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CLJ Bulletin, Vol 2006, Issue 29
11 August 2006

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CLJ August (Part 2) 2006

COURT

FEDERAL COURT

Tan Heng Chew & Ors v. Tan Kim Hor & Ors
(Appeal - Proposed test raised before Federal Court was not canvassed before courts below - Whether Federal Court should hear appeal) [2006] 3 CLJ 481

COURT OF APPEAL

Ker Yik Yan lwn. Foong-Foong Emporium (KL) Sdn Bhd
(Tindakan kedua - Sama ada tindakan kedua di luar had masa di bawah s. 6(1)(a) Akta Had Masa 1953) [2006] 3 CLJ 490

HIGH COURT

Alliance Bank Malaysia Bhd v. Chan Teik Huat
(Summary judgment - Loan - Claim for outstanding sum by plaintiff bank) [2006] 3 CLJ 498

Bank Industri & Teknologi Malaysia Bhd v. Alom Building Systems Sdn Bhd
(Winding-up - Petition - Application to set aside substituted petitioner - Whether substituted petitioner had right to present petition when original petition was presented) [2006] 3 CLJ 506

Grey Advertising (M) Sdn Bhd v. Wong Yoke Ying & Anor
(Employment - Constructive dismissal - Whether respondent prematurely walked out of her job) [2006] 3 CLJ 526

SUBJECT INDEX

CIVIL PROCEDURE

Appeal - Federal Court - Appellants sought to disqualify solicitors for respondents - Proposed test raised before Federal Court was not canvassed before courts below - Whether Federal Court should hear appeal
Tan Heng Chew & Ors v. Tan Kim Hor & Ors
(Siti Norma Yaakob CJ (Malaya), Steve Shim CJ (Sabah & Sarawak) & Abdul Hamid Mohamad FCJ) [2006] 3 CLJ 481 [FC]

Summary judgment - Loan - Claim for outstanding sum by plaintiff bank - Whether plaintiff gave defendant notice of variation in base lending rate - Whether plaintiff's claim for default interest subject to proof - Whether plaintiff gave sufficient particulars in respect of claim - Rules of the High Court 1980, O. 14
Alliance Bank Malaysia Bhd v. Chan Teik Huat
(Abdul Wahab Said J) [2006] 3 CLJ 498 [HC]

COMPANY LAW

Winding-up - Petition - Application to set aside substituted petitioner - Whether substituted petitioner had right to present petition when original petition was presented - Whether substituted petitioner should have first issued statutory notice - Whether oral application for substitution procedurally correct - Whether High Court in Sabah and Sarawak had jurisdiction to hear petition - Whether service of amended petition at business address proper - Companies Act 1965, ss. 217(b), 218(2)(a), 219(a) - Winding-Up Rules 1972, rr. 25(1), 33, 194
Bank Industri & Teknologi Malaysia Bhd v. Alom Building Systems Sdn Bhd
(Clement Skinner J) [2006] 3 CLJ 506 [HC]

LABOUR LAW

Employment - Constructive dismissal - Company evinced intention to employ another employee similar to respondent's job capacity and to revise respondent's job description - Whether respondent prematurely walked out of her job - Whether Industrial Court's finding in favour of respondent was justified
Grey Advertising (M) Sdn Bhd v. Wong Yoke Ying & Anor
(Raus Sharif J) [2006] 3 CLJ 526 [HC]

INDEKS PERKARA

PROSEDUR SIVIL

Tindakan - Tindakan kedua - Sama ada tindakan kedua di luar had masa di bawah s. 6(1)(a) Akta Had Masa 1953 - Sama ada tindakan tersebut merupakan satu penyalahgunaan proses mahkamah di bawah A. 18 k. 19(1)(d) KMT 1980
Ker Yik Yan lwn. Foong-Foong Emporium (KL) Sdn Bhd
(Abdul Kadir Sulaiman, Arifin Jaka & Nik Hashim HHMR) [2006] 3 CLJ 490 [CA]

CASE OF THE WEEK

PP v. LOW KIAN BOON & ORS

Murder - Circumstantial evidence - Accused in blood-stained shirt soon after deceased was attacked - Whether sufficiently incriminating

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