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CLJ Bulletin, Vol 2004, Issue 26
18 June 2004

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COURT OF APPEAL

Tribunal Tuntutan Pembeli Rumah v. Westcourt Corporation Sdn Bhd & Other Appeals
(Tribunal for Homebuyer Claims - Homebuyers’ claims before 1 December 2002 - Whether tribunal has jurisdiction to hear and determine) [2004] 2 CLJ 617

HIGH COURT

Eternal Construction Sdn Bhd lwn. Kerjaya Balfour Beatty Cementation Sdn Bhd & Satu Lagi
(Saman pemula, permohonan untuk pembatalan) [2004] 2 CLJ 631

PP v. Zulkifli Arshad
(Trafficking in dangerous drugs - 5796.7 g & 3867.2 g cannabis - Evidence of chemist, whether admissible) [2004] 2 CLJ 643

SUBJECT INDEX

CRIMINAL LAW

Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 - Section 39B(1)(a) - Trafficking in dangerous drugs - 5796.7 g & 3867.2 g cannabis - Evidence of chemist, whether admissible - Crucial aspects of prosecution case, whether challenged by defence - Actual possession, whether proved - Large quantity of drugs involved, whether inference against personal consumption or passive possession - Charge against accused, whether proved
PP v. Zulkifli Arshad
(Jeffrey Tan J) [2004] 2 CLJ 643

LAND LAW

Housing developers - Tribunal for Homebuyer Claims - Threshold jurisdiction - Homebuyers’ claims (liquidated damages for late delivery) arising from sale and purchase agreements entered into with developer before 1 December 2002 - Whether tribunal has jurisdiction to hear and determine - Whether Housing Developers (Control And Licensing) (Amendment) Act 2002 operates retrospectively - Social legislation and statutory interpretation - Whether penal element in s. 16AD Housing Developers (Control And Licensing) Act 1966 renders Act incapable of retrospective operation - Whether s. 16AD criminalises breach of sale and purchase agreement or only developer’s failure to comply with award of tribunal
Tribunal Tuntutan Pembeli Rumah v. Westcourt Corporation Sdn Bhd & Other Appeals
(Richard Malanjum, Hashim Yusoff & Tengku Baharudin Shah JJCA) [2004] 2 CLJ 617

STATUTORY INTERPRETATION

Construction of statutes - Social legislation - How to construe - Purposive approach - Nature and purpose of Act - Intention of Parliament - Mischief rule - Fair and liberal interpretation - Statutes must be looked at as a whole - Whether literal interpretation suitable - Whether Housing Developers (Control And Licensing) (Amendment) Act 2002 operates retrospectively - Housing Developers (Control And Licensing) Act 1966 - Federal Constitution, art. 7(1) - Criminal law and retrospective operation
Tribunal Tuntutan Pembeli Rumah v. Westcourt Corporation Sdn Bhd & Other Appeals
(Richard Malanjum, Hashim Yusoff & Tengku Baharudin Shah JJCA) [2004] 2 CLJ 617

INDEKS PERKARA

PROSEDUR SIVIL

Pembatalan - Saman pemula, permohonan untuk pembatalan - Kegagalan untuk meletakkan secara khusus peruntukkan undang-undang di bawah mana permohonan dibuat - Sama ada pihak lawan diprejudiskan - Pertikaian dirujukkan kepada timbangtara - Sama ada mahkamah mempunyai bidangkuasa untuk membuat perintah yang dipohon - Kausa tindakan - Sama ada didedahkan - Kaedah-Kaedah Mahkamah Tinggi 1980, A. 7 k. 3(1), A. 18 k. 19 - Akta Timbangtara 1952, s. 34
Eternal Construction Sdn Bhd lwn. Kerjaya Balfour Beatty Cementation Sdn Bhd & Satu Lagi
(Sulaiman Daud H) [2004] 2 CLJ 631

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