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ALAM VENTURE SDN BHD & ANOR v. ABDUL AZIZ ABDUL MAJID & ORS
FEDERAL COURT, PUTRAJAYA
ARIFIN ZAKARIA CJ, ABDULL HAMID EMBONG FCJ, HASAN LAH FCJ, ZALEHA ZAHARI FCJ, ABU SAMAH NORDIN FCJ
[CIVIL APPEAL NO: 01(f)-45-10-2013(C)]
24 NOVEMBER 2014
LABOUR LAW: Collective agreement - Breach of - Termination of employment - Whether with just cause and excuse - Hotel business transferred from second appellant to first appellant - Whether change of ownership within meaning of art. 2.4 of collective agreement - Whether first appellant contracted to assume rights and liabilities of second appellant - Whether employees should continue to remain in service to enjoy same entitlements contracted for - Whether first appellant successor, assignee or transferee of second appellant in context of s. 17(1)(a) Industrial Relations Act 1967 - Whether parties bound by collective agreement
LABOUR LAW: Employment - Termination of employment - Whether with just cause and excuse - Collective agreement - Breach of - Hotel business transferred from second appellant to first appellant - Whether change of ownership within meaning of art. 2.4 of collective agreement - Whether first appellant contracted to assume rights and liabilities of second appellant - Whether employees should continue to remain in service to enjoy same entitlements contracted for - Whether first appellant successor, assignee or transferee of second appellant in context of s. 17(1)(a) Industrial Relations Act 1967 - Whether parties bound by collective agreement
A SANTAMIL SELVI ALAU MALAY & ORS v. DATO' SERI MOHD NAJIB TUN ABDUL RAZAK & ORS
COURT OF APPEAL, PUTRAJAYA
MOHD ZAWAWI SALLEH JCA, ABDUL RAHMAN SEBLI JCA, ZAMANI A RAHIM JCA
[CIVIL APPEAL NO: W-01(IM)(NCVC)-20-01-2015]
3 JUNE 2015
CIVIL PROCEDURE: Appeal - Notice of appeal - Striking out - Application for - Whether notice of appeal bad in law - Seven sealed orders issued by High Court - Whether appellants should have filed seven notices of appeal instead of one - Decision of High Court embodied in single written grounds - Whether imperative for appellants to set out details of each and every one decision appealed against - Whether notice bad for ambiguity and uncertainty - Whether defect in notice curable - Rules of Court 2012, O. 1A, O. 18 r. 19(1) - Rules of the Court of Appeal 1994, r. 5
Legal Network Series
PP lwn. MOHAMAD FIRDAUS AHMAD
PROSEDUR JENAYAH: Rayuan - Rayuan terhadap hukuman - Kesalahan merogol - Hukuman penjara 6 tahun dan 2 kali sebatan - Faktor keseriusan kesalahan dan kepentingan awam - Mangsa dibawah umur - Sama ada hukuman yang telah dijatuhkan adalah mencukupi - Sama ada fakta bahawa tertuduh masih muda, miskin, kesalahan pertama dan keinsafan tertuduh boleh menjadi faktor utama dalam menentukan hukuman - Sama ada kepentingan awam wajar diutamakan dalam kesalahan seksual
PROSEDUR JENAYAH: Mens rea - Inferen daripada fakta - Kesalahan merogol - Sama ada tertuduh telah merancang dan berniat untuk memilih mangsa untuk dirogol
RE: TAN CHIM BEE; EX-PARTE: PAN MALAYSIA EQUITIES SDN BHD
KEBANKRAPAN: Notis - Kesahihan - Penghakiman muktamad - Sama ada perintah mahkamah rayuan adalah penghakiman yang muktamad
KEBANKRAPAN: Faedah - Pengiraan faedah - Faedah yang dihalang oleh had masa - Sama ada pengiraan faedah bermula dari tarikh perintah mahkamah rayuan atau penghakiman asal mahkamah tinggi
KEBANKRAPAN: Notis - Pengeluaran - Kebenaran untuk memfailkan notis kebankrapan - Sama ada kebenaran mahkamah diperlukan untuk memfailkan notis kebankrapan - Sama ada prosiding kebankrapan merupakan prosiding pelaksanaan
DATUK BANDAR KUALA LUMPUR v. TAN YEW LAI
LOCAL GOVERNMENT: Rates - Arrears of assessment - Application for order for sale of property by public auction to pay arrears of assessments, fines and costs owed by defendant - Reading together of ss. 148 and 151 of the Local Government Act 1976 - Doubt as to when Form E under s. 148 was served on defendant - Whether the 15 days period in which to make payment provided in s. 148, could be determined - Non compliance of s. 148(2) - Whether ss. 148 and149 had to be complied with by plaintiff first and then the provisions of s. 151 - Whether premature for plaintiff to file Originating Summons against defendant
TENAGA NASIONAL BERHAD v. CHEW SOY
CIVIL PROCEDURE: Appeal - Appeal against decision of sessions court - Claim for loss of revenue due to tampering of meter in respondent's premises - Finding that respondent must first be charged, found guilty and convicted of offence under s. 37(1), (3) and (14) of the Electricity Supply Act 1990 before appellant could commence civil proceedings against respondent for loss of revenue - Whether Sessions Court Judge erred - Whether respondent allowed to file action under s. 38(5) of same Act - Application of s. 40 of the Act which provided for the onus of proof in any prosecution under s. 37(3) - Whether s. 40 applicable to present proceedings which were civil in nature
CIVIL PROCEDURE: Appeal - Appeal against decision of sessions court - How far back could appellant charge respondent for underpayment of bill due to tampering - Whether Sessions Court Judge erred when she applied proviso to regulation 11(2) of the Licensee Supply Regulations 1990 - Whether any claim for undercharge limited to a retrospective adjustment of 3 months - Discovery of tampering of meter on 17.8.2005 - Whether every sum due as a debt as on the date of that discovery was chargeable on respondent - Whether appellant allowed to claim for the period from discovery of tampering of meter ie, from 17.8.2005 backwards, or at any date before 17.8.2005 backwards
LIMITATION: Accrual of cause of action - Whether accrued on date of discovery by appellant of tampering of the meter - Whether action filed within 6 years from then - Whether appellant's suit time-barred under the Limitation Act 1953
SARAVANAN N MARIMUTHU lwn. PP
PROSEDUR JENAYAH: Pendakwaan - Kes pendakwaan - Barang kes - Kegagalan mengemukakan barang kes - Sama ada kegagalan pihak pendakwaan mengemukakan barang kes telah mencacatkan kes pendakwaan
KETERANGAN: Pendakwaan - Budi bicara pihak pendakwaan - Memanggil saksi - Sama ada pihak pendakwaan mempunyai budi bicara untuk memanggil saksi - Sama ada saksi yang tidak dipanggil mempunyai kepentingan - Sama ada anggapan dibawah s. 114(g) Akta Keterangan 1950 terpakai terhadap pihak pendakwaan
KETERANGAN: Kawad cam - Laporan kawad cam - Kecacatan dalam laporan kawad cam - Keraguan dalam identiti pelaku jenayah - Sama ada kecacatan dalam laporan kawad cam telah mewujudkan keraguan dalam identiti pelaku jenayah - Sama ada pengadu telah mengecam pelaku jenayah dalam kawad cam dengan positif
KETERANGAN: Saksi - Kegagalan untuk memanggil saksi - Aduan pertama telah dilaporkan oleh mangsa kepada pengawal kediaman - Sama ada pengawal kediaman yang telah diberitahu berkenaan kejadian oleh mangsa harus dipanggil sebagai saksi - Sama ada pengawal keselamatan yang tidak berada ditempat kejadian harus dipanggil sebagai saksi - Sama ada keterangan mangsa adalah memadai dan mencukupi untuk mensabitkan pelaku jenayah
CLJ 2015 Volume 4 (Part 8)
COURT
SC INDIA
Bal Kishan Giri v. State Of Uttar Pradesh
(Civil Procedure - Criminal contempt - Scandalising or lowering authority of court - Punishment for contempt) [2015] 4 CLJ 1005 [SC INDIA]COURT OF APPEAL
A Santamil Selvi Alau Malay & Ors v. Dato' Seri Mohd Najib Tun Abdul Razak & Ors
(Civil Procedure - Notice of appeal - Application to strike out - Whether notice of appeal bad in law) [2015] 4 CLJ 1016 [CA]Chua Eng Wei & Anor v. Liow Eng Keong & Anor
(Land Law; Contract; Words & Phrases - Transfer - Validity of - Consideration - Natural love and affection - 'near relation') [2015] 4 CLJ 1027 [CA]HIGH COURT
A Santamil Selvi Alau Malay & Ors v. Dato' Seri Mohd Najib Tun Abdul Razak & Ors
(Civil Procedure; Tort - Locus standi - Allegation of conspiracy - Whether clearly pleaded - Affidavit - Contents) [2015] 4 CLJ 1035 [HC]BRG Brilliant Rubber Goods (M) Sdn Bhd v. Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club Management Inc; Pendaftar Cap Dagangan, Malaysia (Interested Party) And Another Case
(Trade Marks - Registration - Whether marks confusingly or deceptively similar) [2015] 4 CLJ 1062 [HC]Dharshan Singh Atma Singh v. Majlis Peguam Malaysia
(Legal Profession - Professional discipline - Restoration to Roll of Advocates and Solicitors) [2015] 4 CLJ 1083 [HC]Kapten Lam Chee Keong & Ors v. Malaysian Airline System Bhd
(Civil Procedure; Contract; Unincorporated Associations - Employees' society suing employer on behalf of members in relation to members' contract of employment - Whether privity established) [2015] 4 CLJ 1089 [HC]Poh Chat Jing v. Chua Joo Cheng
(Agency; Contract - Estate agent - Whether valid letter of appointment executed - Whether contract of agency void) [2015] 4 CLJ 1107 [HC]SUBJECT INDEX
AGENCY
Agent - Estate agent - Whether plaintiff was appointed as defendant's agent for sale of land - Whether valid letter of appointment executed - Whether agency wrongfully terminated by defendant before sale of land - Whether plaintiff entitled to commission from sale of land or damages - Whether advocate and solicitor could claim for services rendered as estate agent - Whether contract of agency void under Valuers, Appraisers and Estate Agents Act 1981 - Valuers, Appraisers and Estate Agents Act 1981 ss. 2, 22B(1) & 22C(1)(d)
Poh Chat Jing v. Chua Joo Cheng
(Yeoh Wee Siam J) [2015] 4 CLJ 1107 [HC]CIVIL PROCEDURE
Affidavit - Contents - Whether affidavit must contain facts that deponent is able to prove based on own knowledge - Whether plaintiffs' affidavit contained facts and beliefs - Whether failure to disclose source of information rendered statements in affidavit hearsay - Whether plaintiffs had direct or actual knowledge of matters deposed in affidavit
A Santamil Selvi Alau Malay & Ors v. Dato' Seri Mohd Najib Tun Abdul Razak & Ors
(Hasnah Mohammed Hashim J) [2015] 4 CLJ 1035 [HC]Appeal - Notice of appeal - Striking out - Application for - Whether notice of appeal bad in law - Seven sealed orders issued by High Court - Whether appellants should have filed seven notices of appeal instead of one - Decision of High Court embodied in single written grounds - Whether imperative for appellants to set out details of each and every one decision appealed against - Whether notice bad for ambiguity and uncertainty - Whether defect in notice curable - Rules of Court 2012, O. 1A; O. 18 r. 19(1) - Rules of the Court of Appeal 1994, r. 5
A Santamil Selvi Alau Malay & Ors v. Dato' Seri Mohd Najib Tun Abdul Razak & Ors
(Mohd Zawawi Salleh, Abdul Rahman Sebli, Zamani A Rahim JJCA) [2015] 4 CLJ 1016 [CA]Injunction - Application for - Employees' society suing employer on behalf of its members in relation to members' contract of employment - Whether privity established - Locus standi - Whether internal remedies or efficacious alternative remedies exhausted - Whether injunction allowed - Specific Relief Act 1950, s. 54(i)
Kapten Lam Chee Keong & Ors v. Malaysian Airline System Bhd
(Wong Kian Kheong JC) [2015] 4 CLJ 1089 [HC]Locus standi - Action by wife on behalf of estate of deceased - Whether Letter of Administration granted - Whether wife was executor or administrator of estate of deceased - Whether locus to protect and preserve interest of estate of deceased must be shown - Whether special circumstances shown - Whether writ a nullity
A Santamil Selvi Alau Malay & Ors v. Dato' Seri Mohd Najib Tun Abdul Razak & Ors
(Hasnah Mohammed Hashim J) [2015] 4 CLJ 1035 [HC]Striking out - Application for - Whether applicant may rely on any one or all of grounds provided under O. 18 r. 19(1)(a) to (d) of Rules of Court 2012 - Whether separate striking out application needs to be made under O. 18 r. 19(1)(a)
Kapten Lam Chee Keong & Ors v. Malaysian Airline System Bhd
(Wong Kian Kheong JC) [2015] 4 CLJ 1089 [HC]Striking out - Plain and obvious case - Whether pleading obviously unsustainable - Whether mere fact that pleaded case was weak a ground to strike out - Presumption of truth of matters stated in pleadings
Kapten Lam Chee Keong & Ors v. Malaysian Airline System Bhd
(Wong Kian Kheong JC) [2015] 4 CLJ 1089 [HC]Striking out - Privity of contract - Employees' society suing employer on behalf of its members in relation to members' contract of employment - Whether privity established - Locus standi - Whether internal remedies exhausted - Whether there was reasonable cause of action - Whether action vexatious, frivolous and abuse of court process - Rules of Court 2012, O. 18 r. 19(1)(a), (b), (c) & (d)
Kapten Lam Chee Keong & Ors v. Malaysian Airline System Bhd
(Wong Kian Kheong JC) [2015] 4 CLJ 1089 [HC]Striking out - Writ and statement of claim - Allegation of conspiracy - Whether clearly pleaded - Whether bare allegations - Whether essential elements for tort of conspiracy pleaded - Whether failure to particularise cause of action fatal to plaintiffs' case - Whether scandalous, frivolous and vexatious - Whether an abuse of court process - Rules of Court 2012, O. 18 r. 19(1)(a), (b), (c) & (d)
A Santamil Selvi Alau Malay & Ors v. Dato' Seri Mohd Najib Tun Abdul Razak & Ors
(Hasnah Mohammed Hashim J) [2015] 4 CLJ 1035 [HC]CONTRACT
Breach - Claim for services rendered - Advocate and solicitor claiming payment for services rendered as estate agent - Whether plaintiff appointed as defendant's agent for sale of land - Whether advocate and solicitor could claim for services rendered as estate agent - Whether contract of agency void under Valuers, Appraisers and Estate Agents Act 1981 - Contracts Act 1950 s. 158
Poh Chat Jing v. Chua Joo Cheng
(Yeoh Wee Siam J) [2015] 4 CLJ 1107 [HC]Consideration - Natural love and affection - Form 14A National Land Code - Agreement made without consideration - Transfer of ownership on account of natural love and affection - Whether parties stood in near relation to each other - Whether transfer of land in accordance with s. 26 Contracts Act 1950 - Whether instrument of transfer fit for registration - National Land Code, ss. 301 & 340(2)(b)
Chua Eng Wei & Anor v. Liow Eng Keong & Anor
(David Wong Dak Wah, Abang Iskandar, Vernon Ong Lam Kiat JJCA) [2015] 4 CLJ 1027 [CA]Privity of contract - Only contracting party may sue and enforce contract - Whether employees' society could sue employer on behalf of its members in relation to members' contract of employment - Whether privity established
Kapten Lam Chee Keong & Ors v. Malaysian Airline System Bhd
(Wong Kian Kheong JC) [2015] 4 CLJ 1089 [HC]Service contract - Services rendered, claim for - Advocate and solicitor claiming payment for services rendered as estate agent - Whether plaintiff appointed as defendant's agent for sale of land - Whether advocate and solicitor could claim for services rendered as estate agent - Whether contract of agency void under Valuers, Appraisers and Estate Agents Act 1981 - Valuers, Appraisers and Estate Agents Act 1981 ss. 2, 22B(1) & 22C(1)(d)
Poh Chat Jing v. Chua Joo Cheng
(Yeoh Wee Siam J) [2015] 4 CLJ 1107 [HC]Void contract - Duress - Whether letter of appointment executed by defendant under duress - Defendant an advocate and solicitor - Failure to make police report - Whether duress proven
Poh Chat Jing v. Chua Joo Cheng
(Yeoh Wee Siam J) [2015] 4 CLJ 1107 [HC]CRIMINAL LAW
Contempt of court - Criminal contempt - Scandalising or lowering authority of court - Allegations that accused in a triple murder case had links with three Judges of High Court including one J who would favour accused in getting bail since he had granted bail to two other accused illegally and with ulterior motive - Held, such baseless allegations are too serious, scandalous, and admittedly, sufficient to undermine majesty of law and dignity of court amounting to contempt - Plea by appellant contemnor, a practising lawyer that he was misguided by other advocates, is an afterthought since he must have been fully aware of consequences of allegations made by him - Hence, sentence of simple imprisonment for one month imposed by High Court, confirmed - Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 - S. 2(c) - Advocates Act, 1961, ss. 35 and 36
Bal Kishan Giri v. State Of Uttar Pradesh
(Dr BS Chauhan, Dr AK Sikri JJ) [2015] 4 CLJ 1005 [SC INDIA]Contempt of Court Act, 1971 - S. 12 - Punishment for contempt - Nature and exercise of power - Held, power to punish for contempt is rare species of judicial power which by very nature calls for exercise with great care and caution - Further held, such power ought to be exercised only where silence is no longer an option - Power to punish for contempt is to secure public respect and confidence in judicial process
Bal Kishan Giri v. State Of Uttar Pradesh
(Dr BS Chauhan, Dr AK Sikri JJ) [2015] 4 CLJ 1005 [SC INDIA]CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Contempt of court - Defences - Apology - Connotation - Held, 'apology' means regretful acknowledgement or an excuse for failure - It is an explanation offered to a person affected by one's action that no offence was intended - Further held, 'apology' should be unquestionable in sincerity and tempered with sense of genuine remorse and repentance, and not a calculated strategy to avoid punishment - Words and Phrases - 'Apology'
Bal Kishan Giri v. State Of Uttar Pradesh
(Dr BS Chauhan, Dr AK Sikri JJ) [2015] 4 CLJ 1005 [SC INDIA]Contempt of court - Defences - Apology - Punishment for contempt - Remission of, on tendering apology - Belated apology - Effect - Held, apology for criminal contempt of court must be offered at the earliest since belated apology hardly shows contrition which is essence of purging of contempt - However, an apology should not be rejected merely on the ground that it is qualified or tendered at a belated stage if the accused contemnor makes it bona fide - Present case was not such a case - Apology rightly not accepted by High Court - Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, S. 12(1) & Expln.
Bal Kishan Giri v. State Of Uttar Pradesh
(Dr BS Chauhan, Dr AK Sikri JJ) [2015] 4 CLJ 1005 [SC INDIA]Contempt of court - Defences - Apology - Punishment for contempt - Remission of, on tendering apology - Nature of apology required for - Held, apology cannot be a defence, justification, or a calculated strategy to avoid punishment for act which tantamount to contempt of court, and is not to be accepted as matter of course - However, apology can be accepted where conduct for which apology is given is such that it can be ignored without compromising dignity of court, or evidences real contrition, and is sincere - Apology cannot be accepted where it is hollow, there is no remorse, no regret, no repentance, or if it is only a device to escape rigour of law ie, it is merely "paper apology" - On facts held, High Court was justified in not accepting appellant's apology which was not bona fide - Possibility that there might have been inner impulse of outburst since his nephew had been murdered, but that cannot be excuse for a practising lawyer to raise fingers at court by insinuating bias and predetermination against Judges of High Court - Such casting of bald, oblique, unsubstantiated aspersions not only causes agony and anguish to Judges concerned but also shakes confidence of public in judiciary - Hence, sentence of simple imprisonment for one month confirmed - Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 - S. 12(1) & Expln - Advocates Act, 1961, Ss. 35 and 36
Bal Kishan Giri v. State Of Uttar Pradesh
(Dr BS Chauhan, Dr AK Sikri JJ) [2015] 4 CLJ 1005 [SC INDIA]Contempt of court - Particular statutes and rules - Allahabad High Court Rules, 1952 - Ch. XXXV-E R. 6 - Non-conformity with R. 6 alleged - Effect - Held, in absence of anything to show as to what material was not considered by High Court that was put up as defence by appellant contemnor, strict non-compliance with R. 6 inconsequential
Bal Kishan Giri v. State Of Uttar Pradesh
(Dr BS Chauhan, Dr AK Sikri JJ) [2015] 4 CLJ 1005 [SC INDIA]Contempt of Court Act, 1971 - S. 12(1) and (2) - Power to punish for contempt - Statutory limitation - Held, power to punish for contempt is subject to limitations prescribed in S. 12(2) - Hence, fine of Rs 20,000 imposed on appellant reduced to Rs 2000
Bal Kishan Giri v. State Of Uttar Pradesh
(Dr BS Chauhan, Dr AK Sikri JJ) [2015] 4 CLJ 1005 [SC INDIA]LAND LAW
Transfer - Validity of - Form 14A National Land Code - Transfer of ownership on account of natural love and affection - Whether parties stood in near relation to each other - Whether transfer of land in accordance with s. 26 Contracts Act 1950 - Whether instrument of transfer fit for registration - National Land Code, ss. 301 & 340(2)(b)
Chua Eng Wei & Anor v. Liow Eng Keong & Anor
(David Wong Dak Wah, Abang Iskandar, Vernon Ong Lam Kiat JJCA) [2015] 4 CLJ 1027 [CA]LEGAL PROFESSION
Professional discipline - Restoration to Roll of Advocates and Solicitors - Applicant struck off the Roll since 2002 - Application for reinstatement - Whether applicant fit and proper person to be reinstated - Whether requirements for reinstatement satisfied - Whether time frame to apply for restoration stipulated - Legal Profession Act 1976, s. 107
Dharshan Singh Atma Singh v. Majlis Peguam Malaysia
(Gunalan Muniandy JC) [2015] 4 CLJ 1083 [HC]TORT
Conspiracy - Elements - Whether essential elements for tort of conspiracy pleaded - Whether predominant intent to injure and/or to cause loss by unlawful means pleaded - Whether agreement or particulars of agreement pleaded - Whether bare allegations frivolous and vexatious
A Santamil Selvi Alau Malay & Ors v. Dato' Seri Mohd Najib Tun Abdul Razak & Ors
(Hasnah Mohammed Hashim J) [2015] 4 CLJ 1035 [HC]TRADE MARKS
Registration - Application for - Opposition, dismissal of - Appeals against dismissal - Whether marks confusingly or deceptively similar - Whether Registrar erred in allowing defendant's mark to proceed to registration - Whether plaintiff could rely on grounds not raised before Registrar in appeal - Whether ordinary consumers would be deceived or confused - Whether defendant's mark was similar to series of marks owned by plaintiff - Whether defendant was bona fide proprietor of its mark - Whether Registrar erred in failing to give substantial weight and due consideration to plaintiff's goodwill and reputation - Trade Marks Act 1976, ss. 14 & 19
BRG Brilliant Rubber Goods (M) Sdn Bhd v. Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club Management Inc; Pendaftar Cap Dagangan, Malaysia (Interested Party) And Another Case
(Azizah Nawawi J) [2015] 4 CLJ 1062 [HC]UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS
Societies - Employees' society - Whether employees' society could sue employer on behalf of its members in relation to members' contract of employment - Whether privity established
Kapten Lam Chee Keong & Ors v. Malaysian Airline System Bhd
(Wong Kian Kheong JC) [2015] 4 CLJ 1089 [HC]WORDS & PHRASES
'near relation' - Contracts Act 1950, s. 26(a) - Meaning of - Agreement made without consideration - Transfer of land on account of natural love and affection - Validity of - Whether parties stood in near relation to each other - Whether instrument of transfer fit for registration
Chua Eng Wei & Anor v. Liow Eng Keong & Anor
(David Wong Dak Wah, Abang Iskandar, Vernon Ong Lam Kiat JJCA) [2015] 4 CLJ 1027 [CA]
CLJ 2015 Volume 5 (Part 1)
COURT
FEDERAL COURT
Alam Venture Sdn Bhd & Anor v. Abdul Aziz Abdul Majid & Ors
(Labour Law - Collective agreement - Whether parties bound by collective agreement) [2015] 5 CLJ 1 [FC]COURT OF APPEAL
Devan & Associates v. TSR Bina Sdn Bhd
(Tort; Civil Procedure - Professional negligence - Whether novus actus interveniens existed - Whether mode of appeal proper) [2015] 5 CLJ 17 [CA]Mohana Dass Velayutham v. PP
(Criminal Procedure; Evidence - Whether trial judge considered core defence) [2015] 5 CLJ 32 [CA]PP v. Mok Chin Fan & Ors
(Securities; Criminal Procedure - Securities legislation - Listing requirement - Submission of false financial report to Bursa Malaysia - Whether deterrent sentence ought to be imposed) [2015] 5 CLJ 52 [CA]HIGH COURT
Aleyasak Hamid lwn. Ketua Polis Kuala Lumpur & Yang Lain
(Prosedur Sivil; Tort - Tort oleh kakitangan kerajaan - Elemen-elemen yang perlu dibuktikan) [2015] 5 CLJ 71 [HC]Hean Sang Sdn Bhd v. Kompleks Yik Foong Management Corporation
(Civil Procedure - Consent judgment - Interpretation of - Doctrine of res judicata) [2015] 5 CLJ 93 [HC]Lakshmi Malayandy v. EK Housing Developer Sdn Bhd & Ors
(Civil Procedure - Limitation - Action to recover land - Whether valid and effective acknowledgement proven) [2015] 5 CLJ 120 [HC]PP v. Alsarip Ambong
(Criminal Law; Evidence - Murder - Whether defences of self-defence, provocation or accident available to accused - Dying declaration) [2015] 5 CLJ 138 [HC]SUBJECT INDEX
CIVIL PROCEDURE
Appeal - Appeal to Court of Appeal - Respondent aggrieved by Order of High Court - Whether mode of appeal proper
Devan & Associates v. TSR Bina Sdn Bhd
(Mohamad Ariff Yusof, Abang Iskandar, Umi Kalthum Abdul Majid JJCA) [2015] 5 CLJ 17 [CA]Judgment - Consent judgment - Interpretation of - Whether words employed in judgment clear and unambiguous - Whether meaning of judgment clear to reasonable man - Whether resort may be had to contemporaneous documents to yield different meaning
Hean Sang Sdn Bhd v. Kompleks Yik Foong Management Corporation
(Lee Swee Seng J) [2015] 5 CLJ 93 [HC]Limitation - Action to recover land - 12 years limitation period - Right of action accruing upon infringement or threat to infringe right over land - Whether limitation period extended by acknowledgement - Whether valid and effective acknowledgement proven - Whether acknowledgement resulted in fresh accrual of right of action - Limitation Act 1953, ss. 9(1), 26
Lakshmi Malayandy v. EK Housing Developer Sdn Bhd & Ors
(Azimah Omar JC) [2015] 5 CLJ 120 [HC]Res judicata - Issue estoppel - Same issue premised on same factual matrix heard and determined by earlier court - Doctrine of res judicata - Whether applicable
Hean Sang Sdn Bhd v. Kompleks Yik Foong Management Corporation
(Lee Swee Seng J) [2015] 5 CLJ 93 [HC]CRIMINAL LAW
Murder - Defence - Defence of accident - Accused admitted to stabbing deceased without justifying it was accident - Whether defence proven on balance of probabilities
PP v. Alsarip Ambong
(Ravinthran Paramaguru J) [2015] 5 CLJ 138 [HC]Murder - Defence - Defence of self-defence and sudden fight - Whether there was cooling off period - Whether defence proven on balance of probabilities - Penal Code s. 96
PP v. Alsarip Ambong
(Ravinthran Paramaguru J) [2015] 5 CLJ 138 [HC]Murder - Defence - Provocation - Whether accused lost power of self-control by sudden and grave provocation - Whether incident occurring two days before murder could be relied on - Whether there was cooling off period between provocation and murder - Whether defence proven on balance of probabilities
PP v. Alsarip Ambong
(Ravinthran Paramaguru J)[2015] 5 CLJ 138 [HC]Penal Code - Section 302 - Murder - Accused charged for murder - Whether prima facie case established - Elements of offence to be proven - Whether dying declaration of deceased admissible - Whether intention to cause death of deceased could be reasonably inferred from facts - Whether defences of self-defence, provocation or accident available to accused
PP v. Alsarip Ambong
(Ravinthran Paramaguru J) [2015] 5 CLJ 138 [HC]CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Appeal - Appeal against conviction and sentence - Accused person convicted for offence of trafficking in dangerous drugs - Drugs discovered in bag carried by accused person - Defence of innocent carrier - Whether accused person had knowledge of drugs concealed in bag - Whether defence probable - Whether direct evidence of trafficking proved - Whether trial judge considered core defence - Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, s. 39B
Mohana Dass Velayutham v. PP
(Zaharah Ibrahim, Mohamed Ariff Yusof, Varghese George JJCA) [2015] 5 CLJ 32 [CA]Appeal - Appeal against sentence - Submission of false financial report to Bursa Malaysia - Whether company's prospectus wrongly impressed public into thinking that company was viable and profitable - Whether offence serious in nature - Whether sentence imposed in tandem with respective roles played by respondents - Whether deterrent sentence ought to be imposed - Whether appellate intervention warranted - Securities Industry Act 1983, ss. 122B & 122C - Securities Commission Act 1993, ss. 55(1)(a) & 55(3)
PP v. Mok Chin Fan & Ors
(Balia Yusof Wahi, Rohana Yusuf, Umi Kalthum Abdul Majid JJCA) [2015] 5 CLJ 52 [CA]Sentence - Adequacy of sentence - Submission of false financial report to Bursa Malaysia - Whether gravity of offence taken into consideration - Whether offence serious in nature - Whether sentence imposed in tandem with respective roles played by respondents - Whether deterrent sentence ought to be imposed - Securities Industry Act 1983, ss. 122B & 122C - Securities Commission Act 1993, ss. 55(1)(a) & 55(3)
PP v. Mok Chin Fan & Ors
(Balia Yusof Wahi, Rohana Yusuf, Umi Kalthum Abdul Majid JJCA) [2015] 5 CLJ 52 [CA]EVIDENCE
Hearsay - Dying declaration - Murder - Deceased died shortly after being stabbed - Dying declaration of deceased implicating accused - Whether admissible - Evidence Act 1950 s. 32(1)(a)
PP v. Alsarip Ambong
(Ravinthran Paramaguru J) [2015] 5 CLJ 138 [HC]Witness - Non-calling of witness - Accused person convicted for offence of trafficking in dangerous drugs - Drugs discovered in bag carried by accused - Allegation that bag was packed by another person - Bag contained ill-fitting clothes - Whether non-calling of material witness detrimental to prosecution's case
Mohana Dass Velayutham v. PP
(Zaharah Ibrahim, Mohamed Ariff Yusof, Varghese George JJCA) [2015] 5 CLJ 32 [CA]LABOUR LAW
Collective agreement - Breach of - Termination of employment - Whether with just cause and excuse - Hotel business transferred from second appellant to first appellant - Whether change of ownership within meaning of art. 2.4 of collective agreement - Whether first appellant contracted to assume rights and liabilities of second appellant - Whether employees should continue to remain in service to enjoy same entitlements contracted for - Whether first appellant successor, assignee or transferee of second appellant in context of s. 17(1)(a) Industrial Relations Act 1967 - Whether parties bound by collective agreement
Alam Venture Sdn Bhd & Anor v. Abdul Aziz Abdul Majid & Ors
(Arifin Zakaria CJ, Abdull Hamid Embong, Hasan Lah, Zaleha Zahari, Abu Samah Nordin FCJJ) [2015] 5 CLJ 1 [FC]Employment - Termination of employment - Whether with just cause and excuse - Collective agreement - Breach of - Hotel business transferred from second appellant to first appellant - Whether change of ownership within meaning of art. 2.4 of collective agreement - Whether first appellant contracted to assume rights and liabilities of second appellant - Whether employees should continue to remain in service to enjoy same entitlements contracted for - Whether first appellant successor, assignee or transferee of second appellant in context of s. 17(1)(a) Industrial Relations Act 1967 - Whether parties bound by collective agreement
Alam Venture Sdn Bhd & Anor v. Abdul Aziz Abdul Majid & Ors
(Arifin Zakaria CJ, Abdull Hamid Embong, Hasan Lah, Zaleha Zahari, Abu Samah Nordin FCJJ) [2015] 5 CLJ 1 [FC]SECURITIES
Securities legislation - Listing requirement - Submission of false financial report to Bursa Malaysia - Providing wrong information in relation to company's financial standing - Whether company's prospectus wrongly impressed public into thinking that company was viable and profitable - Role of respondents in company - Whether offence serious in nature - Whether sentence imposed in tandem with respective roles played by respondents - Whether deterrent sentence ought to be imposed - Securities Industry Act 1983, ss. 122B & 122C - Securities Commission Act 1993, ss. 55(1)(a) & 55(3)
PP v. Mok Chin Fan & Ors
(Balia Yusof Wahi, Rohana Yusuf, Umi Kalthum Abdul Majid JJCA) [2015] 5 CLJ 52 [CA]TORT
Negligence - Professional negligence - Respondent alleged former solicitors negligent in handling case - Respondent aggrieved by Order of High Court - Former solicitors filed notice of appeal against Order - Respondent appointed new solicitors - New solicitors filed application to set aside Order and withdrew notice of appeal filed by former solicitors - Court dismissed application to set aside Order on basis of wrong mode used - Whether novus actus interveniens existed - Whether fatal break in chain of causation - Whether former solicitors negligent and liable for damages
Devan & Associates v. TSR Bina Sdn Bhd
(Mohamad Ariff Yusof, Abang Iskandar, Umi Kalthum Abdul Majid JJCA) [2015] 5 CLJ 17 [CA]INDEKS PERKARA
PROSEDUR SIVIL
Penghakiman dan perintah - Keputusan interlokutori - Sama ada keputusan interlokutori mengikat - Kaedah-Kaedah Mahkamah 2012, A. 18 k. 19
Aleyasak Hamid lwn. Ketua Polis Kuala Lumpur & Yang Lain
(Azizul Azmi Adnan PK) [2015] 5 CLJ 71 [HC]TORT
Liabiliti vikarius - Liabiliti kerajaan - Tort oleh kakitangan kerajaan - Polis - Elemen-elemen yang perlu dibuktikan - Sama ada pelaku tort perlu dikenal pasti - Sama ada tindakan perlu diambil terhadap pelaku tort pegawai kerajaan sebelum kerajaan boleh dikenakan liabiliti vikarius - Keadaan di mana tindakan boleh dibawa terhadap kerajaan tanpa menamakan pegawai yang terlibat - Akta Prosiding Kerajaan 1956, ss. 5 & 6
Aleyasak Hamid lwn. Ketua Polis Kuala Lumpur & Yang Lain
(Azizul Azmi Adnan PK) [2015] 5 CLJ 71 [HC]Salah laku dalam jawatan awam - Pegawai polis - Plaintif mendakwa dipukul oleh anggota Pasukan Simpanan Persekutuan - Keterangan menunjukkan plaintif mungkin diserang oleh anggota polis lain - Fakta tidak diplidkan - Sama ada plaintif wajar diberi penghakiman terhadap Pasukan Simpanan Persekutuan
Aleyasak Hamid lwn. Ketua Polis Kuala Lumpur & Yang Lain
(Azizul Azmi Adnan PK) [2015] 5 CLJ 71 [HC]ARTICLELegal Network Series Article(s)
1. CORPORATE LAW
PAYMENT SYSTEMS UNDER THE FINANCIAL SERVICES ACT 2013* [Read excerpt]
by: ONG HANLEY [2015] 1 LNS(A) xlviii2. A REVIEW OF THE AMENDMENTS UNDER THE EMPLOYMENT
ACT 1955 WITH RESPECT TO SEXUAL HARASSMENT AT THE WORKPLACE [Read excerpt]
by: DR JASHPAL KAUR BHATT* [2015] 1 LNS(A) lLEGISLATION HIGHLIGHTSPrincipal Acts
Number Title Date coming into force Repealing ACT 770 Special Measures Against Terrorism In Foreign Countries Act 2015 15 June 2015 [PU(B) 250/2015] -Nil- ACT 769 Prevention Of Terrorism Act 2015 Not Yet In Force -Nil- ACT 768 Technologists And Technicians Act 2015 Not Yet In Force -Nil- ACT 767 Public Sector Home Financing Board Act 2015 Not Yet In Force -Nil- ACT 766 Netting Of Financial Agreements Act 2015 30 March 2015 [PU(B) 131/2015] -Nil- Amending Acts
Number Title Date coming into force Principal/Amending Act No ACT A1489 Securities Commission (Amendment) Act 2015 Not Yet In Force ACT 498 ACT A1488 Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2015 Not Yet In Force ACT 177 ACT A1487 Security Offences (Special Measures) (Amendment) Act 2015 15 June 2015 [PU(B) 251/2015] ACT 747 ACT A1486 Prison (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 2015 Not Yet In Force ACT 537 ACT A1485 Sedition (Amendment) Act 2015 Not Yet In Force ACT 15 PU(A)
Number Title Date of Publication Date coming into force Principal/Amending Act No PU(A) 127/2015 Strata Titles (Federal Territory Of Kuala Lumpur) Rules 2015 18 June 2015 18 June 2015 ACT 318 PU(A) 126/2015 Dental (Reduction Of Public Service Period) Order 2015 18 June 2015 1 July 2015 ACT 51 PU(A) 125/2015 Price Control And Anti-Profiteering (Determination Of Maximum Price) (No. 4) Order 2015 17 June 2015 1 July 2015 ACT 723 PU(A) 124/2015 Educational Institutions (Discipline) (Amendment Of First Schedule) Order 2015 15 June 2015 16 June 2015 ACT 174 PU(A) 123/2015 Port Kelang Authority (Scale Of Rates, Dues And Charges) (Amendment) By-Laws 2015 12 June 2015 1 September 2015 PU(A) 125/2012 PU(B)
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