whether any possibility of any fraud and negligence perpetrated by 1st defendant on plaintiff - Whether plaintiff estopped from denying 1st defendant's interest in the 13 parcels of Strata Titles
[2013] 1 LNS 422	JAMES LOW KENG YIK lwn. SHAMSHUDEEN MOHD YUNUS	PENTAFSIRAN BERKANUN: Definisi - Maksud "perjanjian" dan "kontrak" - Sama ada terdapat perbezaan istilah wujud antara perkataan "perjanjian" dan "kontrak" - Akta Kontrak 1950, s. 2(h) KETERANGAN: Beban pembuktian - Kewujudan perjanjian - Sama ada plaintif telah mengemukakan sebarang dokumen sokongan untuk membuktikan tuntutannya - Sama ada penyandaran kepada keterangan saksi-saksi semata-mata memadai untuk membuktikan kewujudan perjanjian antara pihak-pihak
[2013] 1 LNS 424	BUTIRAN NYATA SDN BHD lwn. TETUAN FIRUZ JAFFRIL, AIDIL & ZARINA	PROFESION GUAMAN: Peguamcara - Pemegang amanah - Niat - Sama ada defendan merupakan pemegang amanah bagi wang yang dibayar oleh pembeli dibawah perjanjian jual beli - Sama ada defendan mempunyai niat dan bertindak sebagai pemegang amanah PROFESION GUAMAN: Peguamcara - Pemegang amanah - Kemungkiran tugas fidusiari - Sama ada defendan sebagai pemegang amanah telah memecahi kewajipan berjaga-jaga dan tugas fidusiarinya kepada plaintif - Sama ada defendan sebagai pemegang amanah telah melanggar tanggungjawab fidusiari dengan tidak melepaskan bayaran selaras dengan terma dan syarat perjanjian jual beli KETERANGAN: Perjanjian lisan - Kewujudan - Sama ada terdapat perjanjian lisan bagi membenarkan peguamcara melepaskan semua wang pembayaran harga belian yang dibayar oleh pembeli kepada penjual - Sama ada kewujudan perjanjian lisan dapat dibuktikan KETERANGAN: Inferen bertentangan - Kegagalan memanggil saksi - Sama ada inferen bertentangan boleh digunapakai terhadap plaintif atas kegagalan memanggil saksi - Sama ada saksi yang tidak dipanggil merupakan saksi material

CLJ 2014 Volume 5 (Part 3)

COURT

COURT OF APPRAL

Dato' Shazryl Eskay Abdullah v. Merong Mahawangsa Sdn Bhd & Anor
Ramly Ali, Mohtarudin Baki, David Wong Dak Wah JJCA
(Contract - Interpretation - Intention of contracting parties) [2014] 5 CLJ 265 [CA]

Gobinath Reddy Gopal lwn. PP
Abdul Malik Ishak, Azahar Mohamed, Balia Yusof Wahi HHMR
(Undang-undang Jenayah; Keterangan - Ekshibit - Percanggahan dalam keterangan - Sama ada menjejaskan kes pendakwaan) [2014] 5 CLJ 275 [CA]

James Kenneth Eng Siew Goh v. Lee King Ong
Zainun Ali, Ramly Ali, Zaharah Ibrahim JJCA
(Tort - Negligence - Medical negligence - Duty of care - Whether breached) [2014] 5 CLJ 292 [CA]

Juta Damai Sdn Bhd v. Permodalan Negeri Selangor Bhd
Abdul Wahab Patail, Mohd Zawawi Salleh, Umi Kalthum Abd Majid JJCA
(Contract - Agreement - Failure to deliver vacant possession - Damages) [2014] 5 CLJ 318 [CA]

Kelab Renang Pulau Pinang v. Pentadbir Tanah, Daerah Timur Laut, Pulau Pinang & Anor
Abu Samah Nordin, Hishamudin Mohd Yunus, Aziah Ali JJCA
(Land Law - Land administrator's right of way - Creation) [2014] 5 CLJ 341 [CA]

HIGH COURT

Elancoven Singaram v. PP
Zamani A Rahim J
(Evidence; Criminal Procedure - Cross-examination - Hostile witness - Whether procedure complied with) [2014] 5 CLJ 353 [HC]

PP v. Zulkipply Taib & Ors And Other Cases
Amelia Tee Abdullah J
(Criminal Law; Criminal Procedure - Voluntarily causing hurt to extort information - Whether prosecution witnesses were accomplices) [2014] 5 CLJ 365 [HC]

SUBJECT INDEX

CONTRACT

Agreement - Joint venture agreement - Breach of - Allegation of - Failure to deliver vacant possession - Whether respondent obliged to give vacant possession within six months of agreement - Non-performance of reciprocal promise - Whether respondent entitled to assert appellant failed to perform its part of bargain - Whether High Court considered s. 55 Contracts Act 1950 - Whether High Court taken into consideration irrelevant considerations affecting merits of decision warranting intervention - Courts of Judicature Act 1964, s. 72 - Whether appellant could claim damages from respondent for breach of joint venture agreement
Juta Damai Sdn Bhd v. Permodalan Negeri Selangor Bhd
(Abdul Wahab Patail, Mohd Zawawi Salleh, Umi Kalthum Abd Majid JJCA) [2014] 5 CLJ 318 [CA]

Breach - Damages - Claim for - Balance of probabilities - Whether High Court erred in dismissing claim for special damages - Whether appellant succeeded in proving loss of profits - Best available evidence - Balance of probabilities - Whether scales tilted in favour of appellant - Whether appellant could claim damages from respondent for breach of joint venture agreement
Juta Damai Sdn Bhd v. Permodalan Negeri Selangor Bhd
(Abdul Wahab Patail, Mohd Zawawi Salleh, Umi Kalthum Abd Majid JJCA) [2014] 5 CLJ 318 [CA]

Interpretation - Intention of contracting parties - Commercial contract - Principles of - Failure to pay agreed sum - Claim for - Words employed in letter of undertaking - Whether referred to award of project as opposed to project itself - Whether termination of project affected sum payable to appellant
Dato' Shazryl Eskay Abdullah v. Merong Mahawangsa Sdn Bhd & Anor
(Ramly Ali, Mohtarudin Baki, David Wong Dak Wah JJCA) [2014] 5 CLJ 265 [CA]

CRIMINAL LAW

Penal Code - Section 193 - Intentional giving of false evidence - Appeal against conviction and sentence - Police officer charged under s. 193 for causing fellow officer to give false evidence pertaining to injury suffered by detainee - Whether charge defective - Whether offence under s. 193 for causing some other person to give false statement - Whether appeal allowed
PP v. Zulkipply Taib & Ors And Other Cases
(Amelia Tee Abdullah J) [2014] 5 CLJ 365 [HC]

Penal Code - Section 330 - Voluntarily causing hurt to extort information - Appeal against conviction and sentence - Police officer voluntarily causing hurt to extort information which might lead to detection of criminal intimidation offence from detainee - Detainee injured and scalded with hot water - Victim had not identified accused during identification parade due to fear - Whether rank of accused showed that accused could not have tried to extort confession and could not have committed offence - Whether discrepancies in evidence of prosecution witnesses - Whether prosecution witnesses were accomplices and their evidence lacked corroborative value - Whether conviction safe
PP v. Zulkipply Taib & Ors And Other Cases
(Amelia Tee Abdullah J) [2014] 5 CLJ 365 [HC]

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

Accomplice - Whether witness an accomplice - Police officer charged with voluntarily causing hurt to detainee to extort information - Whether police officers merely present in room where detainee abused became accomplices
PP v. Zulkipply Taib & Ors And Other Cases
(Amelia Tee Abdullah J) [2014] 5 CLJ 365 [HC]

Sentencing - Appeal against sentence - Police officer voluntarily causing hurt to detainee to extort information - Use of police powers arbitrarily to inflict violence and hurt - Aggravating factor - Whether four years imprisonment justified
PP v. Zulkipply Taib & Ors And Other Cases
(Amelia Tee Abdullah J) [2014] 5 CLJ 365 [HC]

Trial - Witness - Examination of witness - Effect of declaring own witness hostile - Failure to allow opportunity to defence to cross-examine prosecution's witness - Whether Magistrate erred in law and fact - Whether accused accorded fair trial - Whether resulted in miscarriage of justice
Elancoven Singaram v. PP
(Zamani A Rahim J) [2014] 5 CLJ 353 [HC]

EVIDENCE

Cross-examination - Hostile witness - Right to cross-examine hostile witness - Whether procedure complied with - Whether provisions of law relied on clearly identified - Evidence Act 1950, s. 154
Elancoven Singaram v. PP
(Zamani A Rahim J) [2014] 5 CLJ 353 [HC]

LAND LAW

Land administrator's right of way - Creation - Adjacent lands belonged to same previous owner - Land purchased for development purposes - Purchaser purchased land from previous owner having satisfied that it had right of way to adjacent land - Owner of adjacent land executed deed with previous owner and agreed to provide right of way - Whether purchaser had right to determine position of right of way - Application for private right of way to land administrator allowed - Whether land administrator exercised discretion and jurisdiction judiciously in granting right of way - National Land Code ss. 390, 393
Kelab Renang Pulau Pinang v. Pentadbir Tanah, Daerah Timur Laut,Pulau Pinang & Anor
(Abu Samah Nordin, Hishamudin Mohd Yunus, Aziah Ali JJCA) [2014] 5 CLJ 341 [CA]

TORT

Negligence - Duty of care - Whether breached - Prescription of beta blocker drug blocadren - Whether caused deceased's death - Whether blocadren caused resultant damage to deceased - Whether deceased would not have experienced severe restriction resulting in closing up of bronchioles `but for' effects of blocadren - Whether doctor aware blocadren ought not to have been prescribed to asthma patient - Chain of causation - Whether established
James Kenneth Eng Siew Goh v. Lee King Ong
(Zainun Ali, Ramly Ali, Zaharah Ibrahim JJCA) [2014] 5 CLJ 292 [CA]

Negligence - Medical negligence - Prescription of beta blocker drug blocadren - Whether caused deceased's death - Whether blocadren caused resultant damage to deceased - Whether deceased would not have experienced severe restriction resulting in closing up of bronchioles `but for' effects of blocadren - Whether respondent aware blocadren ought not to have been prescribed to asthma patient - Whether there was duty of care on doctor's part - Whether breached - Chain of causation - Whether established
James Kenneth Eng Siew Goh v. Lee King Ong
(Zainun Ali, Ramly Ali, Zaharah Ibrahim JJCA) [2014] 5 CLJ 292 [CA]

INDEKS PERKARA

KETERANGAN

Ekshibit - Pemutusan dalam rangkaian keterangan - Sama ada dibuktikan - Sama ada dadah yang dirampas dan yang dikemukakan di mahkamah adalah sama - Sama ada identiti ekshibit dadah diragui - Sama ada perbezaan pada timbangan menjejaskan kes pendakwaan - Sama ada perbezaan dijelaskan
Gobinath Reddy Gopal lwn. PP
(Abdul Malik Ishak, Azahar Mohamed, Balia Yusof Wahi HHMR) [2014] 5 CLJ 292 [CA]

Saksi - Kebolehpercayaan - Agen perangkap - Sama ada saksi boleh dipercayai - Sama ada keterangan boleh diterima - Sama ada memerlukan keterangan sokongan
Gobinath Reddy Gopal lwn. PP
(Abdul Malik Ishak, Azahar Mohamed, Balia Yusof Wahi HHMR) [2014] 5 CLJ 292 [CA]

Saksi - Percanggahan dalam keterangan - Ketinggalan keterangan - Sama ada membentuk percanggahan - Sama ada menjejaskan kes pendakwaan
Gobinath Reddy Gopal lwn. PP
(Abdul Malik Ishak, Azahar Mohamed, Balia Yusof Wahi HHMR) [2014] 5 CLJ 292 [CA]

UNDANG-UNDANG JENAYAH

Akta Dadah Berbahaya 1952 - Seksyen 39B(1)(a) - Pengedaran dadah berbahaya - Sama ada pembelaan hanya penafian - Sama ada identiti dadah diragui - Sama ada dibuktikan dadah yang dirampas adalah yang dikemukakan di mahkamah - Sama ada keterangan agen perangkap boleh dipercayai dan boleh diterima - Sama ada ketinggalan dalam keterangan membentuk percanggahan - Sama ada sabitan dan hukuman disahkan
Gobinath Reddy Gopal lwn. PP
(Abdul Malik Ishak, Azahar Mohamed, Balia Yusof Wahi HHMR) [2014] 5 CLJ 292 [CA]

ARTICLE

Legal Network Series Article(s)

1. ALIRAN PEMIKIRAN SALAFI DI MALAYSIA :
    SOROTAN TERHADAP PERANAN INTERNET DALAM DUNIA SIBER* ^{[Read excerpt]}
    oleh: MUHAMAD FAISAL ASHAARI** [2014] 1 LNS(A) xlviii

2. FEELING VULNERABLE OR WITHOUT A CARE?* ^{[Read excerpt]}
    by: CHRISTOPHER KERIN AND DANIEL REYNOLDS** [2014] 1 LNS(A) xlix

3. CUTTING THE CHAINS OF CO-PROPRIETORSHIPS IN LAND ^{[Read excerpt]}
    by: KEVIN KAM SOON AUN* [2014] 1 LNS(A) l

LEGISLATION HIGHLIGHTS

Principal Acts

Number	Title	Date coming into force	Repealing
ACT 761	Finance Act 2014	See s 3 for the Income Tax Act; s 33 for the Stamp Act; s 36 for the Petroleum (Income Tax) Act; s 44 for the Real Property Gains Tax Act and s 50 for the Labuan Business Activity Tax Act	-Nil-
ACT 760	Fees (Department Of Museums Malaysia) (Validation) Act 2014	1 January 1991 to 11 June 2012	-Nil-
ACT 759	Islamic Financial Services Act 2013	30 June 2013 [PU(B) 277/2013] - except para(s) 1 to 10 of Schedule 9 and para(s) 13 to 19 of Schedule 9	-Nil-
ACT 758	Financial Services Act 2013	30 June 2013 [PU(B) 276/2013] - except s 129 and Schedule 9	-Nil-
ACT 757	Strata Management Act 2013	Not Yet In Force	-Nil-

Amending Acts

Number	Title	Date coming into force	Principal/Amending Act No
ACT A1462	Judges' Remuneration (Amendment) Act 2014	1 January 2014 - sections 2, 4, 5 and 6; 1 July 2013 - section 3	ACT 45
ACT A1461	Supplementary Supply (2013) Act 2014	13 June 2014	-Nil-
ACT A1460	Prison (Amendment) Act 2014	3 April 2014	ACT 537
ACT A1459	Prevention Of Crime (Amendment And Extension) Act 2014	2 April 2014	ACT 297
ACT A1457	Dangerous Drugs (Amendment) Act 2014	15 February 2014	ACT 234

PU(A)

Number	Title	Date of Publication	Date coming into force	Principal/Amending Act No
PU(A) 159/2014	Customs (Import Licence Fee For Motor Vehicle) (Amendment) Regulations 2014	17 June 2014	18 June 2014	PU(A) 491/2009
PU(A) 158/2014	Co-Operative Societies (Koperasi Usaha Mawah Berhad) (Exemption) Order 2014	16 June 2014	16 June 2014	ACT 502
PU(A) 157/2014	Federal Roads (Private Management) (Collection Of Tolls) (Senai-Pasir Gudang-Desaru Expressway) (Amendment) Order 2014	13 June 2014	1 January 2014	PU(A) 231/2011
PU(A) 156/2014	National Registration (Amendment) Regulations 2014	9 June 2014	15 June 2014	PU(A) 472/1990
PU(A) 155/2014	Customs (Anti-Dumping Duties) (Expedited Review) Order 2014	5 June 2014	5 June 2014	ACT 504; ACT 235

PU(B)

Number	Title	Date of Publication	Date coming into force	Principal/Amending Act No
PU(B) 250/2014	Results Of Contested Election And Statement Of The Poll After The Official Addition Of Votes For The By-Election Of P. 051 Bukit Gelugor	28 May 2014	29 May 2014	PU(A) 386/1981
PU(B) 249/2014	Reservation Of Land For Public Purpose For Lot 529 Section 62 Town Of Kuala Lumpur	28 May 2014	29 May 2014	ACT 56/1965
PU(B) 248/2014	Reservation Of Land For Public Purpose For Lot 20001 Section 47 Town Of Kuala Lumpur	28 May 2014	29 May 2014	ACT 56/1965
PU(B) 247/2014	Reservation Of Land For Public Purpose For Lot 3817 Mukim Hulu Kelang	28 May 2014	29 May 2014	ACT 56/1965
PU(B) 246/2014	Reservation Of Land For Public Purpose For Lot 239 Section 72 Town Of Kuala Lumpur	28 May 2014	29 May 2014	ACT 56/1965

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