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CLJ Bulletin, Vol 2004, Issue 27
10 July 2004

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New This Week CLJ Supplemetary July (Part 2) 2004

HIGH COURT

Affin Bank Bhd v. Joseph Thambirajah
(Contract - Guarantee - Demand for payment) [2004] 6 CLJ 201

Andre Ravindran S Arul v. Duli Yang Amat Mulia Tunku Ibrahim Ismail Ibni Sultan Iskandar Al-Haj
(Writ of summons - Rules of the High Court 1980, O. 6 r. 7(2),(2A) - Interpretation Acts 1948 & 1967, ss. 23(1), 45) [2004] 6 CLJ 226

Arab-Malaysian Bank Bhd v. Teamsystems Interior Sdn Bhd & Ors
(Summary judgment - Plaintiff’s claim for balance due from credit facilities granted to 1st defendant) [2004] 6 CLJ 232

Foo Lan Foow & Anor v. Kamisah Abdul Hanis
(Road traffic - Negligence - Fatal accident) [2004] 6 CLJ 235

Lina Joy v. Majlis Agama Islam Wilayah Persekutuan & Anor
(Jurisdiction of civil courts and Syariah Court - Renunciation of Islamic faith) [2004] 6 CLJ 242

SUBJECT INDEX

BANKING

Securities for advances - Guarantee - Guarantees for overdraft facilities - Compound interest - Whether terms of guarantees contravened - Civil Law Act 1956, s. 11(a)
Affin Bank Bhd v. Joseph Thambirajah
(Ramly Ali J) [2004] 6 CLJ 201

CIVIL PROCEDURE

Estoppel - Issue estoppel - Withdrawal of earlier suit with leave of court - Whether plaintiff barred from bringing present suit - Rules of the High Court 1980, O. 21 rr. 3(1), 4
Affin Bank Bhd v. Joseph Thambirajah
(Ramly Ali J) [2004] 6 CLJ 201

Summary judgment - Appeal - Plaintiff’s claim for balance due from credit facilities granted to 1st defendant - Assignment, deed of - Whether triable issues existed - Rules of the High Court 1980, O. 14
Arab-Malaysian Bank Bhd v. Teamsystems Interior Sdn Bhd & Ors
(Abdul Wahab Said JC) [2004] 6 CLJ 232

Writ of summons - Setting aside, application for - Grounds - Whether application for extension must be made before expiry of writ - Whether orders for extension of writ void ex debito justitae - Whether plaintiff had attempted to serve writ on defendant before it expired - Rules of the High Court 1980, O. 6 r. 7(2), (2A) - Interpretation Acts 1948 & 1967, ss. 23(1), 45
Andre Ravindran S Arul v. Duli Yang Amat Mulia Tunku Ibrahim Ismail Ibni Sultan Iskandar Al-Haj
(James Foong J) [2004] 6 CLJ 226

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW

Courts - Jurisdiction - Jurisdiction of civil courts and Syariah Court - Renunciation of Islamic faith - Declaratory orders - Whether plaintiff a Muslim by definition - Whether Administration of Islamic Law (Federal Territories) 1993 ultra vires art. 11(1) Federal Constitution - Whether plaintiff could renounce her religion - Whether Syariah Court only court with jurisdiction to determine issue of conversion out of Islam - Federal Constitution, arts. 11(1), (3), 121(1A), 160 - Administration of Islamic Law (Federal Territories) 1993, ss. 2, 7(1)
Lina Joy v. Majlis Agama Islam Wilayah Persekutuan & Anor
(Faiza Tamby Chik J) [2004] 6 CLJ 242

Fundamental liberties - Freedom of religion - Renunciation of Islamic faith - Declaratory orders - Whether plaintiff a Muslim by definition - Whether Administration of Islamic Law (Federal Territories) 1993 ultra vires art. 11(1) Federal Constitution - Whether plaintiff could renounce her religion - Whether Syariah Court only court with jurisdiction to determine issue of conversion out of Islam - Federal Constitution, arts. 11(1), (3), 121(1A), 160 - Administration of Islamic Law (Federal Territories) 1993, ss. 2, 7(1)
Lina Joy v. Majlis Agama Islam Wilayah Persekutuan & Anor
(Faiza Tamby Chik J) [2004] 6 CLJ 242

CONTRACT

Guarantee - Consideration - Continuing guarantees - Whether consideration existed - Past consideration - Whether valid and binding in law
Affin Bank Bhd v. Joseph Thambirajah
(Ramly Ali J) [2004] 6 CLJ 201

Guarantee - Demand for payment - Notices of demand - "Principal debtor clause" in guarantees - Whether inclusion of clause obviated necessity for prior demand - Service of notices - Whether valid
Affin Bank Bhd v. Joseph Thambirajah
(Ramly Ali J) [2004] 6 CLJ 201

Guarantee - Discharge - Whether guarantor ought to be discharged from liability under guarantees - Contracts Act 1950, ss. 92, 94
Affin Bank Bhd v. Joseph Thambirajah
(Ramly Ali J) [2004] 6 CLJ 201

Guarantee - Guarantor - Whether cause of action against guarantor affected by summary judgment obtained in earlier suit against co-guarantors - Whether guarantors entered guarantees "jointly" or "jointly and severally"
Affin Bank Bhd v. Joseph Thambirajah
(Ramly Ali J) [2004] 6 CLJ 201

Guarantee - Limitation of time for demand under guarantee - Whether present suit time-barred - Limitation Act 1953, s. 6(1)
Affin Bank Bhd v. Joseph Thambirajah
(Ramly Ali J) [2004] 6 CLJ 201

Guarantee - Overdraft facilities - Compound interest - Whether terms of guarantees contravened - Civil Law Act 1956, s. 11(a)
Affin Bank Bhd v. Joseph Thambirajah
(Ramly Ali J) [2004] 6 CLJ 201

DAMAGES

Fatal accident - Dependency claim - Deceased killed in road accident - Claim by widow for loss of dependency and bereavement - Quantum
Foo Lan Foow & Anor v. Kamisah Abdul Hanis
(RK Nathan J) [2004] 6 CLJ 235

EVIDENCE

Documentary evidence - Bankers’ Books (Evidence) Act 1949 - Secondary evidence - Summary accounts of ledgers - Whether admissible - Evidence Act 1950, s. 65(1)(c), (2)(a) - Bankers’ Books (Evidence) Act 1949, ss. 4, 5
Affin Bank Bhd v. Joseph Thambirajah
(Ramly Ali J) [2004] 6 CLJ 201

Witness - Credibility - Finding of sessions court judge that 1st defendant’s witnesses credible - Whether there were material contradictions in evidence of both witnesses - Whether sessions court judge had erred
Foo Lan Foow & Anor v. Kamisah Abdul Hanis
(RK Nathan J) [2004] 6 CLJ 235

ISLAMIC LAW

Jurisdiction - Syariah Court - Jurisdiction of civil courts and Syariah Court - Renunciation of Islamic faith - Declaratory orders - Whether plaintiff a Muslim by definition - Whether Administration of Islamic Law (Federal Territories) 1993 ultra vires art. 11(1) Federal Constitution - Whether plaintiff could renounce her religion - Whether Syariah Court only court with jurisdiction to determine issue of conversion out of Islam - Federal Constitution, arts. 11(1), (3), 121(1A), 160 - Administration of Islamic Law (Federal Territories) 1993, ss. 2, 7(1)
Lina Joy v. Majlis Agama Islam Wilayah Persekutuan & Anor
(Faiza Tamby Chik J) [2004] 6 CLJ 242

LIMITATION

Guarantee - Guarantee on overdraft - Accrual of cause of action - Whether suit time-barred - Limitation Act 1953, s. 6(1)
Affin Bank Bhd v. Joseph Thambirajah
(Ramly Ali J) [2004] 6 CLJ 201

ROAD TRAFFIC

Negligence - Fatal accident - Pillion rider dead as a result of collision between motorcycle on which he was a pillion rider and a motorcar - Sessions court judge dismissed claim for damages by widow of deceased - Whether sessions court judge failed to consider discrepancy in 1st defendant’s evidence - Whether 1st defendant’s witnesses credible - Apportionment of liability
Foo Lan Foow & Anor v. Kamisah Abdul Hanis
(RK Nathan J) [2004] 6 CLJ 235

STATUTORY INTERPRETATION

Interpretation Act - Application to subordinate legislation - Order of precedence - Interpretation Acts 1948 & 1967, ss. 23(1), 45 - Rules of the High Court 1980, O. 6 r. 7(2A)
Andre Ravindran S Arul v. Duli Yang Amat Mulia Tunku Ibrahim Ismail Ibni Sultan Iskandar Al-Haj
(James Foong J) [2004] 6 CLJ 226

WORDS & PHRASES

"Malay" - Definition of - Federal Constitution, art. 160
Lina Joy v. Majlis Agama Islam Wilayah Persekutuan & Anor
(Faiza Tamby Chik J) [2004] 6 CLJ 242

"Muslim" - Definition of - Administration of Islamic Law (Federal Territories) 1993, s. 2
Lina Joy v. Majlis Agama Islam Wilayah Persekutuan & Anor
(Faiza Tamby Chik J) [2004] 6 CLJ 242

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